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Trump says FIFA removing Infantino would be a ‘terrible mistake’
US president says World Cup will ‘never be as a successful or profitable again’ if federations succeed in forcing a change of leadership

Vietnam’s VinSpace signs deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027

BRICS nations discuss linking payment systems and CBDCs, RBI chief says

With Luxon's leadership under pressure, who could be lined up to take the top job?
There's no obvious single challenger within the caucus but a few names stand out.

Data centre power market set to hit USD $70.94bn by 2034
Rising AI and cloud demand is set to push power spending toward USD $70.94 billion by 2034, as operators race to avoid outages.

NeuShield adds exfiltration protection to Data Sentinel
By blocking stolen-logins abuse at file level, the new feature aims to curb both data theft and ransomware even after an account is compromised.

National coup chat has mortally wounded PM, writes Jenna Lynch
Even without actually knifing him, by letting it get to this point, in a public show of disunity, Luxon’s detractors have mortally wounded an already bruised and limping prime minister.

AWS adds Bedrock web search & DynamoDB vector search
Customers can now build AI apps with live web data and vector search in one AWS stack, reducing database sprawl and latency.

KT Tunstall returns to the Fringe 30 years on with ground-breaking musical
A new play The Singer brings deaf and hearing performers together in a show at this year's Fringe.

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Whakatane
More than 1700 people reported feeling the shallow earthquake on Tuesday evening

Theatre’s iconic tower revealed to the world again after 70 years hidden away
Built as part of the original St James Theatre in 1928, the tower stood tall overlooking Queen St before being covered up by steel cladding in 1953.

Pygmy blue whale washes ashore on West Coast
DOC is working with contractors with diggers to bury the whale's body in the sand near the dunes.

FROG Q2 Deep Dive: Cloud Growth, Security Demand, and AI-Driven Software Supply Chains

BSO launches Crypto Connect Plus for faster trading
Crypto trading firms can now cut cloud setup from weeks to minutes, as the service promises self-service deployment and live latency monitoring.

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Speculation over National Party leadership 'divisive and corrosive' says former MP
Former National MP Maurice Williamson saw a number of leadership challenges and changes in his 30 years in Parliament.

Blue whale washes ashore on West Coast
DOC is working with contractors with diggers to bury the whale's body in the sand near the dunes.

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits near Whakatane
The earthquake struck just before 6.30pm, about 15km west of Whakatane.

Man arrested after school bus window smashed with cricket bat in Auckland
The bus driver suffered minor injuries in the alleged road rage incident in Mount Albert, while a student on board was unhurt.

Pedestrian seriously injured in crash near Hamilton
State Highway 1B/Marshmeadow Road at Newstead has been closed after a crash involving a car and pedestrian.

Schools ban Ooshies after fights, distractions and some going missing
They say students are trading the Woolworths collectible items during classes, and it's causing a lot of disruption.