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Former Covid-19 minister Chris Hipkins' Auckland lockdown regret
Chris Hipkins said Aucklanders paid a big price for the Covid response.

Origin going to decider: Maroons torn to pieces in 'Blues rampage'
The 2022 State of Origin series is going to a series decider in Brisbane.

Black Caps in familiar danger after fourth day of tense test
The synonym jar is almost empty to describe the narrow margins in the series.

Russia strikes Kyiv hours after Putin rushed to Kremlin
Rockets hit industrial complex, adjacent city centre apartments, targets across country.

'No pain, no gain': Why Wellington, Auckland congestion woes will continue for years
As workers return to the office, congestion has once again become a daily chore.

Rongotai MP Paul Eagle announces Wellington mayoral bid
Paul Eagle will take unpaid leave for three months and donate his salary to charity.

Screams, then silence: The story of flight 243's miracle landing
April 28, 1988, one of the most shocking moments in aviation history occurred.

A day too late: Baby boy dies in mother's bed, hours before critical help
Funding only provides 15 per cent of newborns with pēpi-pods each year.

'We won't discount anything': US detective has tips for NZ authorities
'In a drive by shooting - you have a driver, shooter, and a third who's directing it.'

'Fair and simple' way to Smokefree 2025
OPINION: Chair of ASH outlines how to assist residual smokers out of the habit.

Matt Heath: Four budget-friendly flat recipes to beat inflation
OPINION: There is one cohort of Kiwis who revel in budget cuisine more than any other.

Analysis: Paul Eagle and the strategy behind Wellington's worst-kept secret
Labour's Rongotai MP has confirmed his campaign to be Wellington's next mayor.

What you need to know about the row over the Children's Commissioner
ANALYSIS: The Children's Commission is being stripped of powers it does not use.

Sideswipe: Muldoon piggy bank found at tip shop
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Redwood gains a toehold in central NI forest plantations
Coastal redwood is growing in popularity as a plantation species for carbon and timber.

Shockwaves: Fears new build sales could nosedive as costs rise
The housing crisis could deepen and property prices could spiral 'out of control' again.

Salad days: How to build the perfect winter salad
Build a beautiful, substantial cold weather salad

Police seek source after 12 hospitalised from powdered fentanyl
Fears the drug that killed 60,000 in North America last year is circulating in NZ.

Three troubling things scientists just learned about Long Covid
Scientists are making worrying discoveries about Long Covid. Jamie Morton looks at three.

Family denied AA roadside assistance because daughter had Covid
'If this is how society works - I won't test outside home any more,' mum says.

Deputy PM reacts to US abortion ruling, reveals he was targeted by homophobic threat at meeting
Kiwis urged to stand up against bigotry and racism.

'Delete your period tracking apps today': Chilling six-word warning to US women
Warning has gone out across the US about what authorities could do with personal data.

Concern over caveats registered on title of troubled Ormiston property
Caveats potentially put blocks between the developer and all the home buyers.

Meet the hidden workers who keep Tauranga's exports trucking along
The "dangerous business" you've never heard of that keeps Tauranga's exports running

Oscar Sims: Inner suburb density will improve affordability
OPINION: 'Let young New Zealanders live within a convenient distance of their needs.'

Sasha Borissenko: What 'wellbeing in the workplace'?
The tokenistic email that can only make you roll your eyes.

'Worst thing to happen in your street': Woman stabbed to death in random attack
Woman stabbed to death on her way home from work was randomly attacked.

Person dies after being hit by van down steep driveway in Auckland
Police have taped off a steep driveway on Keystone Ave.