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'Savage on my soul': Dad loses two boys in drowning - his heartbreaking message
A lifelong boatie, Chris Wakelin has never returned to the sea since his sons drowned.
Diana Clement: Warning - inflation is coming to steal your money
OPINION: The price of many goods and services you buy are going to rise.
Horror holiday period the deadliest for drownings in 25 years
It's been the deadliest holiday period in New Zealand waters in nearly 25 years.
Spy: Predicting the good, the bad and the ugly of 2022
Spy Editor Ricardo Simich consults the tea leaves to see what's in store for the new year.
'I re-evaluated my life': NZ cop packs it all in to protect elephants in Africa
Working alongside local Africans to safeguard wild animals makes for a fulfilling change.
Dark days: How ex-All Blacks captain helped Irish star through his heartbreak
Ex-All Black Andy Leslie's qualities on the field matched by his heartfelt actions off it.
Covid: 48-hour wait for official update on new case numbers
Health officials announced before 2022 two dates on which updates would not take place.
Novak Djokovic breaks silence from Melbourne hotel
It came while he spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne.
How a Kiwi billionaire reinvented himself in Kenya
Stephen Jennings talks business battles, housing and rugby.
'Old school villain' a suspect in six unsolved murders
Police files shed new light on "absolute psychopath" known as Old Man of crime.
Steven Joyce: Holiday road toll too high, safer roads urgently needed
OPINION: The Government needs get on with building safer regional roading system.
Go ahead, don't be afraid to spend the kids' inheritance
Many people deprive themselves during retirement so they can leave money to children.
Our great escapes: The brushes with Covid that could have sparked outbreaks
NZ may have just escaped an Omicron outbreak - but it was far from our first near miss.
Mike Munro: Govt will need to keep moving at pace to keep up with virus
Govt must remain nimble – even if this means a few more norms going out the window.
US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
The 'Old Man' of NZ crime who got away with murder
The incredible story of Magnum-wielding most wanted career criminal, Leslie Maurice Green.
A brain tumour took most of his sight. Now he cycles at 70km/h
Mitch Wilson was told he had vertigo. His sickness was actually caused by a brain tumour.
Let us come home: Laser specialist stuck in UK wants to open business in NZ
"The 4500 mark has been the closest we have been in the queue" - Peppercorn.
John Roughan: Djokovic would not be missed
Djokovic reveals why so many people who like tennis do not like him.
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Horoscopes, part 1
The first six signs of the zodiac for 2022, as foreseen by Steve Braunias
China's economy: the fallout from the Evergrande crisis
Crackdown on real estate is putting pressure on local governments and many companies.
Kiwi property lawyer stuck in UK would pay to return
The MIQ lottery has seen Jacynta Walsh's hopes dashed.
Covid: 35 new community cases today, more Omicron in MIQ
There were more than twice as many new cases in MIQ than in the community yesterday.
Watch: Earthworks for 543-unit apartment project
Units are priced from just under $800,000 each.
The Warehouse Group CEO Nick Grayston on its plans to tackle global competitors
The Warehouse Group CEO Nick Grayson on the challenges facing the business in 2022.
Why Joseph Parker turned down IBF world title eliminator fight
Higgins said he received a 'crap' offer for Parker to fight Hrgovic.
National poking holes in its own accounts, and its credibility again
OPINION: Simon Bridges' claims about govt spending and inflation don't add up.
Double standards? Two others drawn into Djokovic saga
They reportedly entered Australia on the same conditions as the world No 1.
How Djokovic became a pin-up for the anti-vaxx movement
OPINION: You only have to read his book to discover his road to Aussie Open quarantine.
Transtasman travel uncertainty and dismay about MIQ
Thousands pin hopes on 'green' flights resuming at the end of February.
Biden: Trump supporters 'held a dagger to the throat of democracy'
US President, on a year since Capitol riot: "We are in a battle for the soul of America."
'Boost like crazy' before Omicron spreads - epidemiologist
Expert calls for urgent stocking of rapid antigen tests ahead of Omicron outbreak.
Power list: NZ's seven busiest house builders
The construction sector is the fourth biggest employer with 281,400 people: Poto Williams