Tinder profiles reveal desperate reality of trying to buy a home as survey shows housing is the number one concern for Kiwis, ranked above Covid“It is a truth universally acknowledged,” Jane Austen wrote in 1813, “that a single man in possession of a g…
As a Sri Lankan New Zealander, I know my adopted country can find compassion amid terror
Despite revulsion at the Auckland attacker, New Zealanders have the capacity to recognise that we all have a complex identity I took some old, blunt kitchen knives to a second-hand shop a few months ago while decluttering. They politely declined the i…
New Zealand reports 20 new Covid cases as spread of Delta slows
The country has now recorded 801 infections in the outbreak, with one death and 38 people in hospitalNew Zealand has reported 20 new cases of coronavirus in the community, bringing the total number in the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta varian…
New Zealand stabbings: officials tried for years to deport terrorist prior to Auckland attack, Jacinda Ardern says
Jacinda Ardern says ‘every legal avenue’ was used to detain Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen until his refugee status was resolvedNew Zealand had tried for years to deport the terrorist who stabbed shoppers in an Auckland supermarket on Friday before be…
Apple’s dangerous path
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review. Last week, we dove into the truly bizarre machinations of the NFT market. This week, we’re talking about something that’s a little bit more impactful on the current state of the web — Apple’s NeuralHash kerfuffle. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can […]
New Zealand stabbings: police made repeated attempts to curb ‘highly paranoid’ man
As number of victims updated from six to seven, police say ‘every legal avenue’ was explored to try to contain threat of attackSeven people were injured in the Islamic State-inspired terror attack in New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern has said, updating initi…
Auckland stabbings: calls for tighter terror laws after extremist allowed to roam free
Existing legislation meant the knifeman, who was known to police, could not be jailed despite evidence he was planning an attackAs New Zealand reels from the second terror attack in its recent history, a picture is emerging of an Islamic State-inspired…
New Zealand and Australia prepare to do battle (again) over treasured and lucrative Mānuka honey
Māori liken their trademark application to France’s effort to protect the term champagne, while Australia says you can’t claim a plantLong before the name Mānuka became synonymous with a booming honey industry, celebrity endorsements and protracted glo…
Coronavirus live news: Denmark to give third jab to care home residents; UK watchdog rules out vaccine for children
Denmark has seen a rise in cases in nursing homes; UK vaccines watchdog says not enough evidence to roll out Covid jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds; North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to fight Covid in ‘our style’Kim Jong-un rejects Covax vacci…
Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike review: Utility that shreds
The company provided me with the Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike for nearly a month, which gave me plenty of time to put it to the test.