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Benjamin Wong's lawyer: 'It is difficult to conceive of an explanation that makes sense.'
Auckland rail faces 16-day shutdown for major upgrades
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Project 'Loser': Why did Auckland Transport sabotage its own CRL station plans?
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'It’s really moving': How music therapy helped teen through the grief of losing dad
Nicola Harrison said hearing her son's original song was heartbreaking and healing.
One dead after early-morning Dunedin crash, car down bank
The sole occupant died at the scene.
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Trump continues to go back and forth with China, A fallen soldier gets remembered and measles threaten the country.
'It’s not for everyone': Life on the world’s steepest street
Herald journalist Ben Tomsett visited the residents of Baldwin St, Dunedin, to find out.
Grieving parents demand tougher penalties for drugged drivers after daughters’ deaths
Ella-Rose Donker and Madi Chamberlain were killed by drivers high on MDMA.
How a $335k fast-build home aims to tackle NZ's housing crisis
The Living House was completed in Rotorua in just six weeks.
‘We can’t do it all’: Teachers sound alarm on new curriculum chaos
Overwhelmed, with insufficient training and resources, teachers fear burnout and exodus.
‘My life has purpose’: Inside New Zealand’s biggest rehab service
The foundation supports 80 homes and helps 1500 people reintegrate annually.
Operation Sphinx: How undercover officers cracked the Ariki Rigby gang-related murder
Top cop: 'I was always confident that we were going to get Mr Heremaia.'
On The Up - ‘Fresh produce is now a luxury’: Northlanders tackle food crisis
Northlanders help families become self-reliant by growing their own vegetables.
Letters: Surely Phil Goff was expressing the views of the NZ Government
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Ruapehu mayor demands answers over delays to rural health centre
Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.
On The Up - Volunteering from home: The trend adding even more value to NZ's $4b industry
Helping others remotely has surged since the Covid pandemic.
Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray’s planned $24m mansion helipad set for public hearing
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Gisborne speedway’s Clyde McGrory on 53 years of commitment
'I am absolutely passionate about motorsport'.
Jonny Wilkinson: The systemic barriers failing disabled New Zealanders
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Editorial: Are NZ Rugby fans at risk of losing the All Blacks?
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