Fabien Galthié said he was “perplexed” at the decision-making around Scott Robertson and predecessor Ian Foster, the last men to coach the All Blacks. Read...

After giving us such incredible innovations like pens that write upside down and ice cream that tastes bad (and a pretty huge portion of modern technology), NASA is looking earthside for its next breakthrough. Okay, “breakthrough” might be vainglorious for a computer benchmarking tool. I’m burying the lede here: NASA wants to use CapFrameX for its giant flight simulators. CapFrameX, if you’re not aware, is a popular benchmarking tool. Users like its ability to capture and analyze system and performance info with a dizzying number of readouts and tons of customization. It’s based on PresentMon, an open-source project from Intel. According to the official CapFrameX Twitter account, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (they went to the moon a few times) has “expressed interest in using CapFrameX to assess FPS performance for cockpit simulator video systems and has started the US government software approval process.” Subsequent comments from the account say that “they started the approval process.” It makes sense that NASA is heavily invested in making its flight simulators work effectively. Even regular pilots need to rack up thousands of hours in simulated flights before they get into the cockpit of a real machine, so controlling the machines that get into the upper atmosphere and orbit of Earth has literally higher stakes. Today, NASA uses a lot of commercial software and hardware in its flight simulator setups (as Tom’s Hardware notes) but its elaborate training sims are still some of the most advanced in the world. These include full-motion, fully enclosed systems that move on their own axes. If I were a software dev working on an open-source benchmark tool, I’d be stoked that NASA thought I had the right stuff. Cheers, CapFrameX. Read...

More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased. Read...

A minute`s silence is observed at Rod Laver Arena for the National Day of Mourning. Read...

Realestate.co.nz said, based on its data, the national average weekly rent was down 1.8 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. Read...

The National Party will still be represented at Ratana by Nicola Willis and Tama Potaka. Read...

It has released its data for December, which shows the national median price was up 1.4 percent year-on-year to $786,977. Month-on-month it was down 1.6 percent. Read...

Christopher Luxon made the announcement from National`s caucus retreat in Christchurch. Read...

Our national school calendar is a complex beast, partly based on farming schedules from 150 years ago and continually tweaked since. Read...

The generator near Taupo is delivering electricity to the national grid and expected to be fully operational by March. Read...