Kidnpping or hoax? 45 years later, a lawyer's deathbed confession
New York Times: A lawyer's confession about a sensational 1975 kidnapping.
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A year-long cry for help, then death after an assault
New York Times: She reported him to police seven times. In the end he killed her.
A memorable Olympics, but for the right reasons?
New York Times: The Olympics as a whole seemed like an oyster shell without a pearl.
A heroic surfer saved the life of an 11yo - why he's haunted by tragedy that followed
Dr William Allen tells of the horror of the Taieri Mouth boat tragedy.
Coming Home in the Dark: The true story behind Owen Marshall's harrowing tale
Master storyteller Owen Marshall on his chilling tale that's about to hit the big screen.
'I've always felt like an imposter and a fraud': TV star gets candid
TV star candidly discusses imposter syndrome, alcohol abuse and fighting his demons.
Burning bridges: The harbour crossings we could have and the Government that doesn't want them
There are good, cheap, easy fixes for Auckland's harbour crossing problems. Here are some.
'Unheard and unseen': The calls for more rights for victims and what's being done
Victims' experiences are so traumatic many advise others not to lay police complaints.
Collapse: Inside Lebanon's economic meltdown
New York Time: Electricity and meat are now luxuries for all but the country's wealthiest.
As hikers vanish, these Australian mountains hold tight to their mysteries
New York Times: The place where visitors can be swallowed up without a sound.
And Justice for All? - The 'transformational change' trying to keep Kiwis out of jail
A judiciary-led change hailed as transformational, while Govt plans panned as 'tweaks'.
The truth is up there: How the Pentagon gave hope to UFO spotters
Times: 'We told you so', say a group of alien obsessives after UFO report released.
Five of the best coffee capsules for your machine
There are countless coffee pods on the market - but which ones taste like the real thing?
Riots shatter veneer of coexistence in Israel's mixed towns
New York Times: Violence and bloodshed has forced a reckoning.
Christina Lamb: The day I survived a Taliban attack
Times: Christina Lamb asks troops who saved her in Afghanistan if the war was worth it.
Trust trouble: Hiding property, assets from the ex will get harder - what to watch for
Misusing a trust to hide relationship property from a spouse is likely to become harder.
Troy Skinner case: How an online infatuation with a US teen led to prison
Troy Skinner faces decades in jail after trying to get to the teenage girl he met online.
Afghans who worked with NZ fear deadly reprisals as Taliban closes in
A group of 38 Afghan civilians who helped the New Zealand war effort plead for help.
Trust busting: Is it the beginning of the end for hiding relationship property?
Trusts used to hide relationship property are under attack and may be losing their power.
Steve Braunias: Love, loss and changing the law - The extraordinary life of Tim
Steve Braunias meets Tim Fairhall, who fought the law and the law lost.
Crypto nomads: Surfing the world for risk and profit
New York Times: Offshore trading exchanges set up beyond the reach of regulators.
Gangs of the Mainland: 'Prospect for violence real' as patch numbers surge in Canterbury
Gang numbers surging upward in NZ - and soon the South Island chapters could be warring.
Overheard in a hospital: The worst part of taking my son to A&E
OPINION: "My partner and I agreed we both felt sick about what we'd seen."
Pharmac: Is our medicines agency still fit for purpose?
Agency's future is under scrutiny as it juggles public demands and rising drug prices.
How tech won the pandemic and now may never lose
New York Times: Questions have been raised about what it means to win amid so much loss.
The man plotting Donald Trump's return to social media
Times: The White House insider with an even more colourful past than his old boss.
Simone Biles rises. And rises. And rises
New York Times: How gymnastics' GOAT has soared above her sport's horrific recent history.
Our floating hell: The incredible story of a crew stranded at sea
Times: Abandoned by its owner in 2017, this ship's crew were left hungry and desperate.
The $293m blowout: Making sense of America's Cup cost-benefit reports
The reports revealed a silent $92m spend and billionaire schemes to bring the Cup back.
Investing in art better than money in the bank
Charles Ninow, head of art at auction house Webb's talks about good investments.
Can a2 Milk recapture the great growth rates of the past?
Will former sharemarket favourite, a2 Milk, ever recapture the great growth rates of past.
Where is her body? Murderer's brother calls on him to confess
Times: 20 years on, still haunted by his brother's actions, Alix Sharkey wants answers.
How one of the world's biggest ships jammed the Suez Canal
New York Times: Four months after ship got stuck, critical issues haven't been addressed.
'This whole monsterisation of Broadmoor itself is a kind of crime fiction'
"Evil" is a kind of state of mind that probably any of us could get into - Gwen Adshead