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Technology · October 2026

  1. Patched PHP isn't the end of it: a new flaw, hidden copies and leaked memory

  2. NCSC says patch PHP now; consultant's scan finds most .nz sites that show their PHP version still exposed

  3. .com price rises at 5pm on 1 November: renew the names you'll keep, leave the rest

  4. Labour says Government's AI strategy 'not fit for purpose' as rival plans go on record

  5. Christchurch and Ashburton family lawyers will have to file through new court portal from March 2027

  6. Ransomware is rising fast, but New Zealand's cyber insurance is still easy to buy

  7. SpaceX's US spectrum deal knocks Spark and tests NZ's airwaves policy

  8. Govt.nz wallet still close to empty as digital driver licence slips to late 2027

  9. Govt.nz app's digital IDs are due this month, six months after the minister's end-of-March promise

  10. 1,615 new domain applications are now public. Check them for your brand, and check again after 22 October

  11. Hijacked .gh, .sl and .as registries gave attackers valid Google certificates

  12. Law firm took six months to report email hack it didn't recognise as a privacy breach

  13. Government's 8700 job-cut plan relies on AI, but its papers don't say how many jobs AI can replace

  14. Privacy Commissioner gives Manage My Health and Health NZ until 2027 to fix security

  15. .au wholesale price rises 86 cents today, and a new rebate goes to registrars

  16. 2degrees returns to profit as it seeks approval to merge its mobile network with One NZ's