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OPINION: If the $1m estimate were correct, a big proportion of retirees would struggle.
Editorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?
OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?
How Luxon sees the world: The global events that shaped the PM
Christopher Luxon's American political hero might surprise you.
What I wish I had known would change after becoming a mum
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What Labour knew about KiwiRail’s mega ferry financial troubles
Tense letters between Grant Robertson and KiwiRail's chairman have been revealed.
Meet my robot pals: What happened when I spent a month making AI friends
New York Times: Kevin Roose spent a month hanging out with 18 AI companions.
Market close: NZ sharemarket slips back into negative territory for the year
The S&P/NZX 50 Index lost 1.54 per cent for the week.
Opinion: ERA decision - TVNZ bungles its Fair Go, Sunday cuts; Mike McRoberts' top new role
TVNZ has been ordered to mediation - will popular shows win a reprieve?
Myanmar Minister disappointed NZ engaged with officials from military that led coup
A member of Myanmar's exiled Government visited NZ this week.
Why Kiwis need to be more sex positive, and how adult content can help
An upcoming Auckland Writers Festival event wants us to ‘get physical’.
Power crisis averted, but a sign of things to come?
Businesses and individuals managed to avoid a blackout - this time.
Tesla Powerwall users surprised as grid-outage feature remotely triggered - leaving some out of pocket
Most owners impressed by the tech, if caught-on-the-hop about being army-volunteered.
Apple apologises after crushing backlash to iPad advertisement
Financial Times: Campaign depicted instruments and artistic tools being destroyed.
Hang the DJ? ComCom delays $116m Serato call for a fifth time
Why the decision leaves the deal looking in need of a remix.
Advice: Should I push my husband to ask for more of his mother’s estate?
New York Times: One family member wants more than her fair share. What to do?
'Positive conversations': Negotiations needed to allow kilometres of Matariki beach fires to return
60km of cyclone driftwood fires lit up the coast. Will it be a one-off or a tradition?
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
Stormy Daniels, echoing Trump’s style, pushes back at lawyer’s attacks
New York Times: Daniels resisted implication she had tried to shake down Trump.
Facebook NZ revenue flat at $9m as $157m goes to Ireland
Tech giant's local reported revenue remains tiny - and it paid just $1.3m in income tax.
How to keep your friendships intact while planning a wedding
Here’s how to avoid a friendship break-up in the stressful lead-up to nuptials.
Looking for something great to watch? Here are 10 picks - and they're all free
Cost of living crisis got you cutting your streaming services? We've got you covered.
RFK Jr says a worm was in his brain. How does that happen?
New York Times: Everything you need to know (and wish you didn't) about brain parasites.
Baidu executive tells staff: ‘I’m not your mum’
Financial Times: PR boss at Chinese search giant warns she can ruin careers.
Keeping cash alive: Meet the man on a mission to keep paper money circulating
RBNZ director of cash and money Ian Woolford says Kiwis still want coins and notes.
This common condition can damage joints long before it’s detected
Experts explain how osteoarthritis affects the body, and why it’s so hard to diagnose.
Police strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, Australia
Knife crime is an issue the Police Minister says he's monitoring closely.
'Exploited for political reasons': Mayor's angst at Auckland councillors' ‘personal trips’ to Taiwan
The "personal study trips" were funded by the Taiwanese Govt and weren't official.
Matthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than Hipkins
OPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.
Letters: David Seymour’s school lunch plan deserves support; law school dean’s tikanga comments cross the line
OPINION: 'If Seymour’s plan works, he should be applauded by all sides of politics.'
Kerry Davies: Axing key taskforce widens gender divide
OPINION: The loss of the taskforce is a blow for women.