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One in five data centre assets one hop from hackers
Nearly a fifth of operational systems in data centres sit one network step from reachable attackers, raising outage risks for cloud and AI services.

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue

Russia-aligned hackers used Zimbra flaw in email attack
Ukrainian and US organisations were exposed for months after a Zimbra bug let attackers steal emails and credentials without a click.

Fiji-born All Blacks express gratitude ahead of South Africa tour
Emoni Narawa and Timoci Tavatavanawai, both former pupils of Queen Victoria School in Fiji, have been named in Dave Rennie's 44-member squad for the tour.

How much you'll be paying under Wellington's new water regime
There has been shock and confusion for some Wellington residents, as households received their first separate water bills totalling hundreds of dollars.

Track cyclists roll into Glasgow on medals hunt
Cycling New Zealand has high hopes for the Kiwi contingent as former medallists head for the velodrome.

John Minto loses complaint over 1News antisemitism march coverage
Pro-Palestinian activist John Minto has lost a broadcasting complaint over a news story about an Auckland march against antisemitism held after a fatal terror attack at Australia's Bondi Beach.

Reserve Bank names Byron Pepper as deputy chair
Pepper was appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance for a four-year term from July 20, running until June 30, 2030.

‘We’re trying to put the pieces together’: Family’s anguish after Auckland killings
Relative says family are still putting the pieces together.

Teacher loses registration over sexual relationship with student
The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal cancelled the registration of Matekino Matthews following a charge of serious misconduct brought by the Complaints Assessment Committee.

Is Starship a dead end?
SpaceX is betting the farm on Starship but based on its performance to date, I wouldn't be wasting my money on SpaceX shares right now.

Workiva launches AI agents for reporting & compliance
The new tools aim to cut manual checks for finance and compliance teams while preserving audit trails across regulated disclosures.

Exclusive-Intel providing chip technology to startup led by co-investor of Tan in rare deal

Waikato father films himself sexually abusing 5-year-old daughter, sends images to US paedophile
The man told a pre-sentence report writer that the "deviant" streak in him went too far down a rabbit hole and it was all "a terrible misunderstanding".

Officer charged with stealing police-issued gun
Court documents allege the officer, aged in his 40s, stole a police-issued Glock valued at $1204 in February.

Once homeless after fleeing for her life, weightlifter wins Commonwealth Games medal
Madia Ngake slept rough after fleeing persecution at London 2012. Now, 14 years on, she has claimed weightlifting silver for England.

Two Lotto players win $500k - here’s where the tickets were bought
Wednesday’s Lotto numbers have been drawn. Here’s where the tickets were bought.

Mike Hosking beats complaint over ‘the Chinese will steal it from you’ comment
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint under the discrimination and denigration standard regarding a segment aired on the Mike Hosking Breakfast on April 2, 2026.

BSA declines complaint over interview about its own demise
A broadcasting watchdog has declined to determine a complaint over an interview that aired shortly after the Government announced it was scrapping the regulator.

China’s ambassador not impressed with Winston Peters insulting Chinese-Kiwi MP
With China clearly taking note of the outburst, former prime minister Helen Clark says Winston Peters is failing his duty as foreign minister.

Queer venues locked out as Meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney
One venue promoted itself as “100 per cent gay-owned and operated”. A day later, its accounts were gone.