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Watch: Smokefreerockquest and Showquest at Wellington, Otago, Hamilton and TOI Auckland

Splurging on coffee: Lotto's new millionaire ditches instant for cafe brew

National joins Labour to back bill protecting workers talking about pay

Man hides out in bush for 5 months after slicing victim with machete over $20

National joins Labour to back bill protecting workers talking about pay

'It's on in the Tron': Robertson looking forward to final test

Wellington mayoral candidate ordered to pay former employee $28k

Colin McKinnon: NZ private capital resilient despite global challenges

Govt appoints high-powered group to guide Invest NZ's set-up

Opinion: The 'Trump effect' on markets

How Trump tariffs are clouding NZ's economic outlook

Barbara Edmonds: Foreign investment requires adequate public safeguards

'A force for good’ in New Zealand’s sharemarket

'Win-win': Call to invest KiwiSaver in NZ infrastructure projects

The hunt for equity: New Zealand's race to space

Watch: Smokefreerockquest and Showquest at Wellington, Otago, Hamilton and TOI Auckland

Measles spreads beyond Wairarapa, 6 locations of interest in Feilding

Splurging on coffee: Lotto's new millionaire ditches instant for cafe brew

Wellington mayoral candidate ordered to pay former employee $28k

National joins Labour to back bill protecting workers talking about pay

Teens accused of travelling more than 500km in stolen Uber Eats car

Society Insider: Peter and Lucinda Burling’s glamorous new life in Italy; Rich list daughters enjoy Euro summer

Watch: Smokefreerockquest and Showquest at Wellington, Otago, Hamilton and TOI Auckland

Splurging on coffee: Lotto's new millionaire ditches instant for cafe brew

'We're saying no' – house-building boss on timber price hikes

'Comparable to therapy': Rich-lister Anna Mowbray quits social media

Far North homes without power after severe gales

Man hides out in bush for 5 months after slicing victim with machete over $20

'It's on in the Tron': Robertson looking forward to final test

Man hides out in bush for 5 months after slicing victim with machete over $20

Motorist dies after four crashes in 40 minutes in Hawke's Bay

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