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Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:55:47 GMT
Live: Warriors vs Storm - NRL round 20
Ed Kosi gets a double as the Warriors keep pace with the Storm at halftime

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:45:59 GMT
Auckland mayoral candidate Efeso Collins out in front in latest poll
Left-leaning candidate Efeso Collins narrowly leads restaurateur Leo Molloy in poll commissioned by election rival Wayne Brown.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:42:15 GMT
Live: Commonwealth Games action from Birmingham
The Black Sticks women are away to storming start, with the lawn bowlers also in action, with medal chances beckoning later in the triathlon, pool and velodrome.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:12:31 GMT
How I fell out of love with NZ during the pandemic and how I gained it all back when I left
OPINION: While navigating Covid as an immigrant was one of the hardest things that I ever had to do, this country has given me the opportunity to build a better life.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:10:09 GMT
From homeless in Wellington, to a home and a job in Christchurch
An uncle's offer to help third-strike offender William Kawhe has broken 20 years without a job or a home.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Derelict church conversion with sleeping pods for teenagers wows judges
This former church and hall in Nelson have been renovated to become an award-winning family home - with a difference.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Burnt-out waste workers could be sign of staff shortage tipping point - union
The Taupō workers say they won't do more than 50 hours a week, after several months of pulling "excessive hours" and seven-day weeks to keep up with workloads.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT
Close to nature: NZIA Nelson-Marlborough Architecture Award winners
Bach hideaways, retreats and innovative design solutions come to the fore in the NZIA award winners from the top of the south.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:59:34 GMT
Police recover body from submerged car near Invercargill
Police divers have located the body of a female in a submerged car after a crash.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Some regions short one in four mental health staff as services 'overloaded'
Short-staffing in mental health services mean referrals for even some suicidal patients are being rejected, a psychologist says.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:30:00 GMT
Woman was forced to marry the son of the priest who raped her
When Barbara was 18 she was forced into a marriage with the son of a priest who raped her.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:08:57 GMT
Former New Zealand sports rep bowled over by kindness on 104th birthday
When champion lawn bowler Joan Porter celebrated her latest milestone, her family put out a call for random acts of kindness to be done on her behalf.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:05:23 GMT
NZ sharemarket ends month with a 1.4% jump
The NZ sharemarket ended the last week of July at a nearly three-month high.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:01:17 GMT
Coroner rejects family's $2000 mugging theory over road death
Richard Johnson's family was concerned he had been lying in the road after being mugged, but a coroner has ruled that was not the case.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Bill Nye: Science Guy: Netflix doco a great watch for everyone in the household
On and off camera, he is a charming, amicable and vastly likeable man, with a kind of “Mr Rogers” quality that seems to be completely unfakeable.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Uncoupled: Is Netflix's latest Star production this year's Emily in Paris?
REVIEW: Unless you’re a huge Neil Patrick Harris or Marcia Gay Harden fan, this clunkily written rom-com series is depressingly disappointing.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Māori housing: $25m apartment development breaks ground in Mt Wellington, Auckland
Thirty new apartments will be built for whānau Māori - in a setting that connects back to their iwi outside of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Ethnic minority women need more perinatal support – report
Up to half of new parents are thought to experience symptoms of depression or anxiety, with perinatal distress more common for Māori, Pacific and Asian women.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Tunisian referendum deals deathblow to Arab Spring
The approval of a constitution giving Kais Saied dictatorial powers threatens to kill the achievements of the Arab Spring once and for all.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT
Have you put wine in the microwave, or worse, the Sodastream?
Unofficial list of country's top “wine crimes” revealed. So we tried some.



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