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NZ border fully reopens at midnight - allowing students, cruise ships to return
More than two years and four months of Covid-19 border restrictions are set to fully end.
Four more medals! Kiwi cyclists destroy records at Comm Games
New Zealand's cyclists have backed up their four-medal haul from day one.
Liam Dann: Who has worst job - Ian Foster or Adrian Orr?
How valid is the intense criticism being pointed at the Reserve Bank Governor?
Ex-Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell's daring Ukraine rescue mission
Powell is bringing in supplies and voluntarily helping people escape Ukraine
Firefighter's warning after losing life savings to sophisticated bank scam
"I feel like they have totally, and utterly let me down in their service."
The MPs who are exempt from wearing masks
Speaker Trevor Mallard says he is satisfied each of the exemptions is justified.
Hayden Munro: Successful climate action needs parliamentary power
Competing instincts in the Green Party lead to leadership crisis.
Paula Bennett: 'It's a new welfare crisis unfolding in plain sight'
The benefits of work are more than monetary
Joe Naufahu feels the heat on Brokenwood
Things get heated on the eighth season of murder-mystery series The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Cloud looms over TVNZ Breakfast's big birthday
All's not looking good at TVNZ for Breakfast's 25-year birthday celebrations.
Kyle MacDonald: Are magic mushrooms good for depression?
A look into the benefits - or otherwise - of therapeutic psychedelic therapy
'What the hell do we do?': Tot's hospital rush after smashing head through window
'Speeding and overtaking people and running red lights, I just did not care.'
Hamish and Kyle: On how to find a good GP or counsellor
Often you will hear that a great first step is to go talk to your doctor.
Neil Patrick Harris, multidimensions and finance grads: Top TV picks for the week
Each week, Calum Henderson picks the hottest TV, movies and podcasts.
'They were brutal': How The Block's Adam and Stacy beat the haters
The reality show's unluckiest couple are back to claim the top prize.
Diana Clement: Do you have a friend who won't pay their share?
OPINION: There are ways to get reluctant or forgetful people to pay up.
The barman shaking up NZ's uber-rich
Cocktail guru Frankie Walker is set to shake it up for New Zealand's uber-rich.
Kiwi cycling star denied medal in bizarre ruling
Instead of a silver medal, the Kiwi was instead given an unusual prize - a $334 fine.
Opinion: Children of celebrities have to work 'twice as hard' as you, actually
What nepotism babies have in money they appear to lack in self-awareness.
Senior Mongrel Mob member identified as 'financier' of meth ring
Scheme's financial backer was able to distance himself from drugs - but not the profits.
Watch: Moment Georgia Fowler is proposed to during photoshoot
Heartwarming video was shared with her 1.3 million followers.
Liam Stewart back with his American ex
Has love come full circle for Rachel Hunter's son, Liam?
3000 jobs on offer: Huge turnout for Auckland Airport recruitment drive
The airport has embarked on a massive recruitment drive this weekend.
Mark Lister: The stakes are rising for the RBNZ and Fed
No matter how it develops, the next phase of the tightening cycle will be very interesting
Sydney heiress charged with having sex with 14yo released on bail over 'deteriorating' mental health
The 45yo heiress said her wellness business risked collapsing if she remained in prison.
Comm Games: Cyclist in tears after being denied spot on podium
The cyclist was ordered to leave the medal presentation despite finishing third.
Pothole penis painter returns with new ploy amid rise of roadwork vigilantes
Aucklander Geoff Upson's online pothole campaign is generating thousands of views online.
Covid-19: 6232 new cases as experts say peak has passed thanks to 'hybrid immunity'
The infection peak has likely passed and with fewer than expected - experts explain why.
'Real threat': Prince Harry's 12 hellish days
Opinion: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had a very bad time of it.
Opinion: Nia could have been 18 now. She could have been alive
OPINION: Covering the Nia Glassie case: Why I'll never forget her offenders.
'Collided at speed': Brian Tamaki charged over road smash, elderly woman taken to hospital
Church leader allegedly crossed the centreline and hit another vehicle
Grant Robertson on jailed Dad: 'I loved him, but I never really forgave him'
The Deputy PM opens up about the impact of his father being jailed had on his family.