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All Blacks left wing George Bridge with jubilant teammates after scoring his try against the Wallabies. Photo / Mark Mitchell

All Blacks player ratings: Perfect 10 for World Cup hopeful

17 Aug, 2019 10:30pm

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An artist's impressions of Tūhoe's new eco-village / Klein

Off the grid: Tuhoe's bold new plan for an eco-village

Tuhoe's project brings hope that more members will flock back to the region.

As flightless avian emblems go, the mighty moa might have been a better choice than the kiwi. Photo / 123RF

Paul Little: It's time to make 'Kiwi' extinct

COMMENT: It's time to stop people calling us – and to stop calling ourselves - Kiwi.

Dan Bilzerian and guests at a night club opening in Las Vegas. Bilzerian, who boasts close to 30 million Instagram followers, won't date anyone his own age. Photo / Getty Images

Weekend reads: 11 of the best international premium pieces

Catch up with some the best reads from our premium syndicators this weekend.

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The best from our global partners

Smoke rises from chimney stacks of the paper mill in Port Alberni, the hometown of two teenagers suspected of killing three people in British Columbia. Photo / Alana Paterson, The New York Times

Hometown of Canadian teen murder suspects grapples with infamy

New York Times: People fear the town will now be forever remembered for one thing: murder.

During a talk that was billed as a conversation about beauty standards, the actress Priyanka Chopra faced criticism for a tweet about India that she had posted in February. Photo / Getty Images

Priyanka Chopra came to talk about beauty. It got political

New York Times: Actress was confronted about her endorsement of the Indian Armed Forces.

The pristinely garbed cult members of Midsommar engage in some very dark rituals. Photo / Supplied

Are hippies the new goths?

New York Times: Why the dark side of '60s counterculture is trending now.

Kayne West jumped onstage as Taylor Swift accepted her award for the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo / Getty Images

How two superstars, four words and 15 seconds of TV changed pop culture forever

Ten years ago, a 19-year-old country singer was interrupted on stage by Kanye West.

Do older people have a different smell? Even scientists who study scent are divided. Photo / 123RF

Do older people have a different smell?

New York Times: Even scientists who study scent are divided.

A birthing tree near where a new highway will run, in Djab Wurrung Country, Australia. Photo / AnnaMaria Antoinette D'Addario New York Times

This land is 'Australia's Notre Dame', but bulldozers may soon come

New York Times: After near-loss of Notre Dame, Australians beg for their own attention.

A soldier standing guard in Bishop Lavis, one of the areas of Cape Town where murders and gang violence have surged in recent months. Photo / Joao Silva, The New York Times

As gang murders surge, South Africa sends army to Cape Town

New York Times: Many residents welcome soldiers' presence, but worry about what's next.

Visitors take photos of the Mona Lisa in the Medici Gallery at the Louvre in Paris. Photo / Owen Franken / The New York Times

Want to see the Mona Lisa? Get in line

New York Times: The Mona Lisa sure gets around.

Jeffrey Epstein's home on East 71st Street. Photo / Kirsten Luce, The New York Times

The day Epstein told me he had dirt on powerful people

New York Times: He went to Epstein's house to talk about Tesla. They discussed much more.

Business

Westgate beside the North-Western Motorway (left). Photo / NZRPG

Costco and much more: What's coming next for West Auckland's mega-mall

Big milestones ahead for Auckland's newest town centre.

GE said the allegations are false and misleading. AP

General Electric: held to account

Harry Markopolos makes some good points about the US conglomerate, but none is new.

National party leader Simon Bridges received a Masters of Law from Oxford University. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Sasha Borissenko: Ranking MPs' legal expertise

How MPs stack up legally.

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Politics

Kiingi Tuheitia has been holding meetings with Ihumatao's mana whenua to try to resolve the stalemate. Photo / Warren Buckland

Ihumātao looms over Ardern's visit to Māori King

The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet King Tuheitia this week.

The club drug Ecstasy has enjoyed a resurgence in supply - but it comes with risks. Photo / File

Warning: Mega-dose Ecstasy pills don't bring the love

Massive leap this year in the amount of MDMA seized at the border.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / File

Fran O'Sullivan: Could NZ house 1 million Australian climate refugees?

COMMENT: Would NZ be ready to take climate change refugees from Australia?

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World

Jeffrey Epstein. Photo / New York State Sex Offender Registry via Associated Press

Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein

The jail was a sharp departure from his formerly gilded life. Here's what happened inside.

Jerlanne Rojas was found dead from an overdose in December. Photo / Facebook

'She was like you and me': A death and life in the opioid crisis

New York Times: "The potency of the fentanyl is really taking a toll."

How to torture Trump? Start a rumour he can't draw a crowd

New York Times: Who's less popular than Elton John?

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The Big Read

Dan Bilzerian and guests at a night club opening in Las Vegas. Bilzerian, who boasts close to 30 million Instagram followers, won't date anyone his own age. Photo / Getty Images

Guns, girls, gambling: Meet the multimillionaire king of Instagram

Times: A night out with the poker-playing playboy entrepreneur.

The Survival Condo is a former nuclear missile vault in Kansas that has been converted into high-end residences. Photo / Chet Strange, The New York Times

A boom time for the bunker business and doomsday capitalists

New York Times: Personalised disaster prep has grown into a multimillion-dollar business.

The Malliouhana resort hotel, where a maintenance employee died after a vicious brawl with a guest, in Anguilla. Photo / Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, The New York Times

The Caribbean resort, the investment banker and the dead handyman

New York Times: What happened in Room 49 on an April afternoon?

Ricky Lopez, who owns three

The rise of the virtual restaurant

New York Times: Food delivery apps are starting to reshape the US restaurant industry.

Breath work is a popular new therapy for young metropolitans and stressed out executives. Photo / 123RF

Forget hot yoga and meditation – breathing is the hip new wellness trend

Times: Inside a session with the respiration guru.

The square where witnesses said Russian journalists were trying to bribe immigrants into violence. Photo / Loulou d'Aki, The New York Times

The global machine behind the rise of far-right nationalism

New York Times: Sweden was long seen as a progressive utopia. Then things changed.

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National

Kiingi Tuheitia has been holding meetings with Ihumatao's mana whenua to try to resolve the stalemate. Photo / Warren Buckland

Ihumātao looms over Ardern's visit to Māori King

The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet King Tuheitia this week.

Kim Richards fears someone will die in a crash outside her home. Photo / Stephen Parker

'We shouldn't have to live like this': Family lives in fear on crash bend

A Ngongotahā family is living in fear someone will be killed outside their home.

I like to think that my fruit and veg have been cultivated carefully, with the minimum of chemicals. Photo / Warren Buckland

Kerre McIvor: The land needs our protection

COMMENT: Good on the Government for recognising that some land is more than real estate.

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Crime

The club drug Ecstasy has enjoyed a resurgence in supply - but it comes with risks. Photo / File

Warning: Mega-dose Ecstasy pills don't bring the love

Massive leap this year in the amount of MDMA seized at the border.

Flower tributes at Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Photo / Michael Craig

Exclusive: Accused mosque gunman's mother fears for his safety in prison

The alleged gunman's mother has praised Police and Corrections.

Mitai Angell, left, and Trent Wellington were sentenced for their roles in attacking a group of Corrections officers. Photo / Greg Bowker

More time for inmates in Killer Beez revenge attack, acquitted guards return to work

Three prison guards were also charged and later acquitted over the vicious prison fight.

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Education

Kiwi Sam Lucas in Madagascar, the location he chose for his social enterprise project despite having never visited the country. Photo / Supplied

Kiwi's training scheme offers a brighter future

A young Kiwi's big idea to help others is taking shape far from home.

Former Rotokawa School principal Briar Stewart was addicted to the buzz of running of school well. Photo / File

Future of education at stake: Rotorua principals voice their concerns

"Principals aren't going to want to be principals," Rotorua Principals' Assoc pres says.

Much of the medical hardship faced by our kids is preventable. Photo / Supplied

Editorial: Help needs to reach the kids missing out

We say: The system works for probably 80 to 90 per cent of children.

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Health

The club drug Ecstasy has enjoyed a resurgence in supply - but it comes with risks. Photo / File

Warning: Mega-dose Ecstasy pills don't bring the love

Massive leap this year in the amount of MDMA seized at the border.

Kristina Crouch and Kereti Rautangata perform at Harcourts Dancing for Hospice. Photo / File

Revealed: Dancing with Hospice's record-breaking tally

Rotorua Hospice is stoked with how much was raised from Harcourts Dancing for Hospice.

Vapes, with their multiple different flavours and varying strengths, have become increasingly popular - particularly with young people. Photo / 123RF

Lizzie Marvelly: Why vaping should not be fashionable

COMMENT: If vapes are fashion, there's no telling how popular they could become.

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Lifestyle

The way we produce our food matters, says the IPCC, and dietary choices can help reduce emissions and pressure on land. Photo / 123RF

Niki Bezzant: There are no healthy people on a ravaged planet

COMMENT: We are in the midst of what the authors called a "global syndemic".

It might not have looked exactly like it did in the picture but it tasted great. Photo / Dean Purcell

'It's a lifesaver': Once timid cooks praise meal kits

Meal kits like My Food Bag and HelloFresh have changed the game for numerous Kiwis.

Sonny Bill Williams says he has no regrets. Photo / Brett Phibbs

'I make countless mistakes': SBW among Kiwi stars sharing their biggest regrets

Regrets include unkind words, not spending time with friends and family, and lost chances.

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Sport

St Kentigern's Tiaan Tauakipulu. Photo / Supplied

The Scout: The best of the weekend's First XV rugby

The Scout highlights the best of this weekend's schoolboy rugby matches.

Sonny Bill Williams of the All Blacks makes a break during The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup test match. Photo / Getty Images

Dylan Cleaver: All Black apathy and how Kiwi fans forgot to be a crowd

COMMENT: NZ fans aren't interested in the sport, they're just in it for the confirmation.

Beauden Barrett. Photo / Photosport

Rattue: Why All Blacks genius Barrett is best I've ever seen

COMMENT: Beauden Barrett makes the great Christian Cullen look a tad one dimensional.

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Entertainment

Actor Tom Bateman. Photo / Getty Images

An episode with... Tom Bateman on being cast the heart-throb

Tom Bateman talks with Des Sampson about the Beecham House and being famous

Margot Robbie shines as Sharon Tait in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood is a 5-star ode to another era

Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino gets emotional.

Poet Paula Green.

NZ's female poets celebrated in sweet new book

Prolific poet Paula Green brings NZ's female poets into the sun with evocative new book.

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Travel

Wat Rong Khun, known as the White Temple. Chiang Rai, Thailand. Photo / 123RF

A land of contrasts: Tourism, culture and change in Chiang Rai

Caves, temples, food and contrasts: twenty-four hours in Thailand's Chiang Rai.

Shailene Woodley stars with Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep in Big Little Lies, set in Monterey, California. Photo / Supplied

As seen on TV: Big Little Lies town is an easy day trip from San Francisco

This California town is full of stars - and the drive to get there is world class.

Cruise ship under Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset. Photo / 123RF

Shore leave: The best cruise ports of call in Australia

An expert guide to Australia's top cruise ports.

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Cartoons

August 17. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

Cartoons: Week of August 12 - 18

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Cartoons: Week of July 22 - 28

July 20. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

Cartoons: Week of July 15 - 21

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The Last Word

Councillor Penny Hulse: Declaring a climate emergency and doing nothing about it is like going on a diet and eating chocolate cake. Photo / Getty

Simon Wilson: Auckland Council, climate change and the new denialism

15 Aug, 2019 4:38pm

7 minutes to read

Gregor Paul: The hidden World Cup clues in All Blacks team naming

Claire Trevett: New twists in National's campaign to take on Ardern

Paul Goldsmith: The puzzling problem with the economy

Govt shoots itself in the foot with its bungled buyback

Fran O'Sullivan: They were CEOs of three huge NZ companies. All foreign, all left under a cloud.

Barrett bromance only makes matters worse for ABs

Brian Rudman: Why no debate over Big Brother network?

Comment: ABs numbers still good for Ben from Accounts

All Blacks captain Kieran Read reacts. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Phil Gifford: Let's not freak out over one All Blacks loss

Comment: The men in charge of ABs are weathered troupers who have walked this road before.

Government Statistician Liz MacPherson with State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes during the press conference where she announced her resignation. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Political Roundup: Toxic clash over census stats

15 Aug, 2019 1:00pm

COMMENT: Will the soon-to-be-released census data be virtually useless?

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