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Ryan Bridge: Luxon's Cabinet congestion - time to cut ministers' workloads
OPINION: Ministers can be responsible for everything and nothing all at the same time.

Wood v Haaland as All Whites lock in Norway fixture
Chris Wood and the All Whites are set to take on Erling Haaland and Norway in Oslo.

The world's northernmost town: What it's like to live in 24-hour darkness
The Arctic town of Longyearbyen sits on the edge of the world.

‘Jeangate’: Magnus Carlsen quits chess tournament after being fined for pants
Dress code relaxed after world No 1 fined for wearing jeans at New York event.

Watch: Norway building world’s longest, deepest undersea road tunnel
The record-breaking project will span a 25km-wide body of water.

Nvidia earnings loom, stocks hesitant as traders brace
After post-election 'explosion', caution before major tech firm's results.

An upgrade from the buffet: A culinary expedition to the edge of the Arctic
Flanking the northern tip of Norway, here comes your most adventurous meal yet.

'Panic' after runaway tram hits store
The tram jumped its rails and crashed into an Apple corner store.

Whaledimir, the so-called Russian spy whale, is dead
The beluga whale puzzled the world when he appeared in Norway wearing a camera harness.

Top 10 countries with the longest life expectancy
Want to live longer? These beautiful nations have it figured out.

Explore the world from one ocean to the next with this week's Travel deals
A cruise for every style of traveller.

Norwegian royal claims Nazi general's ghost haunted her in palace
The 'clairvoyant' princess claims the ghost would appear and try to strangle her.

Why Oslo's risky tourism advert went viral this week
The 1.45-second video shows a local tearing the city to shreds.

Norway blocks sale of last private property on Arctic archipelago
Financial Times: It's cold. It's remote. But Norway says 'no way' to selling it.

Top picks this week: Australian Open tickets, 5-star hotels and week-long holiday deals
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Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride
Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.

Simon Wilson: Seven ways we could be like Scandinavia
OPINION: Seven things that work well in Scandinavia that we could do too.

Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders
Financial Times: Companies in sector looking to recruit tens of thousands this year.

Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognise a Palestinian state in historic move
Irish PM calls it a 'historic day for Ireland and Palestine'.