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Ponsonby Rugby Club chair unsurprised Auckland Arena deal falls through
The rich-lister backed proposal for Western Springs Stadium would have focussed the venue on football.

Olympic fencer cleared as panel says kissing likely led to failed drug test
Ysaora Thibus said that she was likely contaminated during a nine-day period in which she repeatedly kissed her partner, who she said was ingesting ostarine without her knowledge.

Interplay Media names Scott Hughes to boost NZ publisher ads
Interplay Media appoints Scott Hughes in Auckland to expand programmatic ad services and launch interactive products for New Zealand publishers.

'I was one of the last anonymous critics in the world'
A birthday dinner at Melbourne's fanciest restaurant at age nine was all it took for award-winning restaurant critic Besha Rodell to get hooked on fine dining.

This $193 Chromebook is an absolute steal for the price
When I hunt down Chromebook deals for Prime Day, I’m looking for the best value deal I can find — but without any compromises that you’ll regret later. This year, that Chromebook is the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i, on sale for $192.88 at Amazon. That’s a savings of $100. When researching PCWorld’s best Chromebook deals for Prime Day, I did find a bargain-basement price: an HP 14-inch Chromebook on sale for $129 at Best Buy — a cool $200 off. That’s fine for those who just want to pay as little as they can. But that HP Chromebook has a 768p screen, which is grainier than the 1080p displays you’re used to. Plus, 4GB of RAM means that it could start gasping for breath with a number of browser tabs open. Lenovo’s IdeaPad 3i, by contrast, offers both a 1080p screen (and a pretty big 15.6-inch one, at that) as well as 8GB of RAM. It includes an Intel Celeron N4500, which is pretty much the default standard for a low-end Chromebook — not bad, not great, just ubiquitous. Lenovo also has solid keyboards, and this one even has a dedicated number pad, too. The port selection is better than I’d expect: USB-A, USB-C, microSD, and an external HDMI 1.4 port are all included. Lenovo touts a 10-hour battery life for this Chromebook, which is the only thing I’d eye a bit cynically. I’d expect something more like eight hours instead, which is honestly just fine for most purposes. I’d love to see this Chromebook fall even further in price, but I sincerely doubt it will. As far as I can tell, this is the best Chromebook deal you’ll be truly happy with for all of Prime Day. (And for other deals on other tech products, check out the best of PCWorld’s Prime Day deals.) Snag this great all-around Chromebook for $192.88 at AmazonBuy at Amazon

Palau president on Pacific Mini Games: 'It is all about...lifting each other up'
"It is about sharing, supporting, and lifting each other up."

Anti-red tape bill a health risk, doctors say
The ACT Party's "red tape-busting" Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) threatens to harm patients by undermining the public health system, health experts are warning.

'We told you' - Residents' warning before popular road closed due to slip
A slip from deforested land closed the road just months after residents warned it would happen.

Some people with disabilities still terrified of leaving their homes after Covid discrimination
An advocate says some people with disabilities faced discrimination because they were often mask or vaccine exempt.

What is rejection sensitive dysphoria in ADHD?
Imagine your friend hasn't replied to a message in a few hours. Most people might think, 'they're probably just busy'. But someone with ADHD might spiral into a flood of thoughts like, 'they must hate me!' or 'I've ruined the friendship!'.