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Remote working warning from CERT NZ File image/SunLive. '); } else { // } CERT NZ is urging Kiwi organisations to tighten up the way they enable remote working for staff to avoid a ransomware attack. Government cyber security agency, CERT NZ says the majority of ransomware attacks occur through poorly configured remote access systems, which businesses use to allow staff to access systems from outside the office. While there are a range of these in use, one of the most commonly used is Remote Desktop Protocol, with more than 2500 identified in New Zealand. RDP has a...

Carrington quick to make her mark Lisa Carrington. Photo: Supplied/New Zealand Olympic Committee. '); } else { // } Lisa Carrington wasted little time in making her presence felt when the canoe sprints began today. Carrington, 32, is already a legend in the canoeing world, having world consecutive gold medals in the women’s K1 200, plus nine straight world titles in the same event. In her spare time she has won an Olympic bronze medal in the K1 500 and 10 other world championship medals outside the K1 200, says a spokesperson for the New Zealand Olympic Committe...

Snowfall warning issued for Desert Road Snow flurries are likely about the summit this afternoon. File photo. '); } else { // } For six hours from 4pm, the MetService is forecasting snow flurries for the state highway. “A few snow flurries are likely about the summit late afternoon and evening, but little if any snow is expected to accumulate on the road. “A cold front moving up the country brings just the right ingredients for snow at some of the alpine passes,” the weather organisation says in a tweet. “Southwesterly winds are also forecast to be quite gu...

New moves to tighten mortgage lending Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo: RNZ. '); } else { // } The government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios and debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. In a statement, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he has updated the Memorandum of Understanding between the Reserve Bank and the government, adding the debt serviceability tools. It would include reducing to 10 per cent - down from 20 per cent - the amount of lending banks can do abo...

Heavy rain and severe gales for parts of NZ File photo. '); } else { // } MetService advises that a front over the Tasman Sea is forecast to move across New Zealand on Monday, preceded by a strong and moist north to northeasterly flow, then followed by unsettled northwesterlies. “The front is expected to bring a period of heavy rain to western and northern parts of New Zealand, including areas of Buller, Nelson and Marlborough recently affected by flooding,” says a MetService spokesperson. “In addition, a period of strong to gale north to northeasterly winds ...