Some cat acting like he's already won the $45m

Sweet baby Jesus www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ird...

In the UK, the starting point is the winner's actual costs. Here (my little brother tells Emile Donovan), the rule of thumb is to expect about a third www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Scrubbed due to weather - and unfortunately was the last day before an FAA iban on commercial spacecraft launches between 6am and 10pm, tied to the ongoing US govt shutdown

They said the chances of anything going from Mt Wellington to Mars were a million-to-one ... www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wat...

After three days of blunders, Microsoft finally delivers on 365 refund - but some of the fineprint still annoys readers www.nzherald.co.nz/business/aft...

The CEO of one of our telcos told me they hate a huge Lotto jackpot. Lots of people skimp on their pre-pay topup (Also: Have these people never heard of the internet?)

Spark AGM after-match 5/5

Don't want to keep banging on about this one, but as a 365 Family subscriber, I got the "corrected" version of the email at 11.57pm. Tried it this morning and the refund link still generated an error message. Various readers have said it sent them to the Aussie billing site. Various other issues too

When you think the cloud looks low because of the horizon but then: Sky Tower

‘1140th in the queue’ - Customers trying to claim Microsoft 365 refund face billing foul-up, chat support meltdown, regulator still pushing for $59m penalty www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mic...

Multiple readers are saying the refund link does not work. Hopefully Microsoft can address this quickly www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mic...

Tipping point: 8 pickleball courts, 7 tennis courts

Anyone see if I got the OneNews job?

“four and a half full stadiums of Eden Park” www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

the so-called McGlashan Point

What the Sam Hill? Try: "Don will discuss how his life and musical career has been shaped by Dominion Rd"

The solo writing credit on One Battle After Another should have been "Written by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon". It wasn't that divorced the novel. All the main characters and the plot are the same, just shifted from 60s radical hunted in the 80s to 2000s > Trumpland

Can't beat it on a good day Today is not a good day (Photo: Mark Mitchell) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservic...

Blackberry! "Six minutes later, NZ’s top trade diplomat, Vangelis Vitalis, fired off a Blackberry email marked: 'URGENT: US: Tariffs on NZ up to 15 per cent but others will stay on 10 per cent'." #Blackberry #MOTAT www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-nz...

Are we even a real country anymore?

"A dollar spent at Eden Park is a dollar not spent elsewhere in New Zealand" www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...

Great to finally see a 12-second clip that finally explains the hundreds of billions in AI vendor financing www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew...

And here's me thinking I'd buy a 1kg block of Tasty if I won Lotto www.wsj.com/economy/hous...

Found during spring clean. Some pre-social media social media

How exposed am I online? Type your email address into the National Cyber Security Centre's new site and it'll tell you www.nzherald.co.nz/business/spo...

Tesla full self-drive: Early Kiwi adopters wowed overall, but also suffer some bloopers – including a ‘Mickey Mouse’ moment www.nzherald.co.nz/business/tes...

The Upper Harbour causeway, aka Auckland's second harbour crossing www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

Some groups, from the EMA to 2degrees to Consumer NZ, have been pushing for a breakup of the Big Four gentailers - but all (including Meridian, up nearly 4% - a big move when you're worth $15b) saw their shares rise after the Govt's announcement this morning

In May, Socialite Millie Elder-Holmes became the first New Zealander fined $5000 for promoting overseas casinos to her social media fans and followers. She paid it, and has now been hit with another $10,000 fine for two more breaches www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/four-in...

Excitement builds www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

Top photo composition

Ye olde print edition, free from the dreary shackles of SEO, has the best headlines

Fire up that Apple TV subscription again

Breaking: Anna Breman is the new Adrian Orr www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new...

Excerpt: Frequent comments are he is “not a good listener”, “doesn’t take feedback well even if delivered constructively” and “needs a stronger Prime Minister’s Office behind him” www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...

"The country’s top chief executives and directors have handed out a brutal assessment of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Neither is ranked in the top 10 in this year’s Cabinet ratings" www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...

Feels like we’re living in the future. Or a bad John Cleese film. One of those

Whoa. "$212m was wagered on the New Zealand men’s domestic football league in 2024. Andrew Scott-Howman, general counsel for the New Zealand Professional Footballers Association (NZPFA), said it was not unusual to see bets totalling $1m placed on a single game" www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/footba...

Updated with some unboxing pics, including the Crossbody Strap (yes, did us my son as a stunt double; he's a touch slimmer), clip-on Air MagSafe Battery, iPhone Air Bumper, iPhone 17 Pro Max (midnight blue), 17 Pro (in cosmic organge) www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Just got this email saying the price of my monthly YouTube Premium sub is "changing". No prizes for guessing in which direction. $17.99 > $22.99 (+28%). Cheers, Google. Most of the streamers have hiked prices, too. Cheap, convenient streaming options killed music and video piracy. Now it's back

Sam Stubbs still upright, a day after his cancellation