Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) — NZ swimming focus: Day 1 prelims kick off with six individual events, two relays and four para races, with semi-finals only in the 50m and 100m. New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather, the 2024 world champion, is set to duel Australia’s Lani Pallister in the women’s 400 free, with both having broken four minutes. Auckland transport safety upgrade: A new fully accessible pedestrian bridge at Glen Innes station replaces two rail level crossings, cutting a history of one fatality and 18 near misses. Rural internet pressure — Starlink market study push: The Internet Service Providers Association of NZ has asked the Commerce Commission to launch a formal market study, warning Starlink is making other rural options uneconomic and threatening local capability. Crypto regulation — Bitget registers in NZ: Bitget has completed New Zealand financial services registration across five categories and joined the IFSO dispute scheme as it expands tokenized stock services. Health access — Whakatāne MRI delay: RNZ reports Whakatāne residents still travel to Tauranga for MRI scans, with locals frustrated after earlier plans failed. Bird flu guidance (Horowhenua): Horowhenua District Council urges people to report clusters of sick or dead wild birds to MPI; risk to people is said to be very low and chicken/eggs remain safe. Property & auctions: A Ponsonby “Six Sisters” villa sold for $1.34m, far below its RV, while a Remuera mansion auction for Jeff Gao’s receivership ended without a sale at $4.1m. Wellington green space: Work is set to start in early August on the city’s first central park since 2006 at Taranaki and Frederick, due to finish March 2027.