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Lifewise Big Sleepout returns after five-year hiatus
The Sleepout involves people spending a night out in the elements to get a glimpse of life on the streets.

English golfer withdraws in major’s first round after collapsing twice
Charley Hull tried to play on but left the course on a stretcher by a golf buggy at the Evian Championship.

Virtual tour of Scott's Discovery Hut debuts at Te Papa Museum
Pet and feed a huskie and fly in a balloon over the Antarctic, like Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

Crucial’s super-fast X9 portable SSD is excellent—and now it’s $60 off
Cloud storage is great and super handy, but sometimes you just gotta move a lot of files around, physically, really fast. And if you don’t want to load all your data onto a couple of million floppy disks, the Crucial X9 Pro portable SSD is a great way to do it. This little gadget gets you 2TB of storage you can put in your pocket without worry, and today it’s $120 on Amazon, a cool $60 off. Jon Jacobi reviewed this drive for PCWorld a couple of years ago and loved it, awarding it a sterling 4.5-star rating. It’s tiny, super-fast with up to 10Gbps read times, and looks great. In fact, the only thing he had to say against it was that it wasn’t the most affordable drive in the category. With a 33 percent discount, that’s no longer the case. The 2TB version isn’t the only one on sale, either. The 1TB version of the same drive is $75.99, $15 off, and the 4TB version has dropped from $290 to $259. That still leaves the 2TB version of the Crucial X9 Pro as the best bang-for-your-buck in terms of dollars. If you’re looking for other storage deals during Amazon Prime Day (including discounts from competing retailers), be sure to check out our roundup. Get a 2TB Crucial portable SSD for $120View Deal

This $69 portable display is ideal for travel…and Switch gaming
A portable monitor is becoming an increasingly useful accessory — and one of the most popular mobile displays on Amazon is nearly half off for Prime Day. KYY’s portable 15.6-inch 1080p mobile display is just $69.98 on Amazon for Prime Day, which is an outstanding deal for a display that wasn’t too expensive in the first place. KYY’s display already sells more than 10,000 units per month, according to Amazon, with over 10,000 ratings assigning it an aggregate score of 4.4 out of 5 stars. Mobile computing is increasingly turning to mobile displays while on the road — but so is mobile gaming. A number of the KYY display buyers are hooking up their Nintendo Switch (or the Nintendo Switch 2) or another handheld gaming device. The idea is that you’re still free to game where you’d like, but not be tied to a particular room or TV. The display weighs 1.7 pounds, and features a faux-leather cover that serves to protect the display and doubles as a kickstand. KYY’s display includes both a USB-C input as well as a mini-HDMI port, giving you some choice in terms of power and inputs. It does include a separate charger, but it appears that it can be powered by the USB-C bus as well, provided that your laptop or other device supplies power over the port. (If you don’t need a mini-HDMI port, there’s a 15.6-inch 1080p portable monitor from MNN for $59.97 — who names these things? — which is 33 percent off for Prime Day.) While KYY’s display includes internal speakers, I’m sure your own earbuds will provide better sound quality than this portable monitor supplies. The monitor features a matte screen, which should allow it to be used in a variety of locations without glare. For some reason, Amazon is offering an “upgraded” version of this display for $75.98 (28 percent off) but I honestly can’t tell the difference between the two. You’d probably be better off buying the cheaper model with the better savings. Enjoy your gaming!

AUNZ name team stacked with All Blacks, Wallabies to face Lions
Players and coaches from across the Bledisloe divide have bonded over beers ahead of an historic tour fixture against the British and Irish Lions.

Local politician continues fight for better drinking water for Waiuku
Watercare maintains Waiuku's water meets the Drinking Water Standards for hardness, and has no plans to add water softening treatment.

Law change prompts spike in Maori electoral roll registrations
In the past two years, 31,000 votes have switched to the Maori roll and 25,000 new voters have opted for Maori enrolment.

Live: Heavy rain warnings for top of the North and South Islands, Nelson Tasman under state of emergency
Much of the country is being affected, including the already drenched Taranaki and Tasman regions.

Weather: Storm alert as heavy rain, strong winds lash top of North Island, Tasman under State of Emergency
Electrical storms are set to hit at evening rush as Auckland braces for 16 hrs of rain.

Christian Horner locked in NZ$112m Red Bull settlement talks after shock dismissal
The former Red Bull boss could be in line for a pay off worth in excess of £50 million following his sudden axing.

More people are learning to eat out on their own
Once an activity for the lonely or stood-up, dining solo is picking up in popularity in New Zealand.

What happens when amateurs take on the Tour de France route?
I rode the Tour de France to study its impact on the human body: Fatigue, triumph and lessons in endurance.

Black Sox brothers reach 100-game milestone at Softball World Cup
Ngapuhi brothers Ben and Thomas Enoka have each played 100 games for the world's most successful men's softball team.

Heavy rain warnings for top of the North and South islands, Nelson Tasman still under state of emergency
Heavy rain is forecast to hit much of the country, including the already drenched Taranaki and Tasman regions.