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Storms, holidays dent modest rise in January retail spending

'Everyday living is just so hard': Families going into debt to pay for school uniforms

Storm-hit roads cut off beekeepers and threaten honey harvest

'Nothing prepares you for it': Mayor's 'confronting' days after deadly landslide

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One dead after crash in Tasman district

'Safe shopping': CHB retailers back campaign for rainbow-friendly stores

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Fonterra's Peter McBride named top chairperson for second time

‘Extraordinary impact’: A2 Milk CFO wins top Deloitte finance award

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Storms, holidays dent modest rise in January retail spending

Watch: 'Catastrophic' sewage plant failure happened during remedial work - and it's still going into sea

'I wouldn't have survived': Killed chopper pilot's heroism in crash remembered

Man arrested after jumping into Hutt River to evade police

Storm-hit roads cut off beekeepers and threaten honey harvest

Paul Lewis: Can the new All Blacks coach please bring a new style of play?

Rookie to leader: All Blacks breakout star wrestles with senior status

Storms, holidays dent modest rise in January retail spending

'Everyday living is just so hard': Families going into debt to pay for school uniforms

What to expect at Waitangi this year: Weather, crowds and mood

Rookie to leader: All Blacks breakout star wrestles with senior status

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Spike in Taupō fishery offences prompts rules reminder

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'Nothing prepares you for it': Mayor's 'confronting' days after deadly landslide

'Safe shopping': CHB retailers back campaign for rainbow-friendly stores

City College tower staying put for now

Jonathan Ayling: The sleight of hand shaping the Ti Tiriti debate

Editorial: NZ clutches pearls over broadcast language but racial divide may deepen outside the lounge

'I wouldn't have survived': Killed chopper pilot's heroism in crash remembered

Where to find the sun this Waitangi weekend as North Island heats up

Comanchero gang member to spend rest of life in Tongan prison for drug importing

Have you seen her? Police appeal after Pāpāmoa woman vanishes near Kaimai track

Jonathan Ayling: The sleight of hand shaping the Ti Tiriti debate

Editorial: NZ clutches pearls over broadcast language but racial divide may deepen outside the lounge

'I wouldn't have survived': Killed chopper pilot's heroism in crash remembered

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