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All eyes on Auckland FC’s goalkeeper as Sydney FC come to town
All you need to know about the A-League Men round 16 match between Auckland FC and Sydney FC.

‘Absolutely stoked’: After months in limbo, hundreds can get on with building their homes
More than 400 Auckland homeowners been told they can get on with things

Tenant evicted after threatening landlord with ‘medieval battle weapon’ during meth test
The confrontation was captured on video.

Life Savings: The businesses helping teach Kiwi kids ‘a core skill’
Toby Nicholls said the Life Savings campaign was a pretty cool project where you could see the impact it would have on Kiwi kids and families.

‘Deeply sorry’: Care home apologises for ‘unintentional harm’ before woman’s death
June Mason broke her ankle and was admitted to a care home for rehab. Just days after her six-week stay, she was dead.

Data experts warn: If you care about your data, avoid Windows 11
Many Windows 10 users are still struggling to take that leap of faith and switch over to Windows 11. The move has long seemed to be one that’s inevitable even if postponed for as long as possible, but data protection experts are now advising that it’s the smart move: don’t...

Graham Norton joins star cast of Taylor Swift's new video
The video for Opalite was inspired by Norton's chat show, after Swift appeared on the sofa last year.

US equity fund inflows ease as tech selloff weighs

Big Tech's $600 billion spending plans exacerbate investors' AI headache

Factbox-European regulators crack down on Big Tech

It’s 2026 Winter Olympics time: These are the best ways to watch
The 2026 Winter Olympics run from February 6 through February 22, split across Milan and the mountain venues of Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy. If you’re watching from the U.S., that means early mornings, long afternoons of competition, and a nightly primetime wrap-up designed for people who didn’t set an alarm...

Ex-Villa striker Duran set for sixth club aged 22
Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran is set to join the sixth club of his career at the age of just 22.

Ex-players have 'duty of responsibility' as pundits - Van Dijk
Former players turned pundits have a "duty of responsibility" to the new generation of footballers when commenting on their performances, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says.

Thirty years of Super Rugby formats ranked
Three decades of Super Rugby - and a whole heap of formats.

‘We can’t even afford the rent’: Shop owners fear closure as roadworks grind on
Businesses ‘bleed savings’ as fastest-growing district digs in for years of work.

‘I was the drunk driver’: Sober since the day she killed a woman
Merepeka Maniapoto’s car crossed into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle, killing a young woman.

Don’t let RAM clearance wreck your PC build
Anyone planning to install a large-volume CPU cooler with a fan alongside RAM modules with heat spreaders or RGB lighting will quickly encounter a problem: lack of space. The technical term for this is “RAM clearance,” and it can make the difference between a smooth PC build and a frustrating...

Save $600 on Lenovo’s RTX 5070 gaming beast with 16GB RAM today
If you spend most of your free time gaming, you need a proper computer to enjoy it to the fullest. If you’re still on a ratty gaming machine, or God forbid one that isn’t gaming-capable at all, then you owe it to yourself to level up to something like the...

Was this catch grounded? Controversy in U19 World Cup final
India's Vihaan Malhotra is given not out on review after England bowler Farhan Ahmed grounds the ball in taking a catch off his own bowling.

'Not a massive fan' - in-game adverts rile fans on Six Nations debut
In-game adverts made their UK television debut in Thursday night's Six Nations match between Ireland and France - to the irritation of many.