Help us give Stuff a makeover

02:48pm 10 Feb 2012 232 comments

SINEAD BOUCHER, GROUP DIGITAL EDITOR

Stuff's current design is a few years old now, and we think it is time for a bit of a makeover.

After all, three years in the digital world is a long time, and there have been many new developments in the wider web world that we want to incorporate into our site and the way we bring you stories.

Over coming weeks, the Stuff team will be discussing what the next evolution of Stuff should be, what the site should look like, what features it should add or drop, and what ways we can best present our local, national and international news (and the not-so-serious stuff) to you.

Before we do that, we are keen to hear what you - our readers, viewers and contributors - would like to see happen in Stuff's next iteration.

What do you like about Stuff now? What bits irk you and you would like to see changed? What ideas do you have to make the site an even better experience for you - visually and functionally. What kind of content would you like more or less of?

Supporting Pink Ribbon Appeal Day

05:00am 14 Oct 2011 21 comments

GREER MCDONALD

Much has been said about how the Breast Cancer Foundation gets the most support because it's a "sexy" cancer.

Dressing up in pink is nice and palatable, and women's' cleavage is an area of the body that's easy to promote and discuss.

So why should money go to a charity that already gets so much coverage?

Millions of dollars have been raised over the years to increase awareness of a disease that affects one in nine women because of the fantastic work by the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

But that doesn't mean the work stops.

Fairfax NZ News launches

05:00am 01 Sep 2011 0 comments

From today, Stuff will be bringing you stories from the new Fairfax NZ News service.

The service adds to Stuff's award-winning news mix, which already includes material from our own staff journalists and those based in other Fairfax Media newsrooms across the country.

Readers can look forward to far more breaking news, great people stories and analysis from around New Zealand every day.

National news remains Stuff's focus but improved agreements with international press agencies will also boost the international offering to our readers.  

Although borne out of the closure of the New Zealand Press Association, the Fairfax NZ News service offers much more than just a replacement. It is a live multimedia news service, increasing the number of distinctive stories, pictures and video across Fairfax Media's stable of newspapers and websites.

Rebecca Black story not ours

05:00am 11 Apr 2011 40 comments

MARK STEVENS

An article circulating on the internet about Rebecca Black's hit single Friday being a viral marketing campaign is not a Stuff story, despite its appearance.

The hoax story - spread across social media networks today - carried a different URL but had the look and feel of Stuff.co.nz and linked back to our own content.

It claimed that Black's internet hit Friday was actually a viral marketing campaign for a new movie.

"A press statement from Universal Studios says Rebecca Black is a character from the family movie The Music Factory, due for release on April 29," the story reads.

This Black story never ran on Stuff.

Christchurch earthquake: Everyone has a story to tell

09:43am 10 Mar 2011 2 comments

Everyone has a story to tell.

Whether it be a personal story of survival, a recognition of a heroic act or the details of damage to a building, street or neighbourhood, your contribution will help preserve a record of one of the biggest natural disasters in New Zealand's history for future generations.

The Christchurch Earthquake - at 12.51pm on February 22, 2011 - devastated New Zealand's Garden City, killing more than 160 people, destroying many homes and heritage buildings and affecting tens of thousands of citizens.

We want to collect the stories of the people of Christchurch and preserve them as a historical record of the city's darkest day.

We also want to give people from outside the city the opportunity to send their messages of hope and support and to collect inspiring stories of heroism and selflessness in the aftermath of the earthquake.