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Red-hot wingers headline Hurricanes-Waratahs clash
Two of Super Rugby’s form wingers will go head-to-head when the Hurricanes face the Waratahs in Sydney.

Is this their year? Warriors begin 2026 NRL season at home against Roosters
All you need to know about the Warriors’ season-opener at Go Media Stadium on Friday night.

Phoenix get key duo back as do-or-die stretch begins in Adelaide
Time is running out for the Phoenix to mount a late push for the top six as they face fourth-place Adelaide on Friday.

He spent $2000 on fishing gear online, but the rod he bought didn’t exist
The angler’s enquires into what when wrong went unanswered, until Stuff got involved.

Farmer, 77, died after working on car that fell from chains attached to tractor forks
A farmer died after a car he was repairing fell on him while it was suspended from the forks of a tractor at his property in Takaka.

‘They are really scared... I can’t sleep’: Mum pleads for help to bring Kiwi kids home from Tehran
A New Zealand mother is desperately trying to bring her two young sons home from Iran as conflict escalates across the region.

Britney Spears arrested in California
Court documents show she was arrested in Ventura County on Wednesday night.

Windows 10 ESU update fixes critical bug with recovery and restore
On October 14th of last year, general support for Windows 10 came to an end. If you wanted to keep using Windows 10 without sacrificing security, you had to enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. And if you did that, you should now install the latest update. Update KB5075039,...

Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.

Does Paramount even have a plan for HBO?
Congrats, Paramount. You’ve succeeded in snatching Warner Bros. away from Netflix. Now what? So far, Paramount hasn’t laid out much of a plan for Warner, aside from somehow mashing HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streaming service. Its press release mostly extolls the value of getting bigger for shareholders, while viewers...

Damian McKenzie’s All Blacks incentive in Chiefs return against Moana Pasifika
What you need to know as the Chiefs welcome Moana Pasifika to Hamilton in round four of Super Rugby Pacific.

Setbacks and pain haven’t diminished Kiwi skiing star’s quest for speed - and a fifth Paralympics medal
Winning Winter Paralympics medals hasn’t come easy for the NZ alpine skier, who will chase another podium at Milano Cortina.

Houses affected by weather events could be resource for a more sustainable future
Construction and demolition waste currently makes up at least 30 % of all material going to landfill.

‘A real palaver’: Tenants’ year-long fight for their $4700 bond
After they moved out, tenants discovered landlord never lodged their bond with Tenancy Services. Despite court order he’s still not paid them.

DirectX updates could boost ray tracing performance up to 90%
Ray tracing is a gee-wiz feature for the most powerful hardware out there, but you do need, well, powerful hardware in order to use it. Tricks like supersampling and frame generation can make it more accessible, but you’re still gonna take a performance hit to see the coolest, prettiest lighting...

‘That was the atomic bomb for me’ - Former Nat MP quits party, joins TOP
She’s been a paid-up National Party member for nearly 25 years and was one of its MPs for eight years. But scrapping and replacing pay equity laws was the “atomic bomb”.

Score Ugreen’s fast USB-C cables (2-pack) for just $8 while you can
It’s time to clean up that tech drawer of yours. You know, the one that’s brimming with old cables you never actually use but can’t seem to part with? Those old cables deserve to be tossed because they’re likely slow, ineffective, and not even useful as backups. With spring coming up,...