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Longtime Dragon guitarist Robert Taylor dies
Taylor joined the band, known for its big hit April Sun in Cuba, in 1974.

This 8-year-old Windows security flaw is still being exploited by hackers
You might assume that high-risk security vulnerabilities that have been reported by expert security researchers would be fixed as quickly as possible by the affected companies, especially if those vulnerabilities are actively being exploited in the wild. That just makes sense. Apparently not. One particular security flaw in Windows has not...

The record-breaking cricket tour of New Zealand ... by the weakest-ever tourists?
The West Indies have arrived for a seven-week, 11-match extravaganza at the end of a year where their results have been historically poor.

Venus Williams, 45, confirmed for 2026 ASB Classic
The seven-time Grand Slam champion will return to Auckland in January as she chases a 50th career title — more than a decade after first lifting the trophy.

From anxious beginner to Ironman, former mayor shares swimming journey
From barely being able to propel a flutterboard through the water to conquering six Ironman triathlons, a former Carterton mayor says swimming changed his life.

‘I have lost everything’: Beauty salon liquidated, employee granted migrant exploitation visa
Employer denies receiving $44,000 from woman who came to New Zealand to work for him.

Arise Sir David: Footballer Beckham is knighted
The star was recognised alongside stars from the world of culture including Dame Elaine Paige.

Save $1,100 (!!!) on this pro-tier RTX 5080 OLED gaming laptop today
I didn’t think this deal was real at first, but I double-checked… and sure enough, it appears that B&H has truly cut down the price of this bonkers Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an incredible $1,100 discount. That means instead of paying the full $3,499 for this esteemed...

This triple 4K mini PC with 32GB RAM is built for productivity (20% off)
Know what your home office needs? A decent computer you can leave there without packing and unpacking all the time as you would with a laptop. And my home office computer of choice these days is a mini PC like the Bosgame P4, which offers great specs at an even...

Haven’t switched to the new Apple Home? You just got an extension
If you’ve been dragging your feet about updating to the latest version of Apple’s Home architecture, good news (sort of), you’re getting a brief reprieve. In an updated support document spotted by MacRumors, Apple says that it won’t drop support for the older version of its Home platform until February 10,...

I’m a keyboard nut, and Logitech’s new wireless mech has my attention
Ask anyone here at PCWorld about keyboards, especially those of the mechanical variety, and they’ll send you my way. (I may have a problem, but the solution is always another keyboard.) Logitech doesn’t command much of a presence in the mechanical keyboard space—often asking for a lot of dosh and...

These homes cost the government $21m. Why have they been empty for a year?
The townhouses are in a development pushed through “with urgency”, as one resident described it.

Council mistake forces police to refund 172 speeding fines
At least one person lost their licence after a council error saw 172 drivers wrongly issued speeding fines.

Where to from here in the great Te Pati Maori cluster fudge?
Te Pati Maori taking legal advice and exploring parliamentary processes to boot “rogue” MPs, Stuff understands

One simple question can stop a deepfake scammer immediately
Whenever I speak with security experts (particularly those who work on software designed to protect consumers), I always like to ask what their top advice is to combat the latest threats. So, when I had the opportunity to chat with Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at McAfee, I picked his brain...

Badenoch calls for sackings at BBC over edited Trump speech
An episode of Panorama is accused of misleading viewers with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump.