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Between himself and his partner, Matt Swinn says they have about 70 vape devices. Photo / Stephen Parker

Cutting through the smoke: How safe is vaping?

15 Sep, 2019 8:08pm

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Climate change is projected to increase fire danger in almost all parts of the country - and push the average fire season length out by about 70 per cent within just two decades. Photo / NZ Herald

Climate change: How bad could it get for NZ?

What are climate change's best and worst scenarios? Scientist James Renwick explains.

Luke Jacobson, Steve Hansen and All Blacks doctor Tony Page. Photo / Getty

Chris Rattue: All Blacks should be embarrassed by Luke Jacobson shambles

COMMENT: Advantage Springboks, as All Blacks muddle their way into World Cup opener.

A lone police officer patrols outside the Al Noor Mosque in the days after the March 15 terror attack. Photo / Mark Mitchell

A Moment In Crime: Herald podcast revisits Chch terror attack

A Moment In Crime is a new podcast from NZME. First episode revisits the March 15 attack.

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Pierre Lagrange was in his heyday a master of the universe. (Photo by Aurora Rose/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Pierre Lagrange: 'What I've done is disruption with respect'

Financial Times: The maverick hedgie on making suits badass — and coming out at 48

Jofra Archer quickly became a World Cup winner and Ashes hero. Photo / Getty Images

Jofra Archer on racism, moving from Barbados to England - and felling Steve Smith

Times: The fast bowler talks about racism and the ball that felled the Australian captain.

A burned area of Amazon rainforest is seen in the Biological Reserve Serra do Cachimbo. Photo / AP

Brazil: can technology help save the Amazon?

Financial Times: Scientists are racing to find ways to conserve the rainforest.

The industry is looking to films such as Hustlers for guidance on the future. (Barbara Nitke/STXfilms via AP)

Superheroes and streaming crowd out indy cinema

Financial Times: String of box office flops leaves distributors wary.

Elisabeth Moss has made a career out of playing compelling and strong women. Photo / Emma McIntyre / Getty Images

Elisabeth Moss: 'I seem to be drawn to a character that has conflict'

Times: Will the book The Testaments impact on TV's The Handmaid's Tale? Moss tells all.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook chief executive, is among the tech leaders whose communications have been requested by the House judiciary committee. Photo / AP

Big Tech emails called for in US antitrust probe

Financial Times: Inquiry adds to pressure on Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple.

Ben Bernanke in 2015. The former Fed chair evangelically defended the US central bank's independence. Photo / AP

Central banks are rethinking their roles

Financial Times: Staunch independence makes less sense in deflationary times.

The Duke of Sussex speaking at the A'DAM Tower in Amsterdam at the launch of the travel initiative. Photo / Gareth Fuller / Getty Images

Royal push for greener travel

New York Times: The Duke of Sussex, will lead a global sustainable travel initiative.

Uber's shares stumbled to a new low last week, about a third below their IPO price. Photo / AP

Tech's IPO class of 2019 gets schooled by Wall St

Financial Times: Tech's unicorn era is having its Wall St moment — and it is not pretty.

Rugby World Cup

Ryan Crotty's understated style and low error rate should be effective in the pressure of last quarter necessity. Photo / Photosport

Wynne Gray: All Blacks midfield remains a puzzle

16 Sep, 2019 5:00am

COMMENT: Cutting Ngani Laumape now looks the easy part of the All Blacks' midfield riddle.

Luke Jacobson, Steve Hansen and All Blacks doctor Tony Page. Photo / Getty

Chris Rattue: All Blacks should be embarrassed by Luke Jacobson shambles

15 Sep, 2019 5:00pm

COMMENT: Advantage Springboks, as All Blacks muddle their way into World Cup opener.

Jonah Lomu nearly left rugby before the 1995 World Cup. Photo / Photosport

Gifford: The All Blacks' most drastic World Cup changes

15 Sep, 2019 3:00pm

COMMENT: Five times the All Blacks had to change their World Cup plans at late notice.

Star midfielder Sonny Bill Williams will arguably be the All Black under most scrutiny by media and fans at the Rugby World Cup. Photo / photosport.co.nz

Revealed: All Blacks' recipe to handle World Cup pressure

15 Sep, 2019 5:00am

Assistant coach Ian Foster reveals the All Blacks' plan to handle World Cup pressures.

All Blacks pose for a group photo after the team's welcome ceremony of the Rugby World Cup 2019 at Zojoji temple in Tokyo. Photo / AP

Gregor Paul: Global travellers on top of world

15 Sep, 2019 5:00am

COMMENT: Scotland, Ireland and New Zealand will all find a way to enjoy Japan.

All Blacks coaches Ian Foster, Steve Hansen and Scott McLeod. Photo / Photosport

McKendry: The All Blacks' plan to deal with World Cup worries

14 Sep, 2019 7:00pm

COMMENT: All Blacks' ability to prepare for the unexpected a key in World Cup wins.

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Business

Bart de Vries, founder of Wellington-based business Limber. Photo / Supplied

Small Business: On a mission to boost corporate productivity

Not moving often biggest killer of productivity, physio-turned-business owner says.

ANZ had the highest number of complaints through the Banking Ombudsman scheme but is the biggest bank in the country. Photo / Dean Purcell

Bank complaints rise more than 20pc to five year high

Which bank received the most complaints?

Netflix plans to showcase Auckland's cityscapes and landmark buildings alongside the actors in Cowboy Bebop. Photo / Nick Reed

Pam Ford: Netflix deal means it's showtime, Auckland

Comment: Netflix series Cowboy Bebop is a significant milestone for filming in Auckland.

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Politics

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against one of the National Party's social media ads. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny

Debate about "weaponised advertising technology" being used by political parties.

Jacinda Ardern visits Christchurch the day after 51 people were killed attending prayers at two mosques. Photo / Kirk Hargreaves

Six months after Chch mosque attacks, PM reflects on day that shook a nation

Jacinda Ardern reveals her proudest moment six months on from the March 15 shootings.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks with media during a press conference in Auckland with Labour Party president Nigel Haworth. Photo / Greg Bowker

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The damage of brand Ardern

COMMENT: It's only a year until the general election.

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Sport

Team photo of the 1968 Japan rugby team, who toured New Zealand. Photo / World Rugby Museum, Twickenham.

'It was spectacular': The day Japan beat New Zealand at rugby

The untold story of one of the Cherry Blossoms' greatest ever upsets.

Ryan Crotty's understated style and low error rate should be effective in the pressure of last quarter necessity. Photo / Photosport

Wynne Gray: All Blacks midfield remains a puzzle

COMMENT: Cutting Ngani Laumape now looks the easy part of the All Blacks' midfield riddle.

Luke Jacobson, Steve Hansen and All Blacks doctor Tony Page. Photo / Getty

Chris Rattue: All Blacks should be embarrassed by Luke Jacobson shambles

COMMENT: Advantage Springboks, as All Blacks muddle their way into World Cup opener.

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The Big Read

The remnants of the Paul Kelly Stand at AMI Stadium, formerly Lancaster Park, which is being demolished. Photo / Kurt Bayer

Goodbye Lancaster Park: 130 years of sporting memories

The demolition of the quake-damaged Christchurch stadium is nearly complete.

Jennifer Aniston: My acting career is 'just about to really bloom'

New York Times: Fifteen years after Friends, Jennifer Aniston is returning to TV.

KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller. Photo / File

Reviving rail: The man working to get NZ back on track

KiwiRail needs years of taxpayer help, says its boss. Just as well this Government agrees.

The integrity of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is currently under question. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Political Roundup: Ardern's #MeTooLabour problem

Although the Labour Party president has resigned, pressure on the Prime Minister remains.

An insider has broken ranks to give an insight into the murky world of cybercrime. Photo / 123RF

Fighting cybercrime: Meet the woman who hacks the hackers

Times: An insider breaks ranks to reveal the world of digital fraud and extortion.

Rafael Nadal reacts after scoring a point against Daniil Medvedev. Nadal defeated Medvedev to win the US Open final. Photo / AP

Rafael Nadal shows why the young tennis guard will have to wait

New York Times: Nadal has again proved the logic-defying dominance of the Big Three.

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National

Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash, in which Ayush Karki died. Photo / File

'I held him for 20 minutes': Crash victim didn't die alone

The crash brought back memories for one of the first members of the public on the scene.

Sharon and Tony Makai manage Silver Birch Holiday Park as say it's hard turning away the homeless. Photo / File

Revealed: How much taxpayers have paid to house homeless

More than $1million has been spent in Tauranga putting homeless people into motels.

Climate change is projected to increase fire danger in almost all parts of the country - and push the average fire season length out by about 70 per cent within just two decades. Photo / NZ Herald

Climate change: How bad could it get for NZ?

What are climate change's best and worst scenarios? Scientist James Renwick explains.

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World

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019. Photo / Getty Images

Notre Dame's toxic fallout

New York Times: Dangerous dust scattered onto Paris streets at Notre Dame burned.

Brothers Tyler Huffhines and Jacob Huffhines were arrested following a bust on black market vaping supplies. Photo / Kenosha County Sheriff's Department via The New York Times

Vaping Bad: Were two brothers the Walter Whites of THC oils?

New York Times: Small-town drug bust offers closer look at vast black market for vaping.

Candidates during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Photo / AP

Editorial: US primaries a worthy test of endurance

We say: Debate showed how candidates and the race have changed and yet stayed the same.

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Lifestyle

Friday's funeral for Joe Heller, a Connecticut town constable, snowplow operator, crossing guard, dogcatcher - and prankster. Photo / Monica Jorge, The New York Times

The best obituary ever, and the wacky funeral that followed

New York Times: Funeral goers were encouraged to wear "the most inappropriate t-shirt".

The reality of so-called conversion therapy in New Zealand, at least, is a little different. It's more likely to be one-on-one counselling in a small, unassuming office. Photo / Getty Images

The reality of gay conversion therapy in New Zealand

I'm as surprised as you are that this is happening in New Zealand, writes Lee Suckling.

Fish is an excellent source of protein, iodine, healthy fats and vitamins. Photo / Getty Images

Niki Bezzant: How to eat more fish for less

There are tons of often-overlooked fish species that are economical and delicious.

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Entertainment

Tom Clarke and Freya Finch as the titular Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Photo / Andi Crown

Theatre review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead flips the script on Shakespeare's Hamlet

Comic moments and sordid decadence collide in show-stealing performances.

Violinist Viktoria Mullova played Bach as we rarely hear it performed.

Classical review: Ashkenazy and Mullova hold nothing back in concert thriller

Two of the greatest classical musicians alive treat APO fans to the concert of a lifetime.

What would have happened if Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin got stuck on the moon? Nasa had a plan and the astronauts probably would not have liked it. Photo / Nasa

Sideswipe: Plan on the moon

A daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

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Travel

Viking has launched a Fly & Cruise Sale on a selection of the line's ocean and river cruise itineraries. Photo / Supplied

Spend less at sea: The latest deals on cruise holidays

Cruise deals for travellers whose love of cruising is larger than their wallets.

Taste for finer things: Adelaide Central Market is a food tourism portal. Photo / Getty Images

Adelaide grows its own food experiences

An explosion of food and wine producers has helped Adelaide bars to sprout like weeds.

Bannisters hotel at Mollymook on New South Wales' south coast. Photo / Alexia Santamaria

World's your oyster on NSW south coast

Alexia Santamaria takes a food-lover's road trip down the south coast of NSW.

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Crime

A lone police officer patrols outside the Al Noor Mosque in the days after the March 15 terror attack. Photo / Mark Mitchell

A Moment In Crime: Herald podcast revisits Chch terror attack

A Moment In Crime is a new podcast from NZME. First episode revisits the March 15 attack.

Jacinda Ardern visits Christchurch the day after 51 people were killed attending prayers at two mosques. Photo / Kirk Hargreaves

Six months after Chch mosque attacks, PM reflects on day that shook a nation

Jacinda Ardern reveals her proudest moment six months on from the March 15 shootings.

Linwood Mosque Imam Alabi Lateef Zirullah, kneeling, and Al Noor Mosque Imam Gamal Fouda during the Call to Prayer at Hagley Park just one week after the March 15 massacre. Photo / File

Mosque attack: City's imams reflect on tumultuous six months

They spoke to the Herald two days after the attack. Six months on, we catch up again.

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Education

The 150th anniversary commemoration of the battle of Orakau, the most famous battle of the NZ Wars, which took place in 1864.

Call for New Zealand Wars remembrance day

COMMENT: It is not a pretty or honourable history, but we should honour it and the dead.

Linwood Mosque Imam Alabi Lateef Zirullah, kneeling, and Al Noor Mosque Imam Gamal Fouda during the Call to Prayer at Hagley Park just one week after the March 15 massacre. Photo / File

Mosque attack: City's imams reflect on tumultuous six months

They spoke to the Herald two days after the attack. Six months on, we catch up again.

Author David Hill has written his last novel.

Top NZ writer to quit novels but he pleads for families to carry on reading

NZ author reveals the link between reading and how the USA plans future prisons.

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Health

The reality of so-called conversion therapy in New Zealand, at least, is a little different. It's more likely to be one-on-one counselling in a small, unassuming office. Photo / Getty Images

The reality of gay conversion therapy in New Zealand

I'm as surprised as you are that this is happening in New Zealand, writes Lee Suckling.

If our Government wants to make sure all children are vaccinated against measles, it needs to resort to blackmail, one reader writes. Photo / File

Letters: Government needs to resort to blackmail over vaccinations

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

According to experts a sneeze travels at 200 miles per hour. It out-hurricanes, in other words, hurricanes. Sneezing is drastic. Photo / 123RF

Bless you: String theory and sneezing, what do they have in common?

"Bless you," you say, shocked into superstition by the violence of the act.

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Cartoons

September 14. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

Cartoons: Week of September 9 - 15

September 7. Illustration/ Rod Emmerson

Cartoons: Week of September 2 - 8

August 31. Illustration / Rod Emmerson

Cartoons: Week of August 26 - September 1

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The Last Word

Will one of England's Owen Farrell (left), New Zealand's Beauden Barrett (centre) or South Africa's Handre Pollard (right) be on the winning World Cup side? Photo / Photosport

The real World Rugby rankings: Rating the World Cup contenders

5 Sep, 2019 10:08pm

14 minutes to read

Patrick McKendry: The major problem with All Blacks games

Political Roundup: Ardern's #MeTooLabour problem

Rattue: ABs' World Cup holes haven't magically gone away

Comment | Petty squabbling, endless filler - Why does anyone watch The Block NZ?

Gregor Paul: The staggering hypocrisy of 'gender neutral' World Cups

Mike Hosking: Ignoring advice — but at what price?

David Fisher: Wanted - spy watchdog, with or without teeth?

Is Taika's Jojo Rabbit a must-see or a nah-see?

Proposed new Quay St plaza, to be finished late 2020. Picture / supplied

Quay St road rage: The street causing most grief to Aucklanders

What's causing all that disruption on Quay St and where will it all end?

Labour president Nigel Haworth has resigned as questions mount about the party's handling of sexual assault allegations. Photo / Greg Bowker

Audrey Young: One down - National focuses on new targets in Labour sex claims

11 Sep, 2019 6:48pm

Party president's departure was inevitable and questions will keep coming.

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