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Focus: Builder's 'beer table' showcases Kiwi ingenuity

Tama Nio-Aporo's 'beer table', that took him a day and a half to make, is designed for 'lazy' summer drinkers.

NZ rules stacked against me, says US teacher

Teacher says NZ recruitment agency did not put his name forward for a single job.

Focus: Surf lifesaver Gary Hinds speaks to Newstalk ZB about Hot Water Beach drowning

Hot Water Beach Lifeguard Chairman Gary Hinds comments on the drowning of Angelo Tuyay at the beach over the weekend.

Focus: Eminem coming to NZ in March

'Rap God' comes to capital: Eminem to play one show next year.

Focus: Breast cancer funding plea

A group of women battling terminal cancer tell the Herald what they would do with extra time

Buying time: Breast cancer patients fighting for drugs

Cancer patients describe what extra time would mean to them.

Focus: American high school English teacher struggling to find work in NZ

Jake La Jeunesse, an American teacher who has struggled to find a fulltime position in NZ, says that the rules are designed to drive immigrants away.

French ref knocked out in Champions Cup match

SOURCE / Rugby Pass

Check out the views! But who took a chainsaw to the trees?

A 20 metre pine has been destroyed and a pohutukawa attacked as a sea view beckons.

Focus: Singapore-New York flight

Singapore Airlines captain S L Leong explaining the airline's Singapore-New York flight. / Grant Bradley / Airbus

Not For Sale: Sponsoring a child can change your life

Libby McCarthy first became interested in Myanmar when she was a high school student.

What it's like to sponsor three little girls less fortunate

Fiona Miller has sponsored three girls from India and Africa in the past 16 years.

Comment: Lower speed limits are a developer's dream

Lower rural speed limits on a city fringe are a developer's dream.

Focus: NZ house sales at eight-month low

House sale volumes have hit an eight-month low and Auckland's median sale price is sticking in a flat pattern, around $850,000 for nearly two years, new data from the Real Estate Institute shows.

Lowest house sales in 8 months, Auckland stuck at $850k median for 18 months

REINZ data is just out for September

'A kick in the teeth': Teacher stuck on $59,000 after 43 years

Primary teachers who trained after 1996 earn $12,000 more than those who trained earlier.

Fuel fury: Petrol prices hitting Kiwi homes

Fuel prices around the country are causing headaches for Kiwi families around the country.

Focus: Tauranga teacher with certificate qualification wants increased pay

Tauranga teacher Eileen Gilmour is stuck on a pay scale because she started teaching before a university degree was required. / Alan Gibson