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Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, says Tory MP
A former NI secretary has accused David Cameron of treating the Brexit referendum as "some sort of Eton game".

Carpet maker Bremworth reverses wool only policy
It will soon start making synthetic carpets again.

Bremworth cuts 15 jobs at Whanganui plant, night shift retained
'There was a lot of anxiety and stress waiting for that confirmation.'

BRW - Board changes & Withdrawal of meeting request
Bremworth Limited (NZX: BRW) announces that Rob Hewett, Julie Bohnenn, Murray Dyer and Trevor Burt have been appointed to the Board as new independent directors with immediate effect.

Bremworth shareholders force out most of carpet-maker's directors
They claimed the directors had failed to grow the company or deliver value.

BRM - Requisition of special shareholder meeting
Bremworth Limited (NZX: BRW) advises that on Saturday 1 March 2025, it received a letter from four Bremworth shareholders representing 11.5% of Bremworth's issued capital (the Requesting Shareholders)

Bremworth leadership faces rebellion over slumping profits
Silver Fern Farms chair Rob Hewett is fronting the rebel group, and being proposed as the head of a new board.

Bremworth announces strategic review
NZX-listed wool carpet manufacturer Bremworth (NZX: BRW) advises that the Board has decided to commence a strategic review of its ownership structure

Cyclone-hit Bremworth reaches settlement with insurers
Bremworth has reached a final multimillion-dollar settlement with its insurers following damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

‘Cavalier’ pilot convicted over illegal operation of helicopter
Brendan Thow, 59, was convicted on multiple charges, ending a long-running legal wrangle.

Godfrey Hirst eating into Bremworth's market shares, CEO says
Bremworth continues to struggle to meet demand after damage to its Napier yarn plant from Cyclone Gabrielle.

I hate Windows 11 a little less because of this tiny free app
I like Windows 11 a lot less than I liked Windows 10—and that was before it started advertising to me incessantly and filling up every nook and cranny of the experience with “AI” I neither wanted nor asked for. But one of the oldest annoyances is that it still demands I use Microsoft’s Edge browser and Bing search for everything, including the searches made in the otherwise very handy Start menu search. I’ve previously tried various remedies for this thorn in the side of my PC experience, but Microsoft has patched and updated Windows often enough that they’ve all stopped working. I eventually gave up and resolved to leave the Start menu hobbled by Microsoft’s over-eager branding, even though I’d much rather use the tools I chose for myself (Vivaldi as my browser and DuckDuckGo as my search engine). Such things are sent to try us. By Microsoft, specifically. Which shouldn’t be poking its nose into how individual users want to use the operating systems we’ve paid for. I’m not bitter, no, why do you ask? But a recent Windows laptop purchase—this one, in fact, yes, sometimes we jump on our own deal posts, too!—brought these annoyances front and center once more. I stared at the Windows 11 setup process for 40 minutes, prodded at each step to pay Microsoft more money for 365 or Copilot or OneDrive, so I decided it was once again time to see if I could wrestle the Start menu away from Redmond’s panopticonic clutches. A little Googling DuckDuckGoing led me to MSEdgeRedirect, which does what it says on the tin. This little tool redirects web searches from the Windows 11 Start search bar to any browser you want, using all the major search engines. You know, the way it should’ve worked from the start. This is a neat little package, requiring only a standard installation, without any constantly-running-in-the-background programs. In addition to redirecting the web portion of the search to your true default browser, it can also handle most of the widgets that appear in the taskbar. Weather, news, images—if you use any of them, you can redirect them to your preferred browser and an alternative service (such as Accuweather). get windows 11 pro for cheap Windows 11 Pro MSEdgeRedirect still works as of July 2025, on my home-built desktop PC and my Snapdragon laptop. I can’t guarantee that it’ll stay working for any given amount of time. It’s a freebie on GitHub, and Microsoft has updated Windows to bork these kinds of tools before, which I consider to be a self-serving betrayal of customers like me. Customers that Microsoft might want to be a little less cavalier about pissing off these days. But for the moment, it works. I hope it makes Windows 11 a little less annoying for you, too, especially if you’ve recently been forced to hop onto a new machine or operating system. Further reading: I finally decided to reset my Windows PC. Here are 6 signs you should, too