Westpac cuts 18-month home loan rate after Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.75%
“Our data suggests most home owners are coping well with higher rates, but anyone who’s worried about making…
OpenBSD 8.0 Brings Expanded Hardware Support, Security Enhancements, and Virtualization Improvements
OpenBSD 8.0 is a substantial upgrade bringing broader hardware compatibility, enhanced security, an expanded virtual address space, and…
NASA satellite to plunge back to Earth after 22 years in space
NASA says its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission and is expected to re-enter Earth’s…
‘Last year only one team beat me’: The Chase’s ‘Dark Destroyer’ arrives in NZ for charity pub quiz
Shaun Wallace, better known as the Chase’s ‘Dark Destroyer’ is back in New Zealand to raise money for…
Epigenetic Ageing and Preterm Development
CHILDREN born preterm with epigenetic age acceleration demonstrated higher cognitive and motor scores at 3 years, although the…
Former Auckland education worker Hanna Lealiiee appears in court for grooming, sex with under-16s
The court heard Lealiiee has held various roles at several schools but the name of the school her…
Vietnam set to overtake Southeast Asia’s largest economy in GDP per capita this year
The figures, from the IMF’s October World Economic Outlook, put Vietnam’s nominal output per person 8.9% above last…
At 74, I’ve a broken tooth stump but can’t afford the dentist on my state pension
Having worked hard all her life, Muriel Westworth never imagined that at the age of 74, she would…
My Galaxy phone still can’t run Pause Point, so I built my own version with One UI tools
Pause Point started life as a Google Pixel 11 exclusive, built to catch you mid-doom scroll, but it…
Computer Science Grad Lands Software Engineering Job Despite AI Fears
I’ve got some happy news to share this week. It involves a young computer science graduate named Kiran…
Aerial drop on conservation land wipes out wallaby pests
A major aerial control operation removing thousands of wallabies on conservation land has won the approval of South…
NASA’s Begging the Commercial Space Industry to Save the Doomed Hubble Telescope
When it comes to photography of the cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best to…