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Emergency doctor describes 'war zone' horror at hospital

11 Dec, 2019 8:13pm

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Jason Griffiths, Karla Mathews and Richard Elzer. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

White Island eruption: Three more victims named

12 Dec, 2019 4:56am

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A still from a video shot from a tourist boat of the deadly eruption of White Island. Photo / Allessandro Kauffman

BUSINESS

White Island: Cruise ship company can be sued in the US

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am

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NEW ZEALAND

White Island: 15yo one of two more Aussie victims identified

11 Dec, 2019 5:54pm
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BUSINESS

White Island eruption: legal experts examine possible culpability

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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NEW ZEALAND

White Island eruption: Trip of a lifetime torn apart by volcanic blast

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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SPORT

Why Scott Robertson is all but lost to the All Blacks

11 Dec, 2019 7:00pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Helicopter pilot told injured tourists to get in water, averting serious injuries

11 Dec, 2019 2:29pm
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BUSINESS

How to find out what employees really think

11 Dec, 2019 5:00pm
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ENTERTAINMENT

'Drug addiction, dark times': Owen Wilson's reclusive Hollywood life

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12 Dec, 2019 5:19am
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ENTERTAINMENT

Sideswipe: 'Tis the traditional time to feast

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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GNS Science says the risk of another eruption has increased. Photo / White Island Flights

NEW ZEALAND

'We will return': Police vow to recover lost loved ones

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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The question is when, with the risk of another eruption having increased.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson presented the half-year economic and fiscal update in Wellington on Wednesday, giving more details of an increase in infrastructure spending. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Grant Robertson: 'Now is the time' to spend big

11 Dec, 2019 5:48pm
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Finance Minister signals big spending on infrastructure, leading to higher borrowing.

NEW ZEALAND

White Island eruption: Missing 19yo presumed dead found alive

11 Dec, 2019 2:47pm
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ENTERTAINMENT

A guide to watching Scorsese movies like an insider

11 Dec, 2019 6:00pm
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Kane Williamson and David Warner are good friends. Photo / Getty

SPORT

'It was unfair': Williamson's fierce defence of disgraced Aussies

11 Dec, 2019 8:00pm
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On eve of his side's first test against Australia, Williamson goes into bat for rivals.

Hayden Marshall-Inman. Photo / NZ Pocket Guide

NEW ZEALAND

'The most nervous I've ever been': White Island guide's eruption fears revealed

11 Dec, 2019 2:00pm
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Video shows tour guide sharing his fears with a tourist.

Steffan Wilson with his wife Erin Mason-George. Photo / Facebook

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Boozed mayhem: Best man punches bride at wedding

11 Dec, 2019 5:11pm
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It was supposed to be the best day of her life, but the best man had other ideas.

Elizabeth Hurley has spilled on who was the best kisser and hinted at who was

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Elizabeth Hurley reveals best and worst on-screen kiss

11 Dec, 2019 3:08pm
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Elizabeth has spilled on who was the best kisser and hinted at who was "horrible".

SPORT

Revealed: Ian Foster's message for Scott Robertson

11 Dec, 2019 6:20pm
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ENTERTAINMENT

One out of the hat: Taika Waititi is our entertainment hero

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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SPORT

Dylan Cleaver: The blatant lie in NZ Rugby's Ian Foster announcement

11 Dec, 2019 1:30pm
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COMMENT: Steve Hansen's yes-man is the perfect feel-nothing appointment.

At least eight bodies are on White Island after Monday's eruption.

NEW ZEALAND

White Island eruption: Painstaking identification process before bodies can be moved

11 Dec, 2019 4:02pm
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GRAPHIC WARNING: Former cop explains process in detail and why it can't be rushed.

A copy of the book that memorialises the 37 people killed in school shootings in 2018. Photo / The 2018 Yearbook via The New York Times

WORLD

The yearbook that victims of school shootings never collected

11 Dec, 2019 2:30pm
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New York Times: The harsh, black cover of the book is meant to spur action.

Ashley Judd speaks at the rally at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

Six decisions that shaped the decade

11 Dec, 2019 10:21am
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Washington Post: The people that made tough choices that affected millions.

BUSINESS

Fran O'Sullivan: Respect vital to oil wheels of any port move

11 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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There has been a seriously bad corrosion of public process on this issue.

There is a big problem with Macca's news McVeggie burger. Photo / Supplied

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Macca's NZ fans confused over new McVeggie burger

11 Dec, 2019 6:54pm
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The only problem of this vegetarian burger is, it's not actually vegetarian.

Mattresses are commonly being stolen from hotels. Photo / 123rf

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Bizarre item guests steal from hotels

11 Dec, 2019 7:20pm
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Luxury hotels are reporting a particularly weird item being stolen from rooms.

Dawn Gentry is accused of having threesomes in her office with her secretary and a guitar player she hired to work in the court. Photo / Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts

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Judge had 'threesomes in her chambers, pressured lawyers into group sex'

11 Dec, 2019 2:08pm
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It was supposed to be a court of law. Instead, she allegedly used it as a sex den.

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At least six people were killed when White Island erupted on Monday. Photo / White Island Flights

White Island eruption: Why were tourists allowed to visit an active Volcano?

New York Times: The questions heard over and over in the hours since the eruption: "Why?"

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What does it mean to create new life when one parent is dying?

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A video produced by Momentum, a pro-Labour group, on Facebook at its offices in north London. Photo / Andrew Testa, The New York Times

Who's spreading disinformation in UK election? You might be surprised

New York Times: Some candidates are now turning to manipulative tactics.

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird during a 2008 taping of Sesame Street. Photo / AP

Nine times Big Bird helped us be better people

New York Times: Who among us didn't learn something from Big Bird over the years?

Willie McFarland is charged with killing Fred and Gregory Harris in their Hamden home in 1987. Photo / Hamden Police Department via The New York Times

A father and son, brutally murdered. 32 years later, an arrest

New York Times: A man confessed in 1996. Why did it take the police so long to charge him?

Major nonprofits and other organisations have pledged millions of dollars toward groups that are taking on corporate giants. Photo / Anthony Russo, New York Times

America's top foundations bankroll attack on Big Tech

New York Times: Major nonprofits have pledged millions toward taking on Big Tech's power.

Is Santa doing more harm than good?

The belief in a kind, global benefactor is increasingly a dilemma for parents.

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Washington Post: The people that made tough choices that affected millions.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn raised a copy of a Daily Mirror story about the photo of the sick 4-year-old boy at a campaign event in Bristol. Photo / Getty Images

A sick UK boy's story was true. But false posts followed

New York Times: An accurate story quickly became an election issue.

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11 Dec, 2019 2:15pm
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Grandma's Mt Eden villa now proudly restored in Warkworth

How your company supports staff in the days after a traumatic event can have a lasting impact. Photo / Getty

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Trauma at work: What would your company do?

11 Dec, 2019 12:54pm
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How bosses deal with workplace trauma or death can have a lasting impact.

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Watch: How a $200K electric Porsche is crash tested

11 Dec, 2019 7:20pm
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Even the most luxurious models on the road are destroyed for safety.

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An aerial view of White Island after Monday's eruption. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

'Dreadful decision': Families split between hospitals

11 Dec, 2019 2:49pm

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NEW ZEALAND

Bay history 'treasure trove' at risk amid funding worries

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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NEW ZEALAND

'We will return': Police vow to recover lost loved ones

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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NEW ZEALAND

David Clemow: Time to respond to major tragedy with inquiries

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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White Island: Inside a burns unit

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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NEW ZEALAND

Letters: Education, Kiwibank, White Island, port, Israel Folau and human rights

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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NEW ZEALAND

Letters: Education, Kiwibank, White Island, port, Israel Folau and human rights

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Politics

Lambs have been given preference over mutton as processing plants cope with limited killing space over the Christmas/New Year period.

Outlook rosy down on the farm

Stock prices hold despite lack of support from banks and threat of potential regulations.

Breast X-rays are useful in the fight against breast cancer, but can miss tumours in women with dense breasts. Photo / file

Letters: Mammogram 'scam'

Mammogram 'scam' is killing women who drew the short straw in the breast density lottery.

Construction work on Transmission Gully, north of Wellington. The major focus of the Government's new infrastructure programme will be on transport. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Comment: Govt foresees wall of transport demand

Focus on transport may not be transformational, but should offer certainty of demand.

1News is reporting that NZ First MP Shane Jones was seen leaving Parliament in a wheel chair this afternoon. Photo / Mark Mitchell

'A case of exhaustion I think': MP Shane Jones taken to hospital

NZ First MP was seen leaving Parliament in a wheelchair this afternoon.

Grant Robertson: 'Now is the time' to spend big

Finance Minister signals big spending on infrastructure, leading to higher borrowing.

National Leader Simon Bridges is accusing the Government of

National on the attack over Govt's spending and borrowing spree

'Labour is screwing up the economy in two short years,' says Simon Bridges.

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White Island on Tuesday. Photo / White Island Flights

BUSINESS

White Island eruption: legal experts examine possible culpability

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am

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BUSINESS

Comment: Govt foresees wall of transport demand

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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BUSINESS

Comment: Govt foresees wall of transport demand

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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BUSINESS

Activist shareholder urges NZX to attend NZOG annual meeting

11 Dec, 2019 5:57pm
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White Island tour operators could face maximum fines of $1.5m if found liable

11 Dec, 2019 5:54pm
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BUSINESS

Liam Dann: What a time to be a finance minister

11 Dec, 2019 5:51pm
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Grant Robertson: 'Now is the time' to spend big

11 Dec, 2019 5:48pm
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BUSINESS

Local government has minimal oversight of White Island

11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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BUSINESS

White Island: Cruise ship company can be sued in the US

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Volcano victims can sue if they bought cruise trip in the US, says law expert.

Port of Tauranga has slowly been entrenching its position as Auckland's 'second port' for years now. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Pattrick Smellie: Tauranga - already Auckland's other port

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Port of Tauranga has slowly been entrenching its position as Auckland's 'second port'.

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11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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Focus: Interview with Volcanic Air Safaris chief pilot and director Tim Barrow

11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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Focus: White Island eruption | Day 3 | 30 patients in six hospitals, 25 are in critical condition

11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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Focus: Police Minister Stuart Nash and National leader Simon Bridges are asked about the police actions after the White Island eruptions.

11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
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5G Gaming is Live

10 Dec, 2019 10:10am
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NZ 'waste' in demand in China

6 Dec, 2019 12:00am
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11 Dec, 2019 5:08am

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Editorial: British election - Bye bye Boris, or bring on Brexit?

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson exits the cab of a Union flag-themed JCB, after driving through a symbolic wall with the Conservative Party slogan 'Get Brexit Done'. Photo / AP

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Why I get to vote in the UK as it careens towards Brexit

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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This is the rather ridiculous state of British politics, writes Corazon Miller.

Women who fled the Islamic State's last areas of control in Syria at the Al Hol camp. Photo / Ivor Prickett, The New York Times

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Diary of a war correspondent: I've lost count of the people I've seen killed

11 Dec, 2019 7:00pm
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Times: The end of the caliphate, Shamima Begum and the fate of Isis prisoners.

A man raises his hands as he prepares to cast a vote in Buka, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Photo / AP

WORLD

Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea

11 Dec, 2019 5:31pm
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Around 85% of eligible voters cast more than 181,000 ballots in two weeks of voting.

Angela Lastella placing her home-made orecchiette outside her home in Bari, Italy. Photo / Gianni Cipriano, The New York Times

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A crime of pasta, but the suspects' lips are sealed

11 Dec, 2019 5:00pm
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New York Times: A crackdown on contraband pasta could threaten the way of life here.

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He's back: Liam Lawson confirms plans to defend NZ Toyota Racing Series crown

11 Dec, 2019 8:00pm
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11 Dec, 2019 7:20pm
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11 Dec, 2019 4:30pm
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11 Dec, 2019 3:13pm
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AA Driven Car of the Year Ute class winner: Ford Ranger juggernaut continues

11 Dec, 2019 2:37pm
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Audi brings agressive looks to the 2020 RS5 Coupe and Sportback

11 Dec, 2019 2:30pm
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AA Driven Luxury SUV Car of the Year winner: Mercedes GLE snags redemption

11 Dec, 2019 1:37pm
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AA Driven Micro/Light Car of the Year: Suzuki Swift Sport still the best

11 Dec, 2019 12:41pm
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AA Driven Medium/Large Car of the Year winner: Peugeot 508, a French giant killer

11 Dec, 2019 11:36am
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Why Scott Robertson is all but lost to the All Blacks

11 Dec, 2019 7:00pm

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SPORT

Revealed: Ian Foster's message for Scott Robertson

11 Dec, 2019 6:20pm
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The Lockie dilemma: 17 Kiwis who debuted in Aussie arenas - how they fared

11 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Road to the top job: How Ian Foster became All Blacks coach

11 Dec, 2019 1:30pm
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'It's devastating:' Black Caps plan touching tribute for White Island victims

11 Dec, 2019 7:30pm
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NZ Rugby - Why we chose Foster over Robertson

11 Dec, 2019 12:10pm
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Gregor Paul: We're moving dangerously close to Super Rugby's collapse

10 Dec, 2019 2:37pm
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Dylan Cleaver: The blatant lie in NZ Rugby's Ian Foster announcement

11 Dec, 2019 1:30pm
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COMMENT: Steve Hansen's yes-man is the perfect feel-nothing appointment.

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'It was unfair': Williamson's fierce defence of disgraced Aussies

11 Dec, 2019 8:00pm
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On eve of his side's first test against Australia, Williamson goes into bat for rivals.

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Cosby loses sex crime appeal

11 Dec, 2019 8:37am

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The annual New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards were held in Auckland last night.

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Seinfeld star accuses Saturday Night Live of sexism

11 Dec, 2019 9:13am
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10 Dec, 2019 7:45pm
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Actor John Travolta noticed a glaring error toward the end of the film.

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10 Dec, 2019 10:30am
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Who is tennis-mad Sir Elton John courting for his stay in Auckland next year?

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Meghan's friend ordered to remove 'damaging' photos

11 Dec, 2019 10:42am

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What the royal Christmas is really like

11 Dec, 2019 7:27am
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Toilet roll debate: Which way should you hang yours?

11 Dec, 2019 7:10am
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December 11 'breakup day', experts say

11 Dec, 2019 8:16am
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What does it mean to create new life when one parent is dying?

11 Dec, 2019 7:54am
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How the royal family celebrates Christmas

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Festive gluten-free dessert ideas

11 Dec, 2019 10:13am
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Edible gifts: Easy cucumber, ginger & dill pickle

11 Dec, 2019 6:00am
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How to deal with passive aggression

11 Dec, 2019 8:40am
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A therapist reveals the trick to dealing with passive aggressive people.

Bride jailed for $30k wedding scam. Photo / California Department of Insurance

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Bride's $30,000 wedding shocker exposed

11 Dec, 2019 1:17pm
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She enjoyed several lavish weddings. Now her deep secret has been exposed.

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Restaurant Review: An 80s favourite gets a revamp

This refurbished restaurant goes the extra mile in pursuit of flavour.

30 summer swimsuits to suit any style

Whether you're a floral lover or gravitate towards black, there's a swimsuit for you.

New Opening: K Rd welcomes Clay, new bar devoted to natural wine

Natural wine fans rejoice.

Enter holiday mode with outfits for every summer occasion

It's time to turn your out-of-office emails on, and get into holiday mode.

An introvert's guide to surviving the office Christmas party

It's the most wonderful time of the year — unless you suffer from social anxiety.

Forget RTDs, pre-made cocktails are the fancy new drink of the moment

This is the ultimate party hack for cocktail connoisseurs.

10 of the most elegant beauty gifts to buy this Christmas

For a touch of sophisticated opulence, consider this season's most elegant beauty gifts.

Why a slip dress is a wardrobe essential at any age

A silky fluid dress is age-defying and powerful, however you choose to wear it.

The best cookbooks to buy food lovers this Christmas

Stuck on what to buy? A recipe book is a gift that keeps on giving.

Eco-friendly ways to wrap gifts this Christmas

Get creative this Christmas with these sweet and sustainable gift wrapping ideas.

Helena Bonham Carter on channelling her inner princess

The actor on The Crown and her own 'bonkers' family.

Christmas gift guide: The best presents for the health & beauty buff

Give the gift of therapeutic me-time and encourage beauty from the inside out.

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