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New mums: Don't rush back

Many new mothers suffer from extreme tiredness even four months after giving birth, prompting experts to warn they should not hurry back to work.

100 years of red light rage

Traffic lights. Can't do with them, can't do without them. Or can we? A century after the world's first lights were switched on, what's the future of traffic control?

Surf club fights for new access

The surf club guarding one of the country's most dangerous rip-torn beaches says it is losing efficiency and members.

Blanket of hail hints at chill

A hailstorm that left a blanket of white over some Auckland suburbs was the first sign of the cold snap to come.

Comedian to lose her locks

Comedian Jaquie Brown's famous short hair is about to get shorter, when she shaves it next week to raise finds for the Cancer Society.

48 floors, hanging by thread

These terrifying images show the moments after a window-cleaning cradle on Austria's tallest building suddenly slipped, leaving two workers clinging on for their lives.

Anna sets Larry straight

Larry King revealed a gap in his knowledge when he asked the married star Anna Paquin whether she was now a "non-practicing bisexual".

Bizarre lives of NZ's species

The bizarre lives of some of our garden-variety creatures have been revealed in a book by two leading Kiwi biologists.

Anyone can overcome bullies

I look in the mirror and wonder how I managed to survive the torture and humiliation I faced when I was a teenager, writes Jesse Greenslade.

Admire the Aussies

Australians are irrepressible. Admirably so. This time 12 months ago rugby was the black sheep of their respective football codes - scarily close to oblivion.

Kiwi behind new Perry video

Lorde's Hunger Games role

Lorde isn't just recording a new single for the next Hunger Games film, she's choosing the movie's entire soundtrack.

The great escape - from mud

A motorist fleeing police got trapped when he tried to escape by driving over Auckland harbour's tidal sands.

No joke, Hamilton's 150

It's been labelled a bogan town, a cow town, even the "chlamydia capital of NZ". But from today the city will celebrate 150 years of history

Did Bolt label Games 'sh*t'?

Usain Bolt has denied calling the Commonwealth Games a "bit s***", describing the reports as "nonsense".

Ryall checks out after 24 years

Health Minister Tony Ryall has signed off on his 15-year political career by reminiscing on his role in asset sales, helping former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley roll Jim Bolger and the achievements he was proudest of as Health Minister.

12 Questions: Michael Kloeg

I went to a Christian school growing up and at 14 I was pretty much set on being a helicopter pilot.

'We weren't on a beach'

Frustrated passengers have slammed Air NZ for poor customer service, lack of communication and sympathy, as another plane is delayed overnight in Hong Kong.