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NZ Trucking Association: TruckSafe New Zealand Launches | A Game-Changer For Heavy Vehicle Safety And Compliance

Backed by decades of proven success across the Tasman, TruckSafe is now available to all operators, including single vehicle owner-drivers (SVODs) - making it more inclusive and accessible than any previous safety programme of its kind.

Gaurav Mittal, IMI: How Can We Balance AI’s Potential And Ethical Challenges?

While AI is transforming industries with powerful capabilities, challenges like data quality, bias, transparency, and privacy concerns must be addressed to ensure fairness and accuracy, especially in areas like fraud detection.

Science Media Centre: Several US-based Environmental Science Databases To Be Taken Down – Expert Reaction

Earlier this month, NOAA announced changes affecting data sources related to earthquakes and marine, coastal, and estuary science. This comes amid wider concerns about publicly available scientific data in the US being taken down and measures to cut research funding, including at NOAA, by the current government.

Consumer NZ: Despite Low Confidence In Government Efforts, People Want Urgent Action To Lower Grocery Bills

Consumer’s NZ Grocery Survey, carried out in mid-April, reveals a strong public appetite for government action to improve access to affordable food. Many respondents called for clear and effective intervention by the government, while also expressing low confidence in its ability to deliver.

NZ Banking Association: Banks Step Up Customer Scam Protections And Compensation

New Zealand’s banks are bringing in a suite of new measures aligned with global best practice to further protect New Zealanders from criminal scammers.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: CoFR Seeking Feedback On Access To Basic Transaction Accounts

“Having a transaction account means people can safely receive, store, spend and save money. Transaction accounts are a vital foundation for people to take part in the modern economy,” says Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Christian Hawkesby.

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