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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.

‘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.

LawVu hits $400m valuation as it buys fast-growing AI legal start-up

A Bay of Plenty start-up signs up some big-name global customers.

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.

Mercedes-Benz VLE locked in for March 2026 world debut

The fully electric Mercedes-Benz VLE will make its world premiere on March 10, 2026.

More than a game: how Gran Turismo shaped a generation of drivers

Gran Turismo has been entertaining us for years, but it has also been teaching us too.

Our 10 most popular Kiwi news stories of 2025: Tasman and beyond

What were the big car-related reads of the year? Answers here.

Mercedes-Benz lines up a bumper anniversary year for 2026

2026 marks 140 years since Benz’s 1886 patent and 100 years since the Mercedes-Benz brand.

Japanese businessman’s feng shui mansion sells for over $10m after call to New York

Expat buys waterfront masterpiece following WhatsApp tour.

10 things that can make a house harder to sell - floods, fire-bombings and religious shrines

The eye-opening hurdles behind failed home sales in South Auckland.

Moss man selling his multi-million-dollar 'happy place'

Hideaway next to NZ's best lake for water skiing is up for grabs.

Top dollar homes: Inside the biggest house sales of 2025

Jason Statham’s former crib among the biggest property deals this year.

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Award-winning couple juggle family and farming

This look into farming life with the Langfords was one of the most popular reads of 2025.

Wool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the past

Kerikeri mum’s best gift in 1941: a card from POW son in Germany, once thought missing.

Year in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shear

Shearer Jack Fagan's triumph in February 2025 was a well-read story on The Country.

Kem Ormond: Jess, Jack and Patch - how do farmers name their dogs?

OPINION: It’s rarely about what’s trendy; it’s about what works.