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‘It’s reality with a capital R’: Inside the secrets of Country Calendar - a day on the set of NZ’s most popular TV show

‘I think there are a lot of NZers who have a slight hankering for a life in the country.’

16 Jan 09:00 PM

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'Adam is both genders': The NZ expert who says we have the Sistine Chapel all wrong

The controversial view behind a new exhibition of Michelangelo's famous frescoes.

16 Jan 09:00 PM

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Ed Sheeran opens Loop tour with new tricks at first NZ show

The show contained all of the hits in all of the ways, writes Varsha Anjali.

16 Jan 06:05 PM

New Zealand

Woman stranded for 15 hours after Air NZ flight diverted

16 Jan 05:37 PM

Wellington

Controversial Wellington identity arrested over social media posts

16 Jan 03:46 AM

New Zealand

Man charged after family harm incident in Masterton

16 Jan 03:29 AM

Motorsport

Family supercharged: Four brothers line up together for superstock history

16 Jan 03:14 AM

New Zealand

Rehette Stoltz on Gisborne council staffing, RMA reforms and 2026 plan

16 Jan 03:00 AM

Auckland

Govt poised to water down 2m Auckland homes intensification plan

16 Jan 02:04 AM

New Zealand

Many of Wairarapa’s recent forest fires began in old burn piles

15 Jan 08:58 PM

New Zealand

Health NZ confirms another major tech outage

15 Jan 07:22 PM

Business

61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?

15 Jan 06:49 PM

New Zealand

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15 Jan 05:47 PM

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Gregor Paul: The day I knew Razor would be exiting the All Blacks

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Gregor Paul: The day I knew Razor would be exiting the All Blacks

15 Jan 05:01 PM

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Off the shelf: Wellington’s library to reopen with 80,000 fewer books after $217m revamp

15 Jan 04:00 PM

New Zealand

‘General catch-up’: Sir Brian Roche and Andrew Coster spotted at cafe after IPCA fallout

15 Jan 04:00 PM

New Zealand

Waitārere Beach shooting: Former employer claims man was ‘troubled from the start’

15 Jan 04:00 PM

New Zealand

Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department

15 Jan 06:34 AM

New Zealand

Sister says she was messaged by 'broken' brother 30 minutes before Waitārere Beach shooting

15 Jan 04:40 AM

All Blacks

How Razor lost his edge: A history of the Robertson era and a coaching empire in ruins

15 Jan 04:01 AM

Retail

Huge queues as EB Games' closing down sale sparks rush for final deals

15 Jan 02:10 AM

New Zealand

Manage My Health ignored warning about lax security system – cyber-security expert

15 Jan 12:00 AM

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Rocket Lab shares surge to all-time high as its US military business explodes

14 Jan 11:53 PM

Sport

Shark encounter and heatwave tests ultra-swimmer on epic coast mission

14 Jan 10:00 PM

New Zealand

Girl made ‘non-speech’ 111 call after fatal Waitārere Beach shooting, family-harm call made days earlier

14 Jan 09:18 PM

Football

The $70 million football league kicking off in Auckland

14 Jan 09:00 PM

New Zealand

Watch: Tornadoes sweep across top of North Island in day of wild weather

14 Jan 08:28 PM

New Zealand

A growth mindset: Business leaders upbeat heading into election year

14 Jan 04:00 PM

New Zealand

Masked men accused of violent, unprovoked assault on young people at party

14 Jan 06:23 AM

New Zealand

Waitārere Beach shooting: Sister says brother was 'broken'

14 Jan 06:03 AM

Wellington

Police involved after women complain about public servant's post-Christmas party conduct

14 Jan 02:45 AM

Entertainment

Ed Sheeran takes over Go Media Stadium: First look at massive Loop Tour stage

14 Jan 02:00 AM

New Zealand

'Tragic family incident': One dead, three critical after Waitārere Beach shooting

14 Jan 01:36 AM

Business

Wellington set to lose another hospo business after owner closes third establishment in two years

13 Jan 11:59 PM