November 15 2020
Kia Ora, Aotearoa!

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Teen girl wins last-minute reprieve after being told she was in NZ illegally

The 14-year-old girl only found out she was not a New Zealand resident when her mother made a passport inquiry.

Business

Houseplant listings pulled after $99m bids on Trade Me

The auctions closed early after Facebook users spotted several red flags and fought back against the potential scam.

Music

Benee wins four Tui's at Aotearoa Music Awards

The 20-year-old artist has claimed more Tui’s than any other artist in back-to-back years.

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Stuff Circuit

The difficult search for Emma Barrett's birth family

America

Violence erupts at Trump rally as night falls

TV and Radio

Black Hands episode 3: How Laniet undermines the Bain family dream

ANALYSIS: This episode is a moving account of how a teenager from a religious family ends up a sex worker.

9:30pm
Stuff Circuit

An orphan's journey to Russia for love

Emma Barrett was just two weeks old when her alcoholic mother put her in an orphanage. Now an adult, she's returned to find her birth family.

Rugby

Must do better: All Blacks tight five put on notice by Whitelock

The veteran lock knows the past two tests against the Wallabies and Pumas aren't good enough for a team with a long and proud history.

Americas

Trump lost at the ballot box. His legal challenges aren't going any better

9:27pm
editors' picks
Quizzes

Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge

Rugby

Pressure mounts on ABs coach Foster after loss to Pumas

Oddstuff

Mystery solved: The blue light baffling Auckland residents

Life & Style

Diana and Charles were 'on the best terms' near the end

Rugby

Crazy day of footy sees BOP into semis, Canterbury avoid relegation

Music

Harry Styles breaks 127-year-old Vogue record

perspectives
Health

New drug gives 'normal life' to haemophiliac who thought he was 'too rare to be cured'

Andrew Scott spent the majority of his youth in and out of hospital and frequently used a wheelchair. Now he is able to surf, work and perform on stage thanks to a new drug.

8:59pm
National

Dog survives six days stranded on island

So spooked by fireworks, Ruby the dog fled all the way to an island. She ended up being stuck there for nearly a week.

National

Four people seriously injured in Waikato crash

Initial indications are that four people are seriously injured, and a helicopter is en route to the crash site.

Crime

Two-year legal fight for pekin duck justice

A Southland man will finally have his day in court after a dog killed one of his ducks and left the other badly injured.

World

Trump advisor Chris Liddell denies informal vote to separate migrant parents from children

Kiwi-born Liddell labelled the policy “terrible” and says he would have opposed it had there been a vote.

Americas

Iota threatens second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras

The storm, the 30th of the Hurricane season, could wreak more havoc in a region still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Eta.

Americas

Thousands of Trump fans march, falsely claim he won US election

Donald Trump drives by, and White House Press Secretary estimates a million marchers - believed to be 200 times the actual number.

World

UN food agency warns 2021 will be worse than 2020

The head of the World Food Program is gravely concerned that “we are going to have famines of biblical proportions in 2021."

Nelson Tasman

A guide to Abel Tasman National Park

At the sheltered top of the South Island, explore Abel Tasman's sunny seascape by boat, kayak, or on NZ's most accessible Great Walk.

Travel news

Travel offers of the week: 2 nights in a luxury Queenstown hotel from $569

Save up to 40 per cent on an alpine king room at the five-star QT Queenstown.

Train journeys

All aboard three of New Zealand's most scenic rail journeys

Wellington

The best pies according to a food fair boss

Opinion

Big business needs to do better

OPINION: Telcos, supermarkets, airlines are all letting customers down.

Opinion

Was this the biggest recession we never had?

OPINION: If economists exist to make weather forecasters look good, "weather forecasters will look amazing this year".

Business

Covid-19 job losses: 'That's probably it'

Waves of unemployment were forecast - we're now in a gentler one, economists say.

Business

Jucy calls in receivers

The Jucy brand will live on as its assets are sold to Polar Capital.

Prosper

Securing repeat customers is one of the quickest ways for your business to grow

OPINION: A phenomenal amount of potential profit is lost by neglecting existing clients.

Prosper

Bion Behdin is taking First AML from start-up to scale-up and beyond

Auckland’s tech scene, emerging venture capital market and globally competitive dining make it a great place to do business.

Prosper

Government policy costing high-performing migrants their jobs

Prosper

Being brilliant on the basics is a great way to build a successful business

Prosper

The silky smooth feeling of success for this soap maker

Climate Change

ANZ's coal pledge too slow and not tough enough, critics say

The bank has been too slow to ditch coal and its KiwiSaver funds should go coal-free too, critics say.

Climate Change

Will the conferences and galas of the future come to you?

As Covid-19 gripped, conference and award attendees gathered in bubbles, hubs and behind their screens – and travel pollution plummeted.

Climate Change

Don't panic: runaway global warming unlikely to hit next century

Climate Change

Napier flooding a taste of what's to come from climate change

Pou Tiaki

Google forks out to bring awareness to takatāpui

Takatāpui is a traditional Māori word which means intimate partner of the same sex. But many have never heard of it before.

Pou Tiaki

Agreement strengthens iwi access to education opportunities

"Learning has changed, there’s lots of different avenues like learning online or face-to-face trades training, so this helps hapu and iwi access these tools.”

Politics

Willie Jackson - 'you get the deal ... or nothing'

New Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson refuses to concede to Māori 'puritans'.

Nelson

Men's identities stolen for anti-appropriation posters

Two men who oppose cultural appropriation say their identities have been stolen and used without their knowledge for posters dropped in Nelson

Rugby

Bay of Plenty steam into semis after thrilling win over North Harbour

Hosts at Tauranga Domain come from 21-0 down to notch fifth win on the trot and secure third place in the Mitre 10 Cup premiership standings.

Rugby

Pumas captain Pablo Matera gives New Zealand rugby a reality check

OPINION: There was only one indisputable 'World XV' forward on display as the All Blacks lost in Sydney - ferocious Argentine captain Pablo Matera.

Rugby

Recap: Canterbury v Auckland

Rugby

Frustrated Ian Foster: 'We lacked composure and got rattled'

Rugby

Taranaki blow big lead against fast finishing Hawke's Bay

Golf

Johnson surges ahead at Masters as Tiger falls out of contention

Homed

At home with Kura Forrester

The actor is loving living alone for the first time.

Homed

Southern Supreme winner wows

A stunning new home in Closeburn Station tops the Master Builders awards list in the south of the country.

Property

Holiday hosting will earn a good dollar over summer, but not an easy one

Homed

Interior design's new 'it' colour? Pink

Homed

Fast furniture is ‘crazy’, time to slow down

Homed

Hugely complex build is a winner

Beauty

Harry Says: What I’ll wear on my first night out in months

Parenting

All Black's wife to donate breast milk to 'desperate' milk bank

Life & Style

Charles told Diana he didn't love her the night before their wedding, friend claims

Recipe

How to make Sunday morning elderflower waffles

Life & Style

Christmas' top toys in all their noisy, annoying glory

Life & Style

Prince Harry's friendship with Jill Biden was deepened by the Invictus Games

Fashion

Rihanna's Kiwi lingerie designer back home to start her own label

Arts

Bitter feud over Ralph Hotere's legacy

Top QC, widow, author, and whānau clash over famous artist's work and memory.

TV and Radio

Di and Maggie's arrival lifts Netfix's Crown to new heights

REVIEW: This instalment feels almost as action-packed and emotionally wrought as Game of Thrones’ fourth season.

Music

Phoenix Foundation soar to new heights on Friend Ship

TV and Radio

Netflix's cultured Barbarians is well worth checking out

TV and Radio

TV crossover podcasts that offer Netflix and chills

Climate Change

A ride in a Lordstown Motors electric pickup: It's real, but will that be enough?

Lordstown, the latest company to throw its hat into the electric pick up ring, faces a tough road, but it is the first to be giving journalists rides in its new truck.

motoring

Meet the sexiest hybrid you can buy

motoring

Feast your eyes on some of Porsche's unseen concepts

KEA Kids News

The surprising stories behind the best kids TV shows in NZ

What do brilliant stop-motion animation and penguin poo collection in Antarctica have in common?

KEA Kids News

Endangered butterfly given fighting chance of survival thanks to these kids

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