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Epstein case: Follow the money, top Democratic senator says

NY Times: Confidential bank reports show an enormous financing machine behind Epstein.

Substack raises $168m, betting on subscriptions but coming around to ads

New York Times: Despite previous criticism, Substack plans to get deeper into advertising.

Hate exercising? Factoring in your personality type could help

"The best exercise is the one you will do."

New US intel: Iran's Fordow site badly damaged

New York Times: Some experts are sceptical, saying Iran has other sites that weren't hit.

Nadine Higgins: The cost of buying back time – are pre-cut veges really worth it?

Pre-cut vegetables can be twice as expensive, highlighting value trade-offs.

Liam Dann: Inflation is back – and that’s a problem for the Prime Minister

OPINION: Regardless of who is to blame, rising food prices will be a political hot potato.

How a ‘Dirty 30’ post-quake building was transformed into a modern masterpiece

The former Hunters and Collectors building has been transformed.

Bruce Cotterill: Why a new slave labour commissioner won't change anything

OPINION: Labour's anti-slavery bill misses the mark.

Damning NCEA briefing raises alarm as Govt mulls future of national qualification

The credibility of New Zealand's secondary school qualification is being debated.

Prepare for war: Defence Minister tells Army recruits to be ready for combat

'People don't join the Army to sit at home and fight over the remote control.'

Who can take credit for a drop in ram-raids?

Labour MP Ginny Andersen says National has kept Labour's measures because they work. Video / Mark Mitchell

ASB says no to $300m legal settlement; Winston Peters weighs in

ANZ declined similar settlement proposal earlier in the week.

France player ratings: The loose forward who was best on show

A handful of tourists stood out in final test of series

All Blacks player ratings: Young star who is 'find of the series for Razor'

OPINION: Scott Robertson's men found their form later in the match to close out France.

From rehab to redemption: Tupaea's All Blacks comeback story

Quinn Tupaea was among Super Rugby Pacific’s best midfielders this year.

Editorial: French disrespectful in snubbing trophy ceremony

OPINION: Their absence disrespected both the All Blacks and the Dave Gallaher Trophy.

What your headache is trying to tell you

Telegraph: The key symptoms, causes and treatments for seven common types of headache.

10 years with Tūhoe: The story behind Nelson photographer Tatsiana Chypsanava’s global award

'It became a journey of self-discovery for me.'

Tasman truffle farm weathers storm to supply top restaurants

Supply is down but 76-year-old Riwaka truffle farmer is not out following Friday's deluge.

Not enough babies: Cost and careers affect NZ's birth rate

The global fertility rate to maintain the human population is now 2.7 children per woman.

Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next door

NYT: In the race to develop AI, tech giants are building data centres that guzzle water.

A handshake in orbit 50 years ago transformed the space race

New York Times: How the first international human spaceflight came together.

‘Women get gaslit a lot’: 10 menopause myths the experts can’t stand

New York Times: There are lots of misconceptions out there. These are the top offenders.

The 50 best horror films of all time – ranked

Telegraph: The films guaranteed to scare you senseless.

Damning NCEA briefing raises alarm as Govt mulls future of national qualification

The credibility of New Zealand's secondary school qualification is being debated.

Editorial: It may be too late to save NCEA

OPINION: Officials report more than 250,000 students skipped exams last year.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: When parents avoid something in a school, you know it's a bad idea

OPINION: Schools spent millions reverting open-plan classrooms to single-cell.

Letters: World leaders could deliver peace by meeting for a drink in Queenstown...

OPINION: Has the UN outlived its usefulness?

Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next door

NYT: In the race to develop AI, tech giants are building data centres that guzzle water.

A handshake in orbit 50 years ago transformed the space race

New York Times: How the first international human spaceflight came together.

Neck chain drags man into MRI machine

New York Times: The man, who was not authorised to be in the room, was critically injured.

Timeline: What we know about Trump and Epstein

New York Times: Their past relationship is under scrutiny.

Dexter has been resurrected again. He has company

New York Times: Popular TV franchises are returning as fewer scripted series make the cut.

10 years with Tūhoe: The story behind Nelson photographer Tatsiana Chypsanava’s global award

'It became a journey of self-discovery for me.'

Too Much? Not for White Lotus star Will Sharpe

New York Times: The actor has tried, and succeeded, at a variety of creative projects.

Meet the Kiwi teen with all the moves as the killer robot in M3gan 2.0

New York Times: The sunny Kiwi dancer-turned-actor returns in role as a deadly AI doll.

Kiwi self-made millionaire Simran Kaur on dreams and 'failing upwards'

What does it take to achieve a dream? The Air NZ Dream Seats ambassador explains.

'The payoff is huge': How luxury travel is being transformed for Kiwi second-home owners

95 properties are already listed in NZ - and the number is growing.

Disneyland Aotearoa: Is it a dream worth considering?

Opinion: Weta collaborations and wide spaces make the possibilities endless, and complex.

What social media travel posts reveal about each generation

OPINION: Gen Z ironic ambiguity, millennial normcore, and boomer cheese. We dive in.

Organised crime infiltrates airport with alarming ease - inside the rise and fall of a major NZ drug ring

Exclusive extract from Jared Savage's new book on the new era of gangs in New Zealand.

Tech Insider: UK tells retailers to use NZ’s Auror crime-fighting software

PLUS: Medtech projected to earn $3.8b a year by 2028.

200 dodgy visas granted for businesses linked to Vietnamese cannabis houses

Investigation revealed how Vietnamese crime groups exploited hundreds of migrant workers.

FBI sting: Kiwi gang member to face years in US prison, then 70 charges in NZ

Shane Ngakuru, 45, was a key distributor of ANOM network photos secretly controlled by FBI

Dilworth: Has it done enough to address abuse, and is it a school worth saving?

'Is there still enough good worth preserving?' Dilworth confronts the past and the future.

Tech Insider: Australia's U16 social media ban passes key test – but NZ watchdog remains sceptical

Netsafe's CEO has criticised the under-16 ban as a 'bureaucratic fever dream'.

The case for Year 14s to play First XV rugby

The debate over Year 14s playing school sports has reignited with Marlborough Boys'.

Audrey Young: 'No such thing as Māori funding' - what did Seymour mean and is he right?

OPINION: Health? Education? When is targeting okay and not okay for Māori under this Govt?

Should you be ‘fibremaxxing’?

NY Times: A familiar concept gets a Gen Z rebranding - but is it nutritionist-approved?

Eight everyday foods that lower your risk of a heart attack (and one of them is chocolate)

Telegraph: The science-backed foods that could help reduce heart attack risk.

Neck chain drags man into MRI machine

New York Times: The man, who was not authorised to be in the room, was critically injured.

Analysis: The $3.1b the Govt could grab - and those who would be left empty-handed

The unexpected need to account for $3.1b after a small appeals board made a big call.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of July 14 - 20

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Guy Body’s cartoons: July 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Guy Body shares his view on current events.

Richard Dale’s cartoon: July 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Richard Dale shares his view on current events.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: July 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Nadine Higgins: The cost of buying back time – are pre-cut veges really worth it?

Pre-cut vegetables can be twice as expensive, highlighting value trade-offs.

France player ratings: The loose forward who was best on show

A handful of tourists stood out in final test of series

Liam Dann: Inflation is back – and that’s a problem for the Prime Minister

OPINION: Regardless of who is to blame, rising food prices will be a political hot potato.

Editorial: It may be too late to save NCEA

OPINION: Officials report more than 250,000 students skipped exams last year.

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