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Focus: Can dung beetles save NZ Rivers?
Dung beetles may play a major role in the conservation of New Zealand rivers.

Focus: Wage growth in New Zealand is M.I.A
A new report outlines six reasons why kiwis wages are stuck in a rut.

Hey! Where did my pay rise go?
If you're wondering why your wages are stuck in a rut, you're not alone.

Lorde's new album is a brilliant hot mess
There's so much happening on Melodrama it's hard to take in, but once you do it's amazing.

Focus: Kids present try scoring strategy to All Blacks
Two young All Black fans go head to head with their try scoring strategy for a chance to carry on the ball for tomorrow's game.

Focus: New Zealand high-rises not a threat
After the devastating fire in London, New Zealand high rises are under close inspection.

On the cutting edge of rural innovation
Innovations and inventions are on display at this year's National Agricultural Fieldays.

Robotic hands snatch kiwifruit future
New-developed robotic rover could become the workhorse of New Zealand's fruit industry.

Focus: Business is good at Fieldays
NZME Head of Business Fran O'Sullivan talks to Senior Business Reporter Jamie Gray about what Fieldays means for the agricultural industry.

NZ butter as expensive as French butter
The price of NZ butter has risen so much that it's now as cheap to buy butter from France.

Focus: French-imported butter is just as cheap as our own
At Pak n' Save, French-imported butter Petit Normand is just as cheap as our cheapest butter.

Focus: All Blacks visit Starship
Starship Foundation host a star-studded event to raise funds for paediatric healthcare.

Giant 10m waves crash off Christchurch
Waves up to 3-storeys high have been recorded off Banks Peninsula.

Focus: Drones are being used to save lives
A new study is Sweden has tested how quickly drones can deliver heart defibrillators when someone suffers from a heart attack.

Focus: Lions bested by Highlanders
Lions suffer their second defeat to a gusty Highlanders team.

Auckland house price rises lag behind NZ
REINZ data for May showed Auckland growth well behind NZ figures.

Cold snap: Monster 6m waves expected
Roads are closed and Cook Strait crossings suspended as wild weather wallops country.

Focus: Cold weather ahead of the Lions game in Dunedin
Dunedin feels the cold, with snow this afternoon.

Focus: Wrap up warm, cold weather ahead
Cold weather is going to grip much of New Zealand.

Focus: Team NZ beat Artemis in America's Cup
Team NZ will face off against Oracle in the America's Cup.

Oracle's edge: The worst rule in sport
Imagine the All Blacks getting a five-point head start for the World Cup final.

Snow showers, heavy rain as cold blast hits
From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.

Focus: Labour unveils new immigration policy
22 thousand foreign students wanting to do “low level” courses here, will be affected by Labour’s immigration policy.

Focus: Fixed water charges landlords responsibility
There’s new evidence that tenants have been paying hundreds of dollars more in water bills than they should be.

Focus: Major changes needed to address Auckland's housing crisis
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff releases report on Auckland's housing crisis.

Focus: NZ Herald launches new crime series
Tomorrow the Herald launches Counting Crime, a week-long series that looks at offending in New Zealand, who is affected by it, when and where.

Focus: Christie Marceau inquest begins
The Marceau family may finally hear what motivated their daughters killer.