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System administrators take centre stage on SysAdmin Day
Their work has become more strategic as cyber security, AI and tighter budgets put extra pressure on the teams keeping systems running.

Round 1 draws to a close. Which regions should go through to the quarterfinal?
The final match-ups for the first round of Stuff’s ‘best of region’ extravaganza. Tell us who should go through.

Top surgeon quit NZ for Australia after twice falling asleep at the wheel
Brendon Bowkett worked at Wellington Hospital for 24 years. Both times he fell asleep while driving he was returning to the city after an outreach clinic in Palmerston North.

Testlio lists crowdsourced testing platform on AWS
Enterprise buyers can now procure Testlio's testing services through AWS and Microsoft marketplaces, alongside pre-committed cloud spend.

Search halted for GB surfer who disappeared in sea
Tributes are paid to surfer Arran Strong, after searches for the Brit who went missing off the coast of Portugal were called off.

Holidaymakers warned about 'explosive diarrhoea' cyclospora parasite infection
The UK is seeing a sharp rise in cases - 67 since April - with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.

Suspected Kinahan gang leader faces extradition
The ex-boxing promoter was previously named in court as the head of an international drug cartel.

Glen Hansard: A life in song and stories
Glen Hansard, who died in a motorbike crash on Wednesday, travelled an unusual journey to stardom.

Greek police probe 'foul play' in death of woman found in suitcase
Elisabeth-Jane Ross's body was found in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district in Athens on 18 July.

Sold-out Wahs, world boxing, and Chelsea FC: Auckland’s massive month of sport
High stakes and pre-game pints: The ultimate game-day guide to Auckland this month

He thought this would be the last car he'd ever buy, now he's too scared to drive it.
Jonathan Kerr paid $32,000 cash and traded-in his 2019 Kia Rio for $11,500 to pay for the vehicle.

Former MP says he was ‘wrong’ about Winston Peters, as Chinese-Kiwi MP row blows up
OPINION: I write this not as a partisan critic, but as a proud Irish-born capitalist, a right-wing conservative, and a man who has built his life on the principles of enterprise, merit, and mutual respect.

Revealed: Military choppers and bulletproof car on call to protect Seymour and Luxon on Waitangi Day
The use of NZDF aircrew for security on Waitangi Day was revealed in documents about the prime minister’s use of aircraft, obtained by Stuff.

Comprehensive Silver Ferns top group after 83-23 win over Trinidad & Tobago
Next on the agenda for the Silver Ferns will be either England or South Africa in Sunday morning's semi-final (NZ time).

Howe going as spending rules bite - troubles for Newcastle's Saudi owners
Newcastle United wanted to become one of the world's top clubs under their Saudi owners - but Eddie Howe's decision to leave is a sign of the troubles they are facing.

Challenging times ahead for Newcastle - Shearer
MOTD pundit and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer explains why he is worried about what will happen next at his old club after the departure of manager Eddie Howe.

Man impaled by a hiking pole treks 10 miles down mountain
Instead of calling for a helicopter rescue, David Cifaldi hiked down Montana's Granite Peak with a hiking pole piercing his side.

Dad pays tribute to son who died after sea rescue
Seven-year-old Musa Ahmed is remembered as a boy who "never failed to bring happiness" to others.

Why do parts of England and Wales keep falling into drought?
More than half of England and the whole of Wales has been declared to be in drought this week - the third such event over the past five years.