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The NZME board raises concerns over governance, independence and editorial control.

Our competing weather agencies may have put lives at risk, so can Niwa & MetService now play nicely?
Merging the two agencies may reduce confusion as dangerous storms grow more frequent.

‘The job I was born to do': Thinner, sharper Chase star The Beast opens up in rare NZ interview
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‘Just one?‘: Why is dining alone so difficult?
Why dining alone feels daunting despite surging popularity.

$1m payout for former Kāinga Ora chief executive
Andrew McKenzie took home $1.066m in the 11 months to August 30 last year.

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$5m Auckland mansion for sale with $1 reserve
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‘All countries’: Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage
Proposed tariffs could reach 20%, affecting most imports to the US.
Failed buy-now-pay-later operator Laybuy relaunches under new owner
Laybuy went into receivership last year.
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New Zealand workers also expect to delay retirement amid cost of living pressures.
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Jesse Mulligan: This Korean restaurant in Takapuna serves unbelievably good comfort food
The new opening promises generous servings and an astounding dessert.

This vegetarian-friendly dinner of roasted carrots and feta will be ready in 30 minutes
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The multidisciplinary artist's home is surrounded by colour, culture and identity.
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Police report no injuries in bus crash involving Virginia Giuffre
Giuffre claimed she was dying from kidney failure after the accident.

Survivor pulled from rubble after 90 hours trapped as Myanmar quake toll hits 2700
The earthquake in Myanmar has killed at least 2719 people, with 441 still missing.

‘Cold-blooded assassination’: Death penalty sought in CEO murder case
Luigi Mangione allegedly killed healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood.
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Book of the day: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner & Sharmini Kumar
The sniping, snobby sister of Mr Bingley stars in a lively Jane Austen spin-off.

NZ’s glaciers shrink and retreat at alarming rate
The number of glaciers that have vanished forever in half a century might come as a shock.

Transatlantic rift widens with every imprisoned German tourist or expelled French researcher
Once Europe and USA were friends, but Trump administration has fractured that friendship.
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The science of male middle-age spread and how to get rid of it
Telegraph: Experts have declared waist size crucial for health.

‘The best comedy scene in the world’: Inside the state of NZ comedy
Hayley Sproull, Rhys Mathewson and Pax Assadi join Billy T' Billy to discuss comedy.

Kiwi MAFS bride’s bold move behind husband’s back
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What exactly is a plug-in hybrid?
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Watch Honda prove a point in the most spectacular way
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‘Designed to silence us’: Te Pāti Māori refuses to face Privileges Committee over haka
The party argues it will not get a fair hearing after several requests were rejected.

'Splits us into two': Willie Apiata hands over Victoria Cross over entitlements issue
He gifted his medal to Veterans Affairs minister Chris Penk in the hope of a law change.

John Tamihere and Govt head to court today over Whānau Ora contracts
Christopher Luxon said TPK has made an appropriate operational decision.
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