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Nvidia launches RTX Spark laptops with local AI push
Premium Windows laptops with on-device AI now start at USD $2,399, as Nvidia extends its Blackwell RTX hardware into the consumer market.

Russell Brand accusers 'haunted' for years by alleged crimes, court hears
The women involved in the case had "nothing to gain" apart from "some closure", the prosecutor says.

Where the current Silver Ferns were the last time New Zealand ruled world netball
Thirteen years after their last stint at the summit, Dame Noeline Taurua’s Silver Ferns are poised to rejoin Australia atop the world rankings.

‘Amazing community, amazing village’: Why this is NZ’s most watchlisted suburb
Island Bay is the most watchlisted suburb on Trade Me, valued for its coastal, village lifestyle that residents rarely leave.

How to enjoy summer parties without ruining your health goals
Broadcaster Nicky Styris shares her no-excuses plan to enjoy summer without punishing yourself.

He hanga ohorere ki te kore e taea te oati ka hoki mai nga ringa wheako
I tenei wiki, i kite tatou i te ahuatanga pea ko Seymour te minita putea ka whai ake, i te mea kua timata te marama haere o te taumaha o te ahuatanga ki a Nicola Willis.

Government shelves proposed system to 'transform' responses to family violence
Labour has labelled the Government’s decision to shelf the system "an absolute shocker".

Sweet launches virtual patching for cloud & AI workloads
Security teams can now block exploit attempts on live cloud and AI workloads while permanent fixes wait to clear testing and release processes.

Netradyne appoints Melissa Ribeiro & Brion O'Connor
The fleet technology company is bolstering its leadership as it scales across North America, EMEA and APAC and pushes beyond vehicles.

Anderson 'shocked' by Lancs exit and unsure if he will continue
Speaking for the first time since his Lancashire exit, James Anderson says the decision made him question whether is "something fundamentally wrong with me as a person".

Yooz launches agentic AI for non-PO invoice coding
The update targets a stubborn manual task in accounts payable, letting finance teams automate line-level coding on invoices without purchase orders.

The recent history that makes Kiwis’ World Cup ‘quarterfinal’ no sure thing
All you need to know as the Kiwis face Fiji Bati on the Gold Coast with a semifinal place at stake.

Forgotten All Blacks No 8 gets welcome ‘curveball’ with surprise recall ahead of Kirifi
Christian Lio-Willie was planning his off-season when he got a buzz neither he nor plenty of punters were anticipating.

Why All Blacks must be alert to dangers of Scotland at Murrayfield minefield
The All Blacks have had a series of close call against Scotland, including a scoreless draw in 1960 and a 25-25 draw in 1983, at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

A fireside weekend in Martinborough with what might be NZ’s best platters
A restorative weekend away is best when swapping city busyness for the slower rhythms of sun-drenched country life. It is even better when it sits just over the hill.

Superyachts, former All Blacks and a scramble for the Beehive’s top economic job
With Nicola Willis at risk of missing out on Parliament, the scramble for our next finance minister is veering into surreal coalition territory.

They thought they owned their home. Their son disagreed. Now the bank’s selling up
Pensioners John and Colleen Strawbridge face homelessness after a dispute with their son and a pending mortgagee sale.

CEO involved in major booze contract process despite declaring potential conflict
Venues Otautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare declared a potential conflict of interest with the company that she then ranked first and went on to win.

Sweets, smears and skeletons: How politics stole Halloween’s best tricks
Between door-knocking strangers, lolly scrambles and frightful rhetoric, telling Halloween apart from the election campaign is getting harder by the day.