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Government spending up to $60m to save NZ’s last cement plant
Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Golden Bay Cement would receive the funding to continue manufacturing cement and clinker at its Whangarei plant until at least the end of 2040.

The cringe of the World Cup closing ceremony and a halftime show that brought it home
Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber, Chris Martin, The Muppets and ...Tom Cruise. Was he, Tom Cruise, going to… sing? Verily, that would be his greatest ever stunt.

Black Caps win ODI series against West Indies after low-scoring thriller
The Black Caps have won the fourth ODI in Barbados to seal the series 3-1 with a game to play.

Argentina throw punches as fighting breaks out at end of World Cup final
Nahuel Molina throws punch at Spain captain Rodri as Argentines lose disgracefully

Google Cloud adds BigQuery governance tags in preview
The preview could ease multi-region compliance headaches by letting organisations apply column-level security through global tags and regional policies.

Google Cloud issues guide to cut AI coding token use
Developers are being told to trim AI context and automate routine checks as token-heavy workflows raise latency, errors and cloud costs.

All Blacks shine at Eden Park while Fiji, Samoa and tonga suffer on the road
All Blacks complete unbeaten home campaign as Ardie Savea heads to Samoa before South Africa tour, as the Flying Fijians Manu Samoa and 'Ikale Tahi fall short.

‘Queueing up to buy him a drink’: Home club celebrates Ryan Fox’s Open win
Ryan Fox, a member of his home town club since he was 14, may never have to buy a drink at the club again after winning the British Open.

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

'Everyone trips over the acronym': Name change considered for giant free trade pact
A change of name for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is on the agenda for a senior officials meeting in Vietnam.

Tears and excitement as Spain win Football World Cup
There were tears from Argentina fans too - but not quite for the same reason.

Law Association says move on bill ' needs some adjustment'
It's raised concerns around what should be classified as an offence and how it should be dealt with in court.

Watch: The dramatic bunker rescue act that saved Ryan Fox’s Open hopes
The reactions of two on-course analysts for a British broadcaster were enough for Ryan Fox to realise he was in serious trouble.

Trump stays on stage as Spain celebrates World Cup victory
Trump stood alongside the team as they jumped up and down and gold confetti shot out of a cannon.

Massive Southland data centre's water consent concerns engineer
Datagrid in Southland was given resource consents that include the ability to draw more than 600,0000 litres of groundwater every day.

Google named Gartner conversational AI leader again
Enterprises are turning to AI agents that can handle complex service requests, raising the stakes for vendors competing on reliability and governance.

Dentsu Aotearoa launches technology practice with Knox
The new unit aims to help New Zealand clients adopt AI and emerging tools more directly across media, production and customer experience.

DJ says rugby players left her feeling ‘incredibly unsafe’ before Whitianga brawl
Police are making follow-up inquiries after being called to reports of men fighting, behaving aggressively and refusing to leave a Whitianga bar.

Payments NZ chief calls for stronger interoperability
New Zealand's payments system could face disruption unless banks and providers agree common standards, Steve Wiggins said.

Watch: Spain break Argentina hearts with extra time World Cup final win
Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over the defending champions in the World Cup final.