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Safer roads: 10 things we know (but keep arguing about anyway)
We know how to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Why aren't we doing it?
Exclusive: Pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis' full, open letter on MIQ - 'NZ said you're not welcome'
'When the Taliban offers you a safe haven, you know your situation is messed up.'
John Roughan: Finally we're rejoining the rest of the world
The Government's response to Covid is going to be very different this year.
Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis pregnant and stranded in Afghanistan, denied emergency MIQ spot
Rejected by her home country, she was forced to contact the Taliban to seek shelter.
Man in 70s dies in water incident at Waipu adding to horror summer death toll
This is the second water death today across NZ.
Silver Ferns players test positive for Covid-19
Members of the Silver Ferns travelling party have tested positive for Covid-19.
Sir Ian Taylor: How to solve the RATs crisis in just three hours
How businesses like Mainfreight and Foodstuffs are breaking the bureaucratic barrier.
Thousands apply for mask exemptions for schoolkids
The issue has resulted in an urgent request to ministers to give advice to parents.
Opinion: Light rail to Auckland Airport not worth the spend
OPINION: Rail links to airports are a risky business, writes Lynne Mitchell.
Russia-Ukraine unrest could push up Kiwi fuel, food prices
Experts explain how tensions in Eastern Europe could impact New Zealanders.
Why so long? Critical worker register could take another two weeks
Business leader warns register will add unnecessary bureaucracy.
Stock Takes: Which stocks will weather the inflation test?
Inflation is here already. What will it mean for the upcoming reporting season.
Leaders condemn anti-vax narrative invoking Holocaust
Leaders affirm remembering the Holocaust is now more important than ever.
Father charged with murdering 3-month-old daughter appears in court; granted interim suppression
The baby died on January 2 - and the man was charged by police today.
'Prepare for impact': Joe Biden warns Ukraine Russian invasion 'certain'
Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly disagreed with Biden over the "risk levels".
Live: 15 new Omicron cases, exposure fears at polo event, 105 total cases - only 4 in hospital
Cases of the new variant have now surpassed Delta infections in this country.
Judge tells 'predator' who sexually abused his children apology '30 years too late'
Hastings man who sexually abused children in his own family for 25 years jailed.
'Dry toast and Marmite': Brian Tamaki on solitary confinement, losing 7kg in jail
'One minute is a long time in a little cell space.'
Simon Wilson: Not the best but good enough, so let's get light rail done
OPINION: Now we have a light rail plan, let's have no more delays.
'You don't expect a car coming through the door': Woman hit by car in shop grateful to helpers
Sue Watkins was browsing shoes when a vehicle crashed through the front of the store.
Omicron locations of interest: Auckland to Nelson flight, Mt Maunganui polo event
Anyone on flight NZ5077 Auck-Nelson on Jan 16 is now a close contact of an Omicron case.
Deputy PM Robertson plays down Govt spending's role in inflation
Inflation hit a 31-year high at the end of 2021.
Live: At least 12 Soundsplash Covid cases; four new Omicron locations
Covid hangover after weekend festival, truckies wonder about future Omicron rules.
'Utter hell': Woman's shock find before bed
She'd just flown home from NZ when she found something that turned her life upside down.
Video shows man trying to lure teen
Man attempts to entice 17-year-old girl in charity store back to his home in the country.
Police investigate death of 'wee angel'
Heartbroken grandmother says baby Hope had just started to giggle.
Matthew Hooton: Wheels come off Govt's spin machine
OPINION: Govt laziness and negligence mean NZ now faces an Omicron crisis.
Sideswipe: Earthling or an extraterrestrial?
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Karl Puschmann: Tem Morrison's Star Wars show struggles with its badass legacy
Boba Fett has the coolest helmet in the galaxy, it's a shame there's not much underneath.
Shallow 6.2 quake rocks Tonga, Fiji region
The quake is the latest natural seismic event to hit the region.
'Creeping authoritarianism': Seymour UK column says NZ now 'hermit kingdom'
David Seymour says it is no wonder Kiwis are 'losing their patience'.