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Twitch streamer hit by car live on camera - 'It felt like slow motion'
Isaiah Thomas, known as hmblzayy, was walking a 3,000 mile challenge when he was hit

State Highway 3 closure forces Taranaki patients into gruelling post-op road trips
What was normally a two-and-a-half to three-hour drive ended up being closer to seven hours for one patient.

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding
Hundreds of residents attended a community meeting for updates on the re-opening of Mauao, nearly 100 days after a landslide killed six holiday-makers.

Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute
The Tertiary Education Union said the different institutes had a single collective agreement under the now-dissolved national institute Te Pukenga.

A 7-Foot Nile Monitor Steals Crocodile Eggs — Then Follows a Hatchling

IDF major charged with aiding enemy, taking bribe in alleged Gaza smuggling scheme

Black Kite & Sayari unite cyber & supply chain risk
Black Kite and Sayari join forces to link cyber monitoring with corporate ownership data, giving firms a fuller view of supplier risk.

Tech Life
Can pedestrians, runners and cyclists safely share the road with self-driving vehicles?

Samsung is reportedly ditching Windows on its Galaxy Book laptops
It appears that Samsung is considering dropping the Windows 11 operating system on its future Galaxy Book laptops. SamMobile reports that the company is working on Galaxy Book laptops that will instead run Android 17 and One UI 9. It’s unclear why Samsung would choose to switch operating systems, but SamMobile...

Titirangi 'starter' home hits market for first time in 22 years
When they bought the home, the 1950s house needed a lot of work. That’s all been done for the next owners.

Property rights vs cultural heritage: The costly legal battle over a Taranaki pa site
After a 20-year saga involving cancelled roads and legal battles, the Environment Court has decided where the line between private rights and heritage protection lies.

National insists coalition is stable, even as cracks begin to show
Analysis - National MPs say they have confidence in the coalition's stability, even as they criticise Foreign Minister Winston Peters for releasing emails without notifying the prime minister.

Cancer Society calls on politicians for fully-funded cervical screening ahead of election
The charity has launched its election manifesto at Parliament, and also wants the government to deliver on the 90 percent HPV immunisation target by 2030.

Xbox Ally X gets performance boost from Microsoft’s DLSS alternative
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is more powerful than the aging Steam Deck, even if you go for the cheaper, non-X variant. But it’s still based on an AMD laptop chip with integrated graphics. Squeezing performance out of these low-power systems is a constant struggle for developers and gamers alike....

Traffic stop: Warsaw's celebrity birds on perilous urban quest

Tiny Crabs Etch Perfect Spirals in Sand, Then Vanish with the Tide

Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, state media says

Panzura launches Nexus to connect CloudFS to Copilot
Panzura launches Nexus to link CloudFS file estates with Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving enterprises faster, permission-aware access to unstructured data.

Hurricanes eye top spot against defending champion Crusaders
With the Chiefs on a bye, the Wellington side has a golden opportunity to take control of the season – if they can get past the old enemy.

Jubilation to despair: When Ardie Savea rocked the Blues in Moana Pasifika's finest hour
While memories of that night in North Harbour remain vivid, the mood shift before the two Auckland sides meet for potentially the last time has been profound.

Why have we become a jittery, nervous nation?
Since the pandemic, New Zealand has become a jittery, nervous nation, writes Jehan Casinader.

Is it OK to put your rubbish or recycling in your neighbour's empty bin?
It’s the morning of collection day. Is it acceptable to pop your waste into another household’s bin?