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A couple, who wish to remain anonymous, have revealed what happened when a mobster knocked on their door. Photo / File photo

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Warning after tattooed mobster knocks on doors

19 Feb, 2019 11:10am

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Cyclone Oma destruction will be 'devastating'

19 Feb, 2019 8:02am
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Fallen ABs star: Toulon got what they paid for

19 Feb, 2019 1:18pm
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Another fruit fry found in Auckland

19 Feb, 2019 3:23pm
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Lockup at 40km/h: more terrifying Lime scooter stories

19 Feb, 2019 1:17pm
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16 states sue Trump over wall 'national emergency'

19 Feb, 2019 2:36pm
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Sarah Gandy diagnosed with breast cancer

19 Feb, 2019 11:28am
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Boy hatches duckling from supermarket egg

19 Feb, 2019 2:20pm
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A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee, resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. Photo / File

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Supermoon rising: why tonight's lunar spectacle is special

19 Feb, 2019 1:45pm
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The best of a trio of "supermoons" rises tonight. And no, it won't send you barking mad.

Levin resident Annabelle Rosner with her 2 cent tax refund. Photo / Janine Baalbergen

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'Too ridiculous for words': Woman's 2c refund from IRD

19 Feb, 2019 2:33pm
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"What a waste of money to keep sending this to me."

Canadian psychologist and right-wing commentator Jordan Peterson delivers a lecture at the Great Hall in the Auckland Town Hall. Photo / Nick Reed

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You've got male: Simon Wilson meets Jordan Peterson

19 Feb, 2019 1:00pm
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An interview with controversial celeb psychologist Jordan Peterson.

Water is bubbling from vents in the seafloor along the Hikurangi subduction zone. Photo / East Coast Lab

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NZ's most mysterious quake faultline: 'Messenger from the deep' found

19 Feb, 2019 3:00pm
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Wildlife never seen off the east coast of the North Island is found in faultline vents.

New-born Paul Joseph Fronczak was taken from his mother's arms by a woman dressed as a nurse in April 1964. Photo / AP

LIFESTYLE

Kidnapped as a baby, man learns he was returned to wrong family

19 Feb, 2019 8:45am
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Stolen from the hospital and falsely identified, Paul's life has been a lie ever since.

A crash is currently blocking three right westbound lanes, and a bus lane, on the Northwestern Motorway (SH16 ) in Auckland. Photo / NZTA

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Crashes causing delays for motorists in both Auckland and Wellington

19 Feb, 2019 3:12pm
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NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect delays.

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Dead star's chilling final moments

19 Feb, 2019 2:07pm
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NEW ZEALAND

Bridges: A capital gains tax will see Kiwis 'buggering off' to Australia

19 Feb, 2019 12:07pm
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Spark was forced to drop Chinese telco Huawei as its 5G partner. Photo / AP

Liam Dann: Where to next for NZ-China relations?

New Zealand has work to do to balance diplomatic demands as US/China tensions grow.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash, announcing Cabinet has agreed to investigate a new tax on multinational companies targeting digital revenues photo / Mark Mitchell

PM warns Google, Facebook: Time to pay your fair share

The Govt is looking into slapping big multinational digital companies with a 2-3%.

Author Peter Wells at his home in Greenlane. Peter has advanced prostate cancer. Photo / Dean Purcell.

Peter Wells on marriage, death and what it all means

Writer Peter Wells talks to David Herkt about his recent marriage - and facing death.

A young Mike McRoberts, before he was a leading broadcaster. Photo / supplied

Letter to my 18-year-old self

Well known Kiwis give their younger selves some advice.

Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie and Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross in 2016. Photo / Supplied

Sarah Dowie and that text: what the police won't tell you

Even the home base of detectives on the text message investigation is secret.

Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela. Photos / Getty Images

How Mandela's grandson is keeping his legacy alive

Collection offers insight to statesman's public, private and prison life.

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Conor McGregor reacts after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title mixed martial arts bout. Photo / AP

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Rogan's blockbuster McGregor reveal

19 Feb, 2019 1:06pm
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Joe Rogan has made a bold call about what lies in store for Conor McGregor.

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Drunk passenger's disgraceful in-flight tantrum

19 Feb, 2019 9:22am
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A woman screamed profanities after discovering she was sitting next to a three-year-old.

ENTERTAINMENT

Hayley Holt falls for Breakfast hosts' filthy trick

19 Feb, 2019 2:03pm
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During this morning's episode, Holt and Jack Tame got stitched up by Matty and Daniel.

George Mendonsa, widely believed to be the

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WWII 'kissing sailor' dies age 95

19 Feb, 2019 1:54pm
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Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic Life magazine photo vaulted into the realm of art.

Day seven of Malcolm Rewa's trial saw the 65-year-old give evidence in his own defence. Photo / Michael Craig

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Malcolm Rewa claims secret relationship with Susan Burdett

19 Feb, 2019 12:10pm
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The 65-year-old serial rapist took the stand today in his own defence.

Pritchard at Commercial Bay. Photo/Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Billion dollar project delayed: Fletcher payments withheld

19 Feb, 2019 9:44am
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Delays, cost increases and liquidated damages at Commercial Bay.

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Disasters happen. Make a list

19 Feb, 2019 2:35pm
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Why every home-owner should have an inventory to hand.

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16 Feb, 2019 5:41pm
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19 Feb, 2019 2:34pm
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A video showing dozens of dead native eels near Puketapu sparked outrage on social media. Photo / Supplied

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'Annihilation': Drainage work stopped after pile of dead eels found

19 Feb, 2019 6:00am

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Crashes causing delays for motorists in both Auckland and Wellington

19 Feb, 2019 3:12pm
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State of emergency extended for another week in the Nelson-Tasman region

19 Feb, 2019 2:01pm
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Serious crash in Golden Bay

19 Feb, 2019 2:36pm
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Lucky numbers pay off for $5.5m Powerball winner

19 Feb, 2019 2:14pm
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Jami-Lee Ross asks about foreign political donors

19 Feb, 2019 2:11pm
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Hunt is on for Lower Hutt's 'butt plug bandits'

19 Feb, 2019 2:08pm
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Liam Dann: Google tax move timely but hardly a bombshell

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm

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Fans have questioned Ariana's tanning habits after she appeared on stage even darker than Nicki Minaj. Photo / Getty Images

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National leader says a capital gains tax would lead to Kiwis leaving NZ

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Focus: PM and Trade Minister on relations with China

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Focus: Vodafone broadband price increase

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Focus: NZME financial result

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Focus: Building San Francisco's AT&T Stadium beside a harbour

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Focus Live: Controversial professor Jordan Peterson speaks in Auckland

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Focus Live: More bad news for Simon Bridges in latest political poll

19 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Focus Live: Internet giants face surprise New Zealand tax

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Auckland Airport's departure area has been remodelled during the past two years. Photo / Supplied

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Auckland Airport poised to back down on pricing - analyst

19 Feb, 2019 3:28pm

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Viagogo claims a 'significant legal victory'

19 Feb, 2019 1:53pm
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Hallenstein Glasson's boss resigns

19 Feb, 2019 11:12am
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19 Feb, 2019 1:17pm
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Shorter meetings, more training: The 4-day work week

19 Feb, 2019 9:00am
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Billion dollar project delayed: Fletcher payments withheld

19 Feb, 2019 9:44am
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18 Feb, 2019 10:39am
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Hemp-growing course gets 600 applications for 30 spots

19 Feb, 2019 11:38am
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'Too ridiculous for words': Woman's 2c refund from IRD

19 Feb, 2019 2:33pm
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"What a waste of money to keep sending this to me."

The Government said the tax will specifically target companies with no New Zealand presence. Photo / Getty Images

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Explainer: How digital services tax will effect offshore tech giants

19 Feb, 2019 3:21pm
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A look at what a digital services tax for internet companies could look like in NZ.

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How to bank an extra $173,000

18 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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China's young people in debt

18 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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Desperate times loom for NZ

15 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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Woolf Fisher Research Centre director, Professor Stuart McNaughton

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9 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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8 Feb, 2019 10:15am
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Kiwis sitting on a "gold mine"

1 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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21 Jan, 2019 12:00am
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Multi-million-dollar home for sale in Queenstown.

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Capital Gains Tax - What the experts think

18 Feb, 2019 1:58pm
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Final recommendations from the Tax Working Group will be revealed this week.

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Trump threatened EU allies that if they did not repatriate their citizens, the US would let them go, warning that they could face a surge in terrorist attacks as a result. Photo / AP

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Europe rebuts Trump demands to take back ex-Isis citizens from Syria

19 Feb, 2019 2:56pm

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The lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction that would prevent President Trump from acting on his emergency declaration.

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16 states sue Trump over wall 'national emergency'

19 Feb, 2019 2:36pm
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Lawsuit seeks injunction to block wall plan.

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19 Feb, 2019 1:54pm
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Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic Life magazine photo vaulted into the realm of art.

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'She's traumatised': Lawyer for Isis bride likens her to a WWI soldier

19 Feb, 2019 11:28am
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London schoolgirl who joined Isis is prepared to go to prison over terror offences.

Mauricio Vidaurri, an inspector for US Customs and Border Protection, poses for a photograph at the remains of a house on his family's land in Laredo, Texas. Photo / Bloomberg photo by Matthew Busch

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Trump's border wall faces backlash from land owners

19 Feb, 2019 11:01am
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Property seizure laws set up in the 1800s leave ranchers and landowners few options.

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19 Feb, 2019 2:34pm
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No-deal Brexit could be 'mother of all messes' for Formula 1

19 Feb, 2019 1:21pm
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Holden boss rejects rumours: 'I did not join the company to close Holden'

19 Feb, 2019 11:40am
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New Ford Focus ST revealed, and it's coming to New Zealand

19 Feb, 2019 10:39am
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Honda pullout from UK could cost 3500 jobs

19 Feb, 2019 8:00am
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New Zealand's Liam Lawson wins the NZ Grand Prix and claims the Castrol Toyota Racing Series, NZ Grand Prix, Manfeild, Feilding, New Zealand, 10 February 2019. Photo by John Cowpland / alphapix

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Toulon's Julian Savea. Photo / Getty Images.

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Fallen ABs star: Toulon got what they paid for

19 Feb, 2019 1:18pm

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Warriors have done nothing wrong in chasing Eels player - CEO

19 Feb, 2019 11:43am
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Warriors CEO is confident the club haven't breached the NRL's anti-tampering rules

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'The right time to go': All Blacks star off to Japan

18 Feb, 2019 6:43pm
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Savea just one of many All Black stars 'under-delivering' overseas

19 Feb, 2019 6:52am
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Dirty rumour devastates tennis star after shock split from coach

18 Feb, 2019 7:20pm
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Colin Munro will be back at the top of the order for the Black Caps. Photo / Getty

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Final countdown: The changes the Black Caps will (and should) make

19 Feb, 2019 12:36pm
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One last ODI before the Cricket World Cup gives the Black Caps a chance to experiment.

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Woods, Djokovic, Vonn win Laureus World Sports Awards

19 Feb, 2019 10:41am
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Some big names were the big names at the Laureus World Sports Awards

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18 Feb, 2019 7:20pm

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18 Feb, 2019 7:20pm

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Economy Hub: What next for NZ's China relationship?

18 Feb, 2019 7:20pm

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18 Feb, 2019 7:20pm

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Innovation Nation: How much quicker can robots really do our jobs?

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Oscars nominees' $100k gift bags to include cannabis truffles

19 Feb, 2019 1:20pm

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Music festival overdoses:'There will be more deaths'

19 Feb, 2019 7:16am
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21 Savage will 'fight' deportation

19 Feb, 2019 7:47am
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Rapper Lil Xan set to become a father

19 Feb, 2019 7:38am
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Netflix cancels all Marvel shows

19 Feb, 2019 8:02am
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Watch: John Oliver helps NZ get back on the map

18 Feb, 2019 8:24pm
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Sideswipe: Answer to our housing shortage

19 Feb, 2019 5:00am
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Wife of MAFS' adult virgin shocks him with her past

19 Feb, 2019 6:15am
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A MAFS wife drops a revelation about her past that scandalises her hubby to his pure core.

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Sarah Gandy diagnosed with breast cancer

19 Feb, 2019 11:28am
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"LADIES OF ALL AGES!! Please please please check your boobs," says the former Hits host.

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The Deadpool star came face-to-face with a hungry young grizzly. Photo / Getty Images

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Ryan Reynold's close call with a grizzly bear

16 Feb, 2019 7:43am
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The Deadpool star "screamed bloody murder" when he came face-to-face with a black bear.

Daniel Radcliffe in a scene from Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix.

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Daniel Radcliffe reveals his favourite Harry Potter film

15 Feb, 2019 12:47pm
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Daniel Radcliffe has revealed his favourite film from the Harry Potter franchise.

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Hayley Holt falls for Breakfast hosts' filthy trick

19 Feb, 2019 2:03pm
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During this morning's episode, Holt and Jack Tame got stitched up by Matty and Daniel.

'Hilarious': Kiwi stars win new fans on Netflix

19 Feb, 2019 10:04am
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New fans have taken to social to sing the Kiwi film's praises.

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Drum n bass titan to Air NZ: 'Can I produce the next song?'

18 Feb, 2019 2:42pm
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The Belgian drum and bass producer Netsky has just touched down in Auckland.

Hayley Holt gives Drake her 'Ed Sheeran treatment'

18 Feb, 2019 10:35am
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Hayley Holt has given another superstar the "Ed Sheeran treatment."

Secret wedding, first baby: Why Matilda won't be on DWTS

17 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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The happy couple are expecting their first child together!

Inside new Heartbreak Island star's bed-hopping antics

17 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Secrets spilled during Heartbreak Island's season 2 launch.

Who's that girl? Meet Westside's new Cheryl

17 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Fans will find their favourite Westie looks a little different.

Kiwi stars get polo ready

17 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Stars are lining up for next Saturday's Land Rover NZ Polo Open

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The film that sent Melanie Lynskey into labour

15 Feb, 2019 3:25pm
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Melanie Lynskey and her husband Jason Ritter welcomed a baby girl in December.

Jeremy's shock gift for Hilary Barry

15 Feb, 2019 8:54am
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We all know Jeremy for his tongue in cheek humour – but has he taken it a step too far?

The best advice given to Kiwi celebs

15 Feb, 2019 7:18am
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Even the stars need a bit of guidance every now and then.

Watch: KJ Apa's hilarious 'cup' prank

13 Feb, 2019 9:18am
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The Kiwi Riverdale star has been busy at work pranking his cast and crew on set.

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No local experience? No problem

16 Feb, 2019 6:02am

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What not to say in a job interview

15 Feb, 2019 4:01pm
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Racist jokes? Bad language? Just don't.

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Brian Fallow: Jobs aplenty, but where are the pay rises?

15 Feb, 2019 1:25pm
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COMMENT: Wage growth is mysteriously low.

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19 Feb, 2019 1:06pm

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Fiji: Just keep swimming

19 Feb, 2019 1:00pm

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Grasping for 'lucky sticks' at Japan's naked festival

19 Feb, 2019 2:33pm
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In the Japanese prefecture of Okayama, thousands of men strip down to compete in darkness.

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19 Feb, 2019 12:00pm
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Kim Knight grew up on the Coast but can't be a Coaster.

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