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![Is Lewis Road cider as good as their dairy products?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Is Lewis Road cider as good as their dairy products?
Lewis Road have branched into the brewing market. Is it as good as their dairy products?
![Focus: Zimbabwe’s power struggle continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Zimbabwe’s power struggle continues
President Robert Mugabe is refusing to step aside, prompting calls for an election to be held
![Shocking footage captured at poultry farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Shocking footage captured at poultry farm
Animal rights activist said Northland farm was amongst the worst she had ever seen.
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Focus: Mainland chicken farm disgusts activists
Animal rights activists have filmed the horrible conditions inside a Whangarei chicken farm ahead of the company seeking to open another farm in the Waikato.
![Life of luxury: Did 'Gucci Grace' spark bloodless coup?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Life of luxury: Did 'Gucci Grace' spark bloodless coup?
Robert Mugabe's wife is widely loathed - and loved - throughout the nation
![Just $89 on food a week? Here's how you do it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Just $89 on food a week? Here's how you do it
Teacher aide busts myth that those struggling to make ends meet are wasting money.
![Focus: Council valuations could see rates soar in southern suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Council valuations could see rates soar in southern suburbs
Auckland council's property revaluations could lead to big rate increases in areas that are the least able to afford them.
![Auckland property revaluation trends revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland property revaluation trends revealed
Auckland Council unveils the details of its 2017 property valuations
![Shock RWC 2023 vote democracy in action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Shock RWC 2023 vote democracy in action
NZ rugby boss says Rugby World Cup 2023 vote was democracy in action.
![Downfall of the world's oldest dictator](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Downfall of the world's oldest dictator
Mugabe: From political prisoner to violent guerrilla leader who became a brutal despot
![Could you feed a family of four on just $89 a week?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Could you feed a family of four on just $89 a week?
An Auckland mother of three has laid her finances bare to bust the myth of poverty.
![Focus: Could you feed a family of four on $89 a week?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Could you feed a family of four on $89 a week?
An Auckland mother of three lays her finances bare to bust one of the biggest myths of poverty in New Zealand
![Kai Pasifika brings the taste of the Pacific to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kai Pasifika brings the taste of the Pacific to Auckland
New restaurant Kai Pasifika brings the taste of the Pacific to Auckland
![Focus: Auckland City median house price down 17%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Auckland City median house price down 17%
Auckland's annual house price fall is the largest since 2010
![Focus: Second day of thunderstorms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Second day of thunderstorms
MetService is urging residents in the upper North Island to brace for stormy weather.
![Focus: Australia votes 'Yes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Australia votes 'Yes'
7.8 million people have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage
![The end of Mugabe? Zimbabwe in turmoil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The end of Mugabe? Zimbabwe in turmoil
State broadcaster has been seized and loud explosions heard across Harare.
![They do! Aussies vote for same-sex marriage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
They do! Aussies vote for same-sex marriage
Sixty-one per cent of the vote was for same-sex marriage.
![Auckland City median house price down 17pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland City median house price down 17pc
REINZ: Auckland median house price falls largest since 2010 - down 3.2 per cent.
![Focus: Quake victim's mother's first proper goodbye](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Quake victim's mother's first proper goodbye
Leila MacKinnon's daughter Jo-Anne was killed in the Kaikoura quake, one year on the 82 year old has finally been able to say her goodbyes.
![One year on: Mother farewells daughter killed in Kaikoura quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
One year on: Mother farewells daughter killed in Kaikoura quake
One year after the Kaikoura quake, a mother finally says goodbye to her daughter.
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Museum captures new normal for Kaikoura
Quake photos and artefacts to go on show at museum.
![Focus: Shane Jones reveals regional development plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Shane Jones reveals regional development plans
Are the Ports of Auckland set to become Ports of Northland?
![Focus: Museum stands strong after quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Museum stands strong after quake
After a shaky start, Kaikoura Museum is about to re-open with a photography exhibition covering the days after the quake.
![More Auckland cemeteries running out of room](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
More Auckland cemeteries running out of room
Space running out at Helensville, Warkworth and Swanson cemeteries; Waikumete stretched.
![Focus: Deadliest Quake of 2017](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Deadliest Quake of 2017
More than 400 dead, and rising, after 7.3 quake struck border region between Iraq and Iran.
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Death toll rises for Iran earthquake
More than 400 people have died on the border of Iran and Iraq following an earthquake.
![Focus: Moving mountains to reconnect Kaikoura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus: Moving mountains to reconnect Kaikoura
The NZ Transport Agency wants State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura opened in time for Christmas - so can it be done?