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'Surcharge swindle': Are you getting ripped off when you tap-and-go?
The good news is that two possible fixes are in the works.

Muscles in knots? Here’s how to loosen them up
NY Times: Knots don’t cause permanent damage but can cause chronic pain if left untreated.

Mongrel Mob killer probed for allegedly posting photo of victim’s body online days before trial
Police believe the disturbing image was 'clearly meant to intimidate' witnesses.

Are AI trip planners the future of travel? Not on this evidence
Greg Bruce puts Booking.com's new AI trip planner through its paces. Spoiler: It's bad.

Graeme Hart and family celebrate Australian heiress’ graduation in NY
Cartier Lee graduated from NYU with an MBA in fashion and luxury.

Retirement cancelled: What it's like to be 50, single and raising two grandkids
Kelly should be enjoying her empty nest. Instead, she's starting all over again.

How Matt Heath went from shock jock to self-help guru
Shock jock, bumbling TV idiot and punisher Matt Heath has written a self-help book? WTF?

Mary Holm: Job shock - how to prepare for the prospect of losing your income
OPINION: All over the country, workers are worrying about losing their jobs.

Bruce Cotterill: Soon, NZ will have six million people. We need to be ready
OPINION: Let’s accept six million is the new target, then build the country for that.

Letters: Schooling MPs on charter schools; the gift of genius; removing pesky gallbladders
OPINION: 'Many principals in both state and independent schools hold teachers to account.'

Labour’s Barbara Edmonds prepares to go head-to-head with Nicola Willis
On Thursday Labour's finance spokeswoman will face her first big public test in the role.

Mayday calls and cancelled ferries: Government considers emergency towing options
There is no emergency towing vessel on standby in NZ to help large ships in strife.

Claire Trevett: Budget tax cuts are a sugar hit, Nicola Willis wants something more
OPINION: The Budget sales job is to get voters to reward the medicine over the sugar hit.

Harlan Coben: ‘The far right and the far left are so dangerous’
Times: Bestselling author on his friend Dan Brown and meeting Queen Camilla.

Market close: NZ sharemarket falls as investors show caution
The local index followed a sharp drop on Wall Street.

Michael Burgess: Why the Warriors demoted AFB and why he won’t leave
Dropping a player, especially one of your biggest names, in this way, isn’t done lightly

Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe crack the Yorgos Lanthimos code
NYT: The stars explain that while working with the director, the less you know the better.

Cocktail of trouble: How food packaging business failed
A big change aimed at boosting profits ended up backfiring.

'Utter red herring' - Adrian Orr responds as bank capital saga resumes
Commerce Commission market study gives opponents of capital rules a platform.

Argentina’s peso plunges in warning light for Milei
Financial Times: Aggressive interest rate cuts blamed for black market volatility.

Stock Takes: A capital raise for Infratil? Comvita’s mystery bidder
How will Infratil fund its ambitious plans for its Aussie data centre business?

Audrey Young: 'Targeted extermination' - tensions high over controversial bill
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori didn't hold back in the House - neither did Act's Karen Chhour.

US says ‘time to break up’ Ticketmaster parent Live Nation
Financial Times: 'Monopoly' blamed for suffocating competition in live music industry.

US military faces reality in Gaza Strip as aid project struggles
New York Times: Pentagon acknowledges little relief has reached the besieged strip.

Opinion: The death of Iran’s president could change the world
New York Times opinion: Could this be the year Iran races to build a nuclear bomb?

Kiwi writer’s journey to motherhood after 10 miscarriages
Recurrent pregnancy loss affects 1 per cent of women. This is what it's like.

Opinion: What can and can’t be learnt from Singapore
Financial Times: The island’s ultimate strength has been a lack of dogma.

China launches military drills around Taiwan as ‘punishment’
NYT: The drills come after Taiwan’s new president pledged to defend its sovereignty.

Failed TV firms: Boss' new alias, $2 raised for new film; Compo blow for some Newshub staff; The price for Breakfast
Revealed: NZ ad spend trends; ZM's Taylor Swift boost; 5 things to watch at Voyager Awards