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Superfan's shock at Robbie Williams call, 30 years on
The Wolverhampton teacher appears in a Netflix documentary, shouting her number to Robbie Williams.

Explainer: AI and consulting debate history and impact
Industry voices are divided on whether AI will diminish consulting roles or augment them by shifting the nature of the work.

Why Dane Coles, the king of sledging, is crucial in search for next ABs coach
Ex-All Blacks hooker Dane Coles was capable of making opponents explode into acting like frothy-mouthed mad dogs. Now he’s helping decide who will coach the ABs.

House prices dip 0.1% in January as 2026 starts flat
Cotality NZ data shows housing market remains subdued, down 1% year-on-year.

Mobility users complain, Pak’nSave responds: Is this carpark now safe enough?
80-year-old arrived at supermarket to find the mobility parks he relied on were gone.

Paula Penfold searched 1000 New Zealand Epstein files. Here’s what they reveal
Inside the web of connections revealed in more than 1000 New Zealand documents from the Epstein archive

Monitor deal: 49-inch 1440p OLED ultrawide for $288 off
If you love a multi-screen setup for work and fun, then you might as well invest in a proper ultrawide monitor. And it’s been a while since we’ve seen a deal this good: Innocn’s 49-inch 1440p OLED ultrawide is 29% off on Amazon, bringing down its price to $711.99 (was...

Amazon’s new AI Alexa isn’t free anymore
The days of free Alexa+ for everyone just ended, with Amazon announcing today that it will start charging non-Prime members who want to use the AI-supercharged voice assistant on their Echo devices. Starting now, full Alexa+ access will cost $19.99 a month for those without Prime, while Prime members will get Alexa+ as a free benefit with...

A new PC doesn’t feel like home until I install this app
Once I’ve unpacked a new Windows PC, the anticipation wears off and reality sinks in. It’s time to get everything set up and that’s one heck of a time consuming process, it’s work. So, of course, I install my favorite programs. And there are quite a few. get windows 11 pro...

Chappell Roan collaborates with Fortnite after Radio 1 plea
The US pop star has been announced as the latest icon for the video game's next festival season.

Why are AI fruit and vegetables on TikTok telling us what to eat?
‘Yelling’ AI-generated foods are giving advice on everything from kitchen habits to personal hygiene

Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games
The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

‘It’s just a fun, fun house’: Home has tunnel from living room to pool and ‘pods’ in the bush
This home has a few surprises, not the least of which is a tunnel from the living room to the swimming pool.

‘Surviving not living’: Pensioners and beneficiaries hit hardest by inflation in 2025
“The first thing you cut is food,” says a pensioner who lives in a rental and survives on one meal a day.

Struggling to concentrate? This free Pomodoro app fixes your focus
The Pomodoro method for time management was developed back in the 1980s; the idea behind it is to divide your time into short 25-minute intervals for work and breaks. This is supposed to increase your concentration on specific tasks and thus also your productivity. The Pomofocus browser app takes on...

Update Apple’s Home app this week—or risk losing control of your smart home
Well, this is it: After a series of delays, Apple is finally nixing support for its old Home architecture, meaning those still relying on the previous version of Apple’s Home framework have some decisions to make—quickly. The moment of truth arrives February 10, 2026, less than a week away. If you don’t...

Is Google’s Aluminium OS releasing this year? Sort of
Google’s new operating system that combines Android with ChromeOS is already in production. Called Aluminium OS, some reports are saying that it’ll release later this year. But according to court documents (spotted by The Verge), it’s more likely to see a 2028 release. Google’s head of Android, Sameer Samat, told a...