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Task scams cost jobseekers millions as Trend Micro warns of surge
Task scams have cost jobseekers millions, with Trend Micro warning of a surge in frauds using fake jobs to trick victims into losing thousands of dollars.

AI drives data centre surge to $387 billion by end of 2025
AI and sovereign data laws drive global data centre market to an estimated $387 billion by 2025, reshaping infrastructure and energy use worldwide.

The big All Blacks selection talking points ahead of Pumas rematch
Changes are guaranteed with a couple of big guns back from injury.

Port of Auckland works first project to get consent under fast-track regime
The government is celebrating the first project to get consent under the coalition's fast-track regime.

Watch: Judith Collins and Winston Peters make defence announcement
Live: Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters are making a defence announcement.

Spate of abandoned boats sinking prompts warning in Bay of Plenty
Boat owners should keep up with maintenance or they may face costly salvage bills, a deputy harbourmaster says.

Alleged scammer caught after $6k shopping spree in high-end shops
Police said the woman had attempted to use multiple phones to make a $6000 PayWave purchase before moving on to another store.

Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister 'changes your perception' of politics
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.

Steven Joyce joins Foodstuffs board of directors
The former National MP said he was looking forward to working with some of the country’s most iconic retail brands.

NZ boxers to undergo gender tests ahead of world championships
A New Zealand team of seven is preparing for the world championships but have not undergone the tests yet.

Term two school attendance reaches three-year high
The figure was the highest term two result since attendance reached an all-time low of 40 percent in term two, 2022.

Court of Appeal considers lifting name suppression for double-killer twice ruled insane
The man was recently found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity for a second time after killing someone he believed was possessed.

Fiji Law Society challenges State to clarify intent behind push for constitutional amendments
An Australian barrister representing the Fiji Law Society called out the Fijian State in the Supreme Court this week, questioning why it wants to urgently alter the country's constitution.

You might have missed this story yesterday; the economy is still not in a great spot
While Nicola Willis is promising things will get better, the current state of the economy is pretty dire. The RBNZ’s highlighting weak demand, rising costs, rising inflation, a soft labour market, and difficult, costly global conditions.

Hidden fault structures behind the mystery of ‘slow earthquakes’
A study finds hidden fault structures are influencing the unusual 'slow earthquakes' off the North Island’s east coast.

Auckland to get new cruise ship terminal
Auckland will get a new cruise ship terminal as part of the first fast-track project to gain consent.

Ports of Auckland works first project to get consent under fast-track regime
The government is celebrating the first project to get consent under the coalition's fast-track regime.

Police use of force on detainee in Auckland Custody Unit unjustified, IPCA finds
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found officers used unjustified force on a man who complained he had been "face-planted" onto a concrete cell bed.