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Inside Xero co-founder’s four-year battle to build $50m golf course
Hamish Edwards can finally build his dream golf course in Ōhau after a four-year delay.

10 rules for a long and happy life (from a joyful 85-year-old)
New York Times: These tips apply at any age, writes Roger Rosenblatt.

'We’re being asphyxiated': US firms already struggling as China trade war heats up
New York Times: 'Converting our entire supply chain in two months is not feasible.'

Inside Meghan’s real kitchen, away from the cameras
New York Times: How Meghan's culinary venture is reshaping her public image.

Sidelined and still processing her defeat, Kamala Harris looks for a way back in
New York Times: Why Kamala Harris is eyeing a governor run instead of the presidency.

He was held captive in his room for decades. Then he set it on fire
NY Times: 'He appeared to be a happy-go-lucky kid, but we knew that something was amiss.'

The Handmaid’s Tale is ready for its revolution
The dystopian TV drama is winding up for its big finish.

Generation Minecraft: How a pointless video game took over the world
Times: It has retro graphics and no way to 'win' – but the Minecraft juggernaut rolls on.

‘Making a mistake’: Signal chat cements JD Vance’s role as sceptic of foreign intervention
Concerns the VP embodies potentially permanent shift in United States' approach to Europe,

How a mild-mannered family man became Putin’s public enemy No 1
Times: '[My wife] said she married a fun DJ... And a DJ doesn’t usually get killed.'

In his second term, Trump fuels a ‘machinery’ of misinformation
New York Times: Trump's team using false claims to justify policy changes.

Doctors told him he was going to die. Then AI saved his life
New York Times: AI is helping find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.

Michael Jackson abused me when I was 10. I still want justice
Times: In November 2026, James Safechuck will finally get his day in court.

Julia Donaldson: J.K. Rowling? I am the bestselling author in the UK
Times: The Gruffalo author talks about life after losing her husband.

We were tricked into sexual relationships with police officers
Times: They were young activists. They didn't know their boyfriends were undercover cops.

Power, money, territory: How Trump shook the world in 50 days
NY Times: The system America took 80 years to assemble has proved surprisingly fragile.

A hotline opens, and the lawsuits against Sean Combs mount
New York Times: Combs awaits trial on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

The geek who builds lethal AI weapons, with a hotline to Trump
Times: Is he the new Oppenheimer?

‘Sobering reality of the devastating toll’: Enduring images of a global crisis
NYT: Photographers reflect on the pictures, and moments, that have stayed with them.

Being George Clooney is harder than it looks
New York Times: 'I go outside so the kids don’t see and smoke a little bit.'

Dame Theresa Gattung: Burned out and on the brink, here’s what kept her going
She's been through the wringer, but the business titan isn't giving up without a fight.