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Google will let some Chromebooks upgrade to Googlebook OS
A few days ago, Google quietly announced that it’ll be allowing certain Chromebook models to upgrade from ChromeOS to Googlebook OS at some point in the future. The announcement was made via a new support page, spotted by The Verge. Googlebook OS is the company’s newest laptop operating system, which is...

Who will be in the All Blacks squad for Bledisloe Cup tests?
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie had to find replacements for injured captain Ardie Savea and Luke Jacobson ahead of the two tests against the Wallabies.

I kiia he kaikiri te wharekai te reo tuatahi o Aotearoa. I tukua e tera te tumanako ki au
Ahakoa nga whakapae kino ki a Rumaki Cafe, na tona taiao rumaki i hoatu tumanako ki tetahi tangata e ako ana i te reo Maori.

Another delay for Air NZ as its flagship planes are held up by Boeing
On board is the Skynest, bunks in the sky, which will see a delay to its rollout.

'Not good news for women': The internal emails exposing cancer screening harm
Documents and emails shed new light on major issues with the cervical screening programme.

Head of collapsed liquor empire fights to keep hundreds of litres of luxury booze
Hardeep Singh is in a battle with a liquidator over the ownership of hundreds of litres of sherry and bourbon produced by a high-end distillery in the South Island.

Will Labour keep its pay equity promise? Scheme could cost $13 billion - unions
Workers’ unions are predicting billions will be needed, and likely more than what the Government and National previously forecast.

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Try record in sight for Tasman winger as NPC top-eight battle goes to wire
The lethal Tasman winger needs two tries for an all-time record as five teams scramble for three remaining quarterfinal spots.

Why Team NZ’s defeat to Peter Burling won’t spook the defender
Another preliminary regatta loss to their arch-rival shows Italian talent, but AC40 fleet racing rarely predicts who builds the fastest AC75.

The Knights and the Warriors are the life blood of rugby league
Somewhere between Newcastle’s 12-man heroics, Nathan Cleary leaving in an ambulance and thousands of Knights fans losing their minds, rugby league reminded us what sport is meant to feel like.

A frustrating period problem led this 24-year-old Kiwi to a winning invention
A Wellington designer has won New Zealand’s James Dyson Award for an invention aimed at making reusable menstrual products easier, cleaner and more discreet to use.

They called NZ’s first te reo cafe racist. It actually gave me hope
Critics were outraged by Rumaki Cafe, but its warm immersion environment is exactly what second-language learners need.

MP exposes graphic online abuse as attacks on female politicians escalate
Nicola Grigg shared explicit online abuse she received, as a briefing reveals 96% of NZ MPs face inappropriate contact.

Numeric launches Financial Data Platform to replace ERPs
It aims to shorten monthly closes and preserve transaction detail, as finance teams look for alternatives to journal-based ERP systems.