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Privacy commissioner to monitor security upgrades after Manage My Health hack
Thousands of New Zealanders' health data was illegally accessed last year, in one of the country's biggest cybersecurity incidents.

‘I'm happy to pay a higher tax rate’ says ASB and Air New Zealand chair Dame Therese Walsh
Dame Therese Walsh, chair of ASB and Air New Zealand, tells RNZ the tax system should 'lift everyone up'.

Senegal's sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president

Burning bird nest on power line disrupts power at German theme park

Climate activists sue Swedish state over right to protest

Scrum.org adds self-paced course for agile leaders
The new seven-hour course targets managers, Scrum Masters and team leads seeking flexible training on leadership, burnout and AI use.

Shield launches insights dashboard for compliance teams
Compliance managers could cut alert review times by up to half as financial firms face surging false positives and heavier regulatory scrutiny.

Five bolters pushing for an All Blacks call-up under Dave Rennie
Will All Blacks coach Dave Rennie be prepared to take a punt on uncapped players such as Lucas Casey and Josh Moorby in 2026?

‘It will hurt’: Northland town braces for ‘devastating’ economic shock
Closure of town’s biggest employer will rock the local economy, say locals

High-profile farmer and tourism operator charged with assaulting wife
Dan Steele will appear in court in August charged with assaulting his wife following an alleged incident earlier this year.

Paua pies, crayfish and $1000 a week for your mortgage-free apartment. It’s nice to be an MP
ANALYSIS: The Government has preached fiscal responsibility but won’t look in its own backyard for any cost savings, writes Jenna Lynch.

Tech stocks today: Micron joins $1 trillion club, Qualcomm stock jumps on report of ByteDance chip deal

‘Excited and terrified’: One of private equity’s top investors built an AI that knows every deal he’s ever done

Is Beyoncé dropping a new album this Friday? Fact vs fan theory
Rumours that Beyoncé is releasing “Act III” this week have exploded online but is there any truth behind the viral fan theories?

Nicola Willis rejects Chlöe Swarbrick's claim 'failed climate policies' created $1.4b hole
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the government has "consistently undermined confidence and certainty in its climate policies".

Watchdog slams Health NZ and portal provider over dark web data leak
The Privacy Commissioner found both entities failed to implement reasonable security safeguards to protect 100,000 patients.

Canada’s National Parks Are Free This Summer And These Are The Best Ones To Check Out, Per New Analysis

Bugcrowd launches RL environments for AI security training
The platform aims to help AI developers move beyond benchmark tests, as models struggle to tackle real-world vulnerabilities safely and reliably.

Devart adds AI assistant & PostgreSQL tools to dbForge
Database teams get stronger SQL assistance and PostgreSQL design tools, as dbForge 2026.1 adds AI-driven query help and visual editors.

Black Caps begin UK tour with four-day test
All you need to know ahead of the Black Caps v Ireland test in Belfast.

‘Just a lottery’: Couple’s long battle for Booking.com refund continues
A fake Queenstown listing cost Alastair and Elaine Rutherford almost $3000.

You don’t need a long weekend for a road trip. This wonderland is just an hour from the city
Sometimes you just want to get in the car and get away. But the driving part of a road trip can take up a large chunk of your weekend, unless you leave at the crack of dawn.

Former All Black great faces bankruptcy application
Andrew Mehrtens, considered one of the best first five-eights in rugby history, is facing an application to have him declared bankrupt.

Most public servants say they aren’t able to do their jobs properly, even before cuts
With Finance Minister Nicola Willis about to swing the axe on the public service, those workers say their organisations are already struggling.

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