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'Firefighting mode': Seven things that can make ADHD much worse
Telegraph: The good news is that most of these triggers can be managed.
Film producer declared bankrupt after leaky Auckland penthouse dispute
He was made bankrupt after a body corporate took the dispute to court.
Battle for fiscal hole unit ends as Act and NZ First block Nicola Willis’ proposal
After nine years of trying, attempts to create a costings unit ended this week.
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An offhand remark on a 'boring' Tinder date, secretly recorded, upended his life
NYT: His Tinder date wanted to hear about his work. If only he'd seen the hidden camera.
'Firefighting mode': Seven things that can make ADHD much worse
Telegraph: The good news is that most of these triggers can be managed.
Top Iran official survived Israeli strike
New York Times: Rear admiral was believed killed but turned up for a funeral in Tehran.
Business
Market close: Interest rate-sensitive stocks drive NZ sharemarket higher
Expectations of interest rate cuts helped push NZ stock values up.
Film producer declared bankrupt after leaky Auckland penthouse dispute
He was made bankrupt after a body corporate took the dispute to court.
Planned for years, 25% owner sells out of Queenstown's Lakeview Taumata
'Troubled, controversial, deathly quiet': Crux on site of $2b mixed-use Queenstown scheme.
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Politics
Simon Wilson: David Seymour has made a mess of almost everything he's touched
OPINION: If Seymour was serious about getting things done, he'd have a different record.
Battle for fiscal hole unit ends as Act and NZ First block Nicola Willis’ proposal
After nine years of trying, attempts to create a costings unit ended this week.
New visa: Why Ministers were warned over migrant numbers, health system impact
One model presented to ministers showed a potential surge of up to 15,000 migrants.
Sport
Gregor Paul: How under-strength French squad cheats ABs out of meaningful contest
OPINION: French squad in NZ lacks their top 37 players and is seen as strategic cheating.
How Savea's position shapes the All Blacks' loose forward strategy
Three rookies are poised to debut as All Blacks ponder a reshuffle for first French test.
Gregor Paul: The bold All Blacks selections Razor must embrace
OPINION: Billy Proctor is expected to start at centre in Dunedin.
Lifestyle
How to handle difficult in-laws, according to a therapist
Telegraph: These tried-and-tested techniques will diffuse family confrontations.
Six life lessons from the healthiest region in Italy
Telegraph: Scientists have studied Cilento's super agers for the past decade.
Why Prada's latest sandal sparked a debate on cultural credit
The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce demanded Prada acknowledge the design's origins.
Canvas
The best TV shows of 2025, so far
New York Times: Which series, new and old, have impressed the critics the most this year?
'The best deal I've ever got:' Kiwi author's book about cats snapped up by UK publisher
Stacy Gregg's latest children's novel about cats under threat includes real-world themes.
Inside Universal’s big bet on How to Train Your Dragon
NY Times: Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.
'Two small boys left fatherless and their mother cast as a scarlet woman'
The scandalous true-crime murder case that shocked New Zealand.
Victor Rodger's play Black Faggot, was groundbreaking - how relevant is it today?
'I forbade my mother from seeing it. There's a lot of sex talk in the show.'
Everything Millennial is cool again
New York Times: Peak Millennial is back and the era’s trends are taking on a new life.
The big read
Arli Liberman: The art of scoring in sport
'I don’t score the images, I score the idea; the feeling, the heart'
An offhand remark on a 'boring' Tinder date, secretly recorded, upended his life
NYT: His Tinder date wanted to hear about his work. If only he'd seen the hidden camera.
'Firefighting mode': Seven things that can make ADHD much worse
Telegraph: The good news is that most of these triggers can be managed.
Viva Premium
Jesse Mulligan: The 'game-changing' restaurant keeping the North Shore happy
Choose your own adventure at this wine bar that completes a hospitality trio.
Karen Walker, Juliette Hogan and Kathryn Wilson on why they're backing this year's NZ Fashion Week
Three big names on why they're showing up for themselves and the future of the industry.
Award-winning Karangahape Rd restaurant to close at the end of the month
Is it hasta luego or adios for the Viva Top 60 Supreme Winner? And what's replacing it?
Get your dumpling fix: How to make egg and chive dumplings at home
They're teamed with a deeply comforting chicken broth.
Crab crumpets, a Wellington food icon takes over Auckland and other tasty news bites
12 of the biggest and best food events, openings, and collaborations happening in July.
Rachael Wilde is pioneering hair growth technology with her latest venture, Bouf, which launched in Aotearoa this week
The beauty boss shares the secret sauce to building three successful brands in five years.
National
Simon Wilson: David Seymour has made a mess of almost everything he's touched
OPINION: If Seymour was serious about getting things done, he'd have a different record.
Asterisks, footnotes and claims of 'weasel words': Inside the battle for region's housing future
The plan is years in the making, but now it's reached a cross-council 'standoff'.
Battle for fiscal hole unit ends as Act and NZ First block Nicola Willis’ proposal
After nine years of trying, attempts to create a costings unit ended this week.
World
Top Iran official survived Israeli strike
New York Times: Rear admiral was believed killed but turned up for a funeral in Tehran.
Drone rescues stranded man during flood in China
New York Times: The drone, typically for spraying, lifted the man from a roof to safety.
An offhand remark on a 'boring' Tinder date, secretly recorded, upended his life
NYT: His Tinder date wanted to hear about his work. If only he'd seen the hidden camera.
Entertainment
Javier Bardem doesn’t drive - but he knows how to swerve
New York Times: Javier Bardem on family, fame, and new F1 movie with Brad Pitt.
Bruce Springsteen reveals his paths not taken
NYT: Springsteen unveils a huge, almost entirely unknown trove of songs from his past.
‘I was a crash test dummy for MeToo’: Johnny Depp on why he has no regrets
Times: The Hollywood star is back - and dishing on those "who did me dirty".
Travel
Disneyland Aotearoa: Is it a dream worth considering?
Opinion: Weta collaborations and wide spaces make the possibilities endless, and complex.
What social media travel posts reveal about each generation
OPINION: Gen Z ironic ambiguity, millennial normcore, and boomer cheese. We dive in.
Govt considered using Bluebridge to replace ageing Interislander ferries
The first new ship to service Cook Strait is expected to arrive in February 2029.
Crime
FBI sting: Kiwi gang member to face years in US prison, then 70 charges in NZ
Shane Ngakuru, 45, was a key distributor of ANOM network photos secretly controlled by FBI
Auckland gun shop owner caught in undercover police sting
The gun retailer told the unlicensed buyer to not tell anyone. He was an undercover cop.
Dilworth: Has it done enough to address abuse, and is it a school worth saving?
'Is there still enough good worth preserving?' Dilworth confronts the past and the future.
Education
Dilworth: Has it done enough to address abuse, and is it a school worth saving?
'Is there still enough good worth preserving?' Dilworth confronts the past and the future.
Tech Insider: Australia's U16 social media ban passes key test – but NZ watchdog remains sceptical
Netsafe's CEO has criticised the under-16 ban as a 'bureaucratic fever dream'.
The case for Year 14s to play First XV rugby
The debate over Year 14s playing school sports has reignited with Marlborough Boys'.
Health
New visa: Why Ministers were warned over migrant numbers, health system impact
One model presented to ministers showed a potential surge of up to 15,000 migrants.
Six life lessons from the healthiest region in Italy
Telegraph: Scientists have studied Cilento's super agers for the past decade.
'Firefighting mode': Seven things that can make ADHD much worse
Telegraph: The good news is that most of these triggers can be managed.
Cartoons
Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.
Opinion
Simon Wilson: David Seymour has made a mess of almost everything he's touched
OPINION: If Seymour was serious about getting things done, he'd have a different record.
Gregor Paul: How under-strength French squad cheats ABs out of meaningful contest
OPINION: French squad in NZ lacks their top 37 players and is seen as strategic cheating.
Cecilia Robinson: Come on, The Warehouse, do better. Just apologise
OPINION: The ASA upheld complaints against The Warehouse's ad for reinforcing stereotypes.
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