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Bledisloe blacklash: Wallabies shut out by clinical All Blacks

17 Aug, 2019 9:30pm

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World Cup worry: All Blacks star injured in Wallabies clash

17 Aug, 2019 9:00pm
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Mary Holm: As markets fall, should you upsize your KiwiSaver contributions?

17 Aug, 2019 1:50pm
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One Kiwi punter $12 million richer after Lotto win

17 Aug, 2019 7:42pm
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Gregor Paul: Good and bad news - Why All Blacks aren't fixed

17 Aug, 2019 9:45pm
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BUSINESS

The day the 6pm news told 1500 people they'd lost their jobs

17 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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SPORT

Live updates: Black Caps v Sri Lanka

17 Aug, 2019 4:15pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Off the grid: Tuhoe's bold new plan for an eco-village

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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SPORT

Liam Napier: How the All Blacks calmed Kiwis' World Cup anxiety

17 Aug, 2019 10:00pm
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The All Blacks are not unbeatable but can at least head to Japan ready for what awaits.

L to R: President Donald Trump with his future wife Melania, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

Chilling details emerge of Epstein's 'pimp' ex-lover

17 Aug, 2019 2:25pm
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Unsealed documents show the woman's sordid history.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping during a meeting. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

How Putin and Xi's 'bond' could 'blow up Asia'

17 Aug, 2019 8:10pm
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The geopolitical seismic shift is a tinderbox that could blow up international relations.

Bianca Buckley and Sean McKinnon had been engaged more than 18 months and loved travelling and surfing. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Alleged campervan killer's friend: 'He was good to me'

17 Aug, 2019 4:41pm
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Flatmate says reports of what has happened are out of character.

Kaycee and Geoffrey Lang were both charged in Pennsylvania on Thursday for allegedly faking the birth and death of their son in an elaborate scheme to scam gifts and donations. Photo / via Facebook

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Couple accused of faking birth and death of baby for cash and gifts

17 Aug, 2019 5:25pm
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Friend was suspicious of the couple's story and called the funeral home.

Lily McManus appears in Celebrity Treasure Island, the third reality TV series she's been a part of. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

Lily McManus confesses: Sexual guilt and hot temper

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Lily McManus fights slut-shaming: "It's not something young women should grow up with."

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Are NZ house prices at risk from a global recession?

17 Aug, 2019 11:14am
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Win a premium holiday for two to New York

16 Aug, 2019 2:20pm
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Dave Gunn, father of Teresa Gunn who was murdered by her ex-partner in 2005, says knowing her killer Jason Reihana has been released early from prison is a

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'Kick in the guts': Double murderer's early release

17 Aug, 2019 8:00am
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Police apologise after family not warned killer was out and living nearby.

Seven deaths are possibly linked to the Havelock North gastroenteritis outbreak in August 2016. Photo / File

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Death toll from Havelock North gastro crisis may rise

17 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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Seven deaths are possibly linked to the Havelock North gastroenteritis outbreak.

Poor vetting of letters will make it harder for PM in New York. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Audrey Young: Ardern entitled to be furious on prison failure

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: The challenge to the voting ban was two battles rolled into one.

Biggest shock of ugly Fonterra news right under Kiwi farmers' noses. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fonterra's ugliest performance right here at home: Shareholders

17 Aug, 2019 2:00pm
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Biggest shock of ugly Fonterra news right under Kiwi farmers' noses.

Alan Jones knows how the All Blacks feel. Photo / Getty Images

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Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Alan Jones

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: Well done the Wallabies for beating the All Blacks. But mostly well done, me.

WORLD

Comment: Donald Trump's 'moment of crisis' finally arrives

17 Aug, 2019 2:52pm
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The world has wondered how Trump would handle a genuine crisis. We are finding out.

The 1994 McLaren F1 supercar. Photo / Twitter

BUSINESS

Kiwi owned McLaren F1 supercar sells for US$19.8 million

17 Aug, 2019 6:57pm
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A 1994 McLaren F1 supercar has sold for a very super price.

Liam is reportedly 'in no shape' to work at the moment. Photo / Getty Images

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Liam's stunning no-show after Miley split

17 Aug, 2019 9:30am
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Liam is reportedly 'in no shape' to work at the moment.

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When Antonio Basco's wife was killed in the El Paso shooting this month, Basco lost not only his spouse of 22 years, but also his only relative. Photo / Cella Kessler, The New York Times

His only relative was killed in El Paso. He invited the city to her funeral

New York Times: El Pasoans have united behind a husband who lost his only relative.

Workers prepare to lift bundles of steel pipe with a crane at a stockyard on the outskirts of Shanghai, China. Photo: AP

China and Germany fuel fears over global economy

Financial Times: Disappointing data add to recession worries.

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Before she was running for president, Marianne Williamson was an author. Photo / Holly Pickett, The New York Times

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Dan Bilzerian and guests at a night club opening in Las Vegas. Bilzerian, who boasts close to 30 million Instagram followers, won't date anyone his own age. Photo / Getty Images

Guns, girls, gambling: Meet the multimillionaire king of Instagram

Times: A night out with the poker-playing playboy entrepreneur.

There have been only 20 months since 1906 when the Dow's deviation from its trend line has been 130 per cent or more. Photo / 123RF

Comment: Braced for the global downturn

Financial Times: It's the calm before the storm.

The Malliouhana resort hotel, where a maintenance employee died after a vicious brawl with a guest, in Anguilla. Photo / Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, The New York Times

The Caribbean resort, the investment banker and the dead handyman

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What to do after your lose your temper at work. Photo / 123RF

You just lost your temper at work. Now what?

Harvard Business Review: How to proceed if you've blown up at a colleague.

A photo provided by NASA shows Amelia Earhart near her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra in 1936. Photo / NASA via The New York Times.

Finding Amelia Earhart's plane seemed impossible. Then came a startling clue

New York Times: Fascination with Earhart's disappearance has led to wild theories.

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17 Aug, 2019 4:25pm
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17 Aug, 2019 8:45am
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Rob and Paula Kirkwood with children Milly, Daisy and Archie. Paula died from bowel cancer in July this year. Photo / Supplied

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'I lay with my wife as she died. It was bloody awful'

16 Aug, 2019 6:00pm

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17 Aug, 2019 8:29pm
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17 Aug, 2019 5:03pm
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Warning: Huge spike in mega-dose Ecstasy pills flooding into NZ

17 Aug, 2019 6:39pm
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Tornado destroys houses in Taranaki, flooding in Levin

17 Aug, 2019 5:52pm
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'This is a dream': Richie McCaw tells boy he's going to Rugby World Cup

17 Aug, 2019 5:47pm
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Dramatic rescue of dog from cliff face

17 Aug, 2019 5:04pm
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The club drug Ecstasy has enjoyed a resurgence in supply - but it comes with risks. Photo / File

Warning: Huge spike in mega-dose Ecstasy pills flooding into NZ

Massive jump in the amount of MDMA seized at the border this year.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / File

Fran O'Sullivan: Could NZ house 1 million Australian climate refugees?

COMMENT: Would NZ be ready to take climate change refugees from Australia?

Fiona - aka Tom Sainsbury - is running for the Auckland mayoralty. Photo / Facebook

'Terrible mistake': Comedian Tom Sainsbury running for Auckland mayor

'Fiona' says putting her name forward was a terrible, drunken mistake.

Sports clubs fear they won't be able to serve liquor to their patrons during the Rugby World Cup unless the Government passes a new law in the next few weeks. Photo / Getty Images

Déjà vu: Govt urged to ensure bars and sports clubs can serve alcohol for RWC games

David Seymour says the Govt should make clear bars and clubs can serve during the RWC.

Support for the personal use cannabis referendum has plummeted, with just 39 per cent of responders to a new survey saying they will vote yes. Photo / File

Cannabis poll: Support plummets for legal pot

Support for the personal use cannabis referendum has plummeted in a new survey.

Audrey Young: Ardern entitled to be furious on prison failure

COMMENT: The challenge to the voting ban was two battles rolled into one.

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Kiwi owned McLaren F1 supercar sells for US$19.8 million

17 Aug, 2019 6:57pm

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Gaynor: Fonterra needs to get out of its rut

17 Aug, 2019 1:55pm
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Mary Holm: As markets fall, should you upsize your KiwiSaver contributions?

17 Aug, 2019 1:50pm
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A recession will come, but how bad will it be?

17 Aug, 2019 1:44pm
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Commercial 'disaster': Can it get any worse for Fonterra?

17 Aug, 2019 1:40pm
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Kiwi's training scheme offers a brighter future

17 Aug, 2019 1:35pm
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Fran O'Sullivan: Could NZ house 1 million Australian climate refugees?

17 Aug, 2019 1:33pm
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Boss's 'creepy' act before firing woman

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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This week's inversion rattled global stock markets. Photo / AP

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Markets yield to fears of a global downturn

17 Aug, 2019 2:36pm
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Financial Times: Fear gauge suggests that a recession may be looming but is it correct?

BUSINESS

Fonterra's ugliest performance right here at home: Shareholders

17 Aug, 2019 2:00pm
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Biggest shock of ugly Fonterra news right under Kiwi farmers' noses.

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Focus: Richie McCaw announces Winner of a trip to the Rugby World Cup in Japan

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Focus: Raglan tourist killed, partner ran and escaped gunman

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Focus: Christchurch terror suspect used legitimate channels to send a letter to a Russian supporter

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Focus: Auckland to get new community recycling centre in Onehunga

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Focus: Wellington man upgrades himself with two chip implants

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Local Focus: Remote controlled magpies used to save our native falcon

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Focus: Auckland Mayor Phil Goff gives a tour of the damage inside The Cloud

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Focus: 'Tornado' leaves a trail of destruction in Auckland's waterfront

17 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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1 in 3 Kiwis in health danger

15 Aug, 2019 12:00am
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A sign of Auckland's future

6 Aug, 2019 12:00am
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17 Aug, 2019 11:14am

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Could this be this year's most expensive house?

15 Aug, 2019 5:01pm
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A sprawling country estate in the centre of town with a CV of $24.5 million.

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Tragic teen mystery: 'Impossible' for Nora to reach waterfall by herself

17 Aug, 2019 3:44pm
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Nora would have found it impossible to cross the arduous jungle terrain, searcher says.

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Twist in Jack the Ripper murders

17 Aug, 2019 3:43pm
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A new twist sheds light on his victims.

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Comment: Donald Trump's 'moment of crisis' finally arrives

17 Aug, 2019 2:52pm
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The world has wondered how Trump would handle a genuine crisis. We are finding out.

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Chilling details emerge of Epstein's 'pimp' ex-lover

17 Aug, 2019 2:25pm
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Unsealed documents show the woman's sordid history.

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Bledisloe blacklash: Wallabies shut out by clinical All Blacks

17 Aug, 2019 9:30pm

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17 Aug, 2019 4:15pm
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All Blacks player ratings: Perfect 10 for World Cup hopeful

17 Aug, 2019 10:30pm
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World Cup worry: All Blacks star injured in Wallabies clash

17 Aug, 2019 9:00pm
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Liam Napier: How the All Blacks calmed Kiwis' World Cup anxiety

17 Aug, 2019 10:00pm
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Live Ashes updates: Australia v England

17 Aug, 2019 9:30pm
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'No cupcakes': NBA star's warning to NZ Breakers' RJ Hampton

17 Aug, 2019 7:30pm
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Still perfect: Black Ferns overpower Wallaroos again

17 Aug, 2019 6:50pm
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Gregor Paul: Good and bad news - Why All Blacks aren't fixed

17 Aug, 2019 9:45pm
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The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup, but it was far from a perfect performance.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen looks on. Photo / Getty

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What pressure? Vindication for Hansen in All Blacks win

17 Aug, 2019 10:15pm
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Are Steve Hansen's All Blacks too old and on the decline? Not on this evidence

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#BoycottMulan trends after Mulan actress supports Hong Kong police

17 Aug, 2019 1:39pm

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Heather Locklear ordered to 30 days in mental health facility

17 Aug, 2019 2:00pm
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Locklear was arrested for allegedly throwing a punch at police in June.

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Peter Fonda dies at 79

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One of Star Wars' most iconic characters will be making a comeback in a big way.

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Kiwi star Anna Hutchison celebrates arrival of new baby

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Sam Wallace addresses Celebrity Treasure Island rumours

13 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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There have been rumours of sexism, chauvinism and breakdowns on Celebrity Treasure Island.

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Toni Street has defended an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on Seven Sharp.

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4 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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