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'I'm needing the huzz': Auction takes off for heart-shaped chip promising to find you love

White Ferns v South Africa: NZ lose openers in chase of 150 for series lead

Ten smart ways to cut your food bill as supermarket prices keep climbing

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Albanese links mosque heckling to backlash over Hizb ut-Tahrir ban

Delta cabin crew taken to hospital after flight to Sydney hits severe turbulence

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'Deliberately targeted': Former Bond girl claims adviser stole millions

Kyle and Jackie O show signs off with one last FM ratings win over ARN

Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Tibet says Luxon asked to be next Dalai Lama

In the beginning: The novelists shortlisted for NZ’s richest writing prize on how they started their books

Benjamin Britten’s ‘shimmering’ Illuminations comes to Christchurch

Mike v John: Will Campbell lift RNZ again?; 'Homecoming': Katie Bradford returns; 'Fing f' - RNZ reporter's on-air blooper