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‘He’s his own man’: Son of Blues and All Blacks legend makes first Super Rugby start
Payton Spencer will start at fullback when the Blues host the Fijian Drua at Eden Park in round seven of Super Rugby Pacific.

The Northland town where numbered buildings reveal a hidden story
Mangonui is a cute town in Northland with colonial buildings and a scenic boardwalk along the harbour.

‘I’ve always dreaded it going over $4’ - soaring fuel prices impact island life
Rakiura translates to ‘glowing skies’, but the eyes of Stewart Island locals are firmly fixed on the skyrocketing cost of fuel, which has hit $4 a litre - and rising.

‘They thought I was bluffing’: Mother ‘vindicated’ by breakthrough in long fight over defective home
In 2016, the Manhires engaged Tuatara Structures to help build their dream family home. It turned into a nightmare dispute, but the family hopes the end may be in sight.

Resemble AI launches deepfake detector & threat report
Resemble AI unveils free Chrome extension and X bot as chief executive officer Zohaib Ahmed warns synthetic media risks are widening across businesses.

ZincFive named to TIME green tech list for third year
ZincFive lands a third straight place on TIME's America's Top GreenTech Companies list as data centre demand boosts interest in safer backup batteries.

March’s optional Windows 11 update arrives with a key security feature
Microsoft has begun rolling out KB5079391. This optional update adds a number of small but useful new features to Windows 11. Among other things, it allows Smart App Control (SAC) to be activated or deactivated without having to reinstall the operating system, a feature that, to say the least, has long...

Anthropic confirms it’s been ‘adjusting’ Claude usage limits
If it feels like you’ve been hitting your Claude usage limits much more quickly over the past week, you’re absolutely right. Anthropic has confirmed that it has been “adjusting” the five-hour usage limits for Claude Free, Pro, and Max users during the peak hours of 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on...

Hurricanes aim to extend dominance over Reds in Wellington showdown
The table-topping Hurricanes return to Wellington to face the fourth-place Reds at Hnry Stadium on Saturday.

‘I’ve stopped apologising for it now’: Living with a neurological disorder with no cure
We talk to two people affected by Tourette syndrome.

Stanford: ‘I feel terribly guilty’ over children’s social media use. OK, so now what?
Will the landmark US verdict against Meta and Google finally force the NZ government into action? Or will they continue sitting on their hands?

What a former cop's near-death experience reveals about a hidden killer
Some Kiwis living with dangerously high cholesterol need more help than statins, but breakthrough medications aren’t funded.

Mediaocean appoints Guy Kuperman as Chief Strategy Officer
Mediaocean taps Innovid veteran Guy Kuperman to drive strategy, partnerships and AI-led integration across its ad tech portfolio.

Shield updates archive for banks with cheaper storage
Shield rolls out archive overhaul for banks, promising up to 50% lower storage costs and smoother multi-petabyte migrations.

This Asus Snapdragon laptop with 16GB RAM is $400 (today only)
$350 OFF TODAY ONLY Asus Vivobook 14 Laptop View Deal Affordable laptops are getting harder to find, at least if you want something new that doesn’t have terrible specs. But today only, Best Buy is offering a new Asus laptop with a Snapdragon processor and 16GB of RAM for just $399.99. That’s almost...

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

Brazil's Bolsonaro to continue his sentence at home because of poor health

Volkswagen in talks with defence firms on use of Germany plant: CEO

Nvidia Share Price Could Be Hit Hard By Iran War

Kremlin: Russian entrepreneurs offer to donate to Ukraine war effort

‘Raising 10 red flags’: Is Israel’s army exhausted?