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The Highlanders did just enough to spoil Moana Pasifika's first game at their new home.
NZ music icon Martin Phillipps honoured in museum display
The acclaimed New Zealand songwriter died age 61 last year.
‘Phenomenal’: Te Matatini hailed by First Nations visitors
Thirty First Nations people from Canada joined the festival in New Plymouth.
Summerset may ban non-residents receiving care in its hospitals
Summerset has 28 villages with hospital and resthome-level care.
‘We want parents to be alert’: Predator jailed for posing as child online
Police issue warning after man tricked kids into sending explicit content.
‘I saw a stab wound’: Teen bystander tried to stop fatal Dunedin bus hub fight
The teenage witness held his hoodie to the other boy's stab wound.
The growing number of ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging up courts
A man in Dunedin argued a judge lacked jurisdiction over his theft case.
‘Nasty stuff’: Sam Neill joins fight for wool against fast fashion
Kiwis like Sir Sam Neill and Liz Mitchell are backing wool in a fight against synthetics.
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Enere McLaren-Taana was fatally stabbed at Dunedin's bus hub last year.
Paul Lewis: The decisions that led to Blues' most embarrassing loss
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How an engagement and a fierce rivalry set the stage at NZ Open
Lucas Herbert got engaged in Queenstown overlooking Lake Wakatipu.
‘Can’t find the body’: Mother of missing Argentinian hiker wrestling with reality of son’s fate
Hector Gaston Arigau has been missing for two and a half weeks now.
'Very happy to have made it': Justin Meikle's shearing surprise
Meikle decided to enter the five-round circuit while supporting son Tye's junior efforts.
US billionaire Peter Thiel winds down NZ business interests
His only remaining ties to NZ are a passport, a Booktrack stake, and a Wānaka landbank.
‘I couldn’t afford the pain relief’: New report shines light on true cost of dental care
Nancy pulled her rotten tooth at home due to high dental costs.
Chris Rattue: Why Beauden Barrett's All Blacks time is up
OPINION: The All Blacks should future-proof by moving on from Barrett at fullback.
Kiwis 'dust off credit cards' as retail activity rises
Retail trade survey shows activity was higher in the December quarter.
‘Vested interests’: Study compares road lobby to tobacco industry
The study claims NZ's road lobby obstructs walking and cycling policies.
Cancer Society funds boost ovarian cancer detection research
The researchers aim to create early detection tests, improving survival rates.
Student flat shockers: Property managers want rental industry ‘cowboys’ gone
A Tenancy Services taskforce is due to inspect some of Dunedin's grotty flats this year.
Apocalypse now: Doomsday bunker secretly installed in NZ
Underground shelter clients sought the ‘beauty, isolation, security’ of NZ.
‘Pure heartlessness’: Man laundered $44k from 22 victims for Kenya-based scammers
Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.
‘She trusted me’: Jude Dobson on ghostwriting a bestselling spy memoir
Dobson has told Pippa Latour’s incredible memoir as a wartime spy in The Last Secret Agent
Parole denied: Sex offender still not ready for release from prison
Paiea Waihirere abused a young girl for six years and took photos of the acts.
New boat-sharing operator launches for Auckland boaties
Freedom Boat Club is one of the largest in the world. Now it's come to New Zealand.
‘Can we afford this?’: Patients shocked by $1000 after-hours medical fees
Fees as high as $1000 have been quoted for after-hours appointments.
Where houses might have given you a 1000% capital gain
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Phil Gifford: We will know this week whether the Crusaders are back
OPINION: Six talking points heading into the second round of Super Rugby Pacific.
They’re back! MTB Nationals return to Rotorua – all you need to know
The downhill competition will run for the final time over the famed Taniwha Trail.
Society Insider: How Sally Ridge’s 21yo son struck supermarket mega-deal; billionaire Jillian Friedlander on beating cancer
Plus, Queenstown's new luxury car show, and the $8 million Ferrari set to be on show.
Otago Uni students evacuated after construction site gas smell causes emergency callout
Emergency crews are working to determine the source of the smell.
Well-known NZ Herald names to depart as 30 roles cut from newsroom; new video brand on way
Political editor and senior sports columnist among those who are opting to leave.