# Stuff.co.nz

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id383545689](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id383545689)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id383545689`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Stuff Limited
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (129 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.260915.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2010-10-06
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stuff-co-nz/id383545689)
- **Website:** [https://www.stuff.co.nz](https://www.stuff.co.nz/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.stuff.co.nz/about-stuff/10648385/Privacy-Policy](http://www.stuff.co.nz/about-stuff/10648385/Privacy-Policy)

## Description

Stuff.co.nz is New Zealand’s essential, independent news source, delivering live, trustworthy journalism from across Aotearoa. The extension provides quick access to breaking stories, up-to-date reporting, weather, and coverage across politics, business, sport, and entertainment.

Features include live video and on-demand news from ThreeNews, the popular Stuff Quiz, weather forecasts, and the ability to personalize notifications. Feedback and privacy notes: Nielsen’s measurement software is used for market research; see Nielsen's privacy information for details.

## Rankings

- #133,803 — Overall

## Review summary

Stuff.co.nz remains a trusted NZ news source with solid local and international coverage and generally unbiased reporting. However, user reviews cluster on severe usability problems after recent updates: frequent crashes and freezes, slow loading, an ad-heavy UX with full-screen ads and external redirects, a redesigned UI that worsens readability and navigation (no dark mode, font controls), and puzzles that fail to load. These issues detract from otherwise valued content, causing some users to delete the app or rely on the web instead.

### Pros

- Main go-to source for New Zealand news; keeps readers updated (including expats).
- Covers local and international news in one app.
- Content is perceived as factual, balanced, and unbiased.

### Cons

- Crashes and freezes after updates; the app becomes unusable.
- Slow performance and loading issues; pages not loading properly.
- Intrusive advertising and ad-driven UX; full-page ads and redirects to external sites.
- UI overhaul causes readability and navigation problems (oversized headlines, difficult scrolling) and lacks customization (no dark mode or font size controls).
- Puzzles section frequently inaccessible or stuck loading.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id383545689)