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Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
We've always used tools to build new tools, and developers are using AI continue that tradition.

Bouldering races up the wall of popular fitness
Bouldering is a new fitness craze sweeping the world - creating calloused hands and muscly shoulders - as climbers scale indoor walls with no clips and no ropes.

Review: Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour a mind-bending experience
The sold-out show at Eden Park was full of energy, from both the rapper and the 50,000 strong crowd.

Benefit forecasts highlight need for tougher sanctions, government says
The government says the latest figures forecasting how long beneficiaries stay on welfare underscore the need for tougher sanctions.

Ranked: The best moments in one of the greatest New Zealand sporting months
Team New Zealand started it, and the success just kept on flowing in October.

Five places where homes are selling below CV
If you’re using capital value as a guide price in one of these areas, you could end up paying more than market value.

Young people are spending more of their lives on a benefit
A new report shows young beneficiaries will spend an average of 20 future years relying on welfare over their lifetime.

Pacific cultures feature in new exhibition at Govett-Brewster
A collectively created ngatu (painted bark cloth) and traditional Tongan instruments were part of the show opening on November 2.

Pilot who launched ‘trivial’ defamation case hasn’t paid $50k he owes
A Napier man’s defamation case never got off the ground and left him facing a bankruptcy application when he didn’t pay legal costs.

Why abuse survivors want the Solicitor-General gone
Una Jagose was involved in throwing everything at legal efforts to stop victims of state abuse winning their cases. Now some prominent victims don't trust her to lead the government's legal response.

Speedway to move from Western Springs after 95 years amid messy Auckland Council process
Auckland councillors have voted to spend $11m upgrading Waikaraka Park in Onehunga, despite opposition from the motorsport community.

Auckland renters struggling with mouldy, damp homes and no sense of security
The government has said interest deductibility for landlords would mean lower rents, but tenants say they've had little relief.

Paddy Gower: Auckland FC are quite fake, the Phoenix are NZ's real pro football club
These Aucklanders will get what is coming for them when they play the Phoenix on Saturday. I'm Phoenix until I die.

The big All Blacks selection calls ahead of England showdown
Deciding between Damian McKenzie or Beauden Barrett at No 10 is one of a few big calls Scott Robertson has to make.

New music event Centre Court Sounds coming to Auckland
The event is set to bring a fresh tone to Kiwi summer music events, at a fresh venue.

Bianca Andreescu returning to ASB Classic after five years away
The former US Open winner is returning to to the place where her career took off in 2019.

Police urge public to be aware of meth ‘lollies’ ahead of Halloween
Police investigating how meth disguised as pineapple sweets ended up at the Auckland City Mission urge people to be vigilant.

Verity Johnson: The Greens shouldn’t waste this crisis
OPINION: What do you do if you’ve always styled yourself as the Archangel Gabriel on an e-bike…and then you fall off? Well, you fix both the scandal and the brand damage.

New Plymouth mayor says beach access project vital for pedestrian safety
New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom has defended the projected $1.2 million cost of building new access steps to a popular city beach after it was criticised by the Taxpayers’ Union.