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‘Dave doesn’t sleep much’: Tana Umaga opens up on building the All Blacks against the clock
New defence coach Tana Umaga had to offset the excitement and workload of his All Blacks promotion with the heavy emotional toll of Moana Pasifika ending.

Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Security teams are being pushed to react faster as AI-assisted attacks widen the gap between exploit discovery, patching and live defence.

Revealed: NZ’s priciest property - sold for $23m
Big city and booming resort town dominated list of highest sale prices so far this year.

Gang boss on benefit had five vehicles, ‘extensive’ champagne collection, but denies running million-dollar drug op
Lawyers for the national commander of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club say his cash counters, cocaine and “inexplicable affluent lifestyle” do not link him to a multimillion-dollar drug enterprise.

Ex-Lotto presenter did Health NZ promo while suspended on full pay from another agency after FBI sting
Russell Harrison took part in an Health NZ campaign after being arrested for his part in a global FBI sting.

Furbank to face Boks in first England start for nearly two years
George Furbank will make his first England appearance in nearly two years in Saturday's Nations Championship opener against South Africa in Johannesburg.

Mickelson disputes new misconduct allegations
Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson denies allegations of misconduct and rejects claims he was forced to leave several California golf clubs.

Why Man City are breaking the bank for Anderson
Elliot Anderson will become the most expensive British player, but why are Manchester City prepared to pay a record fee to sign the midfielder?

Car finance compensation payments delayed until next year
Millions could be entitled to compensation as a result of commission arrangements between lenders and dealers.

Taxi driver who fled Southport attack has licence stripped
Gary Poland did not call 999 for 50 minutes after hearing the screams of children fleeing the attack.

Virtual desktops modernised, not retired, survey finds
Most users are still relying on virtual desktops, but patching confidence and rising management costs are pushing IT teams to rethink operations.

Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams
Researchers can now analyse data, search literature and draft papers in one place, with outputs kept reproducible on their own infrastructure.

Drink driver was five times the limit before fatal New Year’s Day crash
A driver crossed the centre line and caused a fatal collision on New Year's Day because he was heavily intoxicated and likely fatigued, a coroner has found.

Minister told Stuff new beds for Waikato Hospital beds were on track. Now he says they’re not
The Minister of Health has confirmed that a modular ward planned for Waikato Hospital, which would free up beds in the emergency department, has been delayed until next year.

Why investors like Amazon and Google are betting $500m on this Kiwi
If he is successful, it could turn some of our wildest science fiction technology dreams into a reality.

Fery reaches third round to keep British hopes alive
Arthur Fery keeps British hopes alive at Wimbledon as he fights back from a set down to reach the third round, but Katie Swan is out.

Gueye quits Senegal until coaching staff replaced
Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye says he will be "taking a break" from playing for his country while the current management is in charge.

'My son won't wash the dishes - but he rescued a family from a fire'
Mohsin Qayyum and Mohammed Yusuf Iqbal were driving past house in Leeds when they spotted the fire.