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'A Gizzy medal': History-making judo champ returns home with gold
An ACL injury in March kept Sydnee Andrews out of the sport for a few months, returning to the mat in June, with only two months to prepare for the Games.

Ardie Savea’s big test: Time to turn up the heat
Skipper Ardie Savea has got much to prove as the All Blacks seek a victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with a knee injury
The 25-year-old Italian wrote Friday that he won't be ready when the main draw begins on August 30.

She is known as a 'tough bird' in politics, but a painful infection brought her to tears
Behind the very public-facing role, Desley Simpson was hiding a particularly intense dose of shingles.

Oscar Kightley on tragedy, fatherhood and ditching the booze
The actor-comedian opens up about losing his dad at 3, raising his son and finding healthier ways to cope with heavy roles.

A secret tipster cracked a hit-job killing, so why did they only get part of the $100k reward?
Stuff has fought for years to find out why a “critical” informant in a cold case killing only received part of the $100,000 reward offered by police.

I gave ChatGPT access to Apple Messages. Then it took control of my Mac
One of the ways for ChatGPT to escape the chatbox is with plugins, and a just-released plugin that lets ChatGPT tap into Apple’s Messages app is — unsurprisingly — getting a lot of attention. Available now in the ChatGPT plugins directory (it’s in the Public section, or you can just search...

Logitech’s G309 wireless gaming mouse drops to a new low of $35
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Unbeaten Black Ferns kick off eight-test run against new-look Wallaroos
Whitney Hansen's side aim to retain the O'Reilly Cup at Go Media Stadium before heading to South Africa and the WXV Global Series.

Warriors eyeing fourth win in a row with Rabbitohs denied injury boost
All you need to know about the NRL round 25 match in Sydney on Saturday evening.

Why buyers are chasing homes in this small town where prices have jumped 9.2%
‘There’s not enough houses’: first-home buyers, investors and workers are piling into this market.

‘No longer feel safe’: Family in fight with Ford over their $72k hybrid
The couple bought the car from North Harbour Ford in Auckland in December 2022.

‘Wake me most nights’: They save lives but neighbours want these rescue helicopters gone
Residents living near the airport say the helicopter base should be “nowhere around people”.

Need more ports on your laptop? This Anker dock is $100 off now
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Your data can get stolen through a company you’ve never heard of
Cybersecurity for businesses involves a lot of jargon unfamiliar to us consumers, and for good reason. Such language generally doesn’t apply to our lives. But one concept has begun affecting us everyday users more—supply chain attacks. A supply chain attack is when hackers go after a vendor or partner that a...