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May 8, 2026
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Body located in river at Otututu/Rough River, West Coast South Island

Location:

Tasman

Police can confirm a body has been recovered from Otututu/Rough River, Ikamatua on the West Coast.

The body was found downstream after a tractor was located upturned in the river at about 10.45 this morning.

The body is believed to be the sole occupant of the tractor.

Police extend their sincere condolences to the deceased’s family at this very difficult time.

Police ask that members of the public avoid the area while emergency services are at the scene.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

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May 8, 2026
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SteamOS 3.8.4 Beta: Second Clutch

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

These notes contain all changes since the current stable SteamOS 3.7 release, with the new changes since the previous 3.8.3 Beta noted below

New in 3.8.4

Fixed a regression causing certain VRR-capable TVs to fail to work via a connected dock
Fixed a rare bug where switching to desktop mode may hang indefinitely
Fixes for experimental nested desktop mode
Even more stability and security updates
Even more support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware

General

Fixed a case where WiFi performance could become degraded until the device was put to sleep or manually reconnected
Fixed excessive trackpad sensitivity on certain early Steam Deck LCD models
Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware
Added support for waking from sleep via connected Steam Controller
Updated Arch system base
Updated graphics driver with performance and stability fixes
Fixed a case where per-app performance settings would intermittently fail to apply when launching a game
Substantially improved speed of future OS updates on high-speed connections
Improved support for the screencasts in Game Mode (e.g. OBS/Discord)
Fixed dropdown menus not appearing in some games
Improved VRR frame pacing
Fixed FSR badge remaining off in the performance overlay, even if it was actually active
Improved support for games that attempt to open PDF files in external viewers
Added missing graphics features needed for titles such as “Crimson Desert”
Fixed an issue affecting certain titles (such as “SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide”) where the game window could have an incorrect position
Fixed closing certain titles (such as “STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™”) and Starfield resulting in a session crash
Improved support for certain USB racing wheels and USB devices that boot in a non-standard mode
- Frequently these are devices that appear as USB storage devices with a driver installer, and must be switched to their normal mode by the OS
Steam Deck controller firmware updates now display update progress on the splash screen
Fixes issue on specific Steam Deck revisions where firmware updates could render the left controller inoperative for that session
Numerous stability and security updates

Bluetooth

Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD
- Fix for more spurious wake issues that were present in earlier attempts

Audio

Detect HDMI channel count and expose surround configuration if available
Add a setting to allow using Bluetooth headset mics (Bluetooth playback quality will be worse while capture is active)
Restore internal audio device on reboot if set to “Off” in desktop mode
Increase suspend timeout for HDMI devices so initial audio isn’t cut off after a few seconds of inactivity
Fixed a bug with switching input devices when a wired headset is plugged in
Fixed an issue where audio underruns could be experienced after sleep/resume

Accessibility

Added an option to force mono audio output

Desktop Mode

KDE Plasma updated to version 6.4.3 from 6.2.5, and now uses wayland by default
- Fixes several cases of reduced performance in Desktop Mode compared to Game Mode
- Improved support for rotated displays
- Better scale factor out of the box on TVs
- Adds support for external HDR displays
- Adds support for VRR displays
- Adds support per-display scale factor
- For more information, see Plasma release announcements
  - https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0/
  - https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/
Keyboard layout and language are now obeying Game Mode settings
Improved windowing behavior for games running in Proton

System Firmware

Includes Steam Deck LCD BIOS v133
- Security updates
- Added “Memory Power Down” setup option
- Preliminary support for hibernation
Includes Steam Deck OLED BIOS v114
- Security updates
- Charging LED now changes color when charge limit is reached, rather than only at 100%

Non-Deck

Improved compatibility with recent Intel and AMD platforms
Greatly improved video memory management with discrete GPU platforms
Fixed a compatibility issue with the SteamOS chainloader that could cause a boot failure on some desktop systems with recent UEFI firmware
Power button short and long presses now supported across a wide variety of devices
Improved controller support for OneXPlayer F1 series, GPD Win 5, GPD Win Mini, Anbernic Win600, OrangePi NEO, and Lenovo Legion Go
Added controller support for OneXPlayer X1 series and Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added system and controller firmware update support for the Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added preliminary charge limiting support for Legion Go, Legion Go S, and Legion Go 2 – currently only accessible in Desktop Mode
Added controller RGB LED color settings for the Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added controller, TDP control, and speaker audio support for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally series
Reduced handheld controller input latency from 5-8ms to 100-500us
Night mode, color vibrance, and color temperature sliders in Steam now work on Z2E and later AMD APUs
Seamless boot fixes for Z2E and later AMD APUs
Automatically handle internally rotated display for some third-party handhelds
Improved motion control support for handhelds with BMI260 IMUs
SD card reliability improvements for some third-party handhelds, including ASUS ROG Xbox Ally, Legion Go 1, Legion Go S, Legion Go 2, and MSI Claw
Fixed washed out colors for Zotac and OneXPlayer handhelds with OLED
Fixed some GPU hangs on Phoenix APU devices (Tales of Arise, Octopath Traveler II)
Fixed ASUS ROG Ally power consumption from fingerprint reader while shut down
Fixed trackpad losing functionality after sleep/resume on the Legion Go
Fixed spurious wake-ups when using a Logitech Bolt receiver

Developer

Desktop Mode now uses Wayland by default
- X11 support may still be selected via Steam developer settings, or via `steamosctl`
Updated Linux kernel to 6.16
Steam now uses steamos-manager to query available desktop sessions and trigger desktop session switching
Added support for setting the desktop password in developer settings
Initial support for running as a Virtual Machine guest (virtio guest drivers)
Added support for third-party devices to trigger the SteamOS boot menu via EFI variable
Added `custom-update` verb to `atomupd-manager` for easier testing of specific builds
System reports now include more audio debug information
Initial support for LAVD CPU scheduler via `steamosctl set-cpu-scheduler lavd`

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May 8, 2026
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SteamOS 3.7.23

SteamOS 3.7.23 has just been released for all users with the following changes:

General

Security and stability updates

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May 7, 2026
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Steam Deck Beta Client Update: May 6th

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

Fixed a case where the Steam Controller firmware update dialog could reopen after a successful update

Steam Input

Fixed an issue where config selections could fail to save for the new Steam Controller
Fixed compatibility issues in games when a Steam Controller is docked to the charging puck
Fixed a localization bug in the Configuration browser screen

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May 7, 2026
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Steam Client Beta – May 6th

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

Fixed a case where the Steam Controller firmware update dialog could reopen after a successful update

Steam Input

Fixed an issue where config selections could fail to save for the new Steam Controller
Fixed compatibility issues in games when a Steam Controller is docked to the charging puck
Fixed a localization bug in the Configuration browser screen

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May 6, 2026
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Dogged determination locates fleeing youths

Location:

Northland

A Police Tactical Dog Team was on the scent of fleeing youths last week, tracking them through Northland bush for over a kilometre.

Just after midnight on 2 May, Police received reports of a group attempting to steal vehicles in Kerikeri and Whangārei.

Northland District Prevention Manager, Inspector Dean Robinson, says the youths were allegedly travelling across the region in a stolen Toyota Aqua while targeting other vehicles.

“A short time after receiving these reports, a vehicle of interest was observed in Whangārei, and officers signalled for it to stop.

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May 6, 2026
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Drugs, guns and plywood – man arrested for midnight movements

Location:

Central

Attributable to Inspector Matenga Gray, Area Commander Manawatu

A man is in court this morning following a Police stop which found him in possession of a pistol, drugs and a large amount of cash.

Just after 11.30pm last night, Police were patrolling on Hobson Street in Feilding and observed a man loading plywood onto a trailer parked on the roadside.

While talking to the man, Police noticed and located a pistol in the driver’s footwell of the vehicle, which resulted in the officers conducting a search.

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May 6, 2026
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Update: Man charged in relation to Ruatiti double homicide

Location:

Central

Police can confirm a 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole on Murumuru Road in December 2025.

Detective Inspector Gerard Bouterey says this arrest represents a significant milestone for the investigation team and Police are pleased to have this result for the Brendon and Trina’s families.

“While this is great result, considerable work remains and investigators will continue to pursue all outstanding lines of enquiry.

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May 6, 2026
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Investigation continues into Far North death

Location:

Northland

A Police investigation will continue into the events leading to a person’s death in the Far North overnight.

Cordons remain in place on Ngapipito Road heading into tonight, with a large scene examination taking place today.

Detective Senior Sergeant Christan Fouhy, of Northland CIB, says investigation staff will remain present in the area.

“Our investigation is still in the very early stages in piecing together the events that have led to these two males coming off these dirt bikes,” he says.

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May 6, 2026
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Arrest follows spate of vehicle thefts and burglaries

Location:

Canterbury

Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, Canterbury Rural Area Prevention Manager:

Police have arrested an 18‑year‑old man following a series of thefts from vehicles, burglaries and fraudulent use of bank cards across Canterbury.

The man is facing over 20 dishonesty charges including burglary, theft ex car, unlawful interference with a motor vehicle, possession of goods used to commit dishonesty offences, and using bank cards to obtain goods dishonestly.