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Jump in KiwiSaver switches: Should you move to a new provider?
The amount of fees and the investment style are two of the factors that should be considered by any Kiwisaver looking to move to a new provider.

Helen Clark: NZ can't afford another three years of short-term policies
Former PM Helen Clark says New Zealand is drifting and only long-term thinking can change course.

AI vs Open Source
Black hat and white hat hackers are working overtime to perform AI-based code audits after one (now) poor Canadian lost $1.6m from his crypto wallet due to a crazy oversight by an open source programmer.

Elderly man died after police officer’s ‘rugby spear-tackle’ during struggle
Peter Boy Tuhi, 65, sustained a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the December 21, 2021 incident at the Levin Cosmopolitan Club car park.

The back to work policy for young people that ‘makes absolutely no sense’
Opinion: We’re stopping their benefit to incentivise them to work, but we know they’re too sick to work. That’s why they’re on the HCID to begin with… right...

Why Magic Mo'unga is eligible for All Blacks again - but still watching from home
Canterbury’s favourite son Richie Mo’unga was back. Even if everyone knew he would rather be with the All Blacks in South Africa.

Is the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Real or Not? Galaxy Digital Just Pledged $5 Million to Boost Bitcoin's Quantum Resistance.

NZ cyclists bring in two more Commonwealth Games medals
New Zealand has clinched another cycling medal in the early hours of Monday morning.

Silver Ferns win first Commonwealth Games gold medal in 16 years
Two big defensive plays in quick succession from Kelly Jackson late in the third quarter turned the final New Zealand’s way.

Stembridge to 'reassess' future after England miss out on medal
England's netballers are outclassed 68-50 by Australia in their quest to win bronze at the Commonwealth Games.

'She should still be alive' - Caitlin McDonald's final weeks
Caitlin McDonald's sudden death on Tony Kett's couch has left him trying to come to terms with such a tragic end to a troubled life.

NZ wheelchair designs go around the world
A Christchurch firm's custom-made wheelchairs have been used by Commonwealth Games lawn bowling and basketball players.

The one destination this hotel manager will never forget
This week we talk to Reinout Engel, general manager of Auckland’s Radisson RED hotel with its 322 rooms and rooftop bar Aka.

‘Promised. Planned. Postponed. Pulled’: Stop-start politics ‘wasted’ up to $17.6b
Taxpayers and ratepayers often fund the same work twice or pay for the design of projects that never go ahead, an economist says.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Victim's sensitive claim details sent to abuser’s family home
A man says he missed out on ACC funding for childhood sexual abuse for more than 20 years because letters relating to his claim were sent to his abuser’s family home.

SpaceX’s record IPO is helping spur a new wave of startups aiming for orbit and opening a vast new market beyond Earth

Peter Beck's Rocket Lab Reports Earnings on Aug. 10. Here's the One Number That Will Move the Stock.

Live: Glasgow Commonwealth Games, closing ceremony
All the medals have been handed out and now the party can begin at the closing ceremony at OVO Hydro.

Sydnee Andrews wins Judo gold medal for NZ at Commonwealth Games
New Zealander Sydnee Andrews has won the gold medal in the Women’s +78kg Judo at the Commonwealth Games.

What happened to star signings your club never made?
BBC Sport takes a look at some star players who were close to moving to the Premier League, only for the deals to fall through.