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Volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross tend to influenza patients in the Oakland Municipal Auditorium, used as a temporary hospital. Photo / AP

WORLD

Deja flu: Why 2020 is just like 1918 all over again

5 May, 2020 7:12pm

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the Covid-19 update and media conference. Photo / Pool

NEW ZEALAND

Comment: The problem hindering Jacinda Ardern's big call on Monday

5 May, 2020 4:57pm

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Tests in mice cells showed that 47D11 binds to this protein and prevents it from hooking on - effectively neutralising it. Photo / 123RF

WORLD

Scientists discover antibody that blocks coronavirus

5 May, 2020 5:04pm

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SPORT

'A follow-me type': New All Blacks captain named

5 May, 2020 8:34pm
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BUSINESS

Comment: Why the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme is doomed to fail

5 May, 2020 6:00pm
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NEW ZEALAND

'Undeniably proud': Second day of zero cases, PM's next moves - all you need to know

5 May, 2020 6:44pm
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SPORT

Chris Rattue: Why Warriors deserve an easy start to NRL season

5 May, 2020 2:41pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Transport stoush brewing over cycleway removal

5 May, 2020 3:38pm
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BUSINESS

How to pivot your business to the strong parts of NZ's economy

5 May, 2020 12:00pm
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NEW ZEALAND

More than 12,000 Auckland CBD jobs could be lost by 2021, new report says

5 May, 2020 6:34pm
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BUSINESS

'Courier firm owner kept $70,000 wage subsidy from staff'

4 May, 2020 5:58pm
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Tomos Roberts aka Probably Tom Foolery reads The Great Realisation poem. Photo / via video

LIFESTYLE

Watch: Best kind of viral right now: Kiwi's fairytale Covid poem spreads across the world

5 May, 2020 5:54pm
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The video has had millions of views and impressed people and stars across the globe.

Quentin Robert Kingi Te Rure, 30, known to many as Kingi, died after his car hit a one-way bridge. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Gang member's life ended surrounded by drugs and cash on a one-way bridge

4 May, 2020 4:40pm

The two people who first came across the wreck, and the cash, have never come forward.

NEW ZEALAND

Govt prepares for hundreds of thousands of new benefit applications

5 May, 2020 5:28pm

BUSINESS

Landlords forfeit $2m+ rent on Quest chain properties

5 May, 2020 5:36pm

Altus Enterprises chief executive Martin Wylie with workers at the Papatoetoe factory. Photo / Social Enterprise Auckland

BUSINESS

Disability employer considers rehires after surge in interest

5 May, 2020 8:19pm
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"Holy moly, you have no idea. The sheer volume of orders ... it has been heart-warming."

ENTERTAINMENT

'Like a slap in the face': Michelle Obama on why Trump won

5 May, 2020 6:21pm
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She feels they are responsible for Donald Trump's victory in 2016.

Roquan Smith went all out in flouting the social distancing restrictions, sharing photos of getting booze poured into his mouth on a boat full of scantily clad women driven by pornstar Abella Danger.

SPORT

'Entire league in jeopardy': NFL star flouts lockdown rules with porn star

5 May, 2020 2:20pm
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Think NRL players breaching social distancing was bad? they've got nothing on this guy.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes have announced the birth of their first child. Photo / Elon Musk

ENTERTAINMENT

First pictures: Elon Musk and Grimes announce birth of first child

5 May, 2020 8:12pm
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Tesla CEO also revealed the name of the child - possibly. It's X Æ A-12 Musk.

LIFESTYLE

How will hairdressers operate under level 2?

5 May, 2020 10:08am
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Post lockdown: Find yourself the perfect villa project

5 May, 2020 5:00pm
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The tourism industry is at tipping point say inbound operators. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

What tourism needs right now to survive

5 May, 2020 5:38pm
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Operators are days away from making decisions which could determine industry future

Rosalyn Washington's husband, Gary, 56, died from Covid-19 the day before their wedding anniversary. Photo / Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, The New York Times

WORLD

Three hospital workers gave out masks. Weeks later, they all were dead

5 May, 2020 5:00pm
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New York Times: Virus takes a steep toll on employees who keep New York hospitals running.

Land purchased by Twizel Development Ltd on the Tekapo-Twizel Highway. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Chinese owners forced into selling NZ land were planning rollercoaster park near lake

5 May, 2020 5:00am
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The investors were forced to sell the properties or risk potential prosecution.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson: The enormous rescue package is inherently a rejection of neoliberalism, but his budget on May 14 is the Government's great test. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Simon Wilson: Is this the death of neoliberalism?

5 May, 2020 5:00am
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With the unprecedented new Government spending, have the economic basics changed forever?

The offices of Infection Prevention at the University of California, Irvine, has translucent protective barriers between desks and now requires employees to wear masks. Photo / Alex Welsh, NYT

BUSINESS

The pandemic may mean the end of the open-floor office

5 May, 2020 2:35pm
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New York Times: Businesses consider changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings.

Coronavirus: What you need to know

Head to the beach - but choose one close to you. Photo / Alex Burton

How far can you extend your bubble before it pops in alert level 3?

Can you go and visit your boyfriend at level 3? We tell you how.

New Zealand has more than 1000 Covid-19 cases. Photo / 123RF

Covid 19 interactive: How do we compare?

Continuous updated set of Covid-19 interactives.

Into the unknown: Bungy Jumping is permitted under Level 2, but getting there could be harder. Photo / Queenstown Touris, mEsther Small

Travel: How far is too far for a holiday under level 2?

Tourism Industry Aotearoa has called for more freedom for leisure during Level 2.

A health worker suits up at Auckland's Airport Oaks testing station. New data shows New Zealand's Covid-19 efforts have been effective. Photo / Sylvie Whinray

Revealed: The new Covid-19 data that shows how NZ got it right

Just-released modelling shows NZ 'certainly a good place to be' after Covid-19 efforts.

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which is causing the Covid-19 pandemic is being rapidly sequenced by Kiwi scientists. Image / US National Institutes of Health

How smart science can untangle NZ's coronavirus 'spaghetti'

Scientists can pick an imported Covid-19 case apart from one caught locally. Here's how.

Air New Zealand is offering refunds to customers who travel through the US and the EU. Photo / File

Why Air NZ is refunding some customers but giving credit to others

One customer received a refund of $11,800 for a flight via the US. Here's why.

Just over a month after the sensationally quit the royal family, Meghan and Harry have dealt the Queen and Co a death blow. Photo / Getty Images

LIFESTYLE

Meghan, Harry's two-word royal takedown

4 May, 2020 6:36pm
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Harry and Meghan have now dealt the Queen a blow she might not recover from.

Sam Oliver Spence has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court in front of Judge David Sharp on a number of charges. Photo / TVNZ

BUSINESS

Million-dollar scam: Auckland roofing boss jailed for fraud

5 May, 2020 5:44pm
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Sam Spence sentenced for actions with his Compass Roofing.

Singapore and its subsidiary air lines, scoot and silk, are storing millions of dollars of aircraft in Alice Springs. Photo / Fritz Hiersche, Getty Images

TRAVEL

Alice Springs desert becomes airplane 'graveyard'

5 May, 2020 9:11am
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Residents are intrigued to see the aircraft graveyard arrive on their doorstep.

Go NZ!

Former flight attendant Teresa Kennedy is using her skills in a new role at the charity Eat My Lunch. Photo / Supplied

How to pivot into a post-Covid 19 career without spinning out

The skills, knowledge, and experience you have aren't always industry-specific.

Doughboats will start operating in level 2 and provide the perfect bubble for a family outing. Photo / Supplied

Doughboats venture provides perfect bubble outing when we get to level 2

Second chance for "Doughboat" business that launched just before Covid-19 lockdown.

Local Focus: Rose City Quilters create over 100 quilts for lockdown families

'You know, it's part of what we do. That's what we are'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Presbyterian Support Northern foodbank coordinator Miles Ostick receives some of the 5000 fruit and vegetable boxes being handed out to struggling families each week. Photo / Supplied

Fruit and veges welcome sight for foodbanks

United Produce started providing produce boxes during lockdown and doesn't want to stop.

Switching to online services is imporant, but not as easy as it sounds. Photo / file

How to pivot your business to the strong parts of NZ's economy

What we've been doing until now isn't what we need to keep doing.

Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell. Photo / File

'Our businesses are depending on it': What are local councils are doing to support local businesses

Mayors outline why it is important to Go Local!

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Post lockdown: Find yourself the perfect villa project

5 May, 2020 5:00pm
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Whether you build, renovate or buy it done - a Kiwi villa is a safe place to hunker down.

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How to pivot into a post-Covid 19 career without spinning out

5 May, 2020 8:47pm
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The skills, knowledge, and experience you have aren't always industry-specific.

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Tech and style updates for funky 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport revealed

5 May, 2020 5:30pm
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One of New Zealand's most popular cars gets a refresh.

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Three hospital workers gave out masks. Weeks later, they all were dead

New York Times: Virus takes a steep toll on employees who keep New York hospitals running.

US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo / AP

A dangerous US-China blame game will do no good

Financial Times: Future historians might say Covid-19 marked the start of a new cold war.

Milan Cadorna station on Monday. At least a dozen countries began to ease restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the contagion. Photo / Alessandro Grassani, The New York Times

Hope and worry mingle as countries relax lockdowns

New York Times: Leaders warn that an uptick in infections could shut life down again.

Disney's headquarters in Burbank, California. The entertainment conglomerate has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Photo / Beth Coller, The New York Times

For Disney, a stricken empire

New York Times: The happily ever after is nowhere in sight for Disney.

Big Tobacco is struggling in markets wracked with uncertainty during the pandemic.

Lockdowns and social distancing threaten Big Tobacco's supply

Big Tobacco sales and markets have been thrown into uncertainty during lockdown.

The pandemic may mean the end of the open-floor office

New York Times: Businesses consider changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings.

Police officers stand guard outside of Hankou train station in Wuhan. Photo / AP

Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them

New York Times: In Wuhan police have threatened and interrogated grieving relatives.

Rich Jackson led The Herald-Times in Bloomington, Indiana, until being let go last week and forced from his company housing to a Motel 6. Photo / Luke Sharrett, The New York Times

Newspaper's top editor is now a 'homeless' blogger

New York Times: He lost his job running a paper - as well as the house that went with it.

A high school in Taipei, Taiwan, where classes have been in session since late February. Photo / Ashley Pon, The New York Times

No more Jenga, no more 'amen' as cities learn to live with coronavirus

New York Times: Social distancing and restrictions become the norm as countries open up.

Latest From New Zealand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says data about the success of level 3 won't emerge until later this week. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Bloomfield v Hosking: 'We do have a heart'; Kiwis zero in on level 2 rules, travel ban may ease

5 May, 2020 7:58am

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NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Museum puts call out for Covid-19 mementos

5 May, 2020 8:33pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Comment: The problem hindering Jacinda Ardern's big call on Monday

5 May, 2020 4:57pm
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NEW ZEALAND

'Undeniably proud': Second day of zero cases, PM's next moves - all you need to know

5 May, 2020 6:44pm
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NEW ZEALAND

More than 12,000 Auckland CBD jobs could be lost by 2021, new report says

5 May, 2020 6:34pm
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NEW ZEALAND

NZ, Australia agree on trans-Tasman travel zone once safe

5 May, 2020 5:30pm
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Govt prepares for hundreds of thousands of new benefit applications

5 May, 2020 5:28pm
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Armed Police guard the Masjid Al Noor, Deans Avenue Mosque, Christchurch. 17 March 2019 New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig. WGP 21Mar19 - Armed police guard the Al Noor Mosque

The Ripple Effect: How the Christchurch mosque shootings shattered a nation's heart

Chapter One: Kurt Bayer goes inside "our darkest of days" and its aftermath.

The Ripple Effect: Life after March 15 - faith and new beginnings

Chapter Five: Some of the victims of March 15 reflect on that day and look to the future.

Sarah Sparks in 2019, seven years on from separating from husband Greg Olliver and a year away from the first substantive High Court hearing over property division. Photo / Doug Sherring

Inside a multi-million-dollar, eight-year divorce scrap

Sarah Sparks split from Greg Olliver eight years ago - and now it's heading to court.

Smartphone addiction: How to tell if you're hooked

Are you addicted to your smartphone? And can you kick the habit?

All about Grace: DI Scott Beard speaks to the Herald about the Millane murder case. Photo / Michael Craig

'Oh my God, what has he done?': Top cop reveals all about Millane investigation

Exclusive: Detective Inspector Scott Beard opens up about the Grace Millane investigation.

Fighting the Demon: Inside New Zealand's meth crisis

The Herald spent six months with users, recovering addicts and those trying to save them.

NZME's Sport News Director Steven Holloway spent eight weeks training to run a kilometre at the same pace Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge averaged late last year. Photos / Mike Scott

Chasing Kipchoge: A quest to run like the world's fastest man

Watch: 'For eight weeks I trained every day. I had no idea what I was getting into.'

Victims of the disaster came from all over New Zealand and the world. Photos / Supplied

Faces of Erebus: Families tell the stories of the 257 victims

The Herald has launched an interactive memorial

Whakaari/White Island erupted at 2.11pm on Monday. Photo / White Island Flights

White Island, black day: Inside the tragedy on Whakaari

The horror of the eruption, and the bravery that followed.

Politics

We'll meet again: PM Jacinda Ardern and Australia's Scott Morrison meet in 2019. Photo / Jason Oxenham

Zero cases builds pressure to lift lockdown - and sees Ardern v Bridges stoush

Trans-Tasman bubble a work in progress, while National releases first part of its plan.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had reason to smile after a second day of no new cases. Photo / Getty

'Undeniably proud': Second day of zero cases, PM's next moves - all you need to know

Catch up on all the latest coronavirus news from New Zealand and around the world.

National Party leader Simon Bridges, who had a career in law before entering Parliament, said major law firms did not need the wage subsidy. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Big law firms don't need subsidy: Simon Bridges

Opposition Leader says major firms do not need the Government's wage subsidy.

Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

NZ, Australia agree on trans-Tasman travel zone once safe

What did Ardern and Morrison discuss when she joined their meeting?

Comment: The problem hindering Jacinda Ardern's big call on Monday

We are still in the dark on many questions that Covid data should be able to answer.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaking to reports at Parliament today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Winston Peters risks wrath of China over Taiwan comments

Peters calls for full Taiwanese membership of the World Health Organisation.

Latest From Business

BUSINESS

'Wood-first' policy could create 3000 jobs nationwide

5 May, 2020 10:00pm

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BUSINESS

Juha Saarinen: Don't rush contact tracing apps

5 May, 2020 7:00pm
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Battle-ready Qantas prepared for transtasman bubble

5 May, 2020 6:10pm
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Comment: Why the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme is doomed to fail

5 May, 2020 6:00pm
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Big law firms don't need subsidy: Simon Bridges

5 May, 2020 5:51pm
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Wage subsidy rorts? Agriculture Minister wants tighter control

5 May, 2020 5:46pm
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Million-dollar scam: Auckland roofing boss jailed for fraud

5 May, 2020 5:44pm
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Tanking aluminium prices don't bode well for Tiwai smelter

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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BUSINESS

Doughboats venture provides perfect bubble outing when we get to level 2

5 May, 2020 8:30pm
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Second chance for "Doughboat" business that launched just before Covid-19 lockdown.

BUSINESS

Disability employer considers rehires after surge in interest

5 May, 2020 8:19pm
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"Holy moly, you have no idea. The sheer volume of orders ... it has been heart-warming."

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Focus Live: Kiwi Tom Foolery talks about his viral video going global

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Focus Live: Simon Bridges sets out plan for economic recovery from lockdown

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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No new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Local Focus: Rose City Quilters create over 100 quilts for local families affected by the lockdown

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on zero cases today, level 2 rules and a trans-Tasman travel bubble

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Focus Live: No new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Local Focus: Facebook locks out Whanganui business trying to do good

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Local Focus: The pen is mightier than the hammer

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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Local Focus: Taupō tourism campaign goes local

5 May, 2020 5:42pm
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88-year-old skilled in internet

14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
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"You can see her face light up"

6 Apr, 2020 12:00am
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NZ man's 'spy' network

30 Mar, 2020 12:00am
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Randal Scott and son. Photo / Mark Leedom.

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Keeping in touch with 28 whanau

23 Mar, 2020 12:00am
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The internet found his father

16 Mar, 2020 12:00am
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Robert Muldoon (1921 - 1992), leader of New Zealand's National Party, campaigns for the forthcoming general election, 10th November 1975. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How choosing the wrong crisis plan could tank NZ

5 May, 2020 12:19pm

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Auckland's lockdown housing market: a surprising 552 sales

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Revealed: What Kiwis plan to spend big on in next six months

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Where house prices could actually rise during Covid-19 crisis

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Owners of multi-million-dollar home do lockdown house swap

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Getting a mortgage just got harder and easier at the same time

5 May, 2020 5:01am
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Removal of LVR restrictions will benefit buyers - but not in the way they think.

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The first step to building 25,000 new homes in Auckland

4 May, 2020 1:09pm
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Partnership: 'The good oil' on the soil.

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WORLD

Deja flu: Why 2020 is just like 1918 all over again

5 May, 2020 7:12pm

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WORLD

Scientists discover antibody that blocks coronavirus

5 May, 2020 5:04pm
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Scientists are one step closer to finding a treatment for Covid-19.

WORLD

Three hospital workers gave out masks. Weeks later, they all were dead

5 May, 2020 5:00pm
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New York Times: Virus takes a steep toll on employees who keep New York hospitals running.

Fay Becher and her husband, Rabbi Szaul Becher. Fay Becher, who survived Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, contracted the coronavirus and died on April 9. Photo / Ben Becher via The New York Times

WORLD

They survived the Holocaust. Now they're confronting the virus

5 May, 2020 4:45pm
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New York Times: The generation that endured Nazi death camps is especially vulnerable.

Britain is battling Covid-19 into submission, but there are still three key questions scientists have.

WORLD

Scientists divided over crucial questions for leaving coronavirus lockdown

5 May, 2020 1:54pm
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Report: Lockdown has successfully pushed the Covid-19 reproduction rate to below 1.

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Meet the fully electric Chinese SUV aiming to take over Europe

5 May, 2020 7:00pm
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Tech and style updates for funky 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport revealed

5 May, 2020 5:30pm
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Watch: Young driver pulled over while attempting to 'buy a Lamborghini'

5 May, 2020 3:40pm
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Report: Chevrolet's RHD Corvette may not happen as a result of Covid-19

5 May, 2020 2:30pm
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Holden responds to frustrated dealers, defends its compensation package

5 May, 2020 12:59pm
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Sales Spotlight: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

5 May, 2020 11:20am
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Elon Musk Twitter meltdown costs Tesla $23billion, labels lockdown 'fascist'

5 May, 2020 10:47am
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5 May, 2020 9:20am
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Kia sales are showing strong growth led by the new Seltos SUV range

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Sam Cane has been named the new All Blacks captain. Photo / Getty Images.

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'A follow-me type': New All Blacks captain named

5 May, 2020 8:34pm

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Dylan Cleaver: Proof rugby is incapable of moving with the times

4 May, 2020 1:37pm
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'Running on adrenaline': How the Phoenix will get back to form

4 May, 2020 6:00am
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Inside the quarantine training camp: Warriors captain's 'tough' admission

5 May, 2020 3:00pm
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Chris Rattue: Why Warriors deserve an easy start to NRL season

5 May, 2020 2:41pm
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Carter reveals McCaw's pre-match obsession

5 May, 2020 8:30am
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America's Cup team sets sail for Auckland despite Covid

5 May, 2020 9:20am
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Cup Day a certainty even after show stopper

5 May, 2020 4:05pm
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When the dark times hit: Rugby's open battle with mental health

5 May, 2020 7:00am
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Everyone looks from the outside in believing professional athletes have it made.

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Live: Sky Sport's The Breakdown - Ian Foster discusses all things All Blacks

5 May, 2020 8:15pm
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Christchurch Mosque Shootings | Chapter Five | Where are we now

5 May, 2020 4:05pm

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Christchurch Mosque Shootings | Chapter Four | The Fallout

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Christchurch Mosque Shootings | Chapter Two | What Happened Next

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Christchurch Mosque Shootings | Chapter Three | The Day After

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Christchurch Mosque Shootings | Chapter One | The Beginning

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Focus: The White Island body recovery operation begins

5 May, 2020 4:05pm

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Grace Millane's killer convicted - a summary of events

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Nicolas Cage will star as Joe Exotic in a new scripted series about the animal trader at the centre of Netflix's Tiger King. Photos / Getty Images, Netflix

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Nicolas Cage to play Joe Exotic in new Tiger King TV series

5 May, 2020 7:24am

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Justin Bieber reveals struggle with 'jealousy' issues

5 May, 2020 1:32pm
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The Rise of Taika! Waititi to co-write, direct new Star Wars film

5 May, 2020 5:47am
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Internet erupts over Twilight news

5 May, 2020 5:27am
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Watch: Real Housewives of Auckland star's car bursts into flames

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Packed to the Rafters star rushed to hospital in 'distressed' state

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The Kiwi behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest shows

3 May, 2020 5:00am
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Rapper 50 Cent admits his lyrics are 'misogynistic'

5 May, 2020 8:58am
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Controversial lyrics led him towards a high-profile feud with Oprah Winfrey.

Kourtney and Scott share three children. Photo / Getty Images

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Kourtney Kardashian's ex Scott Disick checks into rehab

5 May, 2020 12:50pm
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Dame Judi Dench in Cats. Photo / Supplied

MOVIES

One marriage, two movie reviews: Cats

2 May, 2020 7:00am
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Claws out - argumentative married couple Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review Cats.

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. Photo / Supplied

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Anne Hathaway's bizarre audition mistake

30 Apr, 2020 4:33pm
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Anne Hathaway's first audition to play Catwoman went wrong in a very weird way.

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Challenge yourself with the latest Code Cracker, Sudoku, Wordsearch and Crossword puzzles

Former presidents President Bill Clinton, right, and President George H.W. Bush, left, meet with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office. Photo / AP

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Harry Jowsey and Canadian Francesca Farago. Photo / Supplied

Kiwi star on Netflix reveals Too Hot to Handle love life

3 May, 2020 5:00am
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Jowsey even hinted at marriage in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Nicole Whippy and fellow actors have been taking online tutorials on how to get the Ferndale look. Photo / Supplied

Shorty St's new normal: Stars do own makeup, no onscreen PDA

3 May, 2020 5:00am
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Producers and stars spill on the changes to Shortland Street due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Angus Emmerson, right, directing Meghan Trainor and Sean Paul in their Hey DJ video with CNCO. Photo / Supplied

The Kiwi behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest shows

3 May, 2020 5:00am
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Angus Emmerson tells Spy about his epic Hollywood career.

Celebrities gear up for their first move in Level 2

26 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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Celebs reveal the first thing they'll do when they get out of lock down.

Lockdown sees closure of A-List favourite Auckland restaurant

26 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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It's closing time for one of Parnell's most vibrant institutions.

Bree's Bubble Challenge

26 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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Inter-regional travel bans could prevent ski fields from opening

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