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'Beyond disappointing': Kainga Ora rejects wool carpet
Kainga Ora will add 2650 new homes and renew carpet in a further 3000 homes over the next two years.

Auckland Council to sell remaining stake in Auckland Airport
Trading in the airport company's shares has been suspended while the deal is being completed.

Full text of South Korea's martial law decree
It was the first declaration of martial law in South Korea for more than 40 years.

Art showcasing Scottish Sikh community wins Turner Prize
The judges praised the artist's "unexpected and playful combinations of material".

South Korea parliament rejects president's martial law declaration
South Korean's president declared martial law in surprise late-night television broadcast.

1100 properties wrongly included in hazard maps
Almost 1100 properties have been removed from Nelson City Council’s slope hazard mapping after an error was discovered.

'Mauaoathon' fundraiser for sick Tauranga councillor
Mikaere Sydney is recovering from a rare form of encephalitis caused by a virus.

Wrong-way driving former gang boss killed ‘dearly loved’ motorcyclist
Paul Laxon was banned from driving, high on methamphetamine and driving on the wrong side of the road when he ploughed into a 70-year-old man out riding with his wife.

Man on a mission for electric ferries in Auckland
Anyone living in Auckland will know about the electric ferries coming to the City of Sails, the first to be seen on the Downtown to Half Moon Bay route in the New Year.

Wellington food company in liquidation after 32 years
The company, known for supplying products such as hummus, pita bread, tahini, falafel and baba ghanouj to Foodstuffs and Woolworths stores across the country, went into liquidation on Tuesday

More whales die after restranding at Farewell Spit
The whales were successfully floated around noon on Tuesday, but have since rebeached with four dying overnight.

In photos: Martial law declared in South Korea
Soldiers and protestors swarmed parliament after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol made the shock announcement.

How safe is your car? The new safety ratings
Waka Kotahi has updated its used car safety ratings.

Vanuatu's landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible for climate change
Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the argument that those harming the climate are breaking international law.

Nelson shopping centre to be demolished
Nelson's Morrison Square is set to be demolished in the new year.

Friends of missing climbers praying for Christmas miracle
A colleague and friend of one of the trio missing on Aoraki Mt Cook admits the situation looks grim.

'Grave concerns' for missing Aoraki Mt Cook climbers
Search teams on Monday found an ice axe and a jacket to belong to the party.

Yale Code keypad lock review: Svelte & affordable, just not smart
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Pre-installed screws and a well-written manual make for easy setup Physical switches are easier to use than complex keypad combinations Smooth, reliable lock operation Cons No wireless connectivity or other smart features The need to press the “Yale” button before and after a PIN isn’t immediately intuitive Our Verdict Yale’s latest electronic lock won’t connect to your other smart home gear or to your smartphone, but it’s easy to install and manage. It covers the basics in style. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Best Prices Today: Yale Code Retailer Price $99.99 View Deal Yale $99.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Yale’s parade of high-tech locks continues with the release of the Yale Code (model YED210), a simple and straightforward lock, albeit one without any form of wireless connectivity. The Yale Code couldn’t be simpler in both appearance and function. A demure exterior escutcheon includes a numeric keypad above a traditional, uncovered keyhole (as with other recent Yale locks with keyholes, only a single key is provided). A small LED appears above the keypad, which is mainly used to indicate when the keypad is active. The keypad buttons are rubbery, but they emit a satisfying click when depressed, making it obvious that they’ve been pushed. (They’re also amplified by a short beep when you push each one.) The Yale Code gets the job done well, with smooth operation, simple management, and a distinct lack of bugginess You might call the Yale Code a semi-smart lock, since the deadbolt can be programmed with PINs and to automatically lock itself, but it doesn’t offer wireless connectivity. Yale Installing and programming the Yale Code The exterior escutcheon attaches via the traditional method to a plate inside the door. The two parts are held together with two bolts and connected with a single electronic cable fed through the bore hole. The cable is a little tricky to get connected due to the connector’s placement, but this is a minor complaint. The lock’s interior escutcheon sits atop the interior mounting plate. It’s a tall monolith featuring only a thumbturn and a hatch beneath which four AA batteries (not included) must be inserted. Helpfully, the three screws that connect the interior escutcheon to the mounting plate are pre-installed and permanently attached to the unit, so you need only tighten them a bit. They can’t fall out and get lost, which is always an issue with these small screws when setting up other smart locks. The lock is available in either a satin nickel or matte-black finish Yale calls “black suede.” I received the latter for review, though note that the satin nickel version only changes the finish on the outer edge of the exterior escutcheon; both locks have a black keypad and panel. Design choices that keep the Yale Code’s price tag down include rubber buttons instead of a touchscreen, and on-device programming. It doesn’t have wireless features, so there’s no app.Christopher Null/Foundry While the physical installation outlined above is simple and proceeded with no issues in my testing, a helpful printed manual guides you through the process every step of the way. In fact, it’s one of the best smart lock manuals I’ve seen to date. It’s clear, concise, and easy to follow. Once physically installed, well, there’s not much more to report. There aren’t any wireless features on this lock, so all programming must be done via the keypad. Unlike many non-smart electronic locks, however, the Yale Code Keypad Lock mercifully keeps these programming options to a minimum. In fact, the only programming available is adding and deleting PIN codes. Programming the Yale Code The lock supports up to 20 PINs, each 4 to 8 digits in length, and adding and removing them is a simple affair that, again, the manual guides you through with ease. All PINs provide 24/7 access, and there’s no way to time- or date-restrict a PIN. You can’t create one-time-use PINs, either. All other configuration options—and there are only a few—are achieved through a trio of switches that can be found beneath the battery hatch. The three switches are used to 1) configure the door for right-hand or left-hand opening, a setting you’ll need to make exactly once, 2) turn the audio/beeps from the keypad on or off, and 3) turn auto-locking on or off. These three switches allow you to configure the lock for the door’s direction (right- or left-hand opening), turn the lock’s operation beeps on or off, and turn auto-locking on and off.Christopher Null/Foundry The auto-lock feature, when active, is set to 30 seconds and can’t be changed. The feature worked well in my testing whether I opened the lock with a PIN, the key, or by turning the interior thumbturn. One final feature on the lock is an invalid code lockout, which disables the keypad for 60 seconds after five invalid entries. This is turned on by default and can’t be disabled. The only complaint I might raise with the product is that to activate the keypad and ready it for entering your PIN, you must first press the Yale button, which causes the keypad to illuminate. It’s not an intuitive way to get things going, but if you start pressing buttons without pressing the Yale button, nothing will happen. This might confuse some novice users, who might think the lock is malfunctioning. Once the PIN is entered, the Yale button must then be pressed again to accept the completed entry. While this is standard, the use of a button that says Yale instead of a picture of a lock might also confuse people unfamiliar with the hardware. Should you buy a Yale Code deadbolt? The lack of smart features limits the extendibility of the lock since it can’t be remotely managed or integrated with any other smart home devices. But for a basic electronic lock it gets the job done well, with smooth operation, simple management, and a distinct lack of bugginess.