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Immigration catches up with overstayer who lived under alias for 38 years
Lafaele Laoa, 60, who used a forged passport when he arrived and has lived under a false identity, has lost his attempt to appeal deportation.

BP3 appoints Richard Neish as Chief Executive Officer
His remit comes as the consultancy seeks to capture rising demand from regulated industries wanting AI agents governed across complex workflows.

Why bottom trawling could be a top issue in forming the next government
Opportunity, which multiple polls have signalled as kingmaker, says it won’t sign a post-election deal unless its partners agree to a ban.

Chris Hipkins commits to Nelson Hospital redevelopment and Hope Bypass
The Labour leader told voters his party is committed to the Hope Bypass and the Nelson Hospital redevelopment, and won't cancel or defer projects already underway.

The unique position Dave Rennie finds himself in this weekend at Eden Park
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie comes up against the Wallabies – who he coached from 2020 to 2022 – for the first time on Saturday.

Chris Penk: The stark choice facing parents at the school gate after the leaders' debate
It’s always hard to know what influence events like political debates might have on the course of election campaigns.

Sir John Key answers the billionaire question the two Chrises wouldn’t
Follow the election campaign live.

New Outlook stores your settings in a hidden file. You should back it up
For the past couple of years, Microsoft has made a concerted effort to move users from the classic Outlook app for Windows 11 to “new” Outlook, a web-based app. If you’re using new Outlook, you should take advantage of the ability to back up your account settings. These settings are stored...

I used Claude to find the online accounts I’d forgotten about
When you’ve reviewed as many tech products as I have, you wind up with dozens of abandoned online accounts, most of them created and forgotten the moment I was done with my testing. Over the years, I’d started to wonder: How many of those accounts are still floating around, idle but...

How much difference would Labour's proposed airline policy really make?
The party is promising, if elected, it would force airlines to show full prices with fees included upfront - and automatically refund customers for cancelled or significantly delayed flights.

Airrived named Gartner cool vendor in agentic AI security
Recognition places Airrived among vendors being watched as enterprises seek tighter controls over autonomous AI that can act across workflows.

'Suicidal' mental health patient was safe in respite care - coroner
Jacob Sharpe died in June 2024, while staying at community support service Pathways' respite facility, and under the care of Health NZ Nelson Marlborough.

Researcher calls for Maori-specific strategy to eliminate tuberculosis
A review has found the current approach is failing to adequately control the disease.

Here are all the RTX Spark laptops available at launch, going up to $7,000
There’s a brand new platform for Windows-powered laptops arriving soon, with a familiar name and some shockingly high prices. If you’ve been following the high-end hardware news in 2026… then I’m sorry. But possibly the most exciting thing to land in some time is Nvidia’s Spark RTX, an Arm-based chip...

The A-League champion returning to lift Phoenix out of two-year slump
Returning for a third stint, 28-year-old James McGarry brings title-winning experience to a youthful Wellington squad.

High ranking cop resigns amid investigation
The senior Invercargill police officer was placed on restricted duties more than three years ago after allegations were made about his conduct.

‘There’s nothing here’: Unemployment, addiction and a region at a crossroads
In the Far North, Stuff meets voters to talk about the big issues facing them at this election.

Windows Search is becoming your PC’s new AI-powered control center
For years — decades, really — the entry point inside Windows has been the Start menu. But from what Microsoft showed as part of its AI vision for Windows 11 this week, Start might be on its way out. Instead, Windows Search may be the app you connect with first...