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David Trewavas, former Taupo mayor, dies suddenly
He served six terms on Taupo District Council from 2001.

Inquiry into Phillips children pushed out by a month
The inquiry will report back by the end of August.

SAP, Google Cloud expand zero-copy data access for BigQuery
Businesses can now query live SAP data in BigQuery without replication, cutting storage overhead and speeding analytics and AI projects.

'Significant lift' in mortgage fraud - FMA
The Financial Markets Authority also set out concerns about the fraudulent withdrawal of KiwiSaver funds for the purchase of a first home.

A teenage Zoe Hobbs would be ‘in awe of where I'm at now’
The Kiwi sprinter once thought a Commonwealth Games appearance would only come in a relay team. Now she is chasing a medal in the 100m.

Two more medals for the Pacific in Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The Pacific Islands contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games have added two more medals to their tally.

ChristchurchNZ CEO Ali Adams leaving for UK university role
She has led the agency since her 2021 appointment.

Long-serving former Taupo mayor dies suddenly
Trewavas served four terms as mayor of Taupo, two terms as a councillor, and one term as deputy mayor.

Ngati Whatua names first tech scholarship recipients
The awards aim to widen Maori access to tech careers by funding study, mentoring and business links for 18- to 25-year-olds.

Databricks appoints Corrie Briscoe to APJ partnerships
The appointment aims to bolster Databricks' regional ecosystem as customers in Asia Pacific and Japan spend more on AI and data projects.

Macquarie launches security centre for universities
Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.

Lincoln home invasion: Police seek masked man with weapon
Police are seeking CCTV from Jacobsens Pl between 10.45pm and 11.59pm.

HP launches keyboard PC for compact business desks
Organisations seeking tidier shared desks may adopt a keyboard-integrated PC that supports four 4K displays and local AI tasks.

US House passes defence bill with CNMI measures
The US House of Representatives has passed its version of the annual defence policy bill containing three amendments aimed at benefiting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Scottish swimmer with terminal cancer wins hearts at Commonwealth Games
There is a very real chance Archie Goodburn won’t live beyond the age of 40. Yet the inspirational 25-year-old has just competed in a major international final.

Real Life: The ‘Laird of Hamilton’ Graeme Cairns makes the case for humour in politics
Former ‘political leader’ Graeme Cairns on decades of satire, mock elections and mischief.

‘We’re going to blow our dogs away’: Tempers flare on camera ahead of racing ban
In the video shared online, anti-greyhound racing activists can be seen getting confrontational with greyhound racing supporters at a race meet in Manukau.

National closes door on Opportunity, Labour leaves it ajar
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he is in no rush to declare who his party will and won’t work with following November’s election, after National leader Christopher Luxon formally ruled out a governing arrangement with Opportunity.

Amex GBT launches Claude AI connector for bookings
Business travellers can now book policy-compliant flights and hotels inside Claude, as Amex GBT pushes AI agents from search to transactions.

Racing: The New Zealand racetracks targeted for closure
Seven active racetracks are being targeted for closure while others fight to survive