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Life in the balance: What it's like to be young on a transplant waitlist

Paul was tested at 20 and told to go live her life - before she developed kidney disease.

'Negligent': First mother-baby HIV cases diagnosed in NZ in 20 years

Routine screening had effectively eliminated perinatal HIV cases – until now.

Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune star Claire Chitham reflects on career and life lessons

How escaping the limelight brought on the actor's second act and personal fulfilment.

'Two bits of gold': How ballet and sumo transformed the All Blacks

The All Blacks learned to reduce 'turf toe' from the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Thunderstorm risk remains as school holidays end amid showers

Thunderstorms are likely on the West Coast and around Taranaki Maunga this afternoon.

'A moment of madness and impulse': The day uni lecturer gave a lesson dressed as a woman

Ciara Cremin says life as a trans woman is hard but now she can't live any other way.

Meet Auckland's unstoppable Shens: 2 brothers, 21 awards, 2 world-class uni scholarships

The brainy brothers dream of creating the next world-changing start-up.

'Fix the cracks': Auckland man claims home damaged by roadworks vibrations

AT is conducting vibration tests after complaints about noise and shaking.

Lotto: Powerball not struck, one First Division player $1 million richer

Time to check your Lotto numbers to see if you are $1 million richer.

Auckland man's decades of work to get 100-year-old steam ferry afloat

The ferry has been parked off Auckland's Northwestern Motorway for over two decades.

Home build dream shattered after business hacked and woman launders couple’s $150k

Sophie Winchester-Krishan earned $5k for laundering the couple's scammed money.

Auckland retiree faces eviction as ground rent jumps 344%

The Dilworth Trust increased the annual leasehold fee from $45,000 to $202,000 per year.

Comedian Dai Henwood forgets about cancer in the chaos of 7 Days Live

No cameras, censors or lawyers, as TV team prepares for 'rule-breaking' national tour.

Steve Braunias asks Polkinghorne if the eye surgeon killed his wife

Steve Braunias called the Polkinghorne murder trial "the apex of a very long career".

‘Fire sale’: World-renowned artist’s work to be sold against his will

Yaacov Agam is alleged to owe $6.8 million to a NZ-based printing company.

Kumeū crash: Police identify teen who died after vehicle crashed into house

The vehicle fled police, crashed and flipped upside down before hitting a house.

Gregor Paul: How Wellington's woes are reshaping NZ Rugby's HQ strategy

OPINION: NZ Rugby considers relocating its headquarters, questioning Wellington's future.

'Dirtiest-minded young woman in NZ': Dame Fiona's lifetime of flouting convention

New doco is a psychological study of the Wellington writer who flouted convention.