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Hawke's Bay v Wellington – NPC round six
Follow live coverage as Hawke's Bay host Wellington at McLean Park in round six of the National Provincial Championship.

How to hike the second-best day walk in NZ
It’s a challenging hike but hugely rewarding, traversing a wide variety of terrain and offering expansive views across the region.

Man arrested following gang conflict warrant being issued in Hawke’s Bay
A gang conflict warrant was issued for Hawke’s Bay on Friday following wave of gang violence.

Former National Party MP Harete Hipango joins New Zealand First
Hipango was MP for Whanganui from 2017 to 2020, and returned to Parliament on the list in May 2021.

Hawke's Bay community leader sceptical more police would address cause of gang conflict
It comes as extra police have been deployed to Hawke's Bay and a gang conflict warrant was put in place following two serious assaults.

Lee Child: 'I'll never be without Jack Reacher'
One of the world's most successful thriller writers isn't giving up any secrets about his new subject.

Meta’s Backstop Is Linchpin for $26 Billion AI Data-Center Deal

Carlos Alcaraz powers past Novak Djokovic to reach US Open final
The No 2-seeded Spaniard’s victory means he will face either No 1 Jannik Sinner or No 25 Felix Auger-Aliassime for the championship.

Wild mushrooms safe to eat, German radiation protection office says

Egypt, Qatar condemn Netanyahu remarks on displacing Palestinians in Gaza

Kiwi Palestinian on board latest aid flotilla hopes to break blockade
The flotilla comes amid continued deadly bombardment of Gaza City, with the Israeli military saying it now controls 40 percent of it.

LG unveils AI-powered home solutions & smart appliances at IFA 2025
LG unveils AI-powered home appliances at IFA 2025, showcasing smart fridges, washers, and vacuums designed for energy efficiency and personalised living.

Manawatu v Waikato – NPC round six
Follow live coverage as Manawatu host Waikato at Central Energy Trust Arena in round six of the National Provincial Championship.

‘Frigging scary’: Stormy conditions disrupt landings and delay flights
Passengers clapped with relief as a plane landed during high winds in Wellington.

Women can now use Mirena contraception for eight years instead of five
The T-shaped plastic device carries 52mg of levonorgestrel - a hormone used in many contraceptive pills.

My ’80s Brick Home Is an Unexpected Sanctuary from the Australian Heat — Here Are the 4 Upgrades We Made

West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda - former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou
Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia, but the wider Pacific.

Former Labour MP Stuart Nash a guest speaker at NZ First's annual meeting
The next 12 or so months will be crucial for Winston Peters' election campaign.

Not black and white: Colour Kindle is pretty but imperfect
Amazon’s first colour Kindle has arrived in Australia, bringing with it the ability to read comics and other multi-hued books on a glare-free e-ink screen.

New social housing plan falls far short of need - city missioners
The Auckland City Mission says the Housing First programme will not meet the level of need in Aotearoa.

Auckland dairy targeted twice in one day by same man
A dairy owner says he's frustrated that his livelihood is being damaged and it needed to stop.

Elon Musk could get a $1 trillion pay package — but he has to find his successor first

Putin threatens to target any Western troops sent to Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has warned that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate" targets for Russia's army.

Smiths City has 21,000 ‘must go’ items as stores reopen for liquidation sale
Smiths City has reopened temporarily in a last-ditch effort to sell remaining stock.

The all-new Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 abandons Z-Wave
Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports Matter and has a Zigbee 3.0 radio onboard, but the Z-Wave standard—which predates Zigbee—is no longer supported. The new hub can also perform as a Thread border router, and Aeotec says it’s capable of twice the performance of the previous model (which we praised in our 2021 review), thanks to more RAM and a faster CPU. It also has a Bluetooth Low Energy radio for onboarding and diagnostics as well as a USB-A port, but Aeotec hasn’t revealed what function that component will perform. It draws power through a USB-C port. The Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 can also be wall mounted.Aeotec The Smart Home Hub 2 can connect to your home network over Wi-Fi or with an ethernet cable, and Aeotec says it’s designed for local control first, so that your smart home won’t ground to a halt if your broadband connection goes down. Z-Wave had been an element of the SmartThings ecosystem ever since SmartThings was launched as a crowd-funding campaign way back in 2012. Samsung acquired SmartThings two years later, but it stopped building SmartThings hubs in 2021 in favor of integrating them into their smart appliances and smart TVs. At nearly the same time, Samsung granted Aeotec permission to pick up the hub ball and run with it to keep SmartThings enthusiasts happy. Samsung then re-introduced its own hub in the form of the Matter-certified SmartThings Station in early 2023, but I couldn’t find it in stock at any online retailer today, including Samsung’s own store. Aeotec has not announced pricing for the new Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2, but it did say it expects to ship the new product at the end of October. We hope to have a hands-on review shortly thereafter. This news story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best smart home systems.