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Qantas passengers on Sydney-bound flight recount panic after seeing flames spit from engine
Risk & Compliance

Qantas passengers on Sydney-bound flight recount panic after seeing flames spit from engine

Passengers described screaming and panic after flames shot from a Qantas engine, forcing an emergency diversion to Christchurch.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess
Software-as-a-Service

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess

Month-end chaos and FBT risk persist when travel data is scattered across booking, card and expense systems, leaving finance to reconstruct trips.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • This month
Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia
Digital Transformation

Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia

The awards highlight how insurers, agencies and police are using process software to cut delays, clear backlogs and save staff time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Gallagher spotlights visitor management at Sydney expo
Digital Transformation

Gallagher spotlights visitor management at Sydney expo

Australia's security buyers are turning to tools that link visitor processing with access control, and Gallagher drew strong interest in Sydney.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Australia & New Zealand plan duress alarm standard
Cybersecurity

Australia & New Zealand plan duress alarm standard

A draft standard could make wearable duress alarms prove they alert responders within five seconds and send the worker's location.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Hands-on review: JBL Live Beam 4 earbuds
JB Hi-Fi

Hands-on review: JBL Live Beam 4 earbuds

Budget-conscious buyers may like the JBL Live Beam 4 earbuds, which deliver strong sound and 48 hours of battery life for NZD $289.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • This month
Dreame unveils smart home range at IFA 2026 in Berlin
Internet of Things

Dreame unveils smart home range at IFA 2026 in Berlin

The Berlin showcase signals Dreame's push to build a broader connected-home ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand beyond robot vacuums.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants
Risk & Compliance

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants

Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month
32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements
Tauranga City Council

32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements

Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month
Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton
Manufacturing

Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton

Industrial operators face mounting cyber risks as the roundtable will focus on keeping critical services running while tightening OT defences.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
New Zealand NH90 helicopter hits 3,000 flight hours
Supply Chain

New Zealand NH90 helicopter hits 3,000 flight hours

Heavy use in disaster relief and military missions has made New Zealand's NH90 fleet the first in the world to log 3,000 hours in service.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
New Zealand firms turn to AI for productivity gains
Customer Relationship Management

New Zealand firms turn to AI for productivity gains

Pressure to lift output is pushing Kiwi businesses to embed AI in daily communications, with labour productivity up to 40% below peers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Mum calls for mandatory e-scooter helmets after crash leaves son with fractured pelvis and memory loss
Radio New Zealand

Mum calls for mandatory e-scooter helmets after crash leaves son with fractured pelvis and memory loss

Her son's helmet likely prevented a head injury after a Greymouth e-scooter crash, as ACC payouts for such accidents keep rising.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
Weather: Heavy rain falls on lower North, upper South Island
Metservice

Weather: Heavy rain falls on lower North, upper South Island

Heavy rain and slips have closed several South Island highways, with travellers urged to delay journeys and snow also forecast.

By RNZ • 2 min read • This month
Port of Tauranga will almost double its handling capacity following fast-track approval
Supply Chain

Port of Tauranga will almost double its handling capacity following fast-track approval

New wharves and dredging will ease congestion at New Zealand's biggest cargo port, after approval for a long-delayed expansion.

By RNZ • 2 min read • This month
Auckland Airport plans change to security and passport control
Customer Experience

Auckland Airport plans change to security and passport control

Travellers at Auckland Airport will face a new check order from late 2027 as security screening moves ahead of passport control.

By RNZ • 1 min read • This month
Sunergise wins New Zealand trailblazer award for solar
Clean technologies

Sunergise wins New Zealand trailblazer award for solar

Its latest prize highlights growing demand for solar and battery projects that can cut diesel use and boost energy security across the Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month