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'Accelerating AI automation' - Spark confirms outsourcing deal, number of jobs lost
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Gary Lineker to quit BBC after anti-Semitism row
He will announce that next Sunday’s Match of the Day will be his last.

Scottie Scheffler wins third major; Fox finishes inside top 30
Scheffler finished strongly in North Carolina to claim his third major title.

Phil Gifford: Moana Pasifika's stunning win reshapes Super Rugby landscape
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'Absolute losers': Elton John's fiery critique of UK copyright reforms
He said the changes would 'rob young people of their legacy and income'.

Gary Lineker to quit BBC after anti-Semitism row
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'Basic amount': Israel allows aid into Gaza as ground operations intensify
At least 50 people were killed in weekend air strikes.
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Danyl McLauchlan: Departure of two key figures illuminate what went wrong under Ardern
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Europe now: The reality of life in the shadows of Putin & Trump
Europe and the US are no longer allies. No one believes Nato is a strong organisation.
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'Absolute losers': Elton John's fiery critique of UK copyright reforms
He said the changes would 'rob young people of their legacy and income'.

Nutritionist and cancer survivor: 'What Kiwi parents should know about children's nutrition'
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The Toyota bZ4X gets infinitely cooler with the reveal of the Touring. And it’s coming here!
Toyota NZ says we likely won't get the next bZ4X, instead we get something much cooler.

Skoda reimagines iconic L&K motorcycle
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Watch: ‘Don’t want the black girl' - Māori nurse alleges racism from Middlemore Hospital patients
Nurse says her moko kauae has attracted racism from some older patients at Middlemore.

'My bones are cracking': Boy's trauma as bike crash sparks hunt
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Napier homicide: Gang connection rumours 'damaging' and untrue - police
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