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Grassroots football club teams up with Super Furry Animals
The Welsh grassroots football club announced a partnership with four famous UK bands.

Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80
In a statement, his family says Cricket spent his last few days surrounded by his family, love, laughter and songs.

Who's feeling job market recovery? And where has downturn hit hardest?
Data this week is expected to show the unemployment rate still hovering around the highest level it's been in a decade.

SpaceX's first-ever earnings report comes as stock hits new all-time low: Q2 preview

Tech stocks today: Investors eye SpaceX's first earnings report

Flywire (FLYW) Q2 Earnings: What To Expect

This valuation signal shows how investors are rethinking tech stocks

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft stocks surge as AI hyperscalers post strong earnings results

More people 'thinking twice' before borrowing for non-essentials - Centrix
Credit agency Centrix says 420,000 Kiwis are behind on payments - down from 432,000 in May - despite rising costs.

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Men are tripping over their alphahood in the year of the Bro Election
Men are unemployed at a higher rate than women for the first time in seven years, yet guys keep voting against their own interests.

I voted National last time. This time I'm listening to Opportunity
The latest poll showing the Opportunity Party hovering around five percent has generated some fascinating reactions.

Snow, icy roads and cancelled ferries: Winter blast hits
Snow could fall to low levels in the east before clear skies bring widespread frosts and temperatures up to 10C below average.

Cost blowout puts fees for foreign PhD students under review
Last year the cost of the scheme jumped by nearly a quarter to $69 million.

Time to ditch Android
Google's demand that Android developers become "certified" goes against the grain and gives them yet more leverage to demand personal data.

Oranga Tamariki office blasted over baby's death also managed Tom Phillips case
RNZ earlier revealed an internal Oranga Tamariki review found a series of failures in the agency's handling of Mustafa Ali before he was killed by his father in June 2024.

At least 10 police staff face criminal charges after anti-corruption investigation
Those facing criminal charges include a police staff member accused of kidnapping and sexual offending.

No need for Luxon to apologise over Rotorua business meeting comments, mayor says
Luxon has apologised for saying some businesses have a "parent-child mentality" and too often look to the government for help.

Ravensdown's return to profit prompts shareholder rebate as fertiliser prices spike on-farm
The farmer-owned co-operative is paying a rebate this year, and warns prices will likely increase further as the Persian Gulf war drags on.

MetService warns motorists of snow on roads
Meanwhile, all ferry sailings in the Cook Strait for Tuesday have been cancelled due to forecast large swells.

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