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Letters: The threat of extremism in our society

OPINION: A reader encourages those attending the cricket this summer to be sun smart.

Martin Gummer: Dear PM, here's how to fix an energy crisis

OPINION: An open letter to the Prime Minister calls for an urgent strategy.

Watch: Police intervene after Destiny-linked protesters block South Auckland Sikh parade

About 50 protesters blocked Great South Rd about 2pm to confront the parade.

$6m Powerball jackpot struck as one player scoops top prize

The $6.2m haul is the biggest Lotto win since a $16m jackpot on December 10.

From bongos to breakfast baps: My moment of fame on Great Barrier Island

'If you didn’t want everyone knowing your business, you probably wouldn't live here.'

Boxing Day starts early – Briscoes sale kicks off before Christmas

Briscoes is touting a $70m 'Boxing Day' sale running through to December 29.

Will Goodwin: The clean energy race is on – can NZ keep up?

OPINION: NZ must lift renewable capacity by about 50% by 2030 to hit net zero.

Rocket Lab lands $816m deal to build US missile-tracking satellites

It's the NZ-founded space company's largest contract to date.

Inside AUT’s female-based concussion research programme

Kite foiler Lucy Bilger reflects on her involvement after an injury while training.

An athlete’s perspective on AUT’s female-based concussion research programme

Kite foiler Lucy Bilger shares her experience regarding a concussion and participating in AUT's concussion research. Video / Alyse Wright

Auckland University of Technology's innovative female-based concussion research programme

AUT Millennium is the host to a revolutionary blood detector used as part of their female-based concussion research. Video / Alyse Wright

Supreme Court finds Govt must consider climate change when offering oil and gas tenders

The case was brought by university students who are part of Climate Clinic Aotearoa.

‘The tears just keep flowing’: Friends tend dogs at slain couple’s rural farm

Friends entered the remote Ruatiti farm to calmly secure Trina Cole’s mastiffs.

Man, 28, in court over Rotorua death

Nicholas Mitchell, 37, died after crashing into a tree on Ford Rd on Friday.

‘I ran towards the gunshots’: Inside Kiwi bystander’s Bondi terror ordeal

Papakura-raised Amandeep Singh-Bola restrained alleged gunman during Bondi terror attack.

Police raids and cannabis charges add to tension in tiny Waipori Falls settlement

The 41-year-old accused faces three cannabis charges and is due in court next month.