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'An orderly wind-down': Why America's Cup challenger won't return for next cycle
Alinghi Red Bull Racing have confirmed they won't be part of the next America's Cup.

'Couldn't get his story straight': Playboy businessman's fall from grace
Prosecutors claim New Zealand victims bankrolled private jet and a Spanish football club.

Son of UN rep jailed for stabbing elderly man to death in Auckland
A stranger had taken Sergio Williams into his home. He overstayed his welcome.

‘In shock’: Kiwi teen crowned freeski halfpipe world champion
Finley Melville Ives is the new halfpipe king.

Young NZ mum holidaying at Swiss ski resort no longer missing
Police told the Herald they were advised Hawley has made contact with her family.

Olivado owes more than $3 million, liquidators say
After oil company's troubles, demands made for 'unpaid debts'.

Sports Insider: The Kiwis casting secret votes in Olympic presidency ballot
OPINION: Two Olympic medallists are in a group who will decide the next boss of the Games.

Record cocoa prices prompt buyers to delay orders, says Swiss chocolate maker
Financial Times: Higher costs being passed on to customers.

Why Kiwi switched from SailGP champions to cellar dwellers
Dodson is the only Kiwi athlete to have hoisted the SailGP championship.

Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year
Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.

Syrian assets worth $190m frozen in Switzerland
But a 'hunt for Assad’s millions' does not seem to be in the offing for Swiss banks.

Why the royals love this Swiss ski-in-only restaurant sitting in the clouds
I’ve had the privilege of dining in some phenomenal places but nothing compares to this.

Jail after family-owned hedge fund blamed for causing $17b in losses
Disaster after family-owned fund took huge bets with money borrowed from banks.

Ukraine war escalation unsettles markets, European stocks fall
Financial Times: US Treasuries rally as investors sell equities and seek safe assets.

Yes, you can rent a ‘fondue backpack’ in the Swiss Alps - and hike to a human-sized fondue pot
Complete with self-serve cheese refrigerators situated along the trails.

Can a $86,000 a week rehab clinic cure my extreme phone addiction?
Times: One of the world's most expensive rehab centres treats more than drug addictions.

The final eight words users will hear in Sarco suicide pod
'Once you press that button, there's no way of going back.'

‘Obscenely greedy’ oil executives handed Swiss jail terms for role in fraud
Financial Times: ‘World’s biggest ever kleptocracy case’ involves former oil chief.

NZ supports Taiwan’s Pacific forum links amid report China pushing for exclusion
Luxon confirmed he met with the US yesterday but Aukus wasn't discussed.

$227m loss: Fletcher delivers disappointing result
Losses from Higgins, intense competition, poor trading conditions feature in huge loss.