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Live: Hipkins, Luxon hit the regions
Follow the election campaign live.

Celebrity host cancels family's Christmas booking after asking for extra $4k over rate error
A family was left scrambling for holiday accommodation after a Vrbo host tried to renegotiate a confirmed booking months later.

We’re still paying for a crisis the wealthy won in the 1980s
It’s a mark of just how bad things have got that both Labour and National are at last promising to do something about the supermarkets. Minor parties are offering interventions too, including state-owned shops.

Ask David Seymour Anything (well, almost anything)
The ACT Party leader will join us at 11am to answer any questions (almost any) that you submit. Ask them here!

Luxon escapes to true blue, but can’t escape this tricky question
Even in National’s dairy farming, Kiwifruit growing heartland, Luxon heard a haunting question that has followed him from the Beehive to the debates, and now to the farm.

I love Apple’s iPhone Duo. But here’s why you shouldn’t buy one
Apple’s first foldable is a genuine ‘oh wow’ device. But at $3499, and with many apps not ready for its big screen yet, most people should hold off.

Don't Stop Believin' - High school musical Glee set for reboot
Ryan Murphy's popular musical comedy-drama is set to return after more than a decade.

Cyber chiefs tell websites to make critical safety update or go offline
Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified with PHP, a programming language which is widely used across the internet.

I built an AI agent to protect my data. Then it found a hole in its guardrails
I thought I was so clever. Wary of the privacy and security dangers posed by OpenClaw and other personal AI assistants, I decided to build my own AI agent on a Raspberry Pi, isolated in its own container and complete with rules and safeguards designed to keep my hardware and...

The Outback biking trail Kiwis are booking instead of tropical escapes
They were supposed to be cycling through Armenia and Georgia, but after that trip was cancelled due to Middle East conflict, they had to find a Plan B.

Labour blasts government’s 'terrifying’ lack of AI readiness, wants super-AI ban
Stuff sits down with each party for a conversation about the most transformative technology of our time ahead of Election 2026.

Reported a theft and heard nothing? Here is what police actually do
As victims share frustration over perceived inaction, police explain how reports are assessed and why tech like AirTags doesn't guarantee arrest.

Chrome 156 lets you ask Gemini about videos you’re watching
In the most recent Chrome releases—version 156.0.8078.47/48 for Windows and macOS, and 156.0.8078.47 for Linux—Google has fixed over 350 security vulnerabilities, some of which are critical. Fortunately, none of them are being exploited in the wild. With Chrome 156, we also get “AI”-driven media understanding, though not a lot else. Chrome...

Belfast comedian criticised for rape 'joke' about assault victim
Vittorio Angelone referred to content creator Rebecca Goodwin in a remark about rape.

AI vibe check: Searching for human signals at a San Francisco tech conference
As I was developing my reporting plan for TechCrunch Disrupt last week, one key question loomed large in my head: Would I find any AI startups at this annual summit for fledgling tech companies? The conference is in San Francisco, after all, so finding AI tech might prove difficult. But...