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Mark Reason: Save the All Blacks from disappearing up their own box kick
OPINION: One fine day, a public-spirited soul will walk into the rugby coaches’ box and throw all the computers out of the window.

‘Work of art’ home has rustic charm in front, with funky 70s chic out back
Don’t panic. Nothing about Roger Walker’s 70s addition has impacted the classic Arts and Crafts charm of this Chapman-Taylor cottage.

He came here to build a future for his family. Now he can’t legally work
A Colombian construction worker says visa rules have left him unable to work and support his young daughter.

He pono, kaore he mea tu atu i a Poneke i tetahi ra mate uruta o te Paipera
Haunga ano nga whakakata, he wa taumaha tenei i Poneke. I tera wiki tonu, ka ki mai tetahi tangata e noho tata ana ki Lyall Bay ki a au, ka karamuimui mai nga rango i te takutai.

Only $230 today! Samsung’s 34-inch 1440p ultrawide monitor
When you’re getting a new monitor, there are quite a few things to take into consideration, starting with the price but also its size, panel, and overall viewing experience. If you’re ready to level up from 21, 24, or even 27 inches, then here’s a deal for you: Samsung’s 34-inch...

Nvidia’s new Arm chips could shake up Dell, Lenovo laptops soon
If you’ve been following the chip market, you probably know that Nvidia has been working on Arm-based CPUs for a while, and it’s just about ready to hit the market. According to a new report, Nvidia-designed and MediaTek-fabricated chips will land in laptops from both Dell and Lenovo sometime in...

Windows 11 finally brings Power Saving Mode to desktop PCs
For many years, Windows has included built-in tools to help users manage their computer’s energy consumption. While these features were once mainly associated with laptops, recent updates to Windows 11 have expanded their usefulness to desktop PCs as well. Originally, these power options allowed laptop users to reduce energy consumption...

‘High-pitched squeals’: Their houses used to look out over a reserve then the council made a change
Residents say they were shut out of consent process but a judicial review said otherwise.

Expedia says Friday is the cheapest day to fly. NZ fare check tells a different story
What was immediately obvious was significant price differences depending on the time of departure, rather than one particular day of the week.

Forget LNG - New Zealand should be fast-tracking something else
Sir Ian Taylor weighs in on the Government’s decision to accelerate plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal.

Truly, nothing beats Wellington on a biblical plague day
Jokes aside, Wellington has had a tough time lately. This past week, someone living near Lyall Bay told me there were swarms of flies strafing the coastline.

‘I am a man of many words’: Councillor says he will keep up his silent protest
A councillor who put tape over his mouth before being removed from a meeting, is unrepentant and believes he is owed an apology.

Don’t fall for it: Edge’s ‘VPN’ feature isn’t a true VPN, expert warns
Microsoft has been promoting Edge Secure Network as of late, a built-in “VPN” solution for the Edge browser that’s intended to improve privacy and security while browsing the web. No extra apps, no subscriptions. Just free VPN support built right into Microsoft Edge. Turn on Secure Network VPN and browse with...

ChatGPT might get cheaper ‘Pro Lite’ tier
If ChatGPT’s $20-a-month Plus plan is cramping your style but the $200-a-month Pro plan sounds like overkill, there’s growing evidence of a cheaper ChatGPT Pro tier that would split the difference. An AI developer poking around ChatGPT’s web app code recently found a “checkout page” string that references a “ChatGPT Pro...

In NZ, X certainly isn’t the ‘everything app’ and hasn’t been for a while
Stuff went looking and found that just 14 of 75 main government departments are still on X.

Copilot uses your Microsoft activity data to personalize its responses
Microsoft has confirmed that Copilot can use data from other Microsoft services—such as Edge, Bing, and MSN—to customizn its responses and improve its memory feature, reports Windows Latest. There’s a new setting called “Microsoft usage data” under the Memory tab in Copilot’s web settings. The feature appears to be enabled by...