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MBIE uses fake accounts to catch immigration fraudsters and migrant exploiters
An automated register of false personas to use on social media platforms is being set up by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
NZTA puts off installing number plate identifying cameras
It wanted the cameras to calculate travels times to determine if the private operators of the Transmission Gully motorway were meeting performance standards.
Private providers invited to apply for Health NZ medical scan tender
Health NZ is inviting companies to bid to conduct scans for an initial period of one year, with the option to roll over for another year.
NZDF say 'kill web' not a term they use for exercises
The Defence Force says it does not use the term "kill web" regarding high-tech military exercises, but is preparing to be more combat ready for the "battlefields of the future".
NZ joins US military exercises deploying AI for 'kill chains'
The NZDF is one of a half-dozen militaries involved in regular exercises to link American and allied war-fighting technology more closely. Video
No shortage of IV fluids unlike in Australia, Pharmac monitoring situation
Pharmac says there is no shortage of intravenous fluids, or IV, for surgery, unlike in Australia, but it is monitoring the situation.
Government should not be building IT systems - Luxon
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been quizzed about the lack of a proper disaster coordination system.
Hospitals' medical tech supplier fails to find root cause of problems
Philips said it regretted the concerns expressed in Te Whatu Ora papers.
'Nothing has changed': Warning over NZ emergency response
Despite years of attempts to set one up, New Zealand is still no closer to a disaster coordination system.
Police send supervisor overseas for week, and zero reporting back
A senior police supervisor spent a week overseas looking into facial recognition technology, without producing a single report about it.
Officials working to get hydrogen trucks on the road 'as soon as possible'
Officials have embarked on a salvage job now that a hydrogen truck building project with a US firm that had faced fraud charges in the US has gone off track.
'Shock and dismay' as leaked document shines light on Health NZ cuts
Another "brutally fast" round of redundancies looming, leaving already struggling staff stunned, one insider says. Audio
Deal to put 20 hydrogen trucks on road upended
The US company modifying the trucks to use green fuel has pulled out - but all is not lost.
Killer robot advisory group shut down at 'critical time'
A group advising the government about killer robots has been shut down due to a lack of resources.
Upcoming major transport projects a chance to find cleaner ways to build - expert
The US government is putting $10 billion towards helping steel, concrete and other industries make products with less carbon in them. An American expert in low-carbon construction says New Zealand's…
Ground-breaking operation after man's 12-metre fall
Myles Dieming's ordeal began when he was at work the day of the rugby world cup final. Audio
Police project to update 'vitally needed' technology on hold
Police have had to delay introducing vital new technology for handling evidence due to lack of money. Audio
Kits to guard firefighters against cancer need more work - union
Decontamination kits to guard firefighters from cancer are about to be issued, but their union says more needs to be done.
Police miss deadline to delete unlawfully gathered photos of young Māori
They have so many photos scattered about so widely, police need a new plan to deal with them.
Fire & Emergency wants annual home levy to rise $40
If levies aren't hiked, the organisation says it will be out of cash reserves by 2026-27.
Govt agencies slow to take up facial recognition contract
A deal to allow public agencies to more easily use facial recognition technology has had zero uptake.
Multiple court challenges against police use of number plate identification
The police use of cameras that identify car number plates to support criminal cases is being challenged in four different court cases. Audio
WorkSafe assures staff it will be able to do core job, despite cutbacks
New Zealand's pared-back work safety regulator has had to reassure staff it will still be able to its core job.