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How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet
Why some argue the social media ban could have a profound affect on how young people gain new knowledge and the rest of us move around online

Do you know your 'sweat score'? The rise of hydration tech
Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?

Steam Machine launches with £879 price tag as Valve cites component costs
Valve said the cost of its PC-console hybrid reflects a broader trend of component costs rising over time.

Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case with teen
The 15-year-old plaintiff's case against three other tech giants begins next month.

The region where home affordability has changed the most over the long term (and no, it’s not Queenstown)
Check out how home affordability in your region has changed over time.

Luxon praises Starmer’s support for Ukraine as UK PM quits
Luxon says he always admired Keir Starmer’s support for Ukraine after the UK Prime Minister resigned from his post.

‘There will be revolution’: Cycleway could remove 200 car parks
Potentially 200 car parks could be lost to make way for a cross-town cycleway, leaving Nelson’s elected members uneasy, but one cycling advocate reckons the concerns are overblown.

Police apologise after woman wrongly removed from home despite protection order
An IPCA investigation found officers acted contrary to family harm policy when issuing a Police Safety Order against a south Auckland woman.

Supreme Court blocks extradition of Gisborne man over decade-old assault case
A man who turned his life around and started a family after an alleged assault more than a decade ago will not be forced to leave the country to face trial.

This historic Kiwi convent has been reborn as a luxury wine retreat
The story of this Victorian-style hotel in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough region, on the top of the South Island, is a moving one, literally.

Police appeal for witnesses of fatal crash in Wellsford
Police are appealing for witnesses who “may have seen something” around the scene of a fatal crash in Wellsford, in April.

WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back
WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.

How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.

Millions in UK could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given green light
Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.

Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears
The company had started just two months ago tracking workers’ computer usage for AI training data.

Do you have a problem that needs solving? We want to hear from you
Solving stuff is giving you, our readers, a ‘fair crack at the whip’ and next week, we have a special edition planned.

‘Riding the gravy train’: Why our politicians are no longer like us
A $63,000 Canadian trip, an on-call limo, and a $17,000 parking bill show a rapid pattern of personal spending by coalition ministers.

One seriously injured after car crashes into Auckland home
One person was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

NZ Muscle pulls products and offers refunds after ‘internal review’
The supplement company has removed several products from sale and offered refunds after an internal review identified labelling and packing issues.

Have your say: What life skills do you wish you’d learned at school?
We want to hear from you on the life lessons you wish had been part of your education.

Minister calls bomb threats ‘disruptive’ as schools, institutions around NZ evacuated
A series of emailed threats to schools and other institutions across around the country has prompted closures, evacuations and lockdowns.