8 December 2025
From AI slop to rage bait, to the cryptic ‘6-7,’ this year’s slate captures a growing sense that online life is flooded with fakery, frustration and meaninglessness.
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8 Dec: The Black Caps injury hole has deepened ahead of the quick turnaround to the second test against the West Indies in Wellington starting Wednesday... more
8 Dec: Frank Gehry, who has died at 96, leaves a powerful legacy, visible in many major cities, in the media, in galleries and in popular culture.... more
8 Dec: What happened in the lead-up to a second strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean — who knew what and when, and who gave what order — is now under scrutiny.... more
8 Dec: The European Union says it will learn from Australia's new laws to bar under-16s from social media, with steps to implement the world-first ban already underway and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praising Australia's "brave move".... more
8 Dec: The family of a 10-year-old boy subjected to a sexual assault in the public toilets of a Lower Hutt playground, says the teen attacker's mental and intellectual conditions created a "foreseeable risk"... more
