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Local cadets to stand guard on Armistice Day for first time in over 10 years

The Army cadet unit was on the brink of closure.

Parnell transformation: Before and after $17m Pearson House upgrade

Rabbit warren-like building has had a massive makeover: photos show scale of change.

Here's how you score exclusive access to three coveted Melbourne attractions

The city’s expert-led tours add depth to the city’s cultural history.

Napier blaze a ‘magnificent spectacle of great sheets of flames’: Gail Pope

Opinion: 'Suffocating fumes of smoke' rapidly seeped through the wooden structure.

5 haunted places in NZ you can actually visit

Aotearoa has several scary haunts. Whether you should check them out is another question.

Costumes of Ka Whawhai Tonu movie on display for the first time

Movie costume exhibition brings important story to life at Te Awamutu Museum.

Editorial: Govt rights historic wrong – now we must ensure history never repeats

OPINION: We must never forget the kids at Lake Alice.

Muir family urges community support for vital archival relocation effort

Company director Michael Muir says 'they need a home' as archives face uncertain future.

Echunga sinks - Kiwis’ 1800s visual memory shaped by paintings: Toni MacKinnon

Opinion: Within hours the Echunga had broken up and almost all its cargo was lost.

Opinion: ‘Shaky start’ for Hastings to Napier railway line

Opinion: Only three short-line public railway lines in operation in North Island .

Cultural breakthrough in prisons: MP's tribute to Sir Norman Perry's legacy

Former MP's book recognises the prison reform leader's unacknowledged contributions.

Taonga by master carver Pine Taiapa gifted to Tairāwhiti Museum

Made in 1965 by Pine Taiapa in Tikitiki, the taonga has been gifted to Tairawhiti Museum.

Experts deftly handle MTG’s rich, complex taonga: Laura Vodanovich

Opinion: Talented team at the MTG.

September reads for bookworms

Looking for a new book? These recent releases span crime to cookbooks (and some NZ bees).

From dictators to dry-humoured storytellers, Bucharest draws visitors in

Expect to be enraptured in the Romanian capital.

Michael Fowler: Muskets dominated the Battle of Te Pakeke

OPINION: The nature of Māori warfare would change with the introduction of the musket.