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Guest      2 days ago  # 27 March 2024 + 0 -

Why cant I access Stuff.co.nz?
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Guest      20 days ago  # 9 March 2024 + 0 -

Shocking
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Guest      20 days ago  # 9 March 2024 + 0 -

Impossible to log in with the new format.
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Leanne      30 days ago  # 28 Feb 2024 + 0 -

Cannot click on any articles, or even the login button. the main page opens but cant get into any articles. Been a couple of days now
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Judith      30 days ago  # 27 Feb 2024 + 0 -

Same.Cannot open or read..So frustrating.
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Dani      32 days ago  # + 0 -

Cannot open or read any articles. Very frustrating!
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Rory Butler      32 days ago  # + 0 -

Tell your developers to have a look at CNN or BBC. These sites work, without long delays. A VERY amateurish effort.
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Guest      32 days ago  # + 0 -

Spend a LOT of time just watching the S, and videos won’t play properly, if at all. A VERY amateurish site.
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Karen Kennedy      33 days ago  # + 1 -

Can’t open any articles for the last approx 24 hours yet my husband can on his phone - same network provider, same sort of phone
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Susan Hill      33 days ago  # + 3 -

I haven’t been able to open any articles for at least 24 hours. Have powered off and on several times
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Guest      34 days ago  # + 0 -

Just wont open any articles today
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Guest      34 days ago  # + 0 -

Awful, slow, hard to read, not user friendly, often just a white screen, ads all over the news. Bring back the old style please!!
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Sharon      37 days ago  # + 0 -

My login will not authenticate
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Guest      37 days ago  # + 0 -

This app is just so flakey and unreliable. Regular freezing and blacking out. Ever since their refresh and relaunch it has been unreliable…. That and the increasing presence of intrusive advertising just makes me give up and stop contributing. Very poor effort Stuff.
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Guest      39 days ago  # + 1 -

Since the new app was launched, nothing but problems, jumpy adverts, blank graphics, bad menu design. I’m over it! Good bye stuff, NZ Herald/RNZ win.
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Guest      39 days ago  # + 0 -

Really hate this update..the purple S seems to take forever..then when finished reading news item takes itself back to top again.. so frustrating..Jumps all over the place..with so many ads...will try another news site...
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Guest      40 days ago  # + 0 -

Since the upgrade it jumps around all over the place, awful
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Kim Jong-ha      55 days ago  # + 0 -
STUFF WAS STUFFED, BUT ITS NORTH KOREA ARTICLES AREN'T!

Hey what is up? Hailey or Kim Jong-ha here and my former country of North Korea would have never let their media down. Guess what? As a North Korean soldier, I am really interested to see what NZ's journalists have to say about our country. Glory to North Korea! :)
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Guest      57 days ago  # + 0 -

Since update it doesn't work on older ipads. The website doesn't even open.
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Beatrice      61 days ago  # + 0 -
O for offal

O for offal
This upgrade freezes the site all the time, very frustrating. Stuff / I will give you $5m to fix, in return you need to write treaty stories and woke opinion pieces ….
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Ali      64 days ago  # + 0 -
Stuffed

Unbelieveable. I was thinking of ditching Stuff anyway because of your left leaning agenda, opinions scattered through the site from people who are generally men-haters and ads scattered throughout stories which drive me insane. Then you have the cheek to ask for 'contibutions'..... I'm out of here.
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Carolyn      64 days ago  # + 0 -

I can't get my login authenticated.
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Guest      64 days ago  # + 1 -
Upgrade to Stuff website seems to be a flop

Stuff is not working properly for any of us no matter which device we are using. When it is loading it just 'jumps around' all over the place and if we manage to load an article it jumps out of the article after only reading a couple of sentences and then bombards us with the Stuff logo and/or login page and/or adverts! Why 'upgrade' something that was working fine for everyone in the first place? Looking for an alternative news website - maybe Big Project News or something.
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Guest      64 days ago  # + -1 -

I can’t be the only person who is turning away in frustration at the difficulties getting stories to load on the new Stuff site. Guys, it’s been a week, and I’m about to give up and desert you forever. Please get this fixed - or at least let us punters know what’s happening.
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Martyn      68 days ago  # + 0 -
No performance

I haven’t seen an app performing so badly ever.
I have an iPhone 8. Is the t not supported.
By the time I get to any news it’s out of date
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Guest      68 days ago  # + 1 -

Pathetic update, crashes locks up screen
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Guest      68 days ago  # + 0 -

Since the refresh, it is slow to load on my iPad and iPhone, the page is. It as easy to navigate and frequently freezes or has a blank screen. Will have to find another news site as it’s not working for me now. Quizzes are hard to find for previous days, and often crash. Cannot read a full story as the story freezes
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K      68 days ago  # + 0 -

Puzzles not loading, even with cookies allowed-since "upgrade!" Got 2 puzzles by closing & reloading Stuff. Not fun anymore ????
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Guest      69 days ago  # + -1 -

Stuff news now not available on an LG tv. only showing blank white screen
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Guest      70 days ago  # + 0 -

O for Offal
The app since "upgrade" is not useable
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Guest      70 days ago  # + 0 -

Too slow and is not working just now
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Guest      70 days ago  # + 2 -

Not loading & as per everyone else’s feedback, just an endless screen with the logo
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Zeva      70 days ago  # + 1 -

I can only access if I have the link to a specific story. Can't access homepage. Am using Firefox on a Macbook. Same issue if using Safari
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Guest      70 days ago  # + 0 -

Usually use Stuff on my iPad with little difficulty (occasional glitches). Since update a few days ago it is terrible. Can usually load one story but next will not load, reverts to purple logo endlessly whirring away. Have to shut down the app to load another story.
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Guest      70 days ago  # + 0 -

Because I am sick and tired of seeing the purple page with the swirling S.
I cannot figure out how to access this site anymore.
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Kat      70 days ago  # + 0 -
Can’t access app

Since Stuff updated app, just get purple screen and scrolling S on phone. Delete/reinstall app doesn't fix. Nor does updating ios. Can’t access app at all.
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Emma      70 days ago  # + 0 -

Just get purple screen with big S - has been like this for two days since new site launched. Works Ok on phone. Tauranga area.
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Wyatt Erp      70 days ago  # + 0 -

Just get purple screen with big "S". Guess this is progress. Works ok on phone but very slow. Hardly a "improvement".
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Tim      71 days ago  # + 0 -

iPhone 13 screen freezes all the time!!
Very frustrating….Grrrrrr!
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MW      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Purple screen and logo for days, on iPhone safari, Chrome and Edge - completely inaccessible now
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Guest      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Don’t like the new layout. Annoying when you finish reading one story and return to the home page, it is always back to the top, not back to where you were up to
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Kevin Richards      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Can’t get past the purple page with the S symbol
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Martyn Williams      71 days ago  # + 0 -

cannot open stuff on any device, purple screen and spinning S logo
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ben goodwin      71 days ago  # + 0 -

suffed not loading purple sceen wtf.
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G Bartley      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Cannot access Stuff at all,just blank screen .Chch
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...      71 days ago  # + 0 -

You can catch Herpes faster than Stuff fixes it's crap website..
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Guest      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Pathetic new App crashes
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Scott.      71 days ago  # + 0 -

Stuff unable to open after upgrade. Purple screen with moving S trying to load. Two days now!
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Guest      71 days ago  # + 0 -

I Can't load Stuff on my laptop
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Guest      71 days ago  # + 0 -

no connection
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Gini      71 days ago  # + 1 -

Ever since you changed to new website, it doesn't work. Change back to old one and then everyone is happy. Don't change what isn't broken.
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Carol      71 days ago  # + 1 -

Stuff is still not working today ???? please fix it!
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MikeMike      71 days ago  # + 0 -
Stuff is still STUFFED

None of the links identified by Admin work. All still display the same purple screen with large S. Come on Stuff developers sort it out. In this day and age to have so many people from around the world not able to access your website is just incompetent. How can you have screwed it up so badly?
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Phil      71 days ago  # + 0 -

iPhone 15 Pro Max - all I get is a purple screen with the Stuff logo. Tried everything but the page won’t work.
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Guest      71 days ago  # + 0 -

New website doesn’t load. Get a quick flash of the splash page then purple screen with a S.
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Sarah      72 days ago  # + 1 -

App not working properly. Phone freezes.
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Puppet      72 days ago  # + 2 -
Maybe racist

Wife can get on on an iPad I can’t on mine.
She noticed all mention of Māori has vanished, not even the Maori section is there. Maybe it’s under instruction from the New National Govt
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Guest      72 days ago  # + 1 -

Too biased and leftist.
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Simon      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Purple screen with a loading stuff logo on it, covers rest of page. Works on my desktop, not my phone
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Guest      72 days ago  # + 1 -

It’s rubbish, slow website
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RonB      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Unable to load stuff website on Windows 11 devices. Windows 10 devices taking some workarounds. Poor testing prior to release
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Kiwi Al      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Sorry to say but none of Admin's suggestions worked. Thanks to Admin for trying to help though.
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...      72 days ago  # + 0 -

North Korea would never let a failure like this happen. Looks like Winnie got rid of the Media... Silly old fart..
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Kath Day Knight      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Its noice, its different, its unusual
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Fred      72 days ago  # + 2 -
Stuffed Stuff

Don't rely on Stuff for journalistic integrity but good to get their take on sports & weather. Now their app & website are stuffed. Hopeless. Give up.
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PMHTokyo      72 days ago  # + 0 -
Stuffed

Apparently they did an upgrade, on 17th January but it failed big time.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/about-us/350128999/stuffconzs-new-website-bright-bold-and-innovative-core - unable to open this page, but points to their problem.
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Kim Jong-ha      72 days ago  # + 0 -

What the heck?? I live in New Zealand and I want to see the news... You are stuffed.
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Mike      72 days ago  # + 1 -
Stuff is stuffed

Stuff website is “stuffed”. Get purple screen with ‘S’ displayed forever. Happens on iPhone, iPad, MacBook pro. Tried with Firefox and Safari - no go. Cleared cache etc., still no go. Obviously they rushed the roll out of new format and failed to carry out any viable performance testing - probably skimpy unit and functional testing as well. Not good getting software tested in production. Stuff is stuffed.
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Chris      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Is this the doing of the recent labor government?
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Marg      72 days ago  # + 0 -

Unable to open Stuff on Mac after yesterday's upgrade. Purple screen with white lines in the S only. A dismal failure.
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Liz      72 days ago  # + 1 -

4 devices 0 Stuff. Latest update is a failure. Purple loading screen on phones and nada on 2 laptops.
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Kathy      72 days ago  # + 4 -

Latest app upgrade is so slow and barely loads, please bring back old app
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Bruce      72 days ago  # + 1 -

Just get a purple screen with an S logo just hangs there, works ok with Edge but not with Chrome!!
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pete      72 days ago  # + 22 -

Just get a purple screen with an S logo, but more than that it's nogo !
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Grant      72 days ago  # + 13 -

Not able to access stuff on my lap top following your upgrade last night, Hopeless
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Guest      72 days ago  # + 1 -

Never opens first time
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Guest      72 days ago  # + 0 -

stuff news is for nz the peoples news
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Nick      111 days ago  # + 4 -

Tried all 4 website options, cleared history, restarted iPad, still won’t connect
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Guest      111 days ago  # + 0 -

I don’t like it when they call twitter (x) a cesspit. No need for name calling.
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Saija      219 days ago  # + 0 -
Access Denied to Old Quizzes

I used to be able to access previous quizzes by searching for, e.g. "Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: August 22, 2023" then clicking on the result ... now all I get is "Access denied on this server". Ongoing for at least a month ... I guess they don't want people doing anything other than that day's quiz? :/
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Kiwi of Perth      276 days ago  # + 0 -

Best news site to keep in touch from Perth, except when it won't load
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Guest      414 days ago  # + 0 -

so slow
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Linda      483 days ago  # + 0 -

Articles constantly not loading on iPhone
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Guest      528 days ago  # + 0 -

I can access Stuff on my cell phone but I am cblocked on my computer. I contunuously clear my browsing history but the problem keeps persisting. It is also annoying as this clears all of my passwords to other sites. I will consider stopping my subscription to Stuff as I also object to the overly long password requirement. Everything is wrong with your web site quality
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Casey      534 days ago  # + 0 -

Stuff not opening on iPhone
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Guest      554 days ago  # + 0 -

I cannot access it. Sometimes I can get one article then access denied.
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Pete Dudson      556 days ago  # + 1 -

Can no longer access Stuff after reading one article. Access denied comes up.
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Lynn Asling      560 days ago  # + 0 -

I have been using Stuff. NZ for a long time and today I get this error why
lasling@bell.net in Canada
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Tim      575 days ago  # + 2 -

I've used the site from the UK for years but suddenly I get this (sometimes after the front page loads):

Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.stuff.co.nz/" on this server.
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Guest      582 days ago  # + 0 -

Cannot load it
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Belinda      588 days ago  # + 0 -

Access Denied

I recently signed up as a paying supporter for Stuff.co.nz but now I cannot get Stuff on my phone! It says:
You don't have permission to access "http://www.stuff.co.nz/" on this server.
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