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Dow Jones Newswires: RBNZ keeps interest rates steady, says policy could be restrictive for some time

New Zealand's central bank kept interest rates unchanged ahead of a national election later this month where cost-of-living pressures and economic management are top concerns of voters.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rbnz-keeps-interest-rates-steady-says-policy-could-be-restrictive-for-some-time-6bcf6153

2023-10-04 01:26:00.000000

SYDNEY--New Zealand's central bank kept interest rates unchanged ahead of a national election later this month where cost-of-living pressures and economic management are top concerns of voters.The Re… [+2598 chars]

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Business Insider

gglover@insider.com (George Glover)

Cricket-mad India is hosting the World Cup – and tickets are reselling at astronomical prices

A former derivatives trader told Bloomberg he'd resold his seat for Saturday's clash between India and Pakistan at 780% above its original value.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cricket-world-cup-india-pakistan-tickets-resale-price-virat-kohli-2023-10

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2023-10-13 08:41:14.000000

Cricket-mad India is currently hosting the sport's flagship event, the ODI World Cup  but fans who want to see the national team play live might have to pay thousands of dollars for the privilege. T… [+2239 chars]

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Cricket-mad India is currently hosting the sport's flagship event, theODI World Cup– but fans who want to see the national team play live might have to pay thousands of dollars for the privilege. Tickets are reselling on secondhand marketplaces for sky-high prices, while supporters are complaining that the process to buy seats for marquee games has been poorly managed. India are set to face Pakistan in the western city of Ahmedabad on Saturday. The match-up is one of cricket's fiercest rivalries but only takes place during World Cups, because India's governing body severed ties with Pakistan's after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. On the resale siteeticketing.co, the cheapest seats sell for over 50,000rupees($600), while the most expensive are available for as much as 240,000 rupees, or nearly $3,000. Meanwhile, former derivatives trader Nikhil Wadhwani toldBloombergthis week that he'd snapped up a ticket to the game for just $30 back in August – and then sold it on X for over $250, netting a 780% gain. "I was absolutely shocked to see the demand," Wadhwani said in an interview with the outlet. Some fans have complained that the buying process has been chaotic, creating opportunities for scalpers. Having said the India-Pakistan clash was sold-out, the tournament's organizers put another 14,000 tickets on sale at around $20 Sunday – under 1% of what some fans have paid for seats on secondhand sites. Theofficial websitefor the World Cup says tickets for future India matches are "coming soon" – even though the Rohit Sharma-led side are slated to take on New Zealand in Dharamsala in just 10 days' time. The ticketing fiasco is just the latest example of a trend that's emerged since the pandemic: even though the world economy is slowing down and some developed countries are flirting with a recession, people are willing to pay through the nose to see live events. Taylor Swift fansspent thousands of dollarsto see the "Anti-Hero" singer's Eras Tour, even if it meantflying to a different continentwhere tickets were more readily available. Seats to see Beyoncé and Olivia Rodrigo have been changing hands for similar prices. The cost of seeing the NBA and both professional and college football live has alsoedged up steadilyin recent years, while tickets for a series of cricket matches betweenarch-rivals England and Australiaearlier this summer cost around 190 pounds ($230) firsthand.

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Gigazine.net

@GIGAZINE

X(旧Twitter)がポストやリポストに年間1ドルを課金する「Not A Bot」プログラムのテストを開始

Xが、スパム投稿やボットを削減することを目的としたサブスクリプション方式である「Not A Bot」を、ニュージーランドとフィリピンで試験的に開始しました。これにより、新規ユーザーがポストやリポストといった主要機能を使うには1ドル(約149円)相当の年会費を払わなくてはならなくなり、加入しない場合は「読み取り専用」の機能しか利用できないようになります。続きを読む...

https://gigazine.net/news/20231018-twitter-x-not-a-bot/

2023-10-18 01:40:00.000000

Starting today, we're testing a new program (Not A Bot) in New Zealand and the Philippines. New, unverified accounts will be required to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post & … [+104 chars]

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ReadWrite

Radek Zielinski

Five Eyes confronts China over intellectual property theft

In a rare joint statement, the intelligence chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance — the United States, the United Kingdom, […] The post Five Eyes confronts China over intellectual property theft appeared first on ReadWrite.

https://readwrite.com/five-eyes-confronts-china-over-intellectual-property-theft/

2023-10-19 07:45:23.000000

In a rare joint statement, the intelligence chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand accused China on Tuesday of “unprecedented” intel… [+2008 chars]

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In a rare joint statement, the intelligence chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance — the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — accused China on Tuesday of “unprecedented” intellectual property theft and spying using advanced technologies like artificial intelligence. According to an Oct. 18 Reutersreport, aftermeetingswith Silicon Valley companies, FBI Director Christopher Wray said China was engaged in the “most sustained, scaled and sophisticated theft of intellectual property and expertise in human history.” The officials warned that China is aggressively using cyber intrusions, spying, corporate investments and more to steal secrets from businesses and research institutions across multiple sectors — including quantum technology, robotics, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. “Every strand of that web had become more brazen, and more dangerous,” Wray said. He accused China of having a bigger hacking program than all other major nations combined — which, together with traditional espionage and theft of trade secrets, gave it enormous power. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s director-general, Mike Burgess, revealed his agency had recently busted a Chinese plot that involved planting an academic at a prestigious Australian research institution to steal secrets. “This sort of thing is happening every day in Australia, as it is in the countries here,” he said. Burgess said while China’s intention to innovate for its own interests was “fine,” its methods went far beyond traditional espionage. He warned China was stealing more corporate and personal data than any other nation “by orders of magnitude.” The officials called out China’s use of artificial intelligence to amplify its capabilities and make its already mammoth hacking programs even more effective. “If you think about what AI can do to help leverage that data to take what’s already the largest hacking program in the world by a country mile, and make it that much more effective — that’s what we’re worried about,” Wray said. In response, Chinese government spokesperson Liu Pengyu denied the allegations and said China was committed to intellectual property protection.

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

Conservative Christopher Luxon to form new government in New Zealand

The National Party secured about 40 percent of the vote, putting it in a position to form a new administration.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/14/conservative-luxon-to-form-new-government-in-new-zealand

2023-10-14 13:04:20.000000

Conservative businessman Christopher Luxon and his centre-right National Party will form the next government in New Zealand after scoring a major election victory. With almost all the votes counted … [+2336 chars]

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The National Party secured about 40 percent of the vote, putting it in a position to form a new administration. Conservative businessman Christopher Luxon and his centre-right National Party will form the next government in New Zealand after scoring a majorelection victory. With almost all the votes counted on Saturday, the National Party secured about 40 percent, putting it in a position to form a new administration with its preferred coalition, the libertarian ACT party, which received nine percent of the vote. Outgoing Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who spent just nine months in the top job after taking over fromJacinda Ardernin January, told supporters late Saturday he had called Luxon to concede. The exact makeupof Luxon’s government is still to be determined as ballots continue to be counted, but his victory marks a big change after six years of a liberal government mostly led by Ardern, who resigned after saying she no longer had “enough in the tank” to do the job. “On the numbers tonight National will be in the position to lead the next government,” Luxon, a former executive who once ran Air New Zealand and entered politics just three years ago, told supporters in Auckland after he arrived to rapturous applause. “We will make this an even better country,” he said, doubling down on his promise to get the country “back on track”. Ardern and the liberals had won the last election in a landslide, but her popularity had taken a hit after longstanding COVID-19 restrictions and an historically high inflation rate affected voter perceptions. Hipkins, her 45-year-old replacement, had previously served as education minister and led the response to the coronavirus pandemic. In Saturday’s election, the Labour Party led by Hipkins won only a little over 25 percent of the vote, which was about half the votes it received in the last election under Ardern. Labour is also seeing itself threatened as it may lose Ardern’s old electorate seat in Mount Albert, which has been a liberal stronghold for many decades. Nanaia Mahuta, the foreign minister, also lost her constituency seat and will not be returning to the parliament. Luxon has promised to cut taxes for middle-income earners, tackle the inflation issue, remove sales taxes on fruit and vegetables, and crack down on crime. Luxon may yet need support from the populist New Zealand First Party as well as the ACT party because its majority remains slim. The final vote count will be revealed after overseas and special votes are counted in early November. Follow Al Jazeera English:

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Jalopnik

José Rodríguez Jr.

Car Enthusiasts In New Zealand Are Blaring Celine Dion Songs In 'Siren Battles'

Residents of a small city in New Zealand are beset by drivers blasting Celine Dion songs late into the night. The loud music comes from cars that have been modified by local enthusiasts who participate in “siren battles” that run on any given day of the week …

https://jalopnik.com/celine-dion-songs-are-keeping-new-zealand-city-awake-1850962798

2023-10-26 16:40:00.000000

Residents of a small city in New Zealand are beset by drivers blasting Celine Dion songs late into the night. The loud music comes from cars that have been modified by local enthusiasts who participa… [+2247 chars]

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9to5Mac

Filipe Espósito

X (Twitter) to begin charging new users for basic features

It’s been a while since X (formerly Twitter) introduced X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue) to let users unlock extra features through a paid subscription. However, it seems that Elon Musk wants to see how much users are willing to pay for X, as the pl…

https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/17/x-twitter-charging-new-users/

2023-10-18 00:29:11.000000

It’s been a while since X (formerly Twitter) introduced X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue) to let users unlock extra features through a paid subscription. However, it seems that Elon Musk wan… [+2006 chars]

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Android Authority

Adamya Sharma

X breaks away from Twitter’s free-for-all rules, starts charging $1 per year

X, formerly Twitter, is testing a new Not-a-Bot subscription that costs $1 per year for new users to be able to post on the platform.

https://www.androidauthority.com/x-not-a-bot-subscription-3377079/

2023-10-18 03:08:43.000000

<ul><li>X is starting to charge new users a fee of $1 to post on the platform.</li><li>The new Not-a-Bot subscription is first going live in New Zealand and the Philippines.</li><li>Existing X users … [+1891 chars]

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MacRumors

Tim Hardwick

How to Watch Apple's 'Scary Fast' Event on October 30 (or 31, Depending Where You Are)

Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce new Macs, and potentially other products during the event, dubbed "Scary Fast." Here's how you can w…

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/watch-apple-scary-fast-event-oct-30/

2023-10-29 11:00:00.000000

Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce new Macs, and potentially other products… [+4097 chars]

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business-insider

Business Insider

Brendan Griffiths

Free South Africa vs. England live stream: Where to watch Rugby World Cup online from anywhere

Today's Rugby World Cup semi-final is a repeat of the final from four years ago. Here's how to watch a free South Africa vs. England live stream.

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/south-africa-vs-england-live-stream-where-to-watch-rugby-world-cup-2023

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2023-10-21 16:30:01.000000

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more A chance for redemption today as previous finalists, England, take on current holders South Africa in the Rugby W… [+5938 chars]

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Business Insider

Brendan Griffiths

Free England vs. Argentina live stream: Where to watch Rugby World Cup online from anywhere

Tonight's England vs. Argentina live stream will see the winners pick up a bronze medal in the Rugby World Cup. Here's how to watch it for free.

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/england-vs-argentina-live-stream-where-to-watch-rugby-world-cup-2023

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2023-10-27 16:36:01.000000

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Tonight's third-place playoff gives two disappointed teams a chance to walk away with a bronze medal in the 2023 … [+5851 chars]

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BBC News

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X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines

The new trial, beginning in New Zealand and Philippines, is to combat bots and spammers, says X.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67141993

2023-10-18 03:24:13.000000

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year to access key features, as part of a new trial. They include the ability… [+1877 chars]

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Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year to access key features, as part of a new trial. They include the ability to tweet, retweet, like posts and reply to posts. Those who opt out of the subscription fee will only be able to read posts, watch videos and follow accounts. The social media platform said that the aim is to "reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity". New accounts will also be required to verify their phone number, though Mr Musk has said that it will still be free to create "read only" accounts, which do not have key features. . Last month, the boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX suggested that all X users may have to pay for access. Since Mr Musk bought Twitter for $44bn last year, it has seen a continuous revenue decline. While there is a clear financial interest for the company to charge users, the controversial billionaire has said that getting people to pay for the service is aimed at tackling bots. He has previously said that a bot costs "a fraction of a penny" to make. "But if somebody even has to pay a few dollars or something, some minor amount, the effective cost to bots is very high". Paid subscribers of an enhanced service, called X Premium, now pay for more features like longer posts and increased visibility on the platform. X Premium currently costs $8 a month in the US. The price differs depending on which country a subscriber resides in, while other users can still use X for free. One risk of putting X behind a paywall is that the platform may lose a large chunk of its users. That in turn, could drive down advertising revenue, which currently accounts for the vast majority of the company's income. In recent weeks, the company has been investigated by the European Union for the possible spread of terrorist and violent content and hate speech, after Hamas's attack on Israel. It has also been fined by Australia's internet safety watchdog for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices.

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BBC News

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New Zealand hammer Uruguay to reach quarter-finals

New Zealand score 11 tries to thrash Uruguay 73-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/67025415

2023-10-05 22:23:20.000000

New Zealand score 11 tries to thrash Uruguay 73-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup. MATCH REPORT: All Blacks reach World Cup quarter-finals Available to UK users only.

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Windows Central

colton.stradling@gmail.com (Colton Stradling)

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter): Want to post and interact? That'll be $1, please.

Once again, X's fight against bots hurts their core consumers. New accounts will still be able to read posts but won't be able to post or interact without paying $1 per year.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/twitter/elon-musks-x-formerly-twitter-want-to-post-and-interact-thatll-be-dollar1-please

2023-10-18 21:10:38.000000

What you need to know <ul><li>As part of a new test, users in New Zealand and the Philippines will be required to pay $1 per year to post on X.  </li><li>New users who opt-out will only be able to t… [+3191 chars]

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BBC News

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World Cup: New Zealand v Afghanistan - clips, radio & text

Follow live text, in-play video clips and radio commentary as New Zealand play Afghanistan in the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/66858177

2023-10-17 16:17:18.000000

Afghanistan captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz: "We want to bowl first. It might be the dew factor in the second innings, there might be spin in the first. "We looked at the opposition's strengths and deci… [+193 chars]

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BBC News

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'New Zealand wanted the win, South Africa needed it'

For South Africa, a country short on good news stories, losing the Rugby World Cup final and letting down 62m people was unthinkable.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67252901

2023-10-29 07:47:38.000000

Scrum-half Faf de Klerk tearfully celebrates winning the Rugby World Cup with South Africa team-mate Damian Willemse When the margins are so small, the possibilities seem so many. Where did South A… [+4743 chars]

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BBC News

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South Africa edge out New Zealand in epic final

South Africa clinch a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67252413

2023-10-28 21:19:16.000000

<table><tr><th>Rugby World Cup final</th></tr> <tr><td>New Zealand:(6) 11</td></tr><tr><td>Tries: B Barrett Pens: Mo'unga 2</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa:(12) 12</td></tr><tr><td>Pens: Pollard 4</td… [+2575 chars]

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BBC News

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South Africa thrash New Zealand to close on semis

South Africa are on the brink of clinching a World Cup semi-final berth after thrashing New Zealand by 190 runs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67283720

2023-11-01 15:54:29.000000

<table> <tr><td>ICC Men's World Cup, Pune</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa 357-4 (50 overs): Van der Dussen 133 (118), De Kock 114 (116), Miller 53 (30)</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand 167 (35.3 overs): P… [+2168 chars]

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BBC News

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Suryakumar run out by 'outrageous' New Zealand fielding

New Zealand's Mitch Santner and Trent Boult combine brilliantly to run out India batter Suryakumar Yadav during their World Cup match in Dharamsala.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67188385

2023-10-22 16:23:31.000000

It's good that Kirby is back, says Wiegman. Video, 00:01:11It's good that Kirby is back, says Wiegman

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BBC News

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Australia edge New Zealand in record-breaking thriller

Watch highlights as Australia beat New Zealand on the last ball in the highest-scoring game in Cricket World Cup history.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67250038

2023-10-28 13:42:49.000000

Watch highlights as Australia beat New Zealand on the last ball in the highest-scoring game in the history of the World Cup. REACTION: Australia v New Zealand Available to UK users only.

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BBC News

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The history & rivalry of New Zealand v South Africa

Saturday's Rugby World Cup final between the All Blacks and the Springboks will provide another chapter in a storied rugby union rivalry.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67189579

2023-10-23 11:58:16.000000

New Zealand and South Africa's most recent meeting was in August at Twickenham, with the Springboks winning 35-7 <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v South Africa</th></tr> <tr>… [+6413 chars]

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BBC News

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World Cup: New Zealand v South Africa - clips, radio & text

Follow live text, in-play video clips and radio commentary as New Zealand play South Africa in the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/66858822

2023-10-31 16:27:08.000000

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma: "I was looking to bat first, that suits our make-up as a team. "The surface looks a bit dry, it'll probably skid on in the evening but we want to put runs on the b… [+580 chars]

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al-jazeera-english

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

What to know about the 2023 New Zealand elections

The country's centre-right National Party is expected to win the most seats, forming New Zealand's new government.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/13/what-to-know-about-the-2023-new-zealand-elections

2023-10-13 20:29:05.000000

New Zealanders head to the polls on October 14 for the countrys general elections. Heres what you need to know about the main candidates and the key issues: list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3 list 2 of 3 … [+5946 chars]

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New Zealanders head to the polls on October 14 for the country’s general elections. Here’s what you need to know about the main candidates and the key issues: Voting will start on Saturday at 9am local time (Friday at 20:00 GMT) and close at 7pm (06:00 GMT). However, early voting began on October 2 and more than a million people have already cast their ballots. General elections are held every three years in New Zealand using a mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system. New Zealanders will cast two votes at the ballot box, one for their local district representative and one for their party of choice. The MMP system makes it hard for one party to win a majority of the seats because it gives seats in the House of Representatives to parties based on total votes, often leading to no single party getting more than half of them. However, the election in 2020 proved to be an exception when Jacinda Ardern led her Labour Party in alandslide victory. Usually, the party with the most votes needs to form a coalition or agreement with another party or other parties to form a government. Polls have indicated the current ruling Labour Party is unlikely to hit the threshold of 61 seats needed to govern, even if its coalition partner the Green Party wins its 15 predicted seats. Chris Hipkins, Labour Party– Prime Minister Hipkins’s Labour Party is seeking another term in office, but polls suggest the centre-right opposition National Party is likely to win the most seats and could return to government with the help of coalition partners. Hipkins, 45, is the current Prime Minister of New Zealand aftertaking up the postearlier this year when his predecessor Ardern stepped down in January. The Labour leader was formerly a minister of health and education during the pandemic. His party has campaigned to fund cost-easing measures and make food more affordable. Having promised not to form a coalition with his party’s closest rival, the National Party, Hipkins remains optimistic Labour will win, telling reporters: “I look forward to being back here in three years time as Prime Minister seeking another term.” Christopher Luxon, National Party –Luxon, 52, comes from a business background. He served as chief executive of the national carrier, Air New Zealand, and was with Unilever before that. Entering politics in 2020, he is a relative newcomer, but polls indicate that his centre-right party is likely to win the lion’s share of the votes. The National Party has campaigned to reduce the cost of living, provide tax relief, and improve healthcare and education. If it wins, the party will likely have to form a coalition government and will need at least oneminor partyto join up with. The party has said its preferred partner is ACT party, but that it is also prepared to discuss partnering with New Zealand First. “There has been a bit of conflict between ACT and New Zealand First but the polls are indicating New Zealand First has upward momentum ahead of election day,” Dr Lara Greaves, Associate Professor in political science at Victoria University of Wellington, told Al Jazeera. “There is still an outside chance of polling error, but barring the polls being mistaken or some kind of sudden lurch to the left, it seems like National will win.” David Seymour, ACT New Zealand Party– The country’s third largest political party, ACT has been campaigning for welfare and government spending cuts, but it has also been talking about reducing the rights of Indigenous Maori people, who make up just over 16 percent of the country’s population of five million. Winston Peters, New Zealand First Party– At 78, Peters has been in politics for more than four decades. He created New Zealand First to campaign for lower rates of immigration, and he remains a vocal critic on the topic. These elections could see his party play a crucial role in forming the next coalition government. According to Greaves, the cost of living crisis has been dominating this election. The country has been facing a budget deficit since 2019, and inflation is at a three-decade high. Rents too are reported to be at record highs and house prices have become unaffordable. “New Zealand is facing similar inflation issues to other nations, but these pressures compound ourpre-existing housing crisis,” Greaves said. “The parties have been debating potential visions for alleviating cost-of-living pressures.” Law and order is the other hot issue voters are considering. “The right-wing parties are consistently trying to paint the left as soft on crime. It hasn’t been the main issue but is certainly one that has been widely discussed this campaign, especially around sentencing for crime and youth offenders,” Greaves said. In the run-up to elections, right-wing parties have faced accusations of stoking racial division, with the  ACT party vowing to limit the use ofMaori languagein everyday life and also to dismantle the Maori Health Authority, a measure set up to counter systemic disadvantage. “Yes to some degree there have been issues around race and the role of Maori in the governance of the country,” Greaves said. “The Maori tend to rate these issues as more important than the general electorate does, but many Maori leaders and commentators have expressed disappointment around Maori issues being a ‘political football.'” Official results will be announced on November 3, although preliminary results would start coming at 7pm (06:00 GMT) on election night. The electoral commission aims to release 50 percent of the results by 10pm (09:00 GMT) and 95 percent by 11:30pm (10:30 GMT). Follow Al Jazeera English:

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

New Zealand beat Ireland in epic Rugby World Cup quarterfinal

New Zealand prevailed 28-24 over Ireland, denying Irish captain Johnny Sexton a shot at the World Cup title.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/15/new-zealand-beat-ireland-in-epic-rugby-world-cup-quarter-final

2023-10-15 09:06:09.000000

Three-time champions New Zealand inflicted more World Cup heartbreak on Ireland, beating them 28-24 to bring a bitterly disappointing end to Irish captain Johnny Sextons stellar career. The All Blac… [+2573 chars]

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New Zealand prevailed 28-24 over Ireland, breaking Irish hearts and denying captain Johnny Sexton a shot at the World Cup title. Three-time champions New Zealand inflicted more World Cup heartbreak on Ireland, beating them 28-24 to bring a bitterly disappointing end to Irish captain Johnny Sexton’s stellar career. The All Blacks put in a brilliant defensive performance to prevail 28-24 over Ireland in a titanic match on Saturday, setting up a meeting with Argentina for a place in the final and destroying Irish dreams of a first world title. The defeat ended Ireland’s run of 17 successive Test victories and denied Andy Farrell’s team the chance of a first-ever semifinal. The All Blacks played for 20 minutes with 14 men against the Six Nations champions and had to dig deep to defend their try line through 40 phases in the dying seconds as the top-ranked Irish searched for a winning try. It was an eighth quarterfinal loss for the Irish, ended their winning streak at 17 matches and sent flyhalf Sexton into retirement without the glittering prize with which he had hoped to crown his career. “You’ve got to work hard for fairytale endings and we didn’t get it but that’s life,” 38-year-old Sexton said. “We left no stone unturned, we ticked every box, trained the house down, and played pretty well tonight. But fair play to the All Blacks.” While quite different from Ireland’s epic win over South Africa in the pool phase, it was equally engrossing with both teams hitting hard in defence and wanting to use the ball in hand when they got it. Ireland’s variations in attack caused New Zealand problems all night but the All Blacks were ruthless when they got a sniff of the line to pull away on the scoreboard every time Andy Farrell’s team got close. “I am so proud of the way we played. Our defence, particularly in that last part, was brilliant,” said New Zealand coach Ian Foster, who almost lost his job after a home series loss to Ireland last year. “It was a real arm wrestle. They’re a proud team, Ireland, they really hung in there. I thought we had them a couple of times but they kept making the game really tight.” Fainga’anuku, Ardie Savea and Will Jordan scored the tries that sent the three-time champions into the semifinals for the ninth time and avenged last year’s series loss. “That was one hell of a game and somebody had to lose – unfortunately it was us tonight,” said Ireland coach Farrell. “I was so proud of the way we came back and kept attacking them right until the death. We’ve had a good run but sport can be cruel sometimes – I guess that’s why we love it.” The All Blacks come back to Stade de France to meet Argentina next Friday after the Pumas rallied to beat Wales 29-17 in Marseille earlier. Follow Al Jazeera English:

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Minor parties could hold key to New Zealand election

Polls put New Zealand’s National party ahead of Labour amid claims of racist campaigning from minor parties.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/11/minor-parties-could-hold-key-to-new-zealand-election

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Polls put New Zealand’s National party ahead of Labour amid claims of racist campaigning from minor parties. The National party’s Christopher Luxon is leading Labour’s Chris Hipkins in the race to become New Zealand’s next prime minister, but any victory could depend on the support of smaller right-wing and populist parties. Less than a year after Jacinda Ardern, the darling of the international community,passed the leadershipto Hipkins, New Zealand’s left-leaning Labour party is facing an election where many of its trademark policies – from green farming to Maori co-governance – could be rolled back if the centre-right Nationals take power on October 14 as the opinion polls suggest. Four years since the devastatingChristchurch Mosque attacks, which were carried out by an Australian white supremacist, there are also concerns about the tone of the campaigning. “I think some of our politicians are certainly playing the race card in this election,” Hipkins said during a debate last month between the leaders of the two main parties. Hipkins questioned Luxon’s willingness to work with the New Zealand First party, quoting a racist statement made by one of the party’s candidates. The centre-right Nationals are leading in the polls but may need one or both of New Zealand First and the AMP party, another populist right wing party, to be able to form a government. Responding to Hipkins’s reference to racist campaigning, Luxon told Hipkins he was willing to “make the call” to work with New Zealand First if it meant “stopping you, Te Pati Maori and the Greens coming to power”. Labour’s current government is a coalition with the Green party, while Te Pati Maori is a smaller party representing New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori population who make up about 17 percent of the nation’s five million people. Racist campaigning during the election has not been limited to speeches made to loyal followers. It has also spilt over into action, fuelling concern among the country’s Muslim and Maori leaders. Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Te Pati Maori’s youngest candidate, has experienced a “string of attacks”, including an intruder inside her home, according to the party. We are excited to announce Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke as our candidate for Hauraki-Waikato. Hana is an activist, published author and expert on the maramataka and taiao, and at 20 years old represents a new generation of Māori political leadership.pic.twitter.com/4eDOa9Yp7N — Te Pāti Māori (@Maori_Party)June 28, 2023 Te Pati Maori President John Tamihere said it was “clear” that the attacks against Maipi-Clarke were “politically motivated as the perpetrator is a well-known advocate and campaigner for the National Party”, a claim the National Party has denied. The situation prompted 30 Maori leaders to write anopen lettertwo weeks before the election stating: “Racism, in any form, should have no place in our elections.” Christchurch Mosque shooting recommendations shelved Aliya Danzeisen, the national coordinator of the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand told Al Jazeera that recent attacks during the election “underscore” whyrecommendationsfrom New Zealand’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque attacks “should have been implemented three years ago”. Earlier this year, Hipkins shelved new hate speech laws – one of the commission’s recommendations – claiming cost of living pressures were more urgent. Danzeisen said there has been a “significant lack of commitment” to implement recommendations that could protect “vulnerable communities from targeting and dehumanising speech” and that she says would make New Zealand “a safer nation”. Fifty-one people were killed when a lone gunman attacked Muslim worshippers at the mosque in the largest city in New Zealand’s South Island in March 2019. In its 800-page report, the commission found intelligence services had been distracted from investigating right-wing threats because of a focus on the “threat of Islamist extremist” activity. Agriculture, New Zealand’s biggest industry, is another key issue in Saturday’s elections. Some farmers are concerned about the costs of implementing the world’s first “fart tax“, even as their farms are at risk from intensifying climate disasters. There are an estimated six million cows and 26 million sheep in the country. In February, after Cyclone Gabrielle left many New Zealand farms underwater, with mudslides, flattened trees and animals in need of rescue, New Zealand’s government quickly announced tens of millions of dollars in emergency grants. But in the lead-up to the election, some farmers have been vocal about the potential costs of Labour’s tax on methane emissions from livestock, which is set to be introduced in 2025. Nicola Harvey, author of FARM: the making of a climate activist, told Al Jazeera that the Labour and National parties had been “pumping the brakes on agriculture regulations in order to get votes”. Harvey’s cattle farm was among those hit by storms earlier this year – after she had published her book looking at the role farmers can play in addressing the climate crisis. Another “contentious debate” is the potential lifting of New Zealand’s long-standing ban on genetically modified crops, she said. Harvey says some parties have changed their position on the ban because genetically modified crops could help build resilience to climate change, but she questions whether this makes sense as it concentrates “yet more power with the big agriculture companies”. While Ardern is travelling the world, and has a new position as a senior fellow at Harvard University in the United States, back in New Zealand her successor has struggled to maintain the comfortable lead that Ardern – whose popularity stretched well beyond New Zealand’s borders – enjoyed. Compounding his problems, hefell sick with COVID-19just two weeks before the election and had to take campaigning online. While Ardern remains a popular presence at international meetings, back at home different parties have different views on how, and if, New Zealand should engage with the world, as well as with China and the United States. One reason why Labour may not again get to form the government is because New Zealand First’s Winston Peters has ruled out working with the party again and may instead help the Nationals. Peters previously served as foreign minister under a coalition government with Labour from 2005 to 2008 and again from 2017 to 2020. As foreign minister, he introduced the Pacific Reset policy in 2018, to improve New Zealand’s relations with its neighbouring countries at a time when China had begun increasing its presence in the region. If Peters returns to the position of foreign minister he would potentially replaceLabour’s Nanaia Mahuta, a daughter of Maori royalty. By contrast the ACT, another potential coalition partner for the Nationals, wants to shut down New Zealand’s ministry for the advancement of Pacific People. ACT is also more outspoken on geopolitical issues than many New Zealand parties. Its leader David Seymour attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019 – and the party wants to increase New Zealand’s historically low defence spending to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from less than 1 percent. In recent years New Zealand – or Aotearoa as it is known in Maori language – has been making progress in reviving Maori culture and recognising Maori co-governance, more than 180 years after the British Crown and Maori leaders signed theTreaty of Waitangi. But both ACT and New Zealand First have run on platforms that push back against some of the perceived gains made by Maori people, even as the Indigenous population continues to experience systemic inequality. “I call on Maori women to respond at this time in our history by attending at the polling booths in numbers never seen before,” Annette Sykes, a Rotorua activist and lawyer who has been active in efforts to revive Maori culture and self-governance, told Al Jazeera. Voting is not compulsory in New Zealand, although more than 80 percent of enrolled voters voted in the last election in 2020 when Ardern won in a landslide. Sykes said this year’s poll was an opportunity to “examine and to redefine the terms upon which we will live and work and care for our homelands as our ancestors did”. By “voting in record numbers” said Sykes, Maori women could “reaffirm our power confirmed in the founding documents of the modern Aotearoa-New Zealand nation state”. Follow Al Jazeera English:

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India beat New Zealand to maintain unbeaten run

Virat Kohli makes a masterful 95 and Mohammed Shami claims 5-54 as World Cup hosts India beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dharamsala.

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South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs

South Africa are on the brink of clinching a World Cup semi-final berth after a 190-run thrashing of New Zealand in Pune.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67283936

2023-11-01 16:21:10.000000

South Africa are on the brink of clinching a World Cup semi-final berth after a 190-run thrashing of New Zealand in Pune. REPORT: South Africa thrash New Zealand to close on semis Available to UK u… [+9 chars]

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World Cup: New Zealand opt to bowl against Australia

Follow live text, in-play video clips and radio commentary as Australia play New Zealand in the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/66858630

2023-10-27 14:00:21.000000

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Al Jazeera Staff

England vs New Zealand: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 preview

The 2019 finalists will meet at the world's biggest cricket stadium to launch their ICC Cricket World Cup campaigns.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/4/england-vs-new-zealand-icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-preview

2023-10-04 15:25:47.000000

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The 2019 finalists will meet at the world’s biggest cricket stadium to launch their ICC Cricket World Cup campaigns. Who:England vs New Zealand Where:Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India When:Thursday, October 5, 2pm (08:30 GMT) TheICC Cricket World Cupwill pick up where it left off four years ago when then-finalists England and New Zealand meet at theworld’s biggest cricket stadiumin India. If the opening match of the 2023 edition is anywhere near as thrilling as the2019 final, the tournament will be off to a grand start in the cauldroncontroversially namedafter India’s current prime minister. In terms of the squads, not much has changed from 2019 as both have retained most of their core group of players. However, England’s blue-eyed boy of limited-overs cricket and World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan has been replaced by his then-deputy Jos Buttler. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s captaincy has temporarily been overtaken by Tom Latham as Kane Williamson recovers from an ongoing knee injury. New Zealand will hope to win the title that has eluded them in the previous two finals while England will look to stamp their authority on the game as they try to become only the third team after the West Indies and Australia to defend their title successfully. "Our style is to be aggressive and positive and push the envelope." 🏏💥💪 Hear exclusively from the skipper ahead of our#CWC23campaign 🌍🏆 — England Cricket (@englandcricket)October 3, 2023 While the Blackcaps will sorely miss their captain and most prolific batter, the team will not be short on confidence, having recently beaten Bangladesh in an ODI series. They will also miss the services of veteran fast bowler Tim Southee, who continues his recovery from thumb surgery. “No Kane and no Tim as well,” stand-in captain Latham said ahead of the opener. Hear from Tim Southee on his delayed arrival to India following surgery on his injured thumb in New Zealand.#CWC23pic.twitter.com/TceOb0PRhj — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)October 4, 2023 The big news out of the England camp is that Ben Stokes could sit out due to a hip injury. Buttler said he’d rather not take a risk by playing Stokes if he’s not fully fit, given the length of the tournament. “It’s not the time to take big risks at the start of the tournament. It’s going to be a long tournament,” Buttler said at his pre-match press conference. No ODI match between these two opponents can come close to beating the drama of the 2019 final, but they have met on 95 occasions in the ODI format, and England are ahead on the wins tally by one. England have 45 wins compared with New Zealand’s 44, four matches did not yield a result and two were tied – one being the 2019 final, which was decided by a tiebreaker of boundaries scored. England head into the tournament on the back of two series wins, one of which came against New Zealand. Meanwhile, the Kiwis also start the World Cup with a series win in the subcontinent against India’s neighbours Bangladesh. England:W W W W W New Zealand:W W L L L Here are the predicted lineups: England:Buttler (captain, wicketkeeper), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley New Zealand:Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Latham (captain, wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult Follow Al Jazeera English:

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Politico

Associated Press

New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule

Luxon is relatively new to politics but held his own against the more experienced outgoing prime minister Chris Hipkins during televised debates, according to political observers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/14/new-zealand-elects-conservative-christopher-luxon-as-premier-after-6-years-of-liberal-rule-00121586

2023-10-14 17:13:31.000000

Luxon arrived to rapturous applause at an event in Auckland. He was joined on stage by his wife, Amanda, and their children, William and Olivia. He said he was humbled by the victory and couldnt wait… [+4395 chars]

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New Zealand thrash Argentina to reach record fifth World Cup final

Watch highlights as New Zealand thrash Argentina 44-6 to reach their record fifth Rugby World Cup final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/67178370

2023-10-20 22:44:40.000000

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Ireland wing Hansen fit to start quarter-final

Ireland wing Mack Hansen wins his race to be fit for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67077290

2023-10-11 11:07:51.000000

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Car Seat Headrest Cover Death Cab for Cutie’s “We Looked Like Giants”: Listen

Taken from a new 7" single also featuring the Beths and Pickle Darling’s rendition of the Postal Service’s “Brand New Colony”

https://pitchfork.com/news/car-seat-headrest-cover-death-cab-for-cutie-we-looked-like-giants-listen/

2023-10-12 16:25:51.000000

Car Seat Headrest have shared their rendition of Death Cab for Cuties Transatlanticism song We Looked Like Giants. The cover appears on a new split 7" single with the Beths (joined by New Zealand pro… [+564 chars]

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Business Insider

Kelsey Vlamis

A killer whale likely 'slurped out' the liver of a half-eaten great white shark that washed up on a beach, scientists say

Killer whales are known to attack great sharks and feast on specifically on their livers. Scientists aren't sure why.

https://www.businessinsider.com/killer-whales-likely-ate-liver-half-eaten-great-white-shark-2023-10

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A great white shark that appeared half-eaten when it washed up on an Australian beach had probably been attacked by a killer whale that just wanted its liver, wildlife scientists said. Portland Bait and Tacklein Victoria, Australia, posted photos of the white shark carcass to their Facebook page on Tuesday, calling it "equal parts cool and terrifying." The bait shop manager, Ben Johnstone, told Insider the shark was about 3 meters long, or nearly 10 feet. Johnstone said they believedkiller whaleshad attacked the shark because they had been spotted in the area a couple days prior to the shark carcass appearing on the beach. He also noted that killer whales have been documented attacking white sharks. Killer whales off the coast of South Africa have been documented on several occasions attacking great white sharks specifically to eat their livers. Rare footage captured for Discovery Channel's Shark Week in 2022 showedthree orcas killing a great white shark in order to eat its liver. The video supported a study published last year that suggested killer whale attacks had forced white sharks to flee from waters near South Africa. The study also found some of the whales had removed the shark's hearts as well. Orcas hunting white sharks has also been documented near Australia, Lauren Meyer, a trophic ecologist at Flinders University, told the Australian outletABC News. Meyer said she could not say for sure that the shark carcass had been attacked by a killer whale. But she said that it was likely an orca attacked the shark to "slurp out" its liver. "We see this with things like humpback whales, where [killer whales] come in and actually eat the tongue and leave the rest of the whale," Meyer told ABC. "We certainly see that they prefer the liver of white sharks, mako sharks, bronze whalers and sevengills, and even tiger sharks." Meyer added there have been at least nine documented interactions between white sharks and orcas near Australia and New Zealand. She added she was not surprised to see the carcass wash up in the area, noting its a corridor for white sharks and that orcas are known to hunt there. Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist in Australia, also said the shark was likely targeted by an orca for its liver, the Australian outlet9Newsreported. Pirotta said orcas are "very strategic and clever" and that scientists are still trying to understand why then can also be such "picky eaters." As for thewhite sharks that likely fled waters in South Africa over the orca attacks, they've recently been found — a study published this month indicated the sharks had actually migrated east.

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Rugby World Cup: Ireland v New Zealand quarter-final - radio & text

Follow live radio commentary and text updates as Ireland play New Zealand for a place in the semi-finals.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/65868224

2023-10-13 16:15:44.000000

Nerves? What nerves? Ireland are looking to make history this evening as they look to break their World Cup quarter-final hoodoo. There's one small hurdle. It's New Zealand who stand in their way. … [+182 chars]

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Wales 'under no illusion' of Black Ferns challenge

Abbie Fleming says Wales are under 'no illusion' of how difficult New Zealand will be on home soil.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67191010

2023-10-24 10:53:06.000000

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WXV1: England v Canada - text updates

Follow live text coverage as England play Canada in their second game of the inaugural WXV1 tournament in New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/67138201

2023-10-26 11:04:18.000000

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Al Jazeera English

Hafsa Adil

Who is Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand’s Cricket World Cup star?

Ravindra's story came full circle as his cricket-mad parents watched him make a World Cup 100 for New Zealand in India.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/6/who-is-rachin-ravindra-new-zealands-cricket-world-cup-star

2023-10-06 07:58:55.000000

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Ravindra’s story came full circle as his cricket-mad parents watched him hit a World Cup century for New Zealand in their country of birth, India. Barely two hours into his firstCricket World Cupmatch, Rachin Ravindra was thrown into the limelight by the New Zealand captain and asked tobowl against the tournament’s defending championsat the world’s biggest cricket stadium. The 23-year-old from Wellington duly obliged and came on to bowl his left-arm spin in the 17th over of England’s innings. Three balls in, attacking England batter Harry Brook smacked away Ravindra’s third, fourth and fifth deliveries for two fours and a six. Off the final delivery, Brook attempted another aerial shot but was caught by Ravindra’s hometown teammate Devon Conway. The youngster had his first wicket in an ICC Cricket World Cup. He failed to take any more wickets and gave away 76 runs in his far-from-economical 10-over spell. The all-rounder would have to wait to showcase his skills with the bat and perhaps repay his India-born parents’ faith in naming him after the great Indian batters Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. “Back in the day when Mum and Dad were deciding on names, they liked Rahul and Sachin. So they took Ra from one and Chin from the other and named me Rachin,” he revealed in a pre-tournament interview with the World Cup broadcaster. “Two amazing players and I’m very lucky to be named after them.” Named after Rahul & Sachin. After growing up:pic.twitter.com/QRoq7Nv6mm — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL)October 5, 2023 Back on the field in Ahmedabad, it didn’t take long for another opportunity to come by for Ravindra. With his cricket-mad parents watching in the stands, Ravindra came on to bat less than 10 minutes into New Zealand’s innings. The tall basketball-loving cricketer found himself batting at the position that is usually taken by New Zealand’s most prolific batter Kane Williamson, who is recovering from a knee injury. Unfazed by the occasion and his failure to score off the first six balls, the curly-haired left-handed batter launched into an attack against England’s fast bowler Chris Woakes in the fifth over. Thereon, Ravindra hit five sixes and 11 fours as he raced to an 82-ball-100 – New Zealand’s fastest World Cup century. He finished his innings unbeaten on 123 and shared an unbroken 273-run partnership with his good friend Conway, who top-scored with 152. A@cricketworldcupdebut to remember! Rachin Ravindra's first hundred in International cricket and the fastest at a World Cup for New Zealand 🏏#CWC23pic.twitter.com/h9XKg7aaJk — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)October 5, 2023 Ravindra was named player of the match for his one wicket and 123 runs, and his name was buzzing on social media long after the match was over. “Rachin Ravindra watched the final of the 2019 World Cup in a bar in Bangalore, aged 19. Four years later, he has an 82-ball century in the opening game of the 2023 World Cup,” wrote cricket writer Matt Roller in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Rachin Ravindra watched the final of the 2019 World Cup in a bar in Bangalore, aged 19. Four years later, he has a 82-ball century in the opening game of the 2023 World Cup — Matt Roller (@mroller98)October 5, 2023 Ravindra would later confirm his South Indian roots and said it was “nice to have a connection [with Indian roots] when I am around in Bangalore (Bengaluru) to see my grandparents”. However, when a reporter pressed him on his identity and how sees himself, Ravindra was quick to say: “I am very proud of my roots and ethnicity [but] I completely see myself as a Kiwi.” Ravindra is not new to international cricket, having made his debut in September 2021, and had been marked as one for the future by cricket experts before the World Cup. But with the world’s eyes set on the tournament in India, Ravindra couldn’t have chosen a better opportunity to make his mark and that, too, in front of his idol, Tendulkar, who was watching closely from the stands. Follow Al Jazeera English:

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WXV1: England open tournament against Australia

Follow live text coverage as England play Australia in their first game of the inaugural WXV tournament in New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/67127693

2023-10-19 14:13:10.000000

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

Musk to charge new X users $1 a year for basic account

New users in the Philippines and New Zealand are the first to be asked for an annual payment under the latest changes.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/18/musk-to-charge-new-x-users-1-a-year-for-basic-account

2023-10-18 02:54:09.000000

X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has begun charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to use the platforms basic features and aims to expand the annual fee to all new us… [+1665 chars]

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New users in the Philippines and New Zealand are the first to be asked for an annual payment in the latest change to the platform. X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has begun charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to use the platform’s basic features and aims to expand the annual fee to all new users globally. Under the trial, new users in the Philippines and New Zealand will have to pay about $0.75 and $0.85, respectively, each year, to be able to post and engage on X. Those who decline to pay will only be able to read posts, watch videos and follow accounts, the company said. “This will evaluate a potentially powerful measure to help us combat bots and spammers on X, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount,” the company said in a statement. Bots are accounts run by computer programs rather than humans. The annual subscription is the latest in a string of controversial changes to the platform since billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter last year for $44 billion. Thousands of employees have been fired, content moderation cut and the blue tick – once used to identify verified accounts – given to anyone willing to pay$8 a year. In July, the company rebranded to X anddropped the blue bird logothat had come to symbolise what the platform was all about. X said the new fee would “bolster” existing efforts to reduce spam and “manipulation of our platform and bot activity”. Existing users in the Philippines and New Zealand are not affected. Earlier this month, the Reuters news agency reported that X CEO Linda Yaccarino told the platform’s lenders that the company planned to test three tiers of its subscription service based on the number of ads shown to the user. Musk floated the idea of anannual subscriptionin September, saying it would help tackle bots, which can be used to artificially amplify political messages or racial hatred. Follow Al Jazeera English:

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BBC News

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Savea wins World Rugby men's player of year award

New Zealand number eight Ardie Savea is named men's player of the year at the World Rugby Awards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67256236

2023-10-29 21:03:10.000000

Despite losing the World Cup final New Zealand's Ardie Savea was named World Rugby's men's player of the year New Zealand number eight Ardie Savea was named men's player of the year at the World Rug… [+1677 chars]

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Slate Magazine

Keith Phipps

The Exorcist’s Many Sequels Have an Incredibly Ghoulish History. The New One Should Watch Out.

Good luck to David Gordon Green.

https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/the-exorcist-believer-movie-sequels-prequels-heretic-dominion.html

2023-10-05 20:15:54.000000

David Gordon Greens The Exorcist: Believer opens Friday, nearly 50 years after the release of The Exorcist,yet, in one sense, it will be as if no time has passed. Believer is the sixth film in the Ex… [+10028 chars]

New Zealand

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89913

al-jazeera-english

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

Late kick gives South Africa ‘ugly’ win over England in Rugby World Cup

Handre Pollard's late kick gives Springboks 16-15 victory to set up final against fellow triple champions New Zealand.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/22/south-africa-beat-england-rugby-world-cup-2023-semifinal

2023-10-22 07:06:32.000000

Replacement flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked a last-gasp penalty as South Africa somehow found a way to get past a dominant England and claim a 16-15 victory that sent them into a Rugby World Cup final … [+3646 chars]

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Handre Pollard’s late kick gives Springboks 16-15 victory to set up final against fellow triple champions New Zealand. Replacement fly half Handre Pollard kicked a last-gasp penalty as South Africa somehow found a way to get past a dominant England and claim a 16-15 victory that sent them into a Rugby World Cup final against fellowtriple champions New Zealand. The defending champions looked on the verge of defeat on Saturday as England’s kicking game kept them pegged back in their own half on a rainy Paris night and earned a 15-6 lead in the semifinal, but they hit back with a try by RG Snyman before replacement Pollard landed a penalty from almost on the halfway line to snatch victory. It was a second successive single-point victory for the Springboks after theybeat France 29-28which means the two superpowers of the sport will meet in the final for the second time, after South Africa triumphed on home soil in 1995 in their first appearance at the tournament. “It was really ugly but that is what champions are made of,” said Springboks captain Siya Kolisi. “Credit to England. They were written off before the World Cup but pulled themselves together and showed who they are. They are not a team you take lightly but to my team, we found a way to fight back into the game.” For most of Saturday’s match, it looked as if it would be the 2019 runners-up returning to the final. Coach Steve Borthwick had promised he had a plan to unsettle the world champions but there was nothing radical about their approach as they kicked relentlessly in the rain and outplayed the Springboks in the air. That early control earned Owen Farrell two penalty opportunities, both of which he slotted for a 6-0 lead. Manie Libbok landed one for the Springboks but looked off the pace and was replaced by Pollard after 31 minutes, who soon scored a penalty. England, however, maintained their disciplined approach, gaining ground from their deep kicking, and another Farrell penalty gave them a deserved 12-6 half-time lead. England, widely written off and 5-1 outsiders despite winning five successive games from the easier side of the draw, stretched their lead to 15-6 with a brilliant 47-metre Farrell drop goal and an upset looked likely. With half an hour to go, all the South African replacements were on as their coaches desperately sought to find a foothold, though England were to pay a heavy price for their failure to turn their dominance into any more points. Since beating South Africa in the pool stage in 2003, England have now lost five successive World Cup games against them and not managed a single try, but even another penalty might have made the difference on Saturday. The Springboks had barely been out of their half before a superb touch-finder by Pollard enabled Snyman to charge over for the only try of the match. Pollard converted to close to within two points 10 minutes from time but it was still England making most of the running until they conceded a scrum penalty with three minutes to go. Pollard, called up to the squad midway through the tournament to replace injured hooker Malcolm Marx, duly slotted it with minimum fuss. It was the first time South Africa had led and they defended England’s final assaults strongly until a knock-on ended the challenge. Pollard was delighted with his winning kick. “It was a big moment but it is what you want as a player on this stage, to have moments like that as a fly half is what you live for,” he said. Borthwick praised his team and said they would build for the future. “We came here believing we would win and the players deserve enormous credit for that,” he said. “We have a very smart group of players that are learning very quickly because we have had to do it very quickly. The opposition have had four years and we have had four months. That is why the players deserve enormous credit.” Follow Al Jazeera English:

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

All Blacks beat Ireland to set up Pumas semi-final

New Zealand end Ireland's World Cup dream and set up a semi-final against Argentina with a 28-24 win at Stade de France.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67105292

2023-10-14 21:03:10.000000

<table><tr><th>Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Ireland v New Zealand</th></tr> <tr><td>Ireland: (17) 24</td></tr><tr><td>Tries: Aki, Gibson-Park, penalty try Cons: Sexton 2 Pen: Sexton</td></tr><tr><… [+2431 chars]

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Variety

Patrick Frater

New Film Distributor Galaxy Pictures to Launch in Australia, New Zealand (EXCLUSIVE)

Australia’s Rialto and the U.K’s Vertigo Releasing have joined forces to launch Galaxy Pictures, a new film distribution company in Australia and New Zealand. The company will focus on “broad-appeal, star-driven commercial pictures that cater to consumers att…

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/film-distributor-galaxy-pictures-australia-new-zealand-1235770156/

2023-10-27 11:00:00.000000

Australia’s Rialto and the U.K’s Vertigo Releasing have joined forces to launch Galaxy Pictures, a new film distribution company in Australia and New Zealand. The company will focus on “broad-appeal,… [+1999 chars]

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Jalopnik

Erin Marquis

Sovereign Citizen Demands $100 A Minute For Dealing With Cop, Tells Him To 'Bugger Off'

America’s main export is its culture, and unfortunately for the rest of the world, that means sovereign citizens can be found everywhere. Case in point, an SC in New Zealand who recently told the cop who was pulling him over to “bugger off.”Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/sovereign-citizen-demands-100-a-minute-for-dealing-wit-1850950344

2023-10-24 16:32:29.000000

Americas main export is its culture, and unfortunately for the rest of the world, that means sovereign citizens can be found everywhere. Case in point, an SC in New Zealand who recently told the cop … [+2125 chars]

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89918

bbc-news

BBC News

nan

James McClean: Wrexham man to retire from Republic of Ireland duty

James McClean announces that the friendly against New Zealand on 21 November will be his final Republic of Ireland game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67016481

2023-10-05 09:57:41.000000

James McClean earned his 100th Republic of Ireland cap against Gibraltar in June James McClean has said that the Republic of Ireland's friendly against New Zealand on 21 November will be his final i… [+1837 chars]

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Papali'i says 'Easy Company' can beat 'Bomb Squad'

Flanker Dalton Papali'i says New Zealand must "give it hell" to overcome South Africa and their 'Bomb Squad' of replacements in the World Cup final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67209148

2023-10-24 16:35:43.000000

Dalton Papali'i (right) says he is among a group of New Zealand players who have been watching television series Band of Brothers <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v South Afric… [+3166 chars]

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Springboks got out of jail to reach final

Springbok legend Joel Stransky says a never-say-die mentality helped South Africa beat England at the Rugby World Cup - but New Zealand are favourites in the final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/67220863

2023-10-26 11:19:57.000000

Joel Stransky was part of South Africa's iconic team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup on home soil, kicking all of his team's points as the Springboks beat New Zealand 15-12 in the final. The former… [+6394 chars]

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BBC News

nan

Retallick replaces Whitelock for All Blacks in final

New Zealand make one change to the side for their World Cup final with South Africa as lock Brodie Retallick replaces Sam Whitelock.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67233319

2023-10-26 16:39:56.000000

<table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v South Africa</th></tr> <tr><td>Venue: Stade de France, Paris Date: Saturday, 28 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST</td></tr><tr><td>Coverage: Commen… [+822 chars]

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BBC News

nan

World Cup: England bat first after NZ win toss - clips, radio & text

Follow live text, in-play video clips and radio commentary as England play New Zealand in the opening game of the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/66854204

2023-10-04 19:32:00.000000

New Zealand captain Tom Latham: "We're going to have a bowl, it looks a reasonably good surface but hopefully later on when he get a chance with the bat, it gets better. "Preparation has been great,… [+510 chars]

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BBC News

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Irish top pool in style to set up biggest challenge yet

Andy Farrell enters the biggest week of his reign as Ireland prepare for a World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67032045

2023-10-08 05:25:40.000000

Andy Farrell and Johnny Sexton will lead Ireland's efforts to avenge their 2019 World Cup quarter-final exit to New Zealand This time, there was to be no heart-stopping climax at the Stade de France… [+5114 chars]

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BBC News

nan

Foster praises 'brilliant' All Black defence

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster praises his side's defence for holding out Ireland in the final stages of their thrilling World Cup quarter-final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67112736

2023-10-14 22:29:56.000000

New Zealand narrowly beat Ireland 28-24 with an impressive defensive performance New Zealand head coach Ian Foster praised his side's "brilliant" defence for holding out Ireland in the final stages … [+2340 chars]

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BBC News

nan

High stakes for familiar foes in unmissable quarter-final

Ireland chase history as New Zealand look to avoid more misery at the hands of Andy Farrell's side in Saturday's unmissable World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67091950

2023-10-14 05:09:14.000000

Caelan Doris (right) says a desire to extend Johnny Sexton (left)'s career by at least another week has been part of Ireland's motivation <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Ireland v… [+7929 chars]

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BBC News

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Ryan to see specialist but Ireland upbeat on injuries

Ireland second row James Ryan is seeing a specialist but has not been ruled out of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67048736

2023-10-09 09:40:21.000000

Ryan received treatment on his hand injury after coming off the bench in Ireland's win over Scotland on Saturday Ireland second row James Ryan will see a specialist about his hand injury but has not… [+1330 chars]

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BBC News

nan

Jones to link up with Super Rugby's Moana Pasifika

Former Wales captain and assistant coach Stephen Jones is heading to New Zealand to link up with Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66961142

2023-10-05 11:27:54.000000

Fly-half Stephen Jones played 104 internationals for Wales and six Tests for the British and Irish Lions Former Wales captain and assistant coach Stephen Jones is set to head to New Zealand to link … [+1473 chars]

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BBC News

nan

Ireland braced for 'toughest ever game' - Sexton

Johnny Sexton says Ireland will face a different All Blacks to the side they stunned in New Zealand last year in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67080575

2023-10-11 14:00:15.000000

Johnny Sexton captained Ireland to an historic series win over the All Blacks in New Zealand last year <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Ireland v New Zealand</th></tr> <tr><td>Ven… [+4086 chars]

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BBC News

nan

World Cup semi-final: Argentina v New Zealand build-up - radio & text

Listen to Radio 5 Live commentary and follow text updates as Argentina face New Zealand in their semi-final in Paris.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/65868354

2023-10-19 14:14:34.000000

Winger Mark Telea is back in the New Zealand side after being dropped for the quarter-final victory over Ireland because of a breach of team protocol. In the only other change, Sam Whitelock replace… [+644 chars]

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business-insider

Business Insider

Dan DeFrancesco

Goldman exec exits revealed

Insider analysis of partner exits under CEO David Solomon provides a fascinating look at the turnover at one of Wall Street's most prestigious banks.

https://www.businessinsider.com/news-today-october-27-goldman-sachs-partners-leaving-david-solomon-2023-9

https://i.insider.com/653ac22e96f7540cd0670975?width=1200&format=jpeg

2023-10-27 14:10:49.000000

David Solomon at Goldman Sachs' 2023 investor day.BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS <ul> <li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li> <li>You can sign up for Insider's daily newsle… [+7345 chars]

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Happy Friday!If you're a big fan of Céline Dion, I have theperfecttown for you. Some residents of Porirua, New Zealand, have spent the better part of a yearblasting the singer's songswhile driving around town at night to win the title of "siren king." In today's big story, we're taking a deeper look at thenumber of partner departures at Goldman Sachsunder CEO David Solomon. What's on deck: But first, how many people have left? At least 210 Goldman Sachs partners have left on David Solomon's watch. Insider came to that number after an exhaustive search of regulatory filings, media reports, and conversations with sources by Dakin Campbell, Emmalyse Brownstein, Walt Hickey, and Kaja Whitehouse. When broken down by year, that amounts to anaverage annual departure rate of 43.4, per our calculations, slightly above Goldman's projections of 30 to 40 annual partner exits. It's also higher than Insider's analysis of yearly partner exits during the 14 years before Solomon took over as CEO, which came to 40.4. Tracking the departure rate of Goldman's top executives was done to understand the reality — or myth — behind the much-discussed concept of a partner exodus under Solomon. Youcan view all 210 names here, along with an analysis of the years they left and what division they were in. Goldman, for what it's worth, wasn't a fan of our work, suggesting there are a "number of discrepancies" in our "back-of-the-napkin math," per bank spokesperson Tony Fratto. As is always the case with data, there are a few ways to interpret partner departures under Solomon. While partner departures under Solomon have increased, according to our analysis, it hasn't been a massive bump. The average annual departure rate is up less than 7% during his tenure, per our calculations. And when you factor in how bloated the partnership got under former CEO Lloyd Blankfein — hitting 472 at one point — it's fair to say some trimming was due. The highest number of departures also came during Solomon's first year in charge, which seems normal. New leadership typically leads to more churn as the new boss gets their house in order. It's also important to remember Solomon isn't beholden to partners. As valuable as these executives are, it's not pre-1999 anymore when partners funded the business. Goldman's shareholders — not its partners — are the people Solomon has to answer to at the end of the day. With that being said, the partner exits aren't all easily explained. The departure of newly minted execs — at least two who were named partner in 2022 are already gone — seems particularly troubling. Goldman also likes to pitch departing partners as an extension of the firm. Former Goldman partners become future Goldman clients, the bank likes to say. And while that sounds great on paper — and is often the case — it doesn't always work like that. Consider Omer Ismail, whodeparted Goldmanafter being tapped to head its entire consumer business to lead a Walmart-backed fintech and tooksome top executives with him. The Insider Today team:Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.Diamond Naga Siu, senior reporter, in San Diego.Hallam Bullock, editor, in London.Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York.

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time

Time

Peter Martin and Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg

U.S. Weaves Web of Intelligence Partnerships Across Asia to Counter China

Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the region has made some countries more willing to cooperate with the U.S.

https://time.com/6320722/us-asia-intelligence-partnerships-china/

2023-10-05 04:15:00.000000

The U.S. is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijings sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks. The Biden administration has… [+4798 chars]

New Zealand

The U.S. is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks. The Biden administration has developed a set of separate but overlapping partnerships in Asia, including an intelligence-sharing arrangement with the “Quad” grouping of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia, according to U.S. officials who asked not to be identified discussing matters that aren’t public. The web of relationships also includes trilateral partnerships among the U.S., Japan and South Korea, and one encompassing the U.S., Japan and the Philippines, the officials said. Read More:The U.S. Is Beefing Up Alliances Across Asia—But Don’t Expect an ‘Asian NATO’ Anytime Soon The push also involves strengthened bilateral sharing of information with Japan, India and Vietnam, according to the officials, who added that a major focus of these relationships is boosting resilience to Chinese offensive operations online. These new and strengthened partnerships, known formally as intelligence liaison relationships, are in part aimed at reducing the growing power of China’s spy apparatus, which a recent U.K. parliamentary reportdescribedas the world’s largest. The administration effort is part of a broader drive to deepen links across the region amid growing alarm at the threat from Beijing. “Intelligence liaison can serve as an important force multiplier,” said Daniel Byman, a specialist on the topic at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “It can expand overall collection as different countries will have access to different secrets in different parts of the world.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the relationships. A White House spokesperson said U.S. cooperation in the region includes sharing information but declined to comment on specific relationships. Japan has been deepening security cooperation with like-minded countries in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, including on intelligence and information, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs Noriyuki Shikata said by email. India’s Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment. The South Korean, Australian, Philippine, and Vietnamese governments did not respond to requests for comment. Read More:China's Ambitions, Russia's Nukes and TikTok: Spy Chiefs Talk Biggest U.S. Security Threats China’s increasing assertiveness in the region, combined with leadership changes in some capitals, has made countries such as South Korea and the Philippines more willing to cooperate of late, the U.S. officials said. Some partners in the region also hope the ties will provide some security in the event Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election next year. The closer links are already delivering results, the officials noted. Late last year, India was able to repel a Chinese military incursion in the Himalayas thanks to strengthened intelligence-sharing with the U.S. military,according to U.S. News & World Report. In May 2022, the Quad countriesannounceda pact that provides data from commercial satellites to countries across the Pacific, allowing them to track theactivitiesof China’s maritime militia, as well as smuggling and illegal fishing. Deepened ties with Japan in this area come after what Washington sees as a quiet push by Tokyo to resolve longstanding U.S. concerns about its ability to keep a secret, U.S. officials said. In May, the U.S. Space Forceannouncedthe delivery of sensitive satellite-tracking equipment to Japan. In a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, Japan’s defense minister Minoru Kihara vowed to carry out a drastic upgrade of information protection and cyber security capabilities with American help, according to a readout from the Japanese Defense Ministry. Still, obstacles remain — not least because of questions about the U.S.’s own ability to keep a secret. In April, the Justice Departmentchargeda 21-year-old National Guard airman, Jack Teixeira, with illegally disseminating classified information, including sensitive battlefield data about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and revelations that the U.S. eavesdropped on allies such as South Korea. The partnerships will complement the “Five Eyes” arrangement that has long been the cornerstone of U.S. intelligence partnerships. That informal network consisting of the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand hasshifted its focusto China in recent years, but its exclusive English-speaking membership limits its reach and relevance in Asia. Five Eyes countries have been sharing secret information for decades through intimate networks of officials that permeate their intelligence, defense and foreign ministries. Asia’s emerging spy pacts are much newer and will likely take time to rival the Five Eyes. “The Five Eyes’ dominance is pretty established, but when you start to work on different problems you get different priorities,” Byman said. “As we shift to China, then countries like Japan and South Korea become more important, alongside Five Eyes partners in the region like Australia and New Zealand.” —With assistance from Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Isabel Reynolds.

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Phys.Org

Bob Yirka

Calculating ongoing financial costs of climate change

A pair of financial analysts, one with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the other from Victoria University of Wellington, also in New Zealand, has conducted a global analysis of financial losses due to climate change. In their study reported in the journal Na…

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ongoing-financial-climate.html

2023-10-10 14:00:02.000000

A pair of financial analysts, one with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the other from Victoria University of Wellington, also in New Zealand, has conducted a global analysis of financial losses due … [+2639 chars]

New Zealand

A pair of financial analysts, one with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the other from Victoria University of Wellington, also in New Zealand, has conducted a global analysis of financial losses due to climate change. In their study reported in the journalNature Communications, Rebecca Newman and Ilan Noy calculated estimates of damage related to climate change by comparing damage wrought by extreme weather events against economic losses over the past 20 years.Economic forecasters are able to make predictions about the costs of climate change by comparing storms and other extreme weather events, such as droughts andheat waves, in the distant past against those that occur today, and then adding up the differences in financial losses.Newman and Noy calculated annual average losses of $140 billion from extreme weather events due to climate change over the period 2000 to 2019, though they note that estimates from year to year varied dramatically depending on the number and type ofextreme weather eventsthat occurred.They also suggest that their estimates are likely low due to a lack of data for manyextreme eventsin low-income countries and note that their estimates do not include incidental costs, such as loss of crop land or a rise in sea levels.The researchers also estimated that the number of people adversely impacted by climate change over the same time period to be approximately 1.2 billion. One notable factor that appears in their estimates is the valuation of human lives lost—$7 million per person. Their figure comes from models that have been created by economists in the U.S. and U.K. to assess average economic loss to an economy when a person dies from non-natural causes. They note that approximately two-thirds offinancial lossesthat occur due to climate change are due to loss of human life.The researchers suggest that their methods for calculating past losses due toclimate changecould be used to make estimates about future losses, which could be used to calculate how much money needs to be collected by agencies building disaster recovery funds to rebuild countries that are not able to pay for their own recovery efforts.

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Stuckincustoms.com

Stu Davidson

Heli Camp

Daily Photo – Heli Hike Here’s a new one from Wanaka, which is about an hour north of me here in New Zealand. I took this from a helicopter as I was flying over there to camp with some friends. I know, fancy right? I don’t often go camping, but when I do, I o…

https://stuckincustoms.com/2023/10/20/heli-camp/

2023-10-20 20:01:00.000000

Here’s a new one from Wanaka, which is about an hour north of me here in New Zealand. I took this from a helicopter as I was flying over there to camp with some friends. I know, fancy right? I don’t … [+315 chars]

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

England's Barnes to referee World Cup final

England's Wayne Barnes is chosen as referee for the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa in Paris on Saturday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67197426

2023-10-23 16:16:48.000000

England's Wayne Barnes (left) and Matthew Carley (right) will be two of the officials in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v South Africa</th></… [+1385 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Shami strikes with his first ball of the World Cup

India's Mohammed Shami removes New Zealand opener Will Young with his first ball of this World Cup as the only two unbeaten teams meet in Dharamsala.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67186997

2023-10-22 09:32:10.000000

It's good that Kirby is back, says Wiegman. Video, 00:01:11It's good that Kirby is back, says Wiegman

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

South Africa the greatest team in World Cup history

South Africa's World Cup winners are a better team than the triumphant New Zealand teams of 2011 and 2015, says Matt Dawson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67255266

2023-10-29 14:04:19.000000

South Africa are probably the greatest team in the history of the World Cup. I don't think anyone has got anywhere close to that previously, and given the format going forward, I'm not sure it will … [+5837 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Warner and Head smash Henry for three sixes

David Warner and Travis Head smash Matt Henry for three sixes in an over as Australia make an electrifying start against New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67248183

2023-10-28 05:39:31.000000

David Warner and Travis Head smash Matt Henry for three sixes in an over as Australia make an electrifying start against New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup. FOLLOW LIVE: Australia v New Zealand A… [+25 chars]

New Zealand

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89941

bbc-news

BBC News

nan

All Blacks cruise past Argentina to reach final

Will Jordan scores an impressive hat-trick as seven-try New Zealand crush Argentina at Stade de France to reach a record fifth Rugby World Cup final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67177704

2023-10-20 21:03:04.000000

<table><tr><th>Rugby World Cup semi-final: Argentina v New Zealand</th></tr> <tr><td>Argentina: (6) 6</td></tr><tr><td>Pen: Boffelli 2</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand: (20) 44</td></tr><tr><td>Tries: J… [+2224 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Red card something I will live with forever - Cane

New Zealand captain Sam Cane says his red card in the Rugby World Cup final defeat by South Africa is something he will have to "live with forever".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67251271

2023-10-28 23:34:27.000000

Sam Cane was only the fourth All Black to captain his nation in a World Cup final New Zealand captain Sam Cane says his red card in the Rugby World Cup final defeat by South Africa is something he w… [+2699 chars]

New Zealand

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89943

bbc-news

BBC News

nan

All Blacks game 'what dreams are made of' for Ireland

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says meeting New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup is "what dreams are made of".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67042847

2023-10-07 22:11:12.000000

Hugo Keenan scored two tries as Ireland cruised past Scotland to win Pool B Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says meeting New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup is "what dreams are … [+3355 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

NZ beat Bangladesh to maintain perfect start

Watch highlights as New Zealand continue their perfect start to their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign with an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Chennai.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67099304

2023-10-13 17:07:14.000000

Watch highlights as New Zealand continue their perfect start to their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign with an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Chennai. REPORT: Kane Williamson stars on re… [+70 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Ireland and Wales exit World Cup after quarter-final defeats

Watch the key moments as Argentina beat Wales and New Zealand overcome Ireland in dramatic quarter-finals to knock them out of the Rugby World Cup

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/67114333

2023-10-14 22:56:14.000000

Watch the key moments as Argentina beat Wales and New Zealand overcome Ireland in dramatic quarter-finals to knock them out of the Rugby World Cup. MATCH REPORT: Pumas seal World Cup semi-final spot… [+163 chars]

New Zealand

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BBC News

nan

Bangladesh remove Ravindra early

New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra is dismissed on nine by Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Chennai.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67099298

2023-10-13 13:21:59.000000

New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra is dismissed on nine by Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Chennai. FOLLOW LIVE: Bangladesh v New Zealand Available to… [+14 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Kelleher treating All Blacks game like any other

Hooker Ronan Kelleher says he will treat Ireland's "do or die" Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand like any other game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67061145

2023-10-09 20:54:24.000000

Ronan Kelleher replaced Dan Sheehan after 48 minutes of Ireland's win over Scotland <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Ireland v New Zealand</th></tr> <tr><td>Venue: Stade de France… [+3105 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

'That's life' - Sexton's dream ends in heartbreak

Captain Johnny Sexton says Ireland "fell short" as his rugby career came to an end in a heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67114164

2023-10-14 21:50:30.000000

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Johnny Sexton is "probably the best ever player to play for Ireland" Captain Johnny Sexton says Ireland "fell short" as his rugby career came to an end in a hear… [+1945 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Ireland's Ryan and Hansen sit out training before NZ match

Doubts over James Ryan and Mack Hansen's fitness grow after the Ireland pair miss Tuesday's training session before Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67053441

2023-10-10 13:09:15.000000

Andy Farrell's team announcement for the All Blacks quarter-final was brought forward to Wednesday from Thursday <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Ireland v New Zealand</th></tr> <… [+1180 chars]

New Zealand

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BBC News

nan

Rugby World Cup: All Blacks look to secure quarter-final spot

New Zealand need a bonus-point win over Uruguay to confirm a Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot - follow text and radio commentary.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/65868010

2023-10-04 19:26:09.000000

New Zealand: McKenzie; Jordan, Lienert-Brown, J Barrett, Fainga'anuku; Mo'unga, Roigard; Tu'ungafasi, Taylor, Lomax, Whitelock, Vaa'i, Frizell, Cane (capt), Jacobson. Replacements: Taukei'aho, Willi… [+304 chars]

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Irish plan for Schmidt reunion in quarter-final

Ireland are excited to face World Cup "standard bearers" New Zealand and come up against a familiar face in their former head coach Joe Schmidt, says Simon Easterby.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67044488

2023-10-09 07:10:37.000000

Simon Easterby (right) worked with Joe Schmidt (left) for five years before Schmidt left Ireland in 2019 Ireland are excited to face World Cup "standard bearers" New Zealand and come up against a fa… [+4117 chars]

New Zealand

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BBC News

nan

Wales deserve place in WXV top tier - Evans

Georgia Evans says Wales deserve their place in the top tier of WXV as the competition kicks off in New Zealand this weekend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67130617

2023-10-18 06:11:31.000000

Georgia Evans plays her club rugby for Saracens <table><tr><th>WXV1: Canada v Wales</th></tr> <tr><td>Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington Date: Saturday 21 October Kick-off: 04:00 BST</td></tr><tr><td>C… [+1983 chars]

New Zealand

nan

89953

nan

Marginalrevolution.com

Tyler Cowen

Might a few Kiwi reforms resume or be restored?

New Zealand’s next prime minister will be Christopher Luxon, a former chief executive of Air New Zealand, whose center-right National Party will lead a coalition with Act, a smaller libertarian party. Here is the full NYT story.  Jacinda Ardern is revered in …

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/10/might-a-few-kiwi-reforms-resume-or-be-restored.html

2023-10-14 21:36:28.000000

New Zealand’s next prime minister will be Christopher Luxon, a former chief executive of Air New Zealand, whose center-right National Party will lead a coalition with Act, a smaller libertarian party… [+210 chars]

New Zealand

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89954

al-jazeera-english

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera

South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Quinton de Kock and Rassie Van der Dussen's centuries help South Africa record 190-run win over New Zealand in Pune.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/11/1/south-africa-beat-new-zealand-icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-semifinal-race

2023-11-01 15:44:55.000000

South Africa continued their march towards the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with a 190-run win over fellow contenders New Zealand at Punes MCA Stadium. Helped by centuries from Quint… [+364 chars]

New Zealand

Quinton de Kock’s and Rassie van der Dussen’s centuries help South Africa thrash New Zealand in Pune. South Africa have continued their march towards the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with a190-run winover fellow contenders New Zealand at Pune’s MCA Stadium. Helped by centuries from Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen, the Proteas posted 357-4 after being asked to bat first by New Zealand stand-in captain Tom Latham on Wednesday. Keshav Maharaj took four wickets, Marco Jansen took three and Gerald Coetzee took two as South Africa recorded their sixth win of the tournament to dislodge India from the top of the points table on their net run rate. 🇿🇦 PROTEAS DROWN BLACK CAPS An batting masterclass from RVD(133) & QDK (114) to earn South Africa a victory in Pune. This was accompanied by brilliant bowling from Keshav Maharaj & Marco Jansen 👏 🇿🇦 move to the top of the#CWC23standings 🔝#NZvSA#BePartOfItpic.twitter.com/2cK2Dd9JSf — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)November 1, 2023 In a highly anticipated contest days after the two nations clashed in the Rugby World Cup final, de Kock struck 114 and van der Dussen exploded late to score 133. “Clinical display I would say,” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said. “With the bat, we handled the challenge up front and with the ball nipping around. The big partnership really set it up for the boys. “With the ball, we sustained the pressure throughout their innings. … Quite clinical with the execution of our skills.” The Proteas built on the de Kock and van der Dussen 200-run stand with 119 in the last 10 overs as David Miller put the New Zealand bowlers to the sword with a 30-ball 53. “We were speaking about 300 to 320 at one stage in the middle, but we’ve seen so often in the last 12 to 18 months what the guys coming in can do,” player of the match van der Dussen said. “We knew if we could set a platform again for them, I mean the sky’s the limit. We [almost] got to 360, so we were pretty chuffed about that.” Kiwi Tim Southee dismissed van der Dussen on a day of little joy for New Zealand, who had lost the bowling services of seamer Matt Henry due to a right hamstring problem midway through South Africa’s innings. Neesham was struck on the hand while stopping a ball off his own bowling and was able to bat only at number nine although he did not suffer broken bones. “Not our best performance,” Latham said. “We were put under pressure with that massive partnership Rassie and Quinton had up top. “At the halfway mark it was a big score but a decent surface. From a batting point of view, you need partnerships. To be three, four, five down early and with our backs against the wall, we weren’t able to build those partnerships.” Follow Al Jazeera English:

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Pollard kicks South Africa to World Cup victory

Watch highlights as South Africa clinch a record fourth Rugby World Cup title, beating 14-man New Zealand to retain their crown in Paris.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/67253025

2023-10-28 23:26:20.000000

Watch highlights as South Africa clinch a record fourth Rugby World Cup title, beating 14-man New Zealand to retain their crown in Paris. MATCH REPORT: New Zealand 11-12 South Africa Available to U… [+50 chars]

New Zealand

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nan

Marginalrevolution.com

Tyler Cowen

That was then, this is now, Maori fashion edition

The outfit is distinctly Victorian. A high, vintage lace collar with ruffles cascades over the lapel of a black tailcoat. But it is not meant to be a throwback. For Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, the co-leader of Te Pati Maori, a New Zealand political party, it is a …

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/10/that-was-then-this-is-now-maori-fashion-edition.html

2023-10-16 18:03:52.000000

The outfit is distinctly Victorian. A high, vintage lace collar with ruffles cascades over the lapel of a black tailcoat. But it is not meant to be a throwback. For Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, the co-lea… [+322 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

WXV1 - Canada v Wales - radio, text & score

Live BBC Radio Wales Extra commentary and text coverage as Wales kick off their WXV1 campaign against Canada in New Zealand.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/67127695

2023-10-20 12:23:39.000000

Wales have developed a largely settled side since finishing third in this year's Women's Six Nations with three wins. The same XV which beat USA for the first time in Colwyn Bay last month are entru… [+1030 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Watch all the sixes from Warner & Head's 175-run stand

Watch all the sixes from an incredible 175-run opening wicket stand between Australia's David Warner and Travis Head against New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/67248187

2023-10-28 06:53:28.000000

Watch all the sixes from an incredible 175-run opening wicket stand between Australia's David Warner and Travis Head against New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup. FOLLOW LIVE: Australia v New Zealan… [+29 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Springboks' big bet spices powerhouse World Cup final

South Africa are deploying a high-risk strategy in the highest-stakes game as New Zealand await in the Rugby World Cup final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67241976

2023-10-28 06:57:04.000000

Ox Nche's role in turning the tide in South Africa's semi-final win over England has increased his cult hero status among Springbok fans <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v Sout… [+5062 chars]

New Zealand

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bbc-news

BBC News

nan

Three brothers, one World Cup final - the remarkable Barretts

New Zealand's Beauden Barrett won the World Cup in 2015 but says lifting the Webb Ellis Cup with brothers Scott and Jordie is a "driver" for him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67233312

2023-10-27 13:52:39.000000

Eldest Beauden (left), middle brother Scott (centre) and youngest Jordie (right) sing the New Zealand national anthem before a Test <table><tr><th>2023 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v South Afr… [+3194 chars]

New Zealand

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89963

nan

GSMArena.com

Michail

X (formerly Twitter) launches $1 Not-A-Bot subscription for new users

X (formerly Twitter) announced its latest subscription method which aims to tackle the ongoing bot/spammer problem on the platform. With the Not-A-Bot subscription service, all new users on X will have to pay the equivalent of $1 annually to verify their acco…

https://www.gsmarena.com/x_formerly_twitter_launches_1_notabot_subscription_for_new_users-news-60266.php

2023-10-18 08:02:01.000000

X (formerly Twitter) announced its latest subscription method which aims to tackle the ongoing bot/spam posts problem on the platform. With the Not-A-Bot subscription service, all new users on X will… [+1017 chars]

New Zealand

nan

89965

nan

HuffPost

Kelby Vera

Israel’s Forensic Pathology Center Presents Evidence From Hamas Attacks: Report

Experts and volunteers appeared "visibly disturbed" as they shared accounts of beheaded bodies and photos of charred remains with the press.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-forensic-pathology-center-hamas-attacks_n_65353999e4b011a9cf79eaca

2023-10-22 18:30:37.000000

Reports out of Israels National Center of Forensic Medicine claim to show the brutality of Hamas attack on Israeli civilians. Journalists gathered in Tel Aviv to view remains from Hamas Oct. 7 ambus… [+1985 chars]

New Zealand

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89966

nan

Theregister.com

Simon Sharwood

X tries charging new users $1 to deter bots

Won’t make a profit, might stop spammers, will require registration of phone number X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has started a trial of a $1 fee for new users to cut down on bots that Elon Musk has blamed for many of the platform’s woes.…

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/18/twitter_not_a_bot_fee/

2023-10-18 03:15:06.000000

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has started a trial of a $1 fee for new users to cut down on bots that Elon Musk has blamed for many of the platforms woes. The trial was announced i… [+1867 chars]

New Zealand

nan

89969

bbc-news

BBC News

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews

NZ town tormented by Celine Dion 'music battles'

Porirua residents launch a petition to stop fans blasting Dion ballads from their cars at 2am.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67205192

2023-10-24 15:39:22.000000

She's topped the charts around the world, has a legion of fans and has won countless awards for hits like Think Twice and My Heart Will Go On. But one New Zealand town says it has had enough of Cel… [+3180 chars]

New Zealand

She's topped the charts around the world, has a legion of fans and has won countless awards for hits like Think Twice and My Heart Will Go On. But one New Zealand town says it has had enough of Celine Dion, after car drivers joined a craze of blasting out her ballads at 2am. Residents of Porirua have launched a petition to bring an end to the noise. But participants of the so-called siren battles say they are a way to express themselves. The battles involve groups of people gathering in an area with their cars, blasting music from sirens more typically used for emergency warnings. The idea is to play music from the sirens the loudest - and the clearest. French-Canadian diva Dion has become the artist of choice not only because of her popular emotional ballads, but because much of her music - including Oscar-winning My Heart Will Go On, from 1997 film Titanic - has high treble, NZ website The SpinOff reports. "Celine Dion is popular because it's such a clear song - so we try to use music that has high treble, is clear and not much bass," Paul Lesoa, one of founders of a group that runs siren battles in Auckland, told the site. The cars can have anywhere between seven to 10 sirens, with competitions usually held throughout the night. They take weeks to prepare for, as participants source sirens online and solder speakers and amplifiers to frames that sit on cars. Mr Lesoa told The SpinOff he felt the stigma around the battles was unfair. "We just love music, we love dancing, and doing this is better than night clubbing or drinking in a bar in the city, where there's fights etc," he said. He said he had applied to Auckland Council for a permit but was yet to hear back. "Basically everyone has a hobby and while our hobby can be quite disturbing and we understand how disturbing it can be, we just want our own proper, safe space away from people to do it." Wes Gaarkeuken - the author of a petition hoping to stop the siren battles in Porirua, on the North Island - said taxpayers are "tired of the inaction and dismissive attitude shown by the council and the mayor concerning this issue". The petition has amassed hundreds of signatures and calls on the Porirua City Council to stop people blasting the music all night. One man, Stephen Lewis, wrote next to his signature that "sleep is a basic human right". Another woman, Diana Paris, conceded that while she enjoyed listening to Dion "in the comfort of my lounge and at my volume, I do not enjoy hearing fragments of it stopping and starting at any time between 7pm and 2am". Porirua City Council had previously reached an agreement with those participating in the siren battles, which involved groups going to industrial areas and finishing by 10pm. But the battles have returned to the town. Mayor Anita Baker told Radio New Zealand she was "sick to death" of the battles and wanted participants to return to areas where not everyone would have to listen to them. "We haven't got anywhere in our city where there's not houses that would hear anything." RNZ recently revealed that police had received up to 40 reports of incidents between early February and early October this year. Earlier this year, Dion cancelled all the shows she had scheduled for 2023 and 2024, telling fans she was not strong enough to tour after being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.

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nan

Phys.Org

Alexandra Sims

NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century.

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.html

2023-10-13 15:33:04.000000

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century. A recent Official Information Act request by Radio New Zealand reveale… [+6109 chars]

New Zealand

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century.A recent Official Information Act requestby Radio New Zealandrevealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections between suspects and their wider networks.SearchX works by instantly finding connections between people, locations, criminal charges and other factors likely to increase the risk of harm to officers.Police say SearchX is at the heart of a NZ$200 million front-line safety program, primarily developed after the death of police constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland in 2020, as well as other recent gun violence.But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. A recent Official Information Act requestby Radio New Zealandrevealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections between suspects and their wider networks.SearchX works by instantly finding connections between people, locations, criminal charges and other factors likely to increase the risk of harm to officers.Police say SearchX is at the heart of a NZ$200 million front-line safety program, primarily developed after the death of police constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland in 2020, as well as other recent gun violence.But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. A recent Official Information Act requestby Radio New Zealandrevealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections between suspects and their wider networks.SearchX works by instantly finding connections between people, locations, criminal charges and other factors likely to increase the risk of harm to officers.Police say SearchX is at the heart of a NZ$200 million front-line safety program, primarily developed after the death of police constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland in 2020, as well as other recent gun violence.But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. SearchX works by instantly finding connections between people, locations, criminal charges and other factors likely to increase the risk of harm to officers.Police say SearchX is at the heart of a NZ$200 million front-line safety program, primarily developed after the death of police constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland in 2020, as well as other recent gun violence.But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Police say SearchX is at the heart of a NZ$200 million front-line safety program, primarily developed after the death of police constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland in 2020, as well as other recent gun violence.But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. But the use of SearchX and other AI programs raises questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether New Zealand's currentlegal frameworkwill be enough to protect the rights of everyone.Controversial technologiesAt this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. At this stage, New Zealanders only have a limited view of the AI programs being used by the police. While some the programs arepublic, others are beingkept under wraps.Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Police have acknowledged usingCellebrite, a controversialphone hackertechnology. This program extractspersonal datafrom iPhones and Android mobiles and can access more than 50 social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. The police have also acknowledged usingBriefCam, which aggregates video footage, including facial recognition and vehicle license plates.Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Briefcam allows police to focus on and track a person or vehicle of interest. PoliceclaimBriefcam can reduce the time analyzing CCTV footage from three months to two hours.Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Other AI tools such asClearview AI—which takes photographs from publicly accessible social media sites to identify a person—were tested by police before being abandoned.The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. The use of Clearview wasparticularly controversialas it was trialed without the clearance of the police leadership team or the Privacy Commissioner.Eroding privacy?The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. The promise of AI is that it canpredict and prevent crime. But there are also concerns over the use of these tools by police.Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Cellebrite and Briefcam are highly intrusive programs. They enablelaw enforcementto access and analyze personal data without people realizing, much less providing consent.But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. But under current legislation, the use of both programs by police is legal.The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. The Privacy Act 2020 allowsgovernment agencies—including police—to collect, withhold, use or disclose personal information in a way that would otherwise breach the act, where necessary for the "maintenance of the law".AI's biased decisionsPrivacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Privacy is not the only issue being raised by the use of these programs. There is a tendency to assume decisions made by AI are more accurate than humans—particularly astasks become more difficult.This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. This bias in favor of AI decisions means investigations mayharden towards the AI-identified perpetratorrather than other suspects.Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Some of the mistakes can be tied tobiases in the algorithms. In the past decade,scholars have begun to documentthe negative impacts of AI on people with low incomes and the working class, particularly in the justice system.Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Research has shown ethnic minorities are more likely to bemisidentified by facial recognition software.AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. AI's use in predictive policing is also an issue as AI can be fed data fromover-policed neighborhoods, which fails to record crime occurring in other neighborhoods.Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Thebias is compoundedfurther as AI increasingly directs police patrols and other surveillance onto these already over-policed neighborhoods.This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. This is not just a problem overseas. Analyses of theNew Zealand government's use of AIhave raised a number of concerns, such as the issue of transparency and privacy, as well as how to manage "dirty data"—data with human biases already baked in before it is entered into AI programs.We need updated lawsThere is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. There is no legal framework for the use of AI in New Zealand, much less for the police use of it. This lack of regulation is not unique, though. Europe's long awaited AI lawstill hasn't been implemented.That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. That said, New Zealand Police is a signatory to theAustralia New Zealand Police Artificial Intelligence Principles. These establish guidelines around transparency, proportionality and justifiability, human oversight, explainability, fairness, reliability, accountability, privacy and security.TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. TheAlgorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealandcovers the ethical and responsible use of AI by government agencies.Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Under the principles, police are meant to continuously monitor, test and develop AI systems and ensure data are relevant and contemporary. Under the charter, police must have a point of contact for public inquiries and a channel for challenging or appealing decisions made by AI.But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. But these are both voluntary codes, leaving significant gaps for legal accountability and police antipathy.And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. And it's not looking good so far. Police have failed to implement one of the first—and most basic—steps of the charter: to establish a point of inquiry for people who are concerned by the use of AI.There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. There is no special page on the police website dealing with the use of AI, nor is there anything on the main feedback page specifically mentioning the topic.In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. In the absence of a clear legal framework, with an independent body monitoring the police's actions and enforcing the law, New Zealanders are left relying on police to monitor themselves.AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. AI is barely on the radar ahead of the 2023 election. But as it becomes more pervasive across government agencies, New Zealand must follow Europe's lead and enact AI regulation to ensurepoliceuse of AI doesn't cause more problems than it solves.Provided byThe ConversationThis article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. Read theoriginal article.Citation: NZ police are using AI to catch criminals—but the law urgently needs to catch up too, researcher says (2023, October 13) retrieved 3 November 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-10-nz-police-ai-criminalsbut-law.htmlThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Provided byThe Conversation This article is republished fromThe Conversationunder a Creative Commons license. 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Cricket World Cup 2023 Livestream: How to Watch India vs. Pakistan From Anywhere - CNET

The Men in Blue take on their eternal rivals the Green Shirts, with both sides looking to continue their perfect starts to the tournament.

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Spain star Bonmatí wins '23 Ballon d'Or Féminin

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has won the Ballon d'Or Féminin after a record-breaking year with club and country.

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South Africa wing Cheslin Kolbe says he is prepared to cover scrum-half for Faf de Klerk and "contribute in any way" in the World Cup final with New Zealand.

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New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51

Proceedings are expected to last six weeks and will seek to 'shine a light' on what happened in March 2019.

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Proceedings are expected to last six weeks and will seek to ‘shine a light’ on what happened in March 2019. New Zealand has opened an inquest into the murder of 51 people by a self-proclaimed white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. “I ask simply that we keep each of the51 peoplewhose lives have been lost, and that common goal at the centre of this hearing,” Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte Windley said as she opened proceedings on Tuesday. Windley said the inquiry, which is scheduled to last six weeks, would “seek to shine a light” on what happened and would consider making recommendations to reduce the chances of a similar event happening again. The March 15, 2019 attacks in the southern city were theworst mass shootingin New Zealand’s history, and shocked the country. The gunman, Australian Brenton Tarrant, is now serving awhole-life sentencein prison after being convicted on 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act. Family and friends packed the court for the emotionally charged opening session, which included a traditional Maori welcome, a reading from the Quran and a moving video tribute to each of the victims. The inquiry will examine 10 issues including the response by emergency services and hospital staff, whether the gunman had direct assistance from any other person and the cause of death for each of the deceased. Windley is not expected to release her findings until some time in 2024. Observers were shown a harrowing video depicting the gunman’s movements around Christchurch on the day of theattack, including footage he had filmed using a GoPro camera. Armed with semiautomatic weapons, Tarrant first attacked Friday worshippers at Christchurch’s Al Noor Mosque before driving to the nearby Linwood Islamic Centre, livestreaming the killings. His victims were all Muslim and included children, women and the elderly. Two people died from their injuries in hospital. The inquest will examine the response times of police and emergency services, the medical response at each of the mosques, whether Tarrant was helped in planning the attack, and whether any lives could have been saved. “This pursuit of truth is crucial for healing and closure,” said Maha Galal, spokesperson for the 15 March Whanau Trust representing some of the victims’ relatives. The families of the victims “are united in their pursuit of understanding, seeking clarity on whether their loved ones could have survived”, Galal added. Then-prime minister Jacinda Ardern moved quickly to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of the attacks and put pressure on social media giants to curb online extremism. ARoyal Commission of Inquiryinto the shootings found that intelligence services had been distracted from far-right threats because they were too focused on the “threat of Islamist extremist” activity. But the 800-page report concluded that while mistakes had been made, the attacks could not have been prevented. Following its release, Ardern apologised for the government’s shortcomings, and acknowledged its failings. “Ultimately, this roughly 800-page report can be distilled into one simple premise: Muslim New Zealanders should be safe,” she said. “Anyone who calls New Zealand home, regardless of race, religion, sex or sexual orientation should be safe.” Follow Al Jazeera English:

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South Africa hold off New Zealand to win record fourth Rugby World Cup

Springboks kick their way to 12-11 win after All Blacks captain Sam Cane was first player to be red-carded in a final.

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Defending champions kick their way to 12-11 win after All Blacks captain Sam Cane became first player to be red-carded in a final. South Africa produced a magnificent defensive display to edge 14-man New Zealand 12-11 in a compelling arm-wrestle of a Rugby World Cup final and win the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time. Only a single yellow card had been shown in nine previous World Cup finals, but the crackdown on foul play in the game led to four being handed out over 80 minutes of intense rugby played out in front of a crowd of 80,065 at the Stade de France on Saturday. All Blacks skipper Sam Cane suffered the ignominy of being the first player to be sent off in a title decider when his card for a high tackle was upgraded to a red after a bunker review just before half-time. Despite playing for three-quarters of the match a man short, however, the All Blacks stuck to their ball-running game plan and scored the match’s only try through Beauden Barrett to get within a point of the lead just before the hour mark. The Springboks, led by man of the match Pieter-Steph du Toit, managed to hold firm under huge pressure over the final quarter and Handre Pollard’s four first-half penalties proved sufficient to add another title to those of 1995, 2007 and 2019. South Africa’s triumph kept the trophy in the southern hemisphere for the fifth straight tournament, and Siya Kolisi became only the second captain after All Black Richie McCaw to lift it twice. “There are no ways I can explain it. The All Blacks took us to the end, they took us to a dark place,” Kolisi said. “Credit to my boys too for the fight. I am just grateful we could pull it off. “There is so much going wrong in our country, and we are like the last line of defence and we can show that we can achieve so much together.” All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was the first to be shown a yellow card as early as the third minute for a clearout on Bongi Mbonambi that forced the Springboks hooker off the rain-sodden pitch with a leg injury. Flyhalf Pollard kicked the penalty and added another in the 12th minute as New Zealand waited nervously to hear whether Frizell’s yellow would be upgraded to a red. Frizell did come back on and helped New Zealand win a penalty that Richie Mo’unga slotted over to cut the deficit but Pollard replied with a 46-metre effort to give South Africa a 9-6 lead at the end of the opening quarter. New Zealand were down to 14 men again just before the half-hour mark when Cane clattered head-first into Springboks centre Jesse Kriel, but this time there was no reprieve and the All Blacks skipper sat out the rest of the game. Pollard kicked his fourth penalty after the red card was confirmed and even though Mo’unga replied with another three-pointer before the break, the Springboks went into half-time a man up and with a 12-6 lead. No team had ever recovered from a half-time deficit to win a World Cup final, and the Springboks came out flying in the second half, looking to drive home their advantage. Kolisi was sent to the sin-bin in the 46th minute for a high tackle on Ardie Savea. However, New Zealand scrum-half Aaron Smith thought he had scored the first try of the match eight minutes later after a brilliant break from Mo’unga. That score was called back for a knock-on earlier in the move, but Beauden Barrett was awarded a try four minutes later despite winger Mark Telea looking to have fumbled the ball forward in the tackle before the fullback touched down. It was the first try South Africa had conceded in four World Cup finals, but Mo’unga missed the conversion from wide-out and the Springboks held on to the lead. Kolisi had, by now, returned to the fray after his card was not upgraded, and South Africa brought their famed “bomb squad” off the bench to relieve fatigued forwards. South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe was the fourth player to be yellow-carded seven minutes from time, but New Zealand’s Jordie Barrett struck the subsequent 48-metre penalty attempt wide of the posts. New Zealand had also been hoping to win a fourth World Cup, and coach Ian Foster thought the way the cards for Cane and Kolisi played out had been a decisive factor. “The game has got a few issues it’s got to sort out,” he said. “That’s not sour grapes. There were two similar incidents, one was a red, one was a yellow, and that’s the game.” A distraught Cane said he “would have to live forever” with the red card he received. “We have been at the tournament for two months, and anything around the head has ramifications,” Cane told reporters. “I am not here to say whether it is right or wrong, it can’t be changed. Unfortunately, it is something I will have to live with forever.” Follow Al Jazeera English:

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'Sport can be cruel but I'm unbelievably proud' - Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says he is "unbelievably proud" of his players as they bow out of the World Cup quarter-finals with defeat by New Zealand in Paris.

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NZ Workshop

I’m having my first New Zealand workshop since Covid! Hard to believe some people have been booked in since 2019 waiting for all the pandemic craziness to pass. We’re pretty much sold out, maybe a couple of spaces left, so if you’ve always wanted to come to N…

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Vienna Jewish cemetery torched

The Jewish section of a major cemetery in the Austrian capital was set ablaze and vandalized with swastikas Read Full Article at RT.com

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The Jewish section of a major cemetery in the Austrian capital has been set ablaze and desecrated with swastikas, according to a religious leader in the city. The attack follows a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across Europe. Oskar Deutsch, a leader of Vienna’s Jewish community, reported the vandalism and arson in a social media post on Wednesday, saying areas of the city’s central cemetery were severely damaged. “During the night a fire was set on the Jewish part of the central cemetery,”he wrote.“The anteroom of the ceremonial hall [was] burned out. Swastikas were sprayed on exterior walls. No people were injured. The fire department and police are investigating.” In der Nacht wurde am jüdischen Teil des Zentralfriedhofs (IV. Tor) ein Brand gelegt. Der Vorraum der Zeremonienhalle ist ausgebrannt. An Außenmauern wurden Hakenkreuze gesprayt. Personen kamen nicht zu Schaden. Feuerwehr und Polizei ermitteln.pic.twitter.com/LLvCrrXIge Deutsch shared photos of the aftermath, showing firefighters inspecting a heavily charred and smoke-filled ceremony hall. What appear to be crude swastikas were also seen scrawled in fluorescent paint on a wall outside. A spokesperson for the local fire service, Gerald Schimpf, told the Austria Press Agency that the fire seemed to have broken out sometime on Tuesday night, but had mostly died out on its own by the time firefighters arrived the next morning. The Vienna State Police later confirmed that the episode was being“intensively investigated”by Austria’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution. While the authorities have stated that that the exact circumstances of the fire“are not yet known,”local media reports said police suspected arson, noting that flames appeared to have ignited in more than one location. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer also“strongly”condemned the incident in a statement, declaring that“anti-Semitism has no place in our society and will be fought with all political and legal means.”He went on to voice hopes that perpetrators of the cemetery attack would be“identified quickly.” The incident in Vienna follows a string of similar reports across Europe in recent weeks, amid renewed fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Fears of violent reprisals against Jews have prompted evacuations and closures at a number of religious institutions, with several Jewish schools in Paris reportedly forced to clear out following bomb threats earlier this week. Jewish organizations have also warned of a rise in anti-Semitism in the US, where the Anti-Defamation League has reported a nearly 400% spike in such incidents this month.

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X is no longer free to use, will start charging users just to use its platform

X has announced that they will start charging users $1 a month to post onto the platform, breaking away from the free-for-all approach. The post X is no longer free to use, will start charging users just to use its platform appeared first on Phandroid.

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It looks like if you want to post onto X, youll soon have to start paying $1 a month for that privilege. X has announced that they are starting to test their new “Not a Bot” program in New Zealand an… [+1554 chars]

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