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    {"date":"2026-08-20","sector":"Energy","title":"Solar and geothermal generation reach record highs","source":"https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/news/solar-and-geothermal-generation-at-record-highs"},
    {"date":"2026-08-19","sector":"Public-sector AI","title":"Government AI use cases double as adoption moves into operations","source":"https://www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/technology-and-architecture/artificial-intelligence/research-ai-public-service/2026-cross-agency-ai-survey-highlights"},
    {"date":"2026-08-18","sector":"Data centres","title":"Horizontal works begin at Datagrid's Makarewa campus","source":"https://www.datagrid.nz/pr1-rc/horizontal-works-begin-on-datagrids-ai-data-centre-campus-in-makarewa"},
    {"date":"2026-08-18","sector":"Public-sector AI","title":"New AI training released for the public service","source":"https://www.digital.govt.nz/news/new-ai-training-supports-safe-and-practical-use-across-the-public-service"},
    {"date":"2026-08-12","sector":"Digital infrastructure","title":"Industry releases a national data-centre strategy","source":"https://datacentresnz.org.nz/2026/08/12/industry-led-data-centre-strategy-launched/"},
    {"date":"2026-08-10","sector":"Compute pipeline","title":"Contact and CDC explore a 250MW Stratford data centre","source":"https://www.nzx.com/announcements/477523"}
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