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Self-taught Christchurch dressmaker vies for top fashion prize
3 Nov 2025Three years ago, Foster Mwaba didn't even have a sewing machine. Now she's turning heads at the Melbourne Cup.
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How to become a KiwiSaver millionaire
3 Nov 2025Most young people joining KiwiSaver are likely to amass balances of more than $1 million within their working lives.
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30,000 breath tests falsified or wrong - but police say no review needed
3 Nov 2025More than 100 officers are under investigation, but police insist there was "no pressure" on staff to meet targets.
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'I was trapped, I was invisible': A silent existence after mystery illness
3 Nov 2025Trapped inside his own body for years, Martin Pistorius lived like a "ghost" - aware, but unable to move or communicate.
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Wellington school ignores ministry advice, tells students to stay home over measles
3 Nov 2025The school have put classes online for years 9, 10 and 11.
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Police admit losing murder investigation file
3 Nov 2025"It can't just slip behind a desk or a cabinet somewhere," says investigator Tim McKinnel. "Somebody has moved it."
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All Blacks star Barrett offers to help Irish opponent fight red card
3 Nov 2025"I'll support him in terms of mitigating whatever happens next, because I don't feel there's any intention there."
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Conservationist slams Biosecurity NZ over hornet response
3 Nov 2025Former Far North beekeeper and pest trapper Brad Windust is sounding the alarm over a lack of urgency shown by authorities over eradicating the pest.
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Have you been 'speedwashed' on your broadband plan?
3 Nov 2025Research shows many people are paying for more broadband than they really need.
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How the Oscars nomination race is shaping up
2 Nov 2025The competition still has two more months to take shape, but there are a few frontrunners emerging.
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Beneficiaries, pensioners don't have enough money for basics
A new report has also found 27 percent of children are living in food-insecure households.
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Invasive millipede spreads beyond Wellington
2 Nov 2025The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has now confirmed the millipede has been found in New Plymouth, and that it's also awaiting samples of a specimen from Nelson.
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'Paul Henry really enjoyed being teased' - The Governess on filming The Chase NZ
2 Nov 2025British quizzer Anne Hegerty wasn't willing to tolerate any self-importance from her new colleague.
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Group singing can help lift mums out of postnatal depression - and benefit babies, too
1 Nov 2025The 'Melodies for Mums' programme brings depressed UK mothers "more biologically in tune" with their babies.
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Richie McCaw on the state of rugby today
1 Nov 2025Watch: The former All Black captain talked to Jamie Wall about player brand image, what frustrates him about rugby now, and how they'll go this weekend.
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$600k earthquake rebuild named NZ's best architectural design of 2025
1 Nov 2025Canterbury shone at this year's ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards, with five of eight winners from the region.
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Prince no more: Andrew stripped of royal titles
31 Oct 2025King Charles has moved to take away Andrew's titles, and to remove him from his residence.
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Rugby boss slams Ian Foster's 'revisionist views on history'
31 Oct 2025NZ Rugby's outgoing chief has hit back at claims made in the former All Black coach's autobiography.
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Trump's big concession to China is loaded with red flags
Analysis: Trump risks further eroding America's relationship with its key allies while gaining a friendlier relationship with its chief economic adversary.
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150 measles cases a week possible, data shows
31 Oct 2025The official advice to government looked at how measles could spread but with current low childhood vaccination rates.
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'This isn't safe': Homeowners stuck in dispute with council
31 Oct 2025One homeowner is renting elsewhere and paying a mortgage on a house she hasn't lived in for two years.
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Great-grandfather killed after kerosene fridge explodes at holiday home
31 Oct 2025The old-school fridges are not common, but are used in areas where there is no electricity.
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Labour wants crackdown on 'cowboy' charter school bids
31 Oct 2025As a trust attempts an unsupported takeover of Kelston Boys' High School, the Opposition is raising concerns.
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Rates could go up for properties that get new granny flats
31 Oct 2025Rates could be raised for properties with granny flats, an economist says, after new rules were passed allowing people to build structures up to 70 square metres in their yards.
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