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Razer’s new Hammerhead earbuds add Bluetooth 6.0 and 40-hour battery
Razer just released the Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed, a new pair of wireless gaming earbuds. These are are designed as an all-in-one solution for both serious gaming and everyday use. The model supports Razer’s own HyperSpeed technology via 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth 6.0, which is designed to deliver low latency audio with...

How to watch the Black Caps’ white-ball tour of Bangladesh
Sky TV secures broadcasting rights for the six-match series starting this Friday.

‘We ran out of house’: How one family survived a North Shore renovation with three kids
“If you’ve ever watched Love It or List It, you’ll know the format,” says Katie Wesney.

Inside the ‘staggering’ 1970s home that’s part A-frame, part cathedral
Surrounded by 5 hectares of bush, this Auckland home is a one-of-a kind 80s sci-fi fantasy movie of a building.

Forget burning books - in 2026, we might have to start eating them
From Ardern’s memoir to Trump’s Art of the Deal, why we might need our books for fuel or protein rather than protest.

Why this restaurant is shouting lunch for one booking daily, no matter the cost
Wellington’s hospitality scene is “not all doom and gloom”, Mr Go’s co-owner says.

Toddler’s death in Cyclone Gabrielle was preventable, mum tells coroner
If the warnings that were issued before Cyclone Vaiana had been made before Cyclone Gabrielle, Ivy Collins would be 5-years-old now.

Bose QuietComfort ANC headphones hit $199 in a rare 45% discount
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A Valve engineer’s Linux patch makes 8GB AMD GPUs better at gaming
Is 8GB of VRAM enough for modern PC gaming? That’s the question a lot of people have been asking lately as prices for graphics cards climb higher, and doubly so since the Steam Machine was announced with a custom AMD GPU with “just” 8GB. A Valve engineer seems to have...

WNBA-bound Kiwi hoops sensation tipped to be ‘the steal of the draft’
All you need to know about Charlisse Leger-Walker’s prospects in the WNBA draft

Kati te tahu pukapuka — hei te tau 2026, tera pea me timata tatou ki te kai i ena pukapuka
Mai i te pukapuka whakamaharatanga a Ardern ki te Art of the Deal a Trump, koia nei te take tera pea ka matea a tatou pukapuka hei wahie, hei pumua ranei, haunga te rautohetohe.

Cyclone Vaianu was the third major weather event this year. Experts warn we aren’t taking it seriously enough
This is the third major weather event to hit the North Island in just three months, after devastating rain in January triggered two fatal landslides and a February storm swept across both islands.

Horse trainer who ‘repeatedly mauled’ teen stable hand has record cleared to save his career
The Court of Appeal found that the impacts of convictions on a harness racing trainer were too harsh for his offending.

Petrol spike hits rural relief teachers paid only 37c/km travel allowance
A veteran reliever warns that a paltry travel allowance is forcing teachers to reject distant schools, leaving rural classrooms in the lurch.