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Analysis: Don't be fooled. Transmission Gully was not and is not ready to open
Parts of the $1.25 billion motorway are being ripped up for repairs.

Thomas Coughlan: Next election shapes up as battle for Labour's soul
Labour needs to discover what sort of party it will be, if it is to win the next election.

Sideswipe: What's in a name?
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

$250m warehouse buildings rising at South Auckland sites
Sorted Logistics and Cardinal Logistics go big at Drury.

Sir Ian Taylor: Speed up testing wait times or NZ will grind to a halt
OPINION: Time waiting for test results causes disruption to the workforce and the economy.

'Enough's enough': Sydney-based boss on our lockdowns
"It's a little overdone. Enough's enough," says Sydney-based boss on NZ lockdowns.

Andrew Barnes: The big risk to NZ's longstanding cash cow industry
Consumption habits are changing and New Zealand needs to evolve, writes Andrew Barnes.

America's Cup stoush heats up: Multi-millionaire's challenge to Dalton
Businessman challenges Team NZ over funding dispute, offers to pay for budget audit.

Help wanted: School seeks people to supervise classes if teachers get Omicron
High school planning for "potential major teaching staff shortages due to Omicron".

Off the hook: The reason one man doesn't have to finish 40 hours of community work
Offenders are in legal limbo as Corrections suspends community work in high-risk areas.

204 new community cases, 46 at the border; 1200 isolating at home in Auckland
New modelling has indicated that over one million Kiwis will be infected with Omicron.

'Infuriated' MIQ returnees finally released from Rotorua hotel
The MIQ returnees were finally released five hours later than planned.

Auckland to Welly for $25: Jetstar's massive book-a-break sale
Jetstar is hoping to keep Kiwis enthusiastic for travel over 2022.

Luxon keen on Act public service policy, lukewarm on Waitangi
Christopher Luxon on curbing public service, and removing Treaty references from law.

Live: Big outbreak predicted as NZ modellers take swipe at earlier '50,000 by Waitangi Day'
It comes as a million Kiwis due for their booster will be getting contacted by text/email.

Emergency failures: Ambulance delayed over an hour for heart attack victim
Family waits an hour for an ambulance to take mother a seven minute drive to hospital.

One-eyed Winky the cat found after 10 years missing
Friendly moggy vanished from his family's Auckland Viaduct apartment a decade ago.

House building costs surge upwards
Timber prices and building consents push costs at the fastest pace in four years.

'Almost Fiji like': Why is it so muggy, and when will there be some relief?
The hot and humid conditions are also expected to spread to more parts of the country.

Inflation, interest rates, reopening NZ: What's really in store for our economy?
Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr talks to Jamie Gray about what lies ahead for NZ.

'They called me a terrorist': Young Indians, hate and Hindutva in New Zealand
The people who watched her grow up turned against her - because of her research.

Chlöe Swarbrick: Who decides what's fair? We all do
History shows social injustice can be changed, and it's our turn - our future demands it.

Rod Jackson: 'Last chance' - why two doses are not enough to fight Omicron
OPINION: Auckland University epidemiologist says Omicron will be more harmful than Delta.

The future of travel: Flight Centre's trends for 2022
Kiwis want to see their families, beaches and luxury travel when borders reopen.

Catholic Church says abuse cases not yet referred to police
The church reported 1680 cases of alleged abuse - with 592 individuals named.

Multibillion-dollar tech company to train Kiwi school leavers
It's expected more than 10 per cent of workers needed over next decade will be IT-skilled.

Sideswipe: What is that huge fungus?
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Wellington's council to make u-turn on late night parking fees
Several parking wardens have quit due to safety concerns with the late-night shifts.