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Lyles roars to 200m gold
American Noah Lyles clinches gold in the men's 200 metres at the world athletics championships.

The half-Australian ex-All Blacks skipper who could revive Anzac Day Bledisloe
David Kirk captained the All Blacks to a World Cup and is now chair of NZR. He is also an Australian citizen – and he has a unique perspective on the needs of rugby on both sides of the Tasman.

Why Collingwood’s cult hero copped abuse for playing in a premiership
Billy Frampton’s role in the 2023 flag is part of Collingwood folklore but afterwards he had to deal with unexpected abuse.

Country Life: Southland sheep farmer creates skincare product using strong wool
Southland sheep farmer Megan Seator is unravelling new uses for Romney's strong wool in a range of skincare products.

Country Life: Whanganui couple turning harakeke into paper
For close to 30 years, Whanganui couple Marilyn and Marty Vreede have been making paper from leftover harakeke from the district's many weavers, while also helping to revitalise te reo Maori.

Country Life: Huhana Smith - artist, scholar, activist and farmer
Huhana Smith grows fruit and harakeke at Kuku, north of Wellington. Standing on the shoulders of her ancestors, she's growing healthy food and, potentially, a sustainable fashion industry.

Banter, beers and backstabbing at the Beehive
Parliament isn't all fiery debate and smart comebacks, in fact, MPs of all political colours get along. But only some are willing to admit it.

Watch: Take That megafans 'super excited' ahead of surprise BBC performance
The band announced plans to take their Circus Live tour back on the road next summer.

How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26

National trips into a row Labour usually owns
On Wednesday last week the Government bumbled into a scrap with the farming sector. By Tuesday, the U-turn was complete,” says Daniel Eb.

Patrick Dangerfield has played more than 350 games. This might’ve been his most telling
When his team was in trouble, down a star and wobbling, the 35-year-old Geelong skipper produced maybe his finest hour-and-a-half.

Sydney 2000 remembered: When Cathy was almost caught up in an opening ceremony failure
More than a week before her starring role on the track, Cathy Freeman was part of the other great story of the Sydney Olympics.

Graphic latex bodysuit inspired by ancient Japan wins top WOW Award
Judges said the "off-the-scale" intricacy and beauty of Tsukumogami won Americans Dawn Mostow and Ben Gould top honours.

Former PM Jacinda Ardern says the genocide in Gaza ‘must end’
“There is a path to stopping the genocide still happening daily before us,” she wrote in an opinion piece for The Guardian.

Firm predicts wildly optimistic view of 2025 PC gaming, then an exodus
The gaming PC ecosystem should benefit greatly from the forced transition to Windows 11, an analyst firm wrote Friday, with a 35 percent increase in hardware sales alone during 2025. But there are clouds on the horizon: Over the next five years, millions will leave PC gaming entirely. Jon Peddie Research,...

What’s in a $1k+ mini PC? Watch us tear down the Geekom IT15
Mini PCs. They’re like regular PCs, only less so. And they’re getting very, very popular because they combine laptop components and low-cost upgradeable options in a teeny, tiny, often affordable package. Today, Adam is in the PCWorld Labs to get a top-tier Geekom mini PC box, tear the box open,...

Black Ferns make horror start to Rugby World Cup semifinal against Canada
The Black Ferns are vying for a place in the Twickenham decider.

Women's Rugby World Cup live updates: Black Ferns v Canada
Follow all the action from Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol.

Meta Pushes Into Power Trading as AI Sends Demand Soaring