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On The Up: 'Crazy enough' - Passionate 13-year-old cyclist rides from Cape Reinga to Bluff

She’ll spend Christmas on the road with her dad, carrying all their gear themselves.

Surf’s up: Matakana kids riding high with gear from Bay Boardriders

The donation includes boards, wetsuits and vests for juniors through to adults.

The 90-year-old widower who walked 7300km in three years

He walked many miles with his wife, and many more to process his grief after her death.

NZ schools athletics champs records being broken even before the games begin

There'll be a record 259 schools, with 1168 athletes and temperatures of 30C or more.

New trustees named: Jones refreshes boards overseeing $3.5b in community assets

Shane Jones has named 29 new trustees and reappointed nine across the 12 boards.

‘Very active’: Optimistic Bay retailers brace for a bustling summer season

Retail NZ says 66% of retailers feel confident heading into summer.

Shelling out: $52m Govt-backed mussel venture posts deeper losses and faces going concern flag

Troubled Opotiki mussel farm which received $52m in public funding sees losses grow.

Dementia care: The village where residents 'go about their normal life'

It has been singled out as an alternative care model New Zealand should consider more of.

Why you can't find kiwifruit for your Christmas pavlova right now

Loose green kiwifruit are listed as out of stock at major supermarkets.

Bog standard shrinkflation? Purex Mega Long toilet rolls not so long

Even toilet paper is feeling the crunch in the cost-of-living crisis.

‘They couldn’t sing’: Richard O’Brien on working with the Spice Girls

O’Brien played a photographer alongside the band in "Spice World" in 1997.

From QI to Kirikiriroa: Alan Davies set for long-awaited NZ return

The QI star begins his 10-date New Zealand tour in Hamilton on July 31.

Tech Review: Leapmotor C10 ADAS updates

Leapmotor's latest updates to the C10 SUV show just how good Over-The-Air updates can be.

Bosch’s new AI cockpit could adjust your car before you even ask

Bosch is set reveal an AI cockpit platform designed to learn driver routines and context.

Leapmotor C10 AWD quick review: softly, softly, searing acceleration

It doesn't look any different, but the AWD has 2.5 times the power of the standard car.

Sony and Honda’s first EV wants to be your PlayStation lounge on wheels

The Sony Honda Afeela 1 launches next year with built-in PlayStation 4/5 Remote Play.

Disgraced rich-lister's heritage mansion has finally sold

Agent told OneRoof in June that the property had attracted "significant" buyer interest.

Was this the year Queenstown house prices went nuts?

It would take another GFC to burst the wealthy playground's bubble, says expert.

Young family buys wartime couple's one and only home for $900,000

Auction over in minutes, after mega-bid scares off the competition.

NZ's surprising mortgage-free hot spots - and the suburbs drowning in debt

The postcodes where the majority of people own their homes outright.

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Glenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025

OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025.

'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weeding

The gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.

Kem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the wait

OPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.

'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937

“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."