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Flatpacked and ready: Ikea warehouse opened today
Goods to be shipped from China and Malaysia mainly, but also other parts of the world.

YouTuber's tragic final message before lonely blizzard death
'I keep imagining his last moments. It devastates me,' his heartbroken mother said.

Big blue wants people: 400 Ikea staff needed next year
'We need a big team due to the way we will run operations in New Zealand'.

Ikea, $458m ditched Vero sale, renting and pets: property boss
Three topics put to the boss after a 218% turnaround in half-year result to September 30.

How Covid-19 derailed NZ football golden boot contender’s pro trial in Denmark
Footballer Oscar Faulds travelled around the world to trial for a pro deal. Now he's back.

How much screen time should toddlers have? None, Sweden says
NY Times: Children under 2 should not be exposed to any screens, health authorities say.

Volvo ditches pledge to sell only electric cars by 2030
Financial Times: Demand for battery-powered vehicles has decreased globally.

Property Insider: ‘Wind pressure’ on Seascape; Du Val estimated to owe $250m; new Ikea roof
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson explains what steps the council will take on the skyscraper.

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies
Prince of Wales has led the tributes, calling him 'a true gentleman'.

Asia shares, gold underpinned by US rate cut hopes
Asian stocks were taking a breather on Monday as gold hit a new milestone.

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

Mpox explained: What you need to know about the latest variant
The WHO has declared mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years.

Sweden detects mpox variant for the first time outside Africa
A traveller was infected during a stay on the continent.

'We have a treasure': Divers discover shipwreck with 19th century Champagne
Any plan to pop the corks will have to wait until further exploration, the team said.

Racing: Young harness ace seizes scholarship chance
Carter Dalgety is heading to the US and Sweden.

New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders
Winners of highest value of construction projects in 2023: BCI Central names top 10 in NZ.

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

Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.

The Great Dane helping Napier City Rovers hunt silverware
Napier City Rovers new goalkeeper has become Mr Reliable between the posts in 2024.

Property Insider: Quay Park leasehold fee spiral fear; Precinct Properties’ apartment push
CBD leasehold, Seascape, apartments, Mt Eden and Ikea: all covered in today's column.

Opinion: Why rugby should ditch technology
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.