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Analysis: Was the remarkable schoolboy try really against the rules?

ANALYSIS: 'It was not from our playbook,' the Marlborough coach Tonga Taumoefolau says.

Opinion: How football's rise challenges rugby's dominance in NZ

OPINION: Whisper it quietly. Football has arrived on these shores like never before.

Mike Lee: Smith & Caughey’s closure a body-blow to Queen St

Smith & Caughey’s closure will result in 98 job losses in Auckland.

Letters: Gambling not the winner it was once touted

OPINION: Too many losers on the pokies.

Matthew Hooton: If superannuation can’t be cut, wage subsidies must be

Opinion: Nicola Willis has few options for big savings next year, but there are some.

Editorial: Police have zero tolerance on crime – right?

OPINION: A memo creates confusion over police policy on investigating shoplifting.

Opinion: Why high-risk 'RunIt' events must be shut down

The events gained attention after a tragic copycat incident.

Audrey Young: Anxiety rises ahead of David Seymour's stint as Deputy PM

OPINION: The Act leader's only guardrails will be the ones he sets himself.

Not a lot for farmers in Budget 2025 - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

Opinion: Tourism, holidays and eating out will not get New Zealand out of debt.

Opinion: Auckland's second harbour crossing could be practical and a thing of beauty

OPINION: A proposed second harbour link could destroy key parts of Auckland's waterfront.

Editorial: Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate

OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.

Letters: We need cross-party agreement to create the health system that is the best for our people

OPINION: Health should not be a political football.

Richard Dale’s cartoon: May 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Richard Dale shares his view on current events.

Letters: How to improve funding for the foundering public health system

OPINION: Some ideas on how to improve funding for the foundering public health system.

Gregor Paul: How All Blacks sabbaticals create selection inequity

ANALYSIS: Sabbatical options offer virtual selection guarantees for experienced players.

Editorial: If freezing works close, rural towns die. We need a plan to save them

OPINION: The shape of traditional sheep and beef country has changed over the past decade.