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Retail spending off to slow start in 2025

Spending in the retail industries over January fell by 1.6%.

Opinion: Look past Elon Musk’s chaos - there’s something more sinister at work

NYT OPINION: Why Musk's antics are a smokescreen for strategic takeovers.

Sports Insider: Memo NZR – This is what happens when you ‘dance with the devil’

'Dancing with the devil is easy; it's stepping away that's hard.'

The 'scars' of Cyclone Gabrielle could linger on hillsides for decades

'Chances are that it’s going to take decades to 100 years, if at all, to patch up.'

Letters: Vile-looking school lunches will end up at the tip

OPINION: 'Our most vulnerable and at-risk students deserve much better than this.'

Nick Clark: Time to modernise New Zealand’s gene technology rules

OPINION: New bill presents a chance to finally lay to rest the ghosts of Corngate.

Former Tipene Funerals employee Fiona Bakulich may not have acted alone, police say

Tipene ex-employee Fiona Bakulich faces new charges, the Herald can reveal.

Opinion: With 'diversity' under attack, what kind of leaders do we need?

OPINION: Three kinds of leader can benefit NZ, regardless of what happens abroad.

Society Insider: First photos of revamped SPQR; heir’s hens' party eviction

Exclusive look at Jacuzzi, formerly SPQR, which has its launch party next week.

Elon Musk’s business empire scores benefits under Trump shake-up

New York Times: Trump's return is reshaping regulatory challenges for Musk.

The three heart conditions that raise your dementia risk – and how to protect against them

Telegraph: Looking after your heart could be the key to keeping your memory sharp.

FTN Motion reveals new upgraded electric motorbike

The new electric motorbike can reach speeds of 80km/h and has an estimated range of 140km.

Paul Lewis: Ineos v NZ Rugby and the shifting sponsorship dollar

OPINION: Why does Ineos invest so heavily in professional sport?

Trump’s media crackdown echoes Nixon’s Watergate-era tactics

NYT: Trump's heavy-handed approach has hallmarks of attempted crackdown 50 years ago.

How to make long-distance love work: A guide for Kiwi couples

Kiwi sex therapist Michelle Kasey's top tips for managing a long-distance relationship.

Gisele Pelicot may not be her husband’s first victim, police say

NYT: Pelicot was convicted of drugging his wife and inviting strangers to rape her.

Inside Economics: The return of ‘voodoo economics’ - do lower taxes generate more revenue?

Liam Dann takes a deeper look at the logic behind low tax regimes and the options for NZ .

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of February 10-16

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.