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NZ cyber losses more than double amid email scams
New Zealand cyber losses hit NZD $12.4 million in Q3 2025, more than doubling as business email scams and high-value transfers surge.

Texas sues 5 TV makers for ‘spying’ on users with periodic screenshots
Texas has officially filed a lawsuit against Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL, BleepingComputer reports. The reason for the lawsuit is that these five companies allegedly used Automated Content Recognition (ACR), a technology that takes periodic screenshots of what users are watching (twice per second) and sends that information to servers...

Anker’s ultra-slim power bank is magnetic, wireless, and 25% off now
One of the things I always keep in my bag or backpack is a power bank. Why? Because someone in the family—often myself—is bound to run out of phone battery when we’re out and about, and I don’t want to be caught with a dead phone at a bad time. If...

'Exceptionally rare': Take a look inside one of Tauranga's grandest homes
Estate agent Ben Hawan admits homes like the one in Pyes Pa, Tauranga don’t hit the market too often.

First-home buyers are maintaining record market share, but another group is making a comeback
First-home buyers made up 28.2% of property purchases across October and November.

Hostels are cool again. Yes, really.
I know I’ve stayed in some less-than-great places in an attempt to see the world on a backpacker's budget.But not all hostels are like that, and budget accommodation in New Zealand is changing.

Police flew to meet with her unexpectedly - and delivered more bad news
After 18 months of uncertainty, punishment in Vietnamese sexual assault case now seems out of reach

I’m a GenX tech expert. Here are 15 gifts and gadgets just for the dudes
I’ve seen things. I’ve seen TVs, wearables, smart home gear, small appliances, computer accessories, office furniture, and all the other gadgets that a consumer-tech journalist might have encountered over some 30 years of product testing. Well, now it’s December 2025, and I’m ready to go on the record and make...

You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web
It’s been nearly a year since Amazon first launched the new, AI-enhanced Alexa+, but until now, a key feature has been missing: the ability to access and chat with Alexa+ on the web. Now it appears Amazon has fulfilled that promise, with an Alexa+ web portal finally going live—for at least some Alexa+ early access users, anyway—at Alexa.com. The new Alexa+ web portal...

Incognito mode is not enough: How to truly delete all browsing traces
Many users believe that incognito mode makes them anonymous. In fact, DNS entries, router logs, and account activity remain visible. In this article, we show you where these traces are stored on Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone and how you can reliably delete them. Incognito mode: What really remains hidden (and...

Black Caps eyeing second dominant win over West Indies in as many weeks
Follow live coverage of the third test between the Black Caps and West Indies at Bay Oval.

‘He takes Rieko’s place’: Blues coach backs veteran to account for absent All Black
Pita Ahki is savouring his Auckland homecoming after leaving France with nothing but love from an adoring, fanatical Toulouse fan base.

Stabbed dairy owner’s message for alleged 14-year-old robber: You can still have a bright future
Kamlesh Patel has a history of attempting to chase off robbers, despite police advising not to.

Kiwisaver giant funds safe swimming lessons for hundreds of kids
Simplicity CEO Sam Stubbs says learning to swim is “a very Kiwi thing”.

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations
The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months.

All you need to know about roadside drug testing
Police can pull your car over and test your saliva for the presence of four recreational drugs. But how does it work? And what happens if you say no?