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About to have a meltdown? Use the S.A.N.T.A method to help manage your holiday stress.

Letters: Celebrating Smith & Caughey’s legacy of excellence

OPINION: 'If Auckland has a beating heart, the Caughey name is engraved on it.'

Teen navy cadet died unable to access Defence Force health experts

Inquiry released into the death of Navy cadet Sacha Piper in India.

Top Auckland principal calls it quits after four decades in education

'When I started, teacher salaries were near to what backbench MPs were getting.'

Cheating husband’s ‘terrifying’ jail stretch after spurned lover faked assault claims

He ended a 15-month affair - and then his lover told police he threatened to kill her.

Spray-on sunscreen is convenient. But does it work?

NY Times: Dermatologists explain the benefits – and drawbacks – of this popular option.

Why women go off sex in midlife and what men need to know

Telegraph: Major dry spells are common, but there are ways to get the spark back.

Remembering Kris Kristofferson: A life of country music and cinematic success

New York Times: The iconic singer, songwriter and actor died in September aged 88.

Fake lawyer claims: Kiwi fraudster labelled ‘charlatan’ in Dubai court

New Zealander with colourful history finds himself in third continent's courts.

Retailers' Christmas wish: Staying alive in 2025

Christmas sales will be critical to retailers' survival as 2025 shapes up as a challenge.

Michael and Annette Dearth on closing The Grove

After twenty years, fine dining restaurant The Grove is shutting its doors. Video / Cameron Pitney

Gang members arrested after alleged 200kg meth heist at Port of Tauranga

Two men allegedly broke into shipping container and pulled out five suitcases of drugs.

What a Boomer thinks about untaxed capital gains – Mary Holm

Our columnist on the big Super debate and the letters that were kind – and not so kind.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of December 16 - 22

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Varsha Anjali: What's so bad about Auckland, anyway?

OPINION: As hordes leave Auckland for the holidays, is the city as bad as some say?

'It’s very exposing': Nicole Kidman on sex, death and her new film

New York Times: Why Nicole Kidman's latest role is her most personal yet.

Letters: Need to save money? Cut MP numbers in half

OPINION: 'Many of us believe that there are far too many MPs.'