{"id":542254,"date":"2026-07-24T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/542254\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:00:11","slug":"southland-ai-factory-boss-mercury-ceo-on-water-noise-power-fears-nz-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/542254\/","title":{"rendered":"Southland &#039;AI factory&#039; boss, Mercury CEO on water, noise, power fears &#8211; NZ Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgJBVV95cUxNS3BVYXNWSUdUQnlvUWxwc01vQ295ZkppSVNGZHc5N2lCT0J6YWd5SkVSTDIyaGd2SXFlOWNRbUdjQ2tfZnBGcFpmOW9PSS1KSkp2TlpIa2hJRWM3Tk5yZ25YRm9McENoc2VYRXdNaExFeS1Uak92Z0tpTzJtNTI2ejV4eXF6N1hKMVFDa2ZYMk9HOFRDOXlMTGR1eHAtcS0xV3p1VE9KY0w1ZzBIY2FPQWI1S1Ixd04yYjRkWDJaZTkwdmd6YU85R2lFVzk0UlpoMUNHQVUtU0xfNWJoNVVyaTAtc180NTNkZFNsQ090TlhONHBGV2d0Y3d1TnJQN2o3NkxuYXhCSmxsdFhaRl9SUHdn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Southland &#8216;AI factory&#8217; 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