It has nothing to do with smashed avocados on toast.

Why is housing so expensive? video

1:36 PM  Hint: It has nothing to do with smashed avocados on toast.

'Frenetic attack' fatal

Jason Wiremu Poihipi was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 22-year-old mother Lynace Parakuka.

Man jailed for life for killing his pregnant girlfriend at a school believed violence would fix their relationship.

Dad brings sex offender to justice

2:03 PM  Victim's dad set out to find Bevan O'Kane so that his daughter could confront him.

Live: Black Caps v England

CDG swats one through midwicket to raise his 50 as NZ close in on England's first innings total.

We don't want this memorial stuff nation

1:22 PM  OPINION: Let the legacy of those we lost be about healing, hope and love - not division.

Grace Millane court order ignored

NZ court order flouted as UK media name the convicted murderer of British backpacker.

national

Terrace Tunnel closed

The Terrace Tunnel is closed after a crash.

2:24 PM  A crash has closed the tunnel, but police believe there are no serious injuries.

$80 ticket now a $9500 monster

Speeding ticket costs multiply more than 100-fold as dispute escalates to Supreme Court.

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Bad taste of wine fraud

Kiwi winemakers started with big plans. They ended facing jail time.

climate change

Coldplay won't tour to save planet video

UK band won't support their new album with a tour until it's environmentally responsible.

UK band won't support their new album with a tour until it's environmentally responsible.

Grumbles over uni's green levy

Academics feeling pressured into travelling overseas for work say a carbon fee on flights will eat further into their own pockets.

Wild Life authors Mary Morgan-Richards and Massey University Professor of Evolutionary Ecology Steve Trewick.

Nelson's bug life under the microscope video

Researchers have found beneath the moss, foliage and flora of Nelson's terrain, there are a large number of invertebrates only found in the top of the south.

business

$1m fund to draw North Islanders

Under-40s will be targeted to visit Christchurch.

A new campaign aims to make Christchurch cool for the under-40s.

Huge factory town plan for Ohinewai

The small settlement in Northern Waikato will be radically transformed if Sleepyhead's plan succeeds.

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Bad taste of wine fraud

They started with big plans. They ended facing jail time.

travel

Freedom campers by the droves

International travellers Carla Madrid and Albert Minana of Spain loved their out-of-the-way Featherston campsite.

This summer is expected to be the biggest year on record for freedom camping, bringing in half a billion dollars.

World's newest nation? video

The island of Bougainville is voting on independence from Papua New Guinea.

Passengers and people on the ground videotaped repeated blasts of flame coming from the right engine of the Boeing 777 ...

Flames shoot from plane engine video

2:10 PM  Philippine Airlines jet is forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles.

Dr Alberto and a colleague talk  to a young girl about her prosthetic.

The doctor helping victims of war

As Afghanistan's prospects of peace seem even more remote, a doctor is offering hope - and new limbs.

Grace trial: All the evidence

Grace Millane was murdered in an apartment inside CityLife Hotel, on Queen St.

Only two people know what happened the night British tourist Grace Millane was killed in an Auckland hotel room.

What it's like to be 18 in NZ

Lisi: "It's like I'm split, like I'm in two worlds."

'Our generation is not informed. Our generation is not "post-racist". Our generation is worried.'

Her brother's keeper video

After her older brother was shot by police, Genevieve Simpson got a job in mental health.

After police shot her brother, Genevieve Simpson got a job in mental health - and began investigating.

As kids, we believe in magic

Wizard Devin Person

But somewhere in the accumulation of age, we forget to seek it.

world

Flames shoot from plane engine video

Passengers and people on the ground videotaped repeated blasts of flame coming from the right engine of the Boeing 777 ...

2:10 PM  Philippine Airlines jet is forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles.

Will this be world's newest nation? video

The island of Bougainville is voting on independence from Papua New Guinea.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office.

Netanyahu is in big trouble video

Israel's prime minister is indicted in corruption cases.

property

22 offers in fight for Hamilton homes

Lodge Real Estate's Managing Director Jeremy O'Rourke said the Western Heights home was a nice and tidy 1990s four ...

A normal 1990s family home in Hamilton received 22 offers on it, in a sign of the hot housing market.

NZ still building leaky homes

We barely hear about the leaky buildings crisis any more, but the problem is actually growing.

In Wellington central, the median rent was up 7.4 per cent year-on-year to $580 a week. In the wider Wellington region, ...

Rents shoot ahead of incomes

Rents 'will almost certainly set new records' in early 2020, Trade Me says.

homed

Kiwi kitchens win big in Europe video

Hannah's stone kitchen is all stone, including the sink and handles on the drawers.

'Biggest stone kitchen in the world' - Auckland project and two others win major European awards.

My three-year plan to buy a home video

OPINION: I'm still paying student loans and a third of my wages goes on rent, but it seems buying a home isn't impossible.

Pour the Coke around the rim of the bowl and down the sides as much as possible.

Can Coke clean a grubby toilet? video

You can make a mean Black Russian with it, but will it also clean the loo?

life & style

So your weight keeps fluctuating

Banishing guilt is one of Michele's five non-negotiables – micro habits that have a massive impact.

1:06 PM  ''It's not just about the number on the scales.''

Why you should walk your cat video

"Cats are capable of so much more than we give them credit."

In the bedroom of Nicola Cranfield's home: art is by Sam Mathers, lamp, pewter clock and bedding is all from Cranfields.

How not to buy, buy, buy at Xmas

At this time of year, we should buy less, but better.

well & good

Stella McCartney loves getting steamed up

When your fashion empire isn't looking so ethical after all, make like Stella McCartney and bathe in steam.

SATIRE: Gwyneth knows just what to give to the girl who has everything.

I feel like chicken tonight

A supermarket roast chicken is a quick and easy meal choice. But should you eat it?

We need to ask men why they are violent if we want to break the cycle, say SVS Living Safe.

We need to ask why

OPINION: We'll never break the cycle of violence if punishment is the primary focus. Asking why men are violent often uncovers their own trauma.

food & wine

Food for thought

Keen to become the next Peter Gordon, Simon Gault or Al Brown? Going to culinary school could be the key.

SPONSORED: New Zealand’s hospitality industry is pumping, so how can you get a piece of the pie?

Bad taste of wine fraud

They started with big plans. They ended facing jail time.

From hip-hop to hospo

Vegan-friendly tipples all round

nz farmer

The unemployment equation

Clouds remain over Taranaki's post-oil and gas future.

Taranaki's unemployment rate is at its highest since 2017 and the highest in NZ.

Animal antics on a dairy goat farm

Life's never dull on this farm of 150 dairy goats.

Climate change direction needed

Hail devastates vege crops

entertainment

Bonnie and Clyde actor dies video

'Bonnie and Clyde' by Arthur Penn: Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Michael Pollard.

Michael J. Pollard earned an Oscar nomination for his scene-stealing performance.

Michael Jackson film in the works video

The producer behind Bohemian Rhapsody has reportedly done a deal with singer's estate.

Sam Neill has more than 130 credits in film and television.

Sam Neill gets top Aussie honour video

The Kiwi acting legend is receiving the "highest screen accolade" across the ditch.

Bravo

Scooter Braun finally addresses Taylor Swift drama and calls himself the 'bad guy'

Image - E!

Scooter Braun reveals he's willing to talk to Taylor Swift and be the bad guy but only if it's behind closed doors.

Survivor is 'discussing' changes after Kellee Kim spoke out

Jeff Probst said Survivor is looking to make changes following Kelle Kim's complaints about Dan Spilo.

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Sorry Angels, the 2019 Victoria's Secret Fashion show is officially cancelled

After much speculation, the 2019 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has officially been canned. Model Shanina Shaik previously teased the demise of the iconic event.

parenting

To know or not to know?

It's a battle between the power of curiosity and the joy of surprise for parents deciding whether to find out the gender ...

OPINION: At the 20-week scan, parents face the dilemma of whether to find out the gender of their baby or not.

Striking the balance

Kayla Whitelock had barely picked her hockey stick back up again when the text message came through: So, what about Tokyo?

'A little part of me is broken'

Great-grandparents raising tamariki video

oddstuff

From grey slabs to Lego art video

Block Vandal touches up one ofg his works at the foot of Wainuiomata Hill.

A mysterious street artist is turning a drab concrete retaining wall on a busy street into a giant Lego set.

Man caught horsing around in Whakatāne video

Just another day in Kopeopeo? Man caught on camera casually riding a horse around the streets of Whakatāne.

Stay for $1, if you like voyeurs video

Pub to host launch

technology

Money laundering movie piracy

A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin alongside US Dollars.

Police seize millions in cryptocurrency as a result of a tip given by US tax agency.

Emergency mobile test

Don't be surprised when your phone makes some odd sounds over the weekend.

Sacha Baron Cohen has slammed Mark Zuckerberg, calling his reasoning "madness".

Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook

The actor slammed Mark Zuckerberg for allowing Holocaust deniers to spread conspiracies.

motoring

Tesla's 'cybertruck' reveal goes wrong

The reveal did not go to plan.

Tesla has unveiled a futuristic, Blade Runner-inspired electric pickup truck. It did not go well.

Move over 3-series, here's the BMW i4 EV video

New 3-series-sized i4 puts pure-EV technology right at the heart of the BMW brand.

It's a GMC in America, but Acadia comes to New Zealand wearing a big, bold Holden logo on the front.

Hi-tech Holden heads the fleet video

Will a Kiwi summer in Holden's largest, most advanced model be a chrome-plated experience?

stuff nation

Dairy threatens NZ's image stuff nation

Pristine freshwater lakes and rivers are the jewel in our country's crown but New Zealand's dairy industry doesn't align ...

OPINION: Is the money New Zealand makes from exports really worth destroying our environment?

The Schumachers deserve privacy stuff nation

OPINION: Traumatic head injuries are life-changing in every way. We should all have the respect to recognise this.

The twisted wreckage from the crashed Air New Zealand DC-10 plane litters the slopes of Mount Erebus.

Memories of Erebus stuff nation

Your stories about what you remember of the day of the Air New Zealand Erebus disaster.

sport

What's wrong with Steven?

Steven Adams tries to halt Los Angeles Clippers' Paul George.

1:26 PM  Kiwi big man in the spotlight with form slump as Thunder struggle.

McLaughlin's title not tainted

An Aussie sticks up for the Kiwi star after fierce sledging from rival drivers.

North Harbour prop Hayden McKay charges forward during a Roller Mills game against Waikato. (FILE PHOTO)

Youth rugby tourney canned

A breeding ground for All Black stars has had its day, officials say.

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A street with no cars video

Pearl Holden, 10, of Pt Chevalier School enjoys standing in the middle of the road.

This school had classes on the road for a day to see what life with no cars was like.

Great-grandparents raising tamariki video

Seaton's Great-Grandmother Lavenia Reavil hugs Kea Kids reporter Arcadiah Vaughan.

Two years ago, Ma Healey had never met her great-grandson, now she's raising him.

noted

'I once shared Israel Folau’s views'

Israel Folau is in hot water again after saying the deadly Australian bushfires were God’s punishment for legalising ...

OPINION: Growing up in a fairly conservative tradition I'd been taught sexuality was black and white.

Sailing and sunbathing in Alaska

A pair of brown bears, lean and hungry after hibernating for winter, forage on the shoreline.

Joanna Wane sails north to the ice and finds all is not what it seems.

now to love

Paralysed but still in netball career

Gabby is back on the courts and umpiring schoolgirl games.

Former netball player Gabby Wright was left paralysed after a common cold, now she is calling the shots as a referee.

Duchess honours Harry and baby Archie

The royal mum honours Prince Harry and baby Archie with jewellery which holds special meaning or connection to her.

homes to love

Ultimate outdoor kitchen

Want to take your al fresco cooking to a new level? Here’s how to create the ultimate outdoor kitchen and go from burnt ...

However much you have to spend, these amazing outdoor kitchens will take your al fresco cooking to a new level.

How to modernise rattan and cane

Check out these tips on how to style rattan for the modern era to add a natural touch to your home.

food to love

Ultimate outdoor kitchen

Want to take your al fresco cooking to a new level? Here’s how to create the ultimate outdoor kitchen and go from burnt ...

However much you have to spend, these amazing outdoor kitchens will take your al fresco cooking to a new level.

Easy guide to composting

Composting is a great way to avoid waste.

Compost is the best possible food for your plants and a practical way to manage kitchen waste.

beautyheaven

Humidity hair hacks

"Straight hair that has been blow dried or curled to add volume will lose that volume once it's exposed to humidity," ...

Does the humidity make your hair frizz? Here's some tips on how to keep your hair looking good this summer.

How much exercise is enough?

Don't have 30 minutes to spare? Try breaking up your workout into 10-minute blocks.

If you are new to exercise, start off by doing short workout sessions. Even 10 minutes is enough to gain benefits.

metro

NZ's professional dungeon masters

Josh Turner is turning his hobby into a job

Turning Dungeons and Dragons from a hobby into a job.

Losing an election

Yeshe Dawa in her kitchen.

What's it like to spend months of your life campaigning for a local government role, and not get in?

newsroom.co.nz

Smokes price hike not just tax

Excessive and hidden voluntary price hikes are a common tactic of tobacco companies around the world.

The tobacco companies used annual tax increases as cover for significant voluntary price increases.

Snow could be predicted in Auckland

Machines will transcribe written comments like this one from the day in 1939 where snow fell over much of New Zealand.

Artificial intelligence transcribing weather records from up to 150 years ago could help predict future extremes.

Kiwi sailor determined to reach Tokyo

Erica Dawson considered quitting sailing, when twice she was left without a crew. But now she's in a thrilling new boat ...

Erica Dawson didn't want to be another female who dropped out of sailing. Now, the glint of an Olympic medal has kept her on the water.

tarana

Singh joins Bayern first team

Sarpreet Singh has been called up to the Bayern Munich first team.

Promising Kiwi gets call-up to Bundesliga side under new coach.

Visa rules based on flawed thinking

A couple from the TV show Arranged, about culturally arranged marriages, in 2016. (File photo)

OPINION: Documents that show Kiwis are in relationships are not appropriate for other cultures.

Sikhs ready to celebrate

The Palmy Punjabi Festival will feature food, giveaways and entertainment. From left, Gajom Singh, Ratandeep Singh  and ...

The Palmy Punjabi Festival is expected to attract more than 2000 people to The Square.

Fiji deaths: Accused seeks bail

Muhammed Isoof, 62, from Christchurch, is facing charges of murder and attempted murder in Fiji.

Police fear a man accused of murdering a family-of-five will "find means and ways of leaving Fiji" if granted bail, a court hears.

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SPONSORED: Chartered Accountants are embracing new technology, and passing their learning on to business clients.

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