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Common words for passwords can make them easy pickings for hackers. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

The passwords Auckland Council staff can't use

1 Sep, 2019 5:00am
2 minutes to read

What's on the no-no list for Auckland Council staff and elected members' passwords?

A measles information poster at Greenlane Clinical Centre in Auckland. There has been a major outbreak of measles in Auckland this winter. Photo / Cherie Howie

NEW ZEALAND

Measles outbreak: Child critically ill in hospital

31 Aug, 2019 7:00pm
5 minutes to read

Around 40% of those infected with measles during the outbreak have been hospitalised.

Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Iain Graham, pictured with Aroha after her dramatic rescue. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Saving Aroha: Rare kiwi scales mountain, sparks rescue

30 Aug, 2019 9:05pm
3 minutes to read

Mountain rescue team pluck rowi kiwi from cliff after adventurous bird goes wandering.

Tattoo artist Hannah Nova Dudley, left, and breast cancer survivor Helene Ravlich. Dudley will do a mastectomy tattoo on Ravlich in November. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Breast cancer survivor's mastectomy tattoo plans: 'It's a celebration of being alive'

25 Aug, 2019 11:00am
4 minutes to read

Flowers, butterflies and birds could soon adorn cancer survivor's breast.

Is this the worst record a city can break? Auckland is threatening to break the record for the month with the most days when rain fell. File photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland in with a chance to break wet weather record

25 Aug, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Five more days of rain, Auckland. Can you do it?

Harri Brown, pictured graduating from pre-school. The now-5-year-old survived heart surgery aged 29 hours. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Meet Harri, the boy born with the 'Superman heart'

24 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
4 minutes to read

Parents told to name and photograph baby son before his open heart surgery aged 29 hours.

Toby Fletcher, 11, is off to the Rugby World Cup, after he was chosen as the winner of Mastercard's first Launch a Local Legend campaign. Richie McCaw gave Toby the good news. Photo / Sylvie Whinray

NEW ZEALAND

'This is a dream': Richie McCaw tells boy he's going to Rugby World Cup

17 Aug, 2019 5:47pm
3 minutes to read

Eleven-year-old Toby Fletcher and his dad are off on the trip of a lifetime.

Richie McCaw has shared some sound advice to the All Blacks ahead of tonight's grudge match against Australia. File photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Richie McCaw: Beware wounded All Blacks

17 Aug, 2019 4:09pm
3 minutes to read

All Blacks' most successful captain shares his thoughts ahead of crucial clash.

Rain clouds roll over Auckland city. Photo / Alex Burton

NEW ZEALAND

Winter, again: Another weekend of snow, rain and thunderstorms

11 Aug, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.

Sophie Brown wants to write and perform music for the rest of her life. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

Kiwi schoolgirl's song to feature in School of Rock

11 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Auckland teen's dreams of a career in music have taken a big step forward.

There has been a spate of shootings in South Auckland since March. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Shootings in South Auckland: Five months of gun violence

9 Aug, 2019 10:16pm
6 minutes to read

Three have died and four have been critically or seriously hurt in spate of gun violence.

Models with intellectual disabilities will feature in the Living Colour show. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

'Don't just want skinny girls': NZ Fashion Week's push for diversity

4 Aug, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Everybody should be able to have a go, fashion leader says ahead of models' casting call.

All Black Vaea Fifita, pictured last year, wanted his

NEW ZEALAND

All Black 'heartbroken' after younger brother drowns

3 Aug, 2019 11:12am
5 minutes to read

Mum urges All Black to stay with team as they travel to Australia for the Bledisloe Cup.

Police say charges are likely after a police pursuit across Auckland this afternoon. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dramatic end to pursuit: 'I watched the whole thing'

2 Aug, 2019 6:06pm
5 minutes to read

Witness watched dazed cop emerge from rammed police car as colleagues rushed to help.

Lindsey and Marion Roke have donated their Winter Energy Payment to the Salvation Army because they don't need it. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Generous pensioners give their Winter Energy Payment to charity

28 Jul, 2019 6:42pm
3 minutes to read

The couple are frugal power users and feared "making money" from the payment.

English immigrants arrive in Wellington on the Atlantis in 1951. Photo / Alexander Turnbull Library

NEW ZEALAND

From Sir Peter Jackson to Sir Roger Hall: NZ's 'Ten Pound Pom' legacy

28 Jul, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Their stories have been shared as part of a free weekend of access to immigration records.

Popstar Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, which she launched at Sephora Times Square in 2017, is among celebrity brands much sought after by the young. Photo / Getty Images

LIFESTYLE

From golden mile to lipstick alley: Queen Street's beauty explosion

28 Jul, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Young people's love of the influencer and celebrity culture sparks big retail change.

Ryan Gibbons, left, died in a car crash in 2011. His mum, Karen Gibbons, right, found out when police officer Morgan de la Rue, centre, knocked on her door. Photos / Michael Craig, file, supplied

NEW ZEALAND

The doorknock that changed their lives: The mother and the cop

21 Jul, 2019 5:00am
13 minutes to read

On a doorstep in the darkness, tragedy brought them together. This is their story.

New Zealand Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki has called for a boycott of cosmetics giant Sephora. Photo / Screengrab via Facebook

BUSINESS

Sephora hits back after Auckland store opening waste claims

20 Jul, 2019 2:24pm
4 minutes to read

Claims of irresponsible waste dumping during its much-hyped store launch in Auckland.

Melanie Bracewell has apologised for the fake account. File photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Comedian shares explicit message, quits Twitter

13 Jul, 2019 12:11pm
3 minutes to read

Melanie Bracewell has drawn the ire of cricket fans.

Auckland ain't cheap, but it is popular. File photo / Doug Sherring

BUSINESS

Our shrinking yards: Death of the quarter-acre dream

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

RIP, quarter-acre dream.

Young children enjoy a surprise hail storm tonight in South Auckland. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Wild weather: 200 lightning strikes hit Auckland and Coromandel

12 Jul, 2019 4:44pm
3 minutes to read

The thunderstorm follows a damaging tornado in Taranaki this afternoon.

Joden Martin was late to his sentencing today. Photo / Sam Hurley

NEW ZEALAND

Sentencing delayed for homophobic attack on TV reporter, friend

12 Jul, 2019 1:23pm
5 minutes to read

The attack had earlier been described as "vicious and unprovoked" by the judge.

Broadcaster Mike Puru spent almost two days in hospital after coming off his bike, but has since been discharged. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Broadcaster keen to get back on bike after crash

29 Jun, 2019 8:34pm
2 minutes to read

But Mike Puru's worried mum is less keen after nasty crash landed broadcaster in hospital.

The emergency occurred in the Waimakariri River near Eyrewell Forest, north-west of Christchurch. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

Family, including kids, winched to safety in river rescue

29 Jun, 2019 8:32pm
2 minutes to read

The family became trapped while trying to retrieved a stuck jet boat.

Emergency services have been called to the peninsula between Algies Bay and Goldsworthy Bay, in North Auckland. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

Water rescue after fishing net catches man

29 Jun, 2019 6:47pm
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The alarm was raised after a passerby heard cries for help and a flashing light.

NEW ZEALAND

'Today's the day I die': Dying Kiwi held on for wedding day

29 Jun, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The young dad died 30 hours after intimate backyard wedding ceremony to sweetheart.

The man was flying a Maule bush aircraft, which is designed for short take-offs and landings. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Pilot of missing plane found safe and well - now going hunting

28 Jun, 2019 6:21pm
2 minutes to read

Hunting trip still on after rescue mission sparked by gps failure.

More than 100,000 tickets have been dished out to motorists caught speeding by Waterview Tunnel's static speed cameras. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

The $10m tunnel: More than 100,000 motorists pinged

28 Jun, 2019 4:38pm
5 minutes to read

Motorists do appear to be getting the message to slow down though, latest figures show.

NEW ZEALAND

Young Kiwi died of brain tumour days after wedding

28 Jun, 2019 2:33pm
2 minutes to read

The young dad died 30 hours after intimate backyard wedding ceremony to sweetheart.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with a miniature Cronulla Sharks jersey given as a gift to her daughter Neve by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. File photo / Audrey Young

LIFESTYLE

Baby Neve's goody bag: A year in gifts for the first baby

22 Jun, 2019 3:35pm
7 minutes to read

The gifts for the country's first baby have come from every corner of the globe.

Mate Ma'a Tongan fans wear their colours with pride. Photo / Jason Oxenham

SPORT

Mate Ma'a Tonga v Kiwis: What you need to know for the big game

22 Jun, 2019 12:23pm
5 minutes to read

How to get there, what to bring and what's the forecast? We have the answers.

This 3D rendering shows the intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection process, in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg. Image / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Concerns raised about IVF 'add-on' procedure

22 Jun, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Chances of having children may decrease with $2000 add-on, researchers indicate.

It's a mixed bag weather-wise this weekend. File photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Weekend weather: Settled solstice Saturday, Sunday turn

21 Jun, 2019 5:21pm
3 minutes to read

It's looking good tomorrow, but rain's on the way for some on Sunday.

Huia Onslow, son of the then-Governor of New Zealand, with gifts he received from Ngāti Huia hapū. Photo / Supplied courtesy of Te Papa

LIFESTYLE

The forgotten 'First Baby' of New Zealand

21 Jun, 2019 5:45am
4 minutes to read

Before Neve Gayford, there was Huia Onslow.

An artist's impression of the planned Erebus National Memorial, entitled Te Paerangi Ataata - Sky Song. Image / Ministry for Culture and Heritage

NEW ZEALAND

Erebus disaster: Families urged to check National Memorial list

16 Jun, 2019 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Organisers want to make sure online list of all 257 victims' names is correct.

Parenting blogger Maria Foy has spoken about her struggles with coeliac disease, in a bid to help others. Photo / Jason Oxenham

LIFESTYLE

Parenting blogger Maria Foy's health battle, and why she's talking about it

16 Jun, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

The Happy Mum Happy Child founder is telling her story to help others.

The killing of 51 people as they worshipped at two mosques in Christchurch in March shocked the world. File photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Mosque shooting survivor's vow: 'I'll be back'

15 Jun, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

There were emotional scenes inside and outside the High Court hearing for accused gunman.

A buyer has snapped up the McLaren sports car and this Hull Rd, Waitoki, property. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Vroom with a view: Speedy sale for home selling with McLaren supercar

12 Jun, 2019 2:40pm
3 minutes to read

Throwing in 2012 McLaren sports car helped agents make 'extremely fast' house sale.

The McLaren sports car comes with the Hull Rd, Waitoki, property. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Vroom with a view: Lifestyle block comes with McLaren supercar

9 Jun, 2019 10:00am
3 minutes to read

It's a house sale with a powerful, supercharged orange twist.

Fraser Grut is filming people's dream, and now wants to start making some come true. File photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

Win your own dream from the 10,000 dreams man

9 Jun, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

What's your dream? Fraser Grut wants to help you make it come true.

Te Tairawhiti is now out of hospital after the March 30 crash which killed his mum and sister. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Miracle recovery for boy who lost half his family

9 Jun, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Wee fighter tells his dad "I love you" after crash that killed his mum and sister.

Two still critical - including an 11-year-old girl - after the serious crash on Dominion Rd, Mt Eden. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

Mt Eden crash horror: People 'bawling in the street'

8 Jun, 2019 10:24am
3 minutes to read

Two still critical - including an 11-year-old girl - after crash ripped one car in half.

A gloomy weather week will come to an end tomorrow. File photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Windy, wet weekend for most of the country

8 Jun, 2019 7:31am
3 minutes to read

It will be a weekend of two halves for much of the country.

NEW ZEALAND

Wild weather: Rain, wind, giant waves to continue

7 Jun, 2019 2:20pm
3 minutes to read

South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki and his wife, Hannah Tamaki, apologised last night to the rainbow community. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Brian Tamaki's next move? From Destiny to Big Gay Out

2 Jun, 2019 9:28am
4 minutes to read

He'd go, but Hannah Tamaki isn't sure her husband would be welcome at rainbow event.

Tayla Nasmith, 18, started Mummys in need when she was 12. She collects donated baby clothing and gear and passes the items on to mums who can't afford to buy them new. Photo / Jason Oxenham

LIFESTYLE

Disaster sparked change for struggling mums

2 Jun, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Age no barrier for teen helping mums in need.

Burgundy-Rose Brown died aged 16 in a car crash last year. Her mother is still waiting for a coronial inquest to be held. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Teen girl's death: Mum's pain at inquest delays

26 May, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Fourteen months on, Anita Terrell is still waiting for an inquest into her teen's death.

Staff and students want more healthy options at University of Auckland campuses. Photo / File

LIFESTYLE

It's confirmed, uni students gain 4kg in first year

25 May, 2019 7:00pm
6 minutes to read

What Auckland University is doing to make healthy food options more readily available.

Alex Winter is the director of Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Whoa, dude: 'Bill and Ted' star's new documentary

25 May, 2019 12:08pm
5 minutes to read

Alex Winter is interested in how technology can be used to both liberate and oppress.

SPORT

Old videos and laughter: The last days of league legend Quentin Pongia

25 May, 2019 10:00am
4 minutes to read

As his brother's life came to an end, Brendon Pongia dug out old his old league videos.

Kevin Gibson and his wife, Marion Gibson, want answers from Tairawhiti District Health Board. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

From the good life to 'more bad days than good'

20 May, 2019 1:57pm
3 minutes to read

Kevin Gibson has been waiting almost 18 months for surgery.

At least 10,000 more people than last year are on track to miss out on

NEW ZEALAND

10,000 patients could miss out on 'much-needed surgery'

19 May, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

At least 10,000 more people than last year are on track to miss out.

The medicinal cannabis growing operation at Helius Therapeutics. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Medicinal cannabis survey: How many Kiwis want access?

19 May, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The results show a "groundswell of demand", medicinal cannabis industry leader says.

A contract has been awarded for the new Puhinui Rail Station Interchange, shown in this artist's impression, with work to begin in October. Image / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

$60m Puhinui rail interchange promises faster journey to Auckland Airport

18 May, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Puhinui Rail Station will look very different by 2021.

Armed police were seen at the cordon around a fatal shooting in Otara today. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

Witnesses describe dramatic aftermath of shooting

17 May, 2019 9:10pm
2 minutes to read

A police officer was seen trying to save the life of a man who had been shot.

Mother and daughter midwives Jill Dale, 61, (right) and Eleanor McQueen, 30, work together at North Shore Hospital. McQueen is expecting her first child. Photo / Doug Sherring

LIFESTYLE

The place where every day is Mother's Day

12 May, 2019 12:18pm
3 minutes to read

Make sure mum feels special every day, expectant mum and midwife Eleanor McQueen says.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven't sought a title for their newborn son, instead he's expected to be known as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. Photo / Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP

LIFESTYLE

What Archie's life could be like as cousin to the future king

11 May, 2019 8:56pm
5 minutes to read

Little Archie's arrival could be the start of a beautiful royal friendship.

Helen Craig watches as her husband Colin Craig speaks to media in June 2015 in relation to sexual harassment allegations made against him. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

Why women stay with men who hurt others

11 May, 2019 5:00am
15 minutes to read

Their other halves have murdered, raped or cheated - but these women stuck by them.

Celebrity chef Robert Oliver is host of a new reality TV cooking show with a difference. Photo / Faanati Mamea Photography

LIFESTYLE

The food revolution coming to Kiwi TV

5 May, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

It's a different reality TV cooking show - less bitchy, more kind.

Emergency services at the scene of the Atiamuri crash which killed eight on Sunday. Photo / Ben Fraser

NEW ZEALAND

'Lost for words': The district where 16 have died in 34 days

4 May, 2019 8:56pm
4 minutes to read

Something's got to change, mayor says, as deaths continue.

Three people are due to face court in Panama over the attack on Alan Culverwell. Photos / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Three arrested over death of Kiwi dad shot by pirates

4 May, 2019 6:19pm
7 minutes to read

Murdered man Alan Culverwell's wife Derryn called on to also appear in court as witness.