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Must-win looms for Razor’s All Blacks in Perth
All you need to know ahead of the second Bledisloe Cup test between the All Blacks and Australia in Perth.

‘It’s a good time to be buying houses’ - New highway offers express escape from ‘clogging’ city
Work is underway to connect Levin with Wellington by a continuous four-lane highway.

Mortgage-free by 40? How this Kiwi couple are ‘semi-retired’ already
Rising living costs haven’t stopped this couple from achieving a form of semi-retirement by choosing a different path.

‘Totally unfair’: Trump’s tariffs hit bum note for music man
Andrew Papageorge restores and sells vintage musical instruments as a side hustle. He recently discovered it was a lot more expensive than usual to ship to the US.

Restructures, retirements and resignations: Police top brass gets big shakeup
A raft of senior departures ? and the much-publicised arrest of the former second-in-command ? have significantly reshaped the police leadership team over the past 12 months. Who’s in, who’s out, and what does all it mean?.

Over 100 injured after memorial march in Mexico City turns violent

Macron warns of threats to democracy in German Unity Day speech

Travellers to India now need to complete this online form 72 hours before their arrival

Walters reveals dad's 'bittersweet' feeling on grand final
Billy Walters opens up on his ACL injury cruelling him of a grand final and how his dad is feeling.

‘We’re worthy’: Melbourne United, NBL push Pelicans to the finish as Zion gives Aussies an NBA moment
Zion Williamson took flight at Rod Laver Arena on Friday night as an NBA team made its long-awaited first appearance in Australia.

Brave browser keeps growing, crosses new milestone: 100 million users
It’s been almost 10 years since Brave launched, and slowly but surely the privacy-focused web browser is attracting more and more users. It’s been a long road with some ups and downs, but it’s paying off. According to a recent company blog post, Brave says its browser has crossed a new...

9 next-level Halloween tech gadgets that will haunt your imagination
As the nights grow longer and a crisp chill fills the air, thoughts turn to jack-o-lanterns, spooky stories, and trick-or-treating. Since we’re all about tech around here, however, let me show you how you can give your Halloween a bit of a techy upgrade this year. On top of the plastic...

These tenants got a rent reduction: here’s how you can too
The flatmates in Wellington got $200 a week knocked off their rent.

Dixon St flats made iwi a $2m profit in two weeks: But what’s a right of first refusal?
The Port Nicholson Settlement Trust sold the building for $3 million, two weeks after buying them from Kainga Ora for $1.03m.

‘I thought I was going to vomit’: $6k water bill stuns pensioner
No leak was visible, but a cracked pipe under the driveway led to huge bills for water use.

‘Perplexing’ mystery: Police plan ‘extreme measure’ to identify the man on the road
Police were alerted to the man’s body by a passing motorist. A fortnight on, they have no clue who he is and are planning to use AI to help close the case.

Chief victims advisor wants answers over failed extradition case
The unsuccessful attempt to extradite two Vietnamese officials accused of indecent assault is facing scrutiny from the chief victims advisor

Amazon forgot the crazy at its fall hardware event
Amazon’s fall hardware events can usually be counted on for a couple of things: an avalanche of new devices, and at least one new product that’s genuinely nuts. Take the Amazon Astro, a two-wheeled Alexa-powered robot that was rolled out—literally—during Amazon’s fall 2021 hardware event. A year prior, there was the Ring Always Home Cam, an...

Google rolls out end-to-end Gmail encryption for non-Gmail recipients
Yesterday, Google announced that Google Workspace users who have access to Gmail client-side encryption will now be able to use full end-to-end encryption in the Gmail client even if the recipient uses a non-Gmail email provider. Nice! End-to-end encryption means that the content of your email is fully encrypted by the...