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Coldplay help teen's campaign dream come true
Isla, 14, from Plymouth, has scoliosis and was asked to share with stage with Coldplay.

Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home - and what they get for that
For the first time in ages, Auckland has been overtaken as the most expensive place to buy.

Ratana celebrations get underway
Thousands of followers of the church known as Te Iwi Morehu congregate in the small settlement of Ratana Pa south of Whanganui every year.

Sand-mining company McCallum Bros probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pakiri
Department of Conservation confirmed to RNZ that the concerns of locals are under investigation.

Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth
The 0.3 percent decline ended six months of consecutive increases.

I moved to a walkable city on an island in Canada. Despite a few drawbacks, living here feels close to perfect.

Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution with 'finishing shot'

Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain

Germany arrests woman suspected of spying for Russia

Windows 11’s latest update crashes classic Outlook and loses emails
Microsoft seems to have messed up again with its latest Windows 11 update, which borks the classic Outlook app. Earlier this month, classic Outlook struggled to open encrypted emails. Now, Neowin reports that several users are saying the latest Windows 11 update (KB5074109) has made classic Outlook completely unusable. According to...

Nobody wants this: Netflix and Disney+ eyeing vertical videos
Everywhere I look I see people, their heads bent over their phones, scrolling through one vertical video after another. They’re in coffee shops, on the subway, in my house, even right next to me in bed. Scroll, scroll, scroll. Now vertical videos are jumping out of the TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook apps and heading for the living room....

Asus ROG Ally update lets AI haters ditch ‘Gaming Copilot’
Microsoft’s Copilot “AI” system isn’t exactly a smash hit among its users. While the company has rebranded at least some of the features as enhancements for gaming, PC gamers don’t seem to be taking to it any better. The latest software update for Asus’ ROG Ally series of handhelds— notably...

Weather live: Red heavy rain warnings continue, alongside states of emergency
It's been another wet and wild night, as the tropical storm moves slowly down the North Island's east coast

Money: How to tackle new year financial stress
Financial mentors impart their advice for those feeling stressed about their holiday spending and back-to-school costs.

Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you
More than 40 percent of employers use online guides to calculate salaries for familiar roles.

RTX 5090 cards sell out while scalpers make bank
Remember during the pandemic and the crypto boom, when it was impossible to find a graphics card at retail price? Remember the launch of the RTX 50 series last year when that happened again? Yeah, it seems like the RAM crunch has us reliving painful memories. After conflicting reports of...

The Secret Fire-Starting Tactics of Australia’s Raptors

Drama classes help GPs handle difficult patients
Hull Truck Theatre's classes aim to build communication, empathy and confidence in trainee GPs.

Acer’s gorgeous 4K webcam is a stunning 40% off on Amazon now
If you spend countless hours in Zoom meetings, Discord video chats, or even streaming your face online to an audience of viewers, you should start using a 4K webcam. It doesn’t have to be a wallet-busting expense, though! This Acer 4K webcam is only $60 right now on Amazon with...

Weather live updates: Tropical storm batters North Island, communities cut off by slips and flooding
Widespread flooding has cut off towns and submerged homes.