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Khmer Rouge-era land mines have a big role in Thailand-Cambodia conflict

NY Times: The countries are trading claims over the mines, which have injured soldiers.

Sleep paralysis demons: What are they and how to handle them

Telegraph: These spooky scenarios have been documented throughout history.

The guide to Secret Santa etiquette – and five gifts that won’t offend your colleagues

Telegraph: Office politics can turn this fun tradition into a minefield.

Seven signs you are turning into your mother

Telegraph: Women begin to mirror their mum’s behaviour patterns in their mid-30s.

Market close: NZ stocks end a touch higher, Tourism Holdings falls

New Zealand stocks ended with a slight gain but investors were largely sidelined.

Movers got 67% of work from Arvida: liquidated after contract cancelled

After Americans bought Arvida, which then cut costs, the movers lost their contract.

Forestry shake-up: PF Olsen and Forest360 join forces in major merger

The merged company will manage about 480,000ha of forest for 1000-plus clients.

Contractor to be appointed to rebuild fire-hit New World Victoria Park

New store to have a contemporary design but keep essence of previous one.

Final decision to scrap NCEA pushed out – why delay?

The Government is seeking to replace the NCEA with a new qualification regime.

Audrey Young: Nicola Willis shows her mettle as attacks come from left and right

OPINION: The Finance Minister has taken the fight back to TPU chairwoman Ruth Richardson.

Richard Prebble: If the Govt will not sell ‘assets’, who pays for safer roads and bridges?

OPINION: The Government now faces a structural deficit as climate costs loom.

Simon Wilson: The reason Chris Bishop seems so confused

OPINION: Chris Bishop is the minister for almost everything, but he's not running things.

Andrew Alderson: Rae makes hay as Black Caps find new cult hero

OPINION: In his first test, the 30-year-old was a breath of fresh air.

'A no brainer': Why Auckland FC have signed prolific 37-year-old striker

Emiliano Tade has played in a record seven Fifa Club World Cup campaigns since 2011.

Report card: Grading Liam Lawson's 2025 Formula 1 races

OPINION: Breaking down the Kiwi's first full season in motorsport's pinnacle competition.

The risk for Paralympic sports in joining with Olympic team – Alice Soper

OPINION: A 'synergy review' will test merging the NZOC and Paralympics NZ.

How your brain changes at four key ages: 9, 32, 66 and 83

Washington Post: Among researchers' key findings - adolescence lasts into your 30s.

Advice: Why do I need to go to the loo all of the time?

Telegraph: How often is too often? What frequent urination could be telling your body.

No shame in packets: What Kiwi chefs buy for Christmas dinner

Al Brown says there’s 'no food shaming' when Christmas mornings mean Bisquick pancakes.

Four lifestyle changes to reduce your heart attack risk, according to a cardiologist

Telegraph: These small improvements can help us live longer, healthier lives.

How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed

New York Times: How Trumpworld helped free Andrew Tate from Romania.

How a Bridesmaids star is channelling the ‘incendiary’ rage of Gen X mums

Washington Post: The Sydney-born actress finds raw honesty playing a mother on the brink.

Eating together: What some the world's happiest places have in common

Washington Post: How different countries connect, give and care for each other.

My six-year affair cured my depression and saved my marriage

Telegraph: Infidelity usually ends in heartbreak and regret – but not always.

'Risky business': Major property flipping firm faces mortgagee sales

The Hills Real Estate team once made about $5.4m profit trading 71 homes.

'Completely out of the blue': Hastings artist wins $100k residency in New York

Ana Iti almost missed the phone call that would change her life.

Letters: Do we need security guards on buses now?

OPINION: The violence on public transport is appalling.

Final decision to scrap NCEA pushed out – why delay?

The Government is seeking to replace the NCEA with a new qualification regime.

How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed

New York Times: How Trumpworld helped free Andrew Tate from Romania.

Khmer Rouge-era land mines have a big role in Thailand-Cambodia conflict

NY Times: The countries are trading claims over the mines, which have injured soldiers.

A trade war between neighbours with no end in sight

New York Times: A dispute threatens the livelihoods of millions in two countries.

Cold case inquiries hampered after major genealogy site revisits terms of use

New York Times: Ancestry’s clarification of a policy has stymied work on unsolved cases.

How a Bridesmaids star is channelling the ‘incendiary’ rage of Gen X mums

Washington Post: The Sydney-born actress finds raw honesty playing a mother on the brink.

From Hobbit to flat whites: Spartacus star Graham McTavish has found a personal paradise in NZ

'I think New Zealanders sometimes take it for granted,' the famed Scottish actor says.

Becoming a Kiwi Christmas elf is harder than you'd think – here's why

We go inside one of the most exclusive schools in NZ: Santa's training school.

Why Ikea's new Auckland store had to be built like a near-hospital-strength bunker

Builders spent six months driving 550 piles through volcanic rock beneath the site.

'Goose-stepping fascists': How Nuremberg became the Nazi Party's spiritual home

Instead of being haunted by the past, a new generation is reclaiming it.

The 15 best things to do in Austin

Cool off year-round in Austin’s three-acre spring-fed Barton Springs Pool.

$10,000 relocation and instant job: Why we made the right choice leaving NZ

The Auckland family cleared their student loans within six months of moving to Queensland.

Can the Galápagos adapt to Airbnb?

New York Times: Locals fear Airbnb is putting the Galápagos paradise at risk.

Alleged Kiwi drug kingpin 'El Diablo' arrested in Mexico after DEA investigation

Andre Francis James, known as 'El Diablo', is also wanted in NZ for drug trafficking.

Exclusive interview with Ms Z, the woman at the centre of the Jevon McSkimming saga

Ms Z says she was 'bullied into silence'; McSkimming hits back at 'untrue' allegations.

Swipe right for drugs: The secret signals and emojis hidden on dating apps

Researchers say emojis on dating profiles signal the drugs available: meth or cocaine.

Senior Auckland detective under investigation after objectionable material found on work devices

The alleged discovery follows an audit launched in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal.

Cecilia Robinson: Why NZ should pay attention to its quiet turnaround

OPINION: Eight in 10 secondary teachers say phone bans have improved focus.

Private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped

A Herald analysis of leading independent schools shows just how fast fees are rising.

Inside the new $25k-a-year private school planned for West Auckland

The school will specialise in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Mega-school split: Mount Albert Grammar proposes dividing into two

It may be a blueprint for other big schools battling to cope with rising student numbers.

How your brain changes at four key ages: 9, 32, 66 and 83

Washington Post: Among researchers' key findings - adolescence lasts into your 30s.

Advice: Why do I need to go to the loo all of the time?

Telegraph: How often is too often? What frequent urination could be telling your body.

Four lifestyle changes to reduce your heart attack risk, according to a cardiologist

Telegraph: These small improvements can help us live longer, healthier lives.

Sleep paralysis demons: What are they and how to handle them

Telegraph: These spooky scenarios have been documented throughout history.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of December 8 - 14

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of December 1 - 7

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: December 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of November 24 - 30

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Andrew Alderson: Rae makes hay as Black Caps find new cult hero

OPINION: In his first test, the 30-year-old was a breath of fresh air.

Report card: Grading Liam Lawson's 2025 Formula 1 races

OPINION: Breaking down the Kiwi's first full season in motorsport's pinnacle competition.

The risk for Paralympic sports in joining with Olympic team – Alice Soper

OPINION: A 'synergy review' will test merging the NZOC and Paralympics NZ.

Letters: Do we need security guards on buses now?

OPINION: The violence on public transport is appalling.

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