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Fly-in, fly-out worker 'effectively barred' from seeing family

He says managed isolation rules mean he'd only get a few days with family before leaving.

How did imported butter become cheaper than NZ butter?

Company that imports Petit Normand explains why French cost less than Fonterra.

NZ butter making its mark globally

Anchor butter is a familiar sight on New Zealand supermarket shelves, but in far-flung Azerbaijan, they are eating it too.

Granny brings down internet

Usually when there are internet problems in former Soviet countries, people suspect nefarious government interference.

Spooks crack whip over Eurovision voting

Mysterious Caspian Sea stirs the imagination

There are vast oil reserves under the Caspian and swimming in its waters are giant caviar-bearing beluga sturgeon.

Caspian adventures

There are vast oil reserves under the Caspian and swimming in its waters are giant caviar-bearing beluga sturgeon. Both riches have been the subject of disputes between the nations that claim a share of the Caspian and some of these disagreements centre on just how one defines these waters - as international ocean waters or inland sea or lake?

Hockey: Losing streak a positive step for Olympic preparation

Baku: Money oozes from oil boom city

Officially autumn is here but it is 35C outside and the Caspian Sea is limpid, shimmering in the heat.