Sam Cane.
New Zealand All Blacks v England. Rugby World Cup semi final. International Stadium, Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan. ...

All Blacks' brutal game review

They "aired a few things" it  was "not pleasant" and some needed "bullet-proof vests".

Teacher sex in car

When the student tried to break off the relationship, the teacher said she loved him. (File photo)

10:49 AM  After sex with one student at several Marlborough parks, she suggested another boy should join them.

All Blacks delayed on TVNZ

10:37 AM  Spark decides to show delayed coverage of RWC bronze medal match on TVNZ.

Want a $2000 a year sweetener? video

9:49 AM  Here's how the Government would give some Kiwis an extra $100k.

Mains rates AB coach contenders

9:42 AM  Laurie Mains says the next coach must know how to "build or rebuild a team''.

Tiny homes v 'perverse' rules

She opted for a house bus to live within her means. Now she and her kids could be turfed out.

rugby world cup

England call-up 'different to Beaver'

Stephen Donald in his tight-fitting All Blacks jersey during the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.

7 min ago  Ben Spencer's "shirt fits'' and he's "no whitebaiter'' - unlike the All Black dubbed "Beaver''.

Why English haka challenge worked video

There was some technical genius behind England depowering NZ's pre-match ritual, according to one AB.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus sporting his 'lucky' white shirt.

Boks coach reveals his lucky charm

18 min ago  Rassie Erasmus has worn the same item of clothing throughout their current winning streak.

national

Body in missing woman search

The Police Search and Rescue team were at Piha beach on Tuesday morning, where the body of a woman has been found.

10:18 AM  The woman's body was found on Piha beach, near where she was last seen in the water.

Missing teen found 'safe'

9:51 AM  The police have found a missing Lower Hutt teenager who was last seen on Friday.

A1 Backpackers in Hastings may be converted to accommodation for up to 10 released prisoners.

Backpacker ex-prisoner housing

Released prisoners would live next door to in-home childcare business, if plan goes ahead.

climate change

Water shortage prompts sprinkler ban

Water restrictions have already started in Kaikohe, where sprinklers are banned.

16 min ago  Far North residents urged to conserve water now to avoid more severe restrictions later in the season.

The day Ardern sold out

OPINION: We can pinpoint the exact moment Jacinda Ardern sold out.

Deborah Paull
Postgraduate student - Masters of Science in Microbiology, at the University of Canterbury.

Break the stigma on GM, for the climate's sake

OPINION: We should be using the technology genetic engineering to help fight climate change.

business

Super fund weighs 'forex' risks

Pulling back on hedging means rolling the dice on foreign currency movements, but there are risks in any approach ...

2 min ago  NZ Super could expose its $43 billion investment hoard to foreign currency movements.

Glassons' whistleblower app for workers

10:53 AM  Kiwi fashion company allows international factory workers to make confidential reports on conditions.

New data from research and comparison site Finder showed New Zealanders are now using their cards to process $4 billion ...

Credit card blowout video

7 min ago  Record amounts are going on plastic.

travel

10 travel tips from a rock star video

As part of two rock groups, Alison Mosshart spends a lot of time on the road.

10:45 AM  Don't pack more than you can lift and vitamins are more fun when mixed with tequila, says The Kills' Alison Mosshart.

Welcome to Transnistria

It could very well be Russia but it isn't. 

Joaquin Phoenix dancing down the now famous steps in the Bronx.

Tourists flock to Joker stairs video

Fans flocking to get that same razzle-dazzle of Joaquin Phoenix's lone dance. Here's 7 other famous Hollywood steps.

Simone Weaver and son Harley. She says the CCF's beads of courage policy is "ridiculous".

Child 'didn't deserve' courage bead

Children with cancer love collecting colourful beads. But some families claim they had to fight the Child Cancer Foundation to get them.

Relief after murder charge

Laurie Anderson and Angela Blackmoore.

Laurie Anderson waited almost 25 years for the call - a detective saying someone had been charged with his partner's murder.

Sensible Sentencing succession

Pictured in 2001: Then national spokesperson for the Garth McVicar, middle, with Hawke's Bay co-ordinator Wendy Pedler, ...

Jess McVicar is the new face of the Sensible Sentencing Trust, which her father Garth set up 17 years ago

Excruciating 2-day Aussie crawl

Neil Parker, 54, had been out hiking at Mount Nebo, north-west of Brisbane, alone on Sunday when he plunged from the ...

Neil Parker has some advice for hikers: don't be like me, don't get complacent.

Prolific fraudster 'does it for fun'

For Orchard, fraud is simply a game.

Les Orchard, who has accumulated 1160 convictions over decades of fraud, lifts the lid on his life of crime.

world

From desperation to death

Relatives of Pham Tra My haven't been able to contact her since receiving a text on Tuesday night saying she was suffocating.

5 min ago  Called "the line", it's a sophisticated system smuggling people out of poverty in Asia and into Europe.

Gender reveal party has tragic end

The party was supposed to be a happy way to celebrate a new baby in the family. But it went horribly wrong.

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger  is one of those forced to evacuate by continuing wildfires in LA.

Celebs flee fast-moving California fire video

9:37 AM  Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate some of Los Angeles' wealthiest neighbourhoods.

property

No longer a zombie town video

Whanganui house prices are up 45.4 per cent on last year, the strongest growth in the country.

Housing are selling fast in Whanganui, but companies are struggling to find workers.

What I'm giving up to buy a house

OPINION: Buying a house is going to take a massive amount of sacrifice, but I will, hopefully, get there.

Registered Master Builders Association president David Kelly says its building guarantee usually costs less than 1 per ...

Spotlight on building guarantees

Building guarantees are meant to provide peace of mind when things go wrong. But do they?

homed

At home running a small motel in Cable Bay

Jackie and John Tehore stayed one night at a motel in Cable Bay entirely by chance. They've owned it for 26 years now.

The thing Jackie Tehore loves most about her little motel on the beach is that no-one ever forgets happy hour.

Building for our mokopuna video

Architect John Mills says the key to sustainability is thinking at least two generations ahead.

The unique Streamline Moderne home on Grant Rd, Thorndon, is for sale for the first time in 20 years.

Moderne mansion a rare find video

With matai floors and rimu woodwork through out, this streamline moderne home is packed with character.

life & style

Stormi's a mini Kylie Jenner video

Stormi Jenner. Or is it a younger Kylie Jenner?

The polarising Halloween costume has set tongues wagging.

Supporting the trans and non-binary video

OPINION: The time to understand and address the particular needs of this group of tens of thousands of Kiwis is well overdue.

There's been a boom in unhealthy foods and beverages for children six months to 3 years old, packaged for convenience ...

How toddlers get hooked on sugar video

There's been a boom in unhealthy foods and beverages for children six months to 3 years old.

well & good

Kiwis increasingly plant-powered

The study estimated about a third of New Zealanders are consciously limiting their meat consumption.

We love a sausage sizzle, a meat pie and a steak, but more New Zealanders are opting out of eating meat.

The young and happy gallery video

One-on-one time with parents and knowing they are special and loved is all children need to be happy.

Despite being a fundamental biological transition affecting half the world's population, the symptoms of menopause have ...

What is perimenopause? video

Everything you need to know about menopause, and the bit before (men, there's stuff here for you too).

food & wine

Chew Brew at Shining Peak

Chew Chong's descendants from left, great grandson Murray, grandson Brian and great great granddaughter Phoebe Chong ...

Chew Chong's philanthropic nature and services to the Taranaki community has been commemorated by a New Plymouth brewpub.

Why you should eat avocados

For most of the year, avocados are not cheap, but that's perhaps the way it should be when you weigh up its incredible benefits.

Raise the steaks at dinnertime

Wellington's favourite restaurant a caravan

nz farmer

No longer a zombie town video

Whanganui house prices are up 45.4 per cent on last year, the strongest growth in the country.

Housing are selling fast in Whanganui, but companies are struggling to find workers.

Tulips provide the ultimate selfie

 Thousands of people turn out to snap the ultimate selfie, surrounded by fields of tulips.

Lifeboats for HMS Dairy

Farm sales up 8 per cent

entertainment

Jennifer Aniston's new show panned video

Early reviews of The Morning Show are less than enthusiastic.

6 min ago  It's supposed to be one of Apple TV Plus' great streaming hopes. But The Morning Show has "very little to just enjoy."

Whitesnake, Scorpions to rock Auckland video

10:00 AM  Whitesnake are back in New Zealand for the first time in 12 years.

Jane Sabine has endured a near-constant wave of loss, heartbreak and anger-inducing twists and turns for more than 50 years.

Jane Sabine's life of heartbreak video

18 min ago  Jane Sabine didn't think things could get worse after her family left her. She was tragically wrong.

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Ben Affleck breaks silence after 'slip' in Sobriety

I'm not going to let it detrail me, the Oscar winner told cameras while heading into ex Jennifer Garner's home.

parenting

I won't tell my girls to shave their legs video

It's not my place to make my daughters think they need to change their body for me, or anyone else. (File photo)

OPINION: It's really none of my business and I refuse to start them on the body shaming roller coaster.

Naughtiest & nicest baby names video

Cheeky survey labels Jack and Mia as the troublemakers, while Arthur and Isla are wee angels.

Wellington's missing midwives video

Antonia Prebble's baby obsession

oddstuff

A hole lot of trouble

A woman got stuck in a hole in the Wellington suburb of Mount Victoria.

Waiting for emergency services to get her out of a deep hole, her friend advised: "Just think of it as a Survivor challenge".

Eagle racks up sky-high phone bill

A steppe eagle has nearly bankrupted a Russian bird-tracking programme with roaming fees, after flying to Iran.

Bulldogs in tutus booted off flight

Puppies abandoned in public toilet video

technology

Feel like the TV's watching you? video

Are our televisions watching us?

Ever had a conversation about something, only to see ads for that exact something turn up on Facebook? It's not a coincidence.

2degrees' network quality 'best'

Study finds 2degrees pips NZ rivals but Australian networks performing better.

A piece of Samsung machinery crash-landed in Nancy and Dan Welke's garden.

'SpaceSelfie' crash-landing

US couple find Samsung's latest technology crashed in the backyard, and a giant balloon just down the road.

motoring

The Outlander PHEV and its precious Kiwi cargo video

Waiheke-based Kiwi expert Sid Marsh and Experience Purangi ranger Jayden Fabish alongside the Outlander PHEV with the ...

9 min ago  Talk about walking on eggshells – literally. We use New Zealand's biggest-selling plug-in vehicle for a special assignment.

Sunday drive: Jaguar XE video

Executive sedans seem a bit old-fashioned these days, but Jaguar's is still impressively well-executed.

Carbon-tub construction, RWD: the BMW i3 is pretty exotic when you think about it.

EVs bringing rear-drive back video

Rear-drive used to be a difficult, expensive and endangered layout, but EV architecture is changing that. Sustainable skids ahead?

stuff nation

The anxiety of growing up poor stuff nation

"Poverty was this hidden, shameful thing. I became good at lying, because I didn’t want my Dad to get in trouble." (File ...

OPINION: 'Aren't you cold?' people would ask. I was freezing, but I didn't have a jacket. And I didn't want to admit it.

Ratings or mental health issue? stuff nation

OPINION: Watching people’s suffering and manipulation is not fun, MAFS groom says.

About 183,000 – or 16 per cent –  of children currently live in poverty before housing costs are deducted.

Growing up in poverty in NZ stuff nation

We want to hear how hard financial times have affected your outlook on life.

sport

Why haka challenge worked video

England's clever formation to confront the All Blacks haka.

There was some technical genius behind England depowering NZ's pre-match ritual, according to one AB.

SBW's record $9m offer video

Ambitious jet-setting Canadian rugby league club see All Blacks ace as a potential David Beckham to promote the code.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus sporting his 'lucky' white shirt.

Boks coach has lucky charm

18 min ago  Rassie Erasmus has worn the same item of clothing throughout their current winning streak.

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Danny finds out about the discovery of a new planet that may potentially harbour life.

Newly discovered planet K2-18b has water in its atmosphere, just like Earth.

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Nelsen takes an exclusive look behind the scenes of Team NZ.

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes of Team NZ while they train.

noted

Watch: Inside the NZICC after the fire video

Light streams in through the badly damaged roof. Firefighters earlier said they would "sacrifice" it in their battle ...

Clip of the interior of burnt-out convention centre shows floor completely underwater and roof open to sky.

Gisborne family's fishing empire

Unloading the day’s catch.

From two brothers emigrating to NZ in the early years of the 20th Century, the Zame family's been fishing off the Gisborne coast for 75 years.

now to love

Why you should eat avocados

Avocado contain many of the essential amino acids required for muscle repair and recovery post work out.

For most of the year, avocados are not cheap, but that's perhaps the way it should be when you weigh up its incredible benefits.

Reality TV couple 'split up'

MAFS' Cyrell and Love Island's Eden Dally

MAFS Australia bride and Love Island runner-up are expecting a baby son together.

homes to love

From barn to Nordic farmhouse

The Clay family: Stella,17, dad Brent, Tex, 7, mum Kate, and Riley, 8, outside their Waihi home.

An untamed farm and basic barn house looking out towards Waihi Beach was the ideal project for this handy family.

6 low maintenance lawn alternatives

BAUER PIC - This round-up of easy-care alternatives to lawns is your answer to ditching the mower

This round-up of easy-care alternatives to lawns is your answer to ditching the mower.

food to love

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.

Taranaki recyclers living off the land video

Ahu Ahu Beach Villas in Taranaki.

Ahu Ahu Beach Villas combine an artistic assemblage of recycled and rustic materials in a peaceful farm setting with sweeping coastal views.

beautyheaven

Breaking up with your hairdresser

Having the right hairdresser for you is very important.

Breaking up with your hairdresser is the hardest, especially if you've been together a while.

Rachel Hunter's beauty routine

Rachel Hunter is a big believer that less is more when it comes to makeup.

The New Zealand beauty icon has a fairly simple makeup mantra: less is more.

metro

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?

House prices change a community

Jenna Wiggill and Roy O'Hara outside their first home, in Onehunga. Photo: Vinesh Kumaran

The traditionally working-class Auckland suburb Onehunga is in flux, giving way to gentrification.

newsroom.co.nz

A Silver Ferns star is born

Karin Burger shrugs off a challenge from Gretel Tippett in the final Constellation Cup test.

The jaded Silver Ferns couldn't pull off Constellation Cup coup, but there were positive signs of a new era unfurling.

Urgent inquiry Māori child uplifts

A young mother holds her newborn baby in Hawke's Bay Hospital, where Oranga Tamariki staff tried to uplift it in March.

The Waitangi Tribunal has decided to hold an urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki's practices in taking Māori children from their mothers.

Stage set for epic showdown

Kiwi Ferns skipper Honey Hireme-Smiler scores a try during the inaugural World Cup Nines tournament.

New Zealand cross the ditch with confidence to take on the hurting Australians in Wollongong.

tarana

Islamic community support armed police

Mohammed Afiz is a trustee at Masjid At-Taqwa mosque in Manukau. He supports the decision for police to have armed ...

Muslim man says if police can't defend themselves, how are they to protect the public.

India's Diwali fireworks disappoint

People light earthen lamps on the banks of the River Sarayu as part of Diwali celebrations in India.

Diwali is India's biggest holiday, and new low emission firecrackers are not going down well.

Tasty cuisine at Diwali

Crowds flock to the Diwali Festival celebrations in Cathedral Square on Saturday.

Cathedral Square was transformed into a vibrant, colourful celebration of Indian culture for the annual Diwali festival this weekend.

No pay, and fighting to stay

Anil Verma and his wife Sujarta: he's worried he cannot provide for her and their unborn child.

Anil Verma is stuck between an employer who won't pay him and the threat of deportation.

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