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Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.
The Great Dane helping Napier City Rovers hunt silverware
Napier City Rovers new goalkeeper has become Mr Reliable between the posts in 2024.
Property Insider: Quay Park leasehold fee spiral fear; Precinct Properties’ apartment push
CBD leasehold, Seascape, apartments, Mt Eden and Ikea: all covered in today's column.
Opinion: Why rugby should ditch technology
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Nearly half of all cancer cases are linked to obesity
Study finds excess weight could be fuelling more than 30 types of the disease.
Eurovision 2024: Who should represent New Zealand at Malmö?
Sweden is set to host the 'Olympics of camp', which attracted 162 million viewers in 2023.
Shots fired: Goal-scoring machine says he can get only better
Shots fired: Napier City Rovers goal-scoring machine says he can get only better
Property Insider: Horse racing grandstand coming down; crane numbers plummet
A grandstand going for apartments but the latest study shows fewer cranes on our horizons.
Depth creates tough selection calls for Napier City Rovers coach
Form, eligibility rules and depth of quality make for tough selection calls for coach.
'Unprecedented' - Ikea reveals huge $407m spend in New Zealand
The investment is 'significant and indicates the long-term commitment to New Zealand'.
Danish football recruit’s 17,000km journey to New Zealand with victory in mind
New Napier City Rovers goalie opens on up pressure, pain and a desire to be the best.
Puberty blocker ban: England limits youth gender medications
New York Times: Five European nations have now restricted the drugs.
Kāinga Ora takes control of four Build Partners' housing sites
The move came after concerns subcontractors were not being paid.
Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since Waterloo took the world by storm
Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with Waterloo.
This country taught me how to love winter and thrive in the cold
Opinion: Don't endure this winter; enjoy it.
'They're moving fast' - steel framing rises for NZ's first Ikea store
The framework for the giant store is now up to the second level of a planned three levels.
Sweden joins Nato, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
'This is a historic moment', says Joe Biden.
Cecilia Robinson: Premier House and the sad state of our nation's assets
OPINION: The decision to avoid investing in Premier House misses the broader point.
Swedish-born Kiwi footballer's Olympic dream
Silver fern tattoo on Swedish-born footballer highlights Kiwi roots.
'There was blood everywhere': Man 'made goulash' out of bear after it ate his face
Pär Sundstrom, 42, and his son were attacked by a bear while hunting in Sweden.
Cecilia Robinson: Back to school and back to basics
OPINION: Changes lay groundwork for a more enriching learning journey - but need support.
Ikea’s first NZ store: Watch drone footage
About 500 piles have now been driven 40-50m deep across the site, an executive says.
State houses built in China, delivered to Hamilton
Kāinga Ora is accelerating its public housing programme.
‘I fell in love with a superstar surgeon who turned out to be a conman’
She thought Paolo Macchiarini would change the world. Then his patients started dying.
Sweden tourism board tired of being confused for Switzerland
Sweden argues that these similarities are superficial - just two letters deep.
Brussels killing drives an EU push to toughen border and deportation laws
Abdesalem Lassoued had been denied residency in four European countries before his spree.
Brussels police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing two Swedes
A suspect in a shooting rampage that killed two Swedish football fans has been shot dead.
Sweden to Ōwairaka: Why modular house business turned to Europe for $90m project
'We went to the USA, China and Europe but the Swedish model was the right model for us.'
Soaring into the record books: 104 year-old-woman aims for worlds oldest skydiver
The current record was set by a 103-year-old Swedish woman in May 2022.
Three killed in overnight shootings and explosion in Sweden
Deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated.
US soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago is released
US ally Sweden and rival China helped with the transfer of US soldier.
Sweden returns to books and handwriting practice in tech-heavy schools
Sweden wonders if their digital focus led to an academic decline over the last few years.