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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.

‘Wiped out’: CEO who lost it all on the property market - and what he learned

Perpetual Guardian's Patrick Gamble learned about investing the hard way.

Sex, pain and betrayals: What MAFS NZ's Jo Robertson wants us to know

The relationship expert lifts the lid on intimacy, trauma and talking to teens.

Henderson laundromat fire: 21 fire crews from across Auckland contain blaze

Investigators are heading to the scene of the blaze today.

Oldest living All Black's longevity advice: 'Keep fit, or you’ll lose it all'

His record with the All Blacks will forever remain a 100% win rate.

'Everyone's anxious about it': Slip adds uncertainty to Brynderwyns project

Another Brynderwyns slip has spiked concern about the prolonged impact on businesses.

'Abandonment': Fears NCEA could be left behind as top schools switch

One-third of Year 11 students didn't take NCEA 1 in 2024, as Cambridge exams demand grows.

'Exciting': Seaweed seed bank, marine rehab unite efforts

The seaweed seed bank is a 'living library' of native kelp species from various regions.

The latest Kiwi-founded unicorn: Hamish McKenzie’s Substack raises $168m at $1.8b valuation

A New Zealand venture capital firm has invested in the latest raise.

Identity of concrete worker fatally run over by own truck revealed

The accident occurred on Rangitoto Ave in Remuera just after 9am on Monday.

Police seek identity of mystery man photographed near Auckland church blaze

Eight fire trucks were on the scene at the peak of the blaze at St Mary's Catholic Church.

Māori string game inspires stunning light display in Auckland

The light sculpture plays on the traditional weaving forms of the string game whai.

Stanford announces two new Akl school locations, $120m for classrooms at 24 campuses

Two new schools are to be built, in Pōkeno and Chapel Downs.

'Pyrrhic victory': Waipareira Trust wins legal point but fails to quash charity deregistration notice

The Waipareira Trust argued the Charities Board was improperly constituted.

Tech Insider: Win for Wayne Brown - Government's new AI agency will be based in Auckland

The defunded Callaghan Innovation was based in Wellington and Lower Hutt.

Referee abuse: The alarming stats that highlight a troubling trend

Many sports across New Zealand are seeing an increase in reported referee abuse.