Live: Jacinda Ardern announces she will resign as prime minister by February 7

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will resign as prime minister no later than February 7. She also announced that the general election will be held on Saturday, October 14. Ardern was speaking from the Labour Party caucus retreat in Napier. "For me, it's time," she … | Continue reading


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Latest breaking news NZ | Stuff.co.nz | New Zealand

Breaking news and videos of today's latest news stories from around New Zealand, including up to date weather, World, sport, business, Entertainment, Technology Life and Style, Travel and motoring.(stuff.co.nz) | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 1 year ago

The sad state of “open banking” in NZ

Ben Lynch's payments company is out to cut payment transaction costs for cafes - and get punters a $1 coffee on October 28. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 1 year ago

Free locking, charging 'Locky Docks' for e-bikes launch in Christchurch (2020)

Free secure bike parking, which opens with an app and work for regular bikes too, has launched in Christchurch. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 1 year ago

The Google Engineer Who thinks their AI LamDa has come to Life

An engineer is put on leave after saying an AI chatbot has become sentient, as the chorus of technologists who believe AI is close to achieving consciousness is getting bolder. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 1 year ago

NZ cannibalism adventure game unexpectedly garners a large userbase in China

Sam Evans would have been happy to see 10,000 people play local game Dread Hunger. But with one million copies sold and counting it has turned into a "terrifying success". | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes near New Caledonia

At least four earthquakes have been recorded near New Caledonia since shortly before 7pm NZT. No tsunami warning has been issued. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Toy giant Zuru wants to identify and sue former workers

Former employees posted a raft of allegations online. Now the toy giant wants to take them to court. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Is it ethical to invest in cryptocurrency? (2021)

OPINION: As someone who’s seen many investment fads, I think most retail investors will lose money from cryptocurrencies. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Do you have a photographic memory?

Want to know whether you have a photographic memory? This little puzzle can tell you. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Minister for Covid-19 Response responds to official question with Spiderman meme

A National MP asked Chris Hipkins if he'd met with the Covid-19 response minister - a role he actually holds. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

NZ government to ban tobacco sales to young people for their lifetime

People aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobacco in their lives when a new law takes effect. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

New Zeland Gov to push for international ban of autonomous weapons/killer robots

Mass-produced killer robots in the battlefield will lower the threshold for war, disarmament minister says. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

SA Doctor: Covid-19 Omicron variant has ‘unusual but mild’ symptom

The first South African doctor to alert the authorities about patients with the Omicron variant says the symptoms differed from previous Covid patients. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

'I’m being held hostage': Woman at centre of marsupial hostage drama speaks out

A young possum held a woman hostage inside her home until police arrived but the responding officer soon found himself the target of the aggressive animal. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

China detects Covid on kiwifruits from a New Zealand city without the virus

Zespri has launched “emergency management plans” after kiwifruit shipped from Tauranga tested positive for Covid-19 in China. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

NZ's “1” Covid case is now up to 31

Auckland's Delta variant outbreak continues to grow, now with links to the capital. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

New Zealand has one community Covid case

The Prime Minister and health chief Ashley Bloomfield are to give briefing on the Auckland Covid community case at 6pm, while people have been urged not to panic shop. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Larry Page applied for $10m NZ residency three months before medevac flight

Page's residency application came three months before he came to NZ on a medevac flight for his child. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Housing plan too little, too late for NZ's younger generations

OPINION: While Nimbys are an international menace, nowhere in the world has housing problems on the same scale as New Zealand’s major cities. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

I Need a New Bum publisher wins top prize at prestigious Bologna Children's Book Fair

The team behind I Need a New Bum and other favourites took out the top prize at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Blueprints reveal America's Cup 'foiling' tech in Auckland's electric ferries

With design work complete, America's Cup tech could see Aucklanders commute on "foiling" ferries in two years ... if the funding can be sorted out. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Senior gang members arrested after global sting targeting organised crime

Thirty-five people, including members of the Comancheros, Mongrel Mob and Head Hunters, have been arrested in global operation led by the FBI. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

NZ Reserve Bank says it had 'no warning' to avoid a hacking attack

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says Accellion failed to notify the bank for five days that an attack was occurring against its customers around the world, and that a patch was available that would have prevented the breach. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 2 years ago

Rail firm's Covid bonus email to workers a cybersecurity test

Workers at the UK rail firm were emailed about a bonus for all their hard work during the pandemic. But they got a nasty surprise instead. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

New Zealand: “sweeping review” of Covid vaccine-booking system after data breach

Whistle-blower who uncovered privacy breach within the Canterbury DHB Covid-19 booking system says: “It is not a coding error. It is incompetence.” | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Ever Given vessel is now afloat

Team of 10 tug boats involved in operation which budged the Ever Given. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Covid-19: First 'real world' data shows vaccines cut two thirds of infections

According to early data emerging from the UK, Vaccines appear to cut Covid-19 transmissions and infections by two thirds. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Twitter suspends more Indian accounts amid free speech debate

Twitter suspends some Indian accounts after it was served with several blocking orders by India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

The advance of the four-day work week – 'the way the whole world will move'

One Kiwi business has applied it in the office and on building sites, another says it's 'the way the whole world will move', with trades also in. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Gang members robbing and assaulting people using Discord to buy drugs

A man received head injuries after being hit with a metal weapon during a cannabis deal in central Wellington last week. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Facebook removes New Zealand political party's page, 3 days before election

The page had repeatedly shared Covid-19 misinformation, social media company says. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

New Zealand just stamped out its third Covid-19 outbreak

The outbreak in the White House is three times larger than our own latest outbreak, which was contained at just six cases. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

Electricity 'beamed' to homes could do away with wire transmission cables

Electricity could be beamed to your home using microwave technology instead of copper lines. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

New Zealand is officially Covid-19 free, final case has recovered

The last remaining active Covid-19 case is recovered and New Zealand is marking 17 days in a row without a new case. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 3 years ago

New Zealand has third day with 0 new Covid cases as it leaves lockdown

As we enjoy our first day at alert level 2, the latest Covid-19 case numbers are revealed. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

To Swedes, it's the rest of the world engaging in a reckless experiment

OPINION: Faced with what many see as a manageable illness, Sweden has decided that lockdown is the real risk. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Is Covid-19 the cause of all the fatalities in Italy?

ANALYSIS: Age, demographics and the way hospitals record deaths could all be playing part in the country's curiously high fatality rate. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Sabotage or theft? Inside the $24m Cryptopia heist

Cryptopia was one of NZ's most successful hi-tech start-ups. But things turned toxic, then hackers stole $24 million. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Ancient Northland kauri tree reveals secrets of Earth's polar reversal

One of the oldest trees ever found could unlock the mysteries of a massive planetary event. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Why White Island erupted, and why there was no warning

White Island is one of several volcanoes in New Zealand that can produce sudden explosive eruptions at any time. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Up to 1M New Zealand patients' data breached in criminal cyber hack

If you are enrolled with a medical centre in Wellington, Wairarapa, or Manawatū your medical files may have been breached. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Extremely rare stratospheric warming shows no sign of ending

The sudden stratospheric warming, only the third event of its kind, is likely to have a huge effect in the coming months. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

OPINION: There have been terrible presidents before, but Trump is actually crazy. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 4 years ago

Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia appoints liquidators after hack

Cryptopia lost $23 million to hackers in January and has struggled ever since. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 5 years ago

New Zealand's DIY coffin clubs take the sting out of death

Five groups have sprung up in New Zealand for people wanting to build and customise their caskets. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 5 years ago

Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river

A tractor driver was taking his boss's dogs for a walk when he spotted the footprints, believed to be millions of years old. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 5 years ago

Ban on banana-eating artwork in Poland

Protesters in Poland are angry at the removal of artwork featuring the fruit. | Continue reading


@stuff.co.nz | 5 years ago