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Our 10 most popular car reviews of 2025: turns out there’s a Chinese brand you all really like

Goodbye to 2025 and hello to our most popular car reviews of the year.

Small Business: The best of the wurst with Frank’s Sausages

Sheryn and Frank Nagel built the brand from a laundry kitchen in 2008.

How England's booze-fuelled Ashes left Stokes and McCullum divided

Players drank heavily in New Zealand and at Noosa as fitness standards slipped.

Why ASB Classic final spot 'means the world' to Elina Svitolina

Svitolina returned to the WTA tour in Auckland after taking time away in September.

Marsh says quick back-up is part of Derby plan for talented Ammirati

Ammirati is making a fast turnaround for Ellerslie today as he starts down the Derby path.

‘Crazy battle from start to end’: Wang edges Eala in ASB Classic thriller

Xinyu Wang saved a match point before turning the three-hour epic around.

Morning quiz: What is the point value of the letter K in Scrabble?

Afternoon quiz: Who was Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2007?

Sudoku - test yourself

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Wealth tax, climate and crime: What politicians told The Front Page in 2025

Money Talks: Derek Handley launches mission to revolutionise home buying

The biggest mistakes Kiwis make when booking a South Pacific holiday

She's visited every country on the planet solo – and there's only one she won't go back to

Another night of mass protests in Iran

Young men jump from Auckland Harbour Bridge

ASB Classic: It means the world to top seed Elina Svitolina

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Loan-killer suburbs: Where you can pay off the mortgage in six years and retire debt-free

East Coast v West Coast - Coromandel's battle of the baches

'Because they can': How Auckland’s rich made helicopters their bach commute

Location Location Location NZ's buyers: Who bought, who missed out

Through the lens: 2025 remembered in pictures

Images from a year in which havoc ensued but we still found light relief.

The Good Life: The measurement of happiness

Taking pleasure in the simple things during the summer break.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: David Byrne covers Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Berninger covers New Order, and more

Intriguing new tracks selected by Listener music writers.

Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker at the top of their game as con women

Frauds is a witty complex show about toxic female friendship - with a heist plot.

A deep dive into the world of sharks

Auckland Museum's new exhibition Sharks reveals…

A guide to managing moisture at home

Resene’s experts provide tips and strategies to tackle the issue.

Helping locals this Christmas

Bringing food, support and festive-season kindness to the community.

Mortgage-free in six short years

How one Kiwi couple hit freedom fast – without missing life’s fun.