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Who will lead NZ's cities? The importance of this year's local elections
New Zealand's local leadership is set for a shakeup.
'Profoundly distressing': $14k worth of 'irreplaceable' art vanishes during move
'I trusted them with my possessions ... I deserve to know what happened to them.'
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Small changes for Māori feel like momentum at last
Representation and partnership growing - and look nay-sayers, the world hasn't ended.
Fresh allegation against a broadcasting school student referred to police
The school said the matter had been referred to police.
Young lawyer struck off for repeated 'blatant dishonesty' early in new career
Mehal Kejriwal was swindling money less than a year after launching her law career.
Sideswipe: Finally, escape...
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
Surrounded by social housing: Family takes fight for their dream home to council
The Wilkinsons are in the middle of a development they didn't expect and are now fighting.
Wayne's world: Meet the 'rough diamond' claiming to have a fix for 'broken' Auckland
Abrasive and ambitious, Wayne Brown offers a brutal view of Auckland and those who run it.
Matt Heath: Melancholy and the infinite blandness - and what to do about it
Pandemic, war, crime and politics getting you down? Let the sun shine in.
501 deportee chooses job hunting over court case
501 jobseeker says: 'You have got to get a job, you have got to do something productive.'
Juha Saarinen: Is community-generated power the future?
Solar power is coming, but it's not going to happen overnight.
CEOs of NZ's largest exporters to China talk strategy
CEOs of NZ's largest exporters to China talked strategy at the China Business Summit.
Family's plea after Chris Dawson found guilty of wife's murder
Lynette's family says the case can't reach its conclusion until her body is found.
The crash that shocked the world: Princess Diana's final hours
An elegant dinner at the Ritz in Paris. A post-midnight drive. And then, tragedy ...
'Overreaches': Critics respond as Govt quietly introduces $103b KiwiSaver tax
New tax rules will see the Government net an additional $225 million in tax each year.
Social media strife: Greens co-leader edits chocolate bar post after PM's warning
Davidson said her post was to promote te reo Māori after backlash against Whittaker's.
'Trump playbook': Advertising adviser walks away from Viv Beck's mayoral campaign
Mike Hutcheson did not like the negative messaging from Beck's campaign team.
Opinion: Meghan called out for 'lies' in interview with The Cut
There are two points she made that are called into question about how truthful they are.
Oat milk firm stirs up sales in South Korea
Oat milk firm says its exports markets will account for half of its business by next year.
Former Blues rugby player turns pain into financial gain
Ex-rugby star Grayson Hart's reliance on painkillers led him to start Puresport.
Landlord's dilemma: Who pays the rent when the tenant goes to prison?
'Paranoia' and spotlight switched on before arrest, Tenancy Tribunal dispute.
Great Resignation 'warning bell': Why quarter of Kiwis are changing jobs
Survey reveals what workers are looking for when considering changing jobs.
Pension pain: Will NZ Super be enough if you have to rent in retirement?
Around 40 per cent of over 65s are expected to be renting by 2048.
All Blacks caught between two worlds in quest to fix concerning attack
The All Blacks' attacking frustrations are now the most glaring pointer to their decline.
Gloriavale's Pearl Valor - from famed TV wedding to leaving the commune
Gloriavale TV bride speaks about why she left the community where she was born and raised.
'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
'We're back here again': 71-year-old clocks his 100th jail term
He drove drunk twice in two days and then again months later. But that's only the latest.
'Sorry it's your time to die': Man egged on by mates deliberately drove into pregnant sheep
Man who killed sheep by running over it with his ute says he's 'not a cruel person'.
Why local elections won't turn off the Three Waters tap
The mayors and chief executives of Northland's three district councils are all changing.
Comment: Democracy depends on wide consultation
People need to vote for a mayor and councillors who will implement and demand change.
Whistle-stop trip to climb highest peak ends in tragedy for dad of three girls
Petr Mandik died during a rockfall while climbing Aoraki/Mt Cook.
What's next for Daniel Faitaua after departing 'dream job'
The TVNZ host is officially homebound, but what key role is the TV stalwart set to fill?