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Paul McCartney on lockdown and his friendship with John Lennon

Times: The richest pop star on the planet spent this weird year like the rest of us.

He pretended to be Trump's family. Then Trump fell for it

New York Times: For months, a 21yo Trump supporter impersonated Trump family members.

The rise and fall of the celebrity pastor of Hillsong Church

New York Times: He helped build a megachurch. Then temptation became too much to resist.

The Lost Princess: Bringing Hinemihi home

A new book traces the extraordinary survival story of one of our greatest artworks.

Confusion, chaos and delay: Inside story of the Labour-NZ First government

The misunderstanding, frictions and issues that vexed the Labour-NZ First coalition.

Lockdown and protests: What's it like policing London in 2020

Times: Met police chief discusses policing London during one of the strangest times.

Jeff Bezos v Elon Musk: The rivalry fuelling the modern space race

Times: How the rivalry between the two richest men on the planet went galactic.

A mother, her son - and their 2,400km search for home

New York Times: Jessika and her son are among the millions displaced by the pandemic.

Shelly Bay: The $500m boutique development, the protest group and the celebrity backer

Wellington's Ihumātao moment: If bulldozers arrive, there's a list of people on speed dial

Covid combat fatigue: 'I would come home with tears in my eyes'

New York Times: Doctors and nurses on the front lines are running on empty.

Can we make our robots less biased than we are?

New York Times: AI developers want to end injustices in how technology is made and used.

Anthony Hopkins makes it look simple. (And maybe it should be)

New York Times: The actor claims, "no acting required" in his new dementia drama.

Along Russia's 'road of bones,' relics of suffering and despair

New York Times: Kolyma Highway once delivered prisoners to work camps of Stalin's gulag.

How a David and a Goliath sprinted ahead in the vaccine race

New York Times: Furious race played out between pharmaceutical giant and biotech upstart.

Exclusive: Trailblazing baby - New Zealand's oldest mum gives birth at 64

She's a year from getting the pension but this 64-year-old woman has a brand new baby.

Drugs, buried clothes and a hilltop mansion: The tragic end to US polo star's life

One tragedy. Two mates. Two stories. It was up to the jury to decide who to believe.

What in the world is a $590 scratch-and-sniff t-shirt doing in 2020?

New York Times: And why is shipping not free?

What if instead of calling people out, we called them in?

New York Times: Meet the woman combating the 'toxic' cancel culture.