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‘He’s not holding back’: All Black 'hungry' for return after long injury absence
Patrick Tuipulotu returns to captain the Blues when they face the Highlanders at Eden Park on Friday night.

The Black Fern Sevens player who performed a celebratory haka on a torn ACL
Manaia Nuku refused to let a season-ending injury stop her from joining her teammates on the Hong Kong podium. Now, she's back for more.

Waiheke Island’s best-kept secret. And it isn’t a beach or a vineyard
Auckland’s Waiheke Island has a bounty of beauty spots, from clear-watered beaches to wineries that make it easy to imagine you’re in the Med. They’re hardly hidden gems, though.

Former lawyer to defend himself in court over driving in notorious bus lane
Hock Beng Lee was issued the fine in November but has refused to pay on “principle”.

Tech Life
Attribution science is becoming an increasingly important tool in climate lawsuits.

OpenSearch 3.6 debuts with new observability stack
OpenSearch 3.6 lands as first LTS release with new observability stack, APM and agent tools for search, tracing and relevance tuning.

OpenSearch foundation launches long-term support programme
OpenSearch set out its first enterprise support framework as new long-term releases promise 18-month cover, faster CVE fixes and certified vendors.

Unpatched Microsoft Defender flaw lets hackers gain admin access
A security vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft Defender, the first-party Windows 11 antivirus tool used by millions. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated system privileges and cause significant damage without users noticing. The so-called “RedSun” vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, the same one who previously...

'I lay in bed watching it': The crushing Canada defeat still haunting the Black Ferns
Georgia Ponsonby spoke with an upbeat tone before their Kansas rematch: “You’ve got to go back and see where you went wrong if we want to have a chance of winning.

‘It’s one of the most unsuitable sites in Canterbury’: 800 houses planned for flood zone
Locals opposing the plan say the area sits on flood-prone, liquefaction-affected land bordered by the Styx River and is close to coastal inundation zones.

The club-run circuit that waited a quarter of a century for its Supercars date
After first approaching the Australian championship some 25-years ago, Supercars are finally set to hit the South Island for the first time.

Charity linked to banned Labour advocate under investigation
The Department of Internal Affairs has opened an investigation into a charity with links to an advocate previously banned by Labour.

Defence Force staffer present when hunter was fatally shot
There were two people in that party, at least one of whom Stuff understands was an NZDF staffer.

Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises
Iceotope expands liquid cooling patent portfolio as data centre operators seek heat-saving answers for artificial intelligence and edge computing workloads.

Your ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini chats aren’t as private as you think
It’s all too easy to treat ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini as confidants. They’re friendly, personable, inquisitive, and even intimate. But the secrets you share with them won’t necessarily stay private, especially once courts get involved. Anyone who interacts regularly with an AI chatbot should be careful about what they share, for...