What happened here
Along a ridge on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand had a choice between money and environment. It chose money.
Live: ABs v Boks
3:45 AM ABs are out for payback as they take aim at the Boks in their own backyard, in Pretoria.
Booze behind charity funding
5 min ago The country's largest alcohol firm is footing the bill for a new charity venture run by Lifeline.
Want to buy a town?
5 min ago Why settle for a house in Auckland when you can buy almost the entire town centre of Mokau.
'Harrowing' discovery
GRAPHIC CONTENT: An Auckland family returned home from their holiday to find 12 of their sheep lying dead.
Survivor warns of compost threat
After almost dying from Legionnaires' disease, Levon Anderson felt compelled to speak out.
Skilled Kiwis better Brexit deal
5 min ago Brexit has thrown Britain into chaos, but Kiwi migrants could benefit from the European divorce.
Will ruled not valid
5 min ago A document gifting most of a woman's wealth to her church has been declared invalid by a Judge.
Surgical mesh tormented wife
5 min ago Sarah Collis died after two agonising years of surgical mesh complications.
Our Father
Gloriavale father beat his children - including a daughter with Down syndrome - with weapons.
Drug Deals: The real price of medicine
Secret money in the multi-million dollar legal drugs market.
‘Hey, Google. Stop.’
The first of my more than 100 interactions with Google each day.
Girl finds ancient sword in Sweden
An eight-year-old girl who pulled a 1500-year-old sword from a lake in central Sweden is being hailed as a future queen.
Melania Trump's scripted Africa trip
First lady Melania Trump went into full tourist mode in Kenya. The garb was "safari casual."
Hollywood #MeToo charges rare
4:03 AM The MeToo movement has sent dozens of Hollywood players into exile, but few have been placed in handcuffs.
Construction plan 'could do better'
Apprentices entering their industries later in life deserve subsidies too, construction players say.
Bank won't cut me some slack
OPINION: They say I can only get a new loan if I improve my financial situation. Is that fair?
Tour firm booted out by TAANZ
But compensation may be possible for some of the 1000-plus travellers affected.
Why don't we care about hacking any more?
OPINION: When one of the world's biggest websites was hacked recently, few people cared.
Outrage at new traveller fines
Travellers to NZ could be fined $5000 for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices.
Top tips to get the most out of TV streaming services
Hint: You don't have to be loyal to one provider.
Real-life Block project wows
Before - a Block-style makeover is transforming this relocated house for sale, and it's not $900k.
5 renovation budget busters
Avoid these common mistakes and rein your reno budget in.
How to do new season's florals
Florals and birds are colouring everything around the house. Here's how they can work for you.
Sex was shame before the brothel
2 min ago "My birth mother never told another soul she'd had a baby."
A tale of two tūī
3 min ago Thwump! Thwump! That, my friends, is the oily sound of birds smashing into a windscreen. They fell like stones.
The importance of a vision
3 min ago Live your dream, don't dream your life. Make it happen.
Losing 50kg the old-fashioned way
Weighing in at 126kg before her 21st birthday, Bex Gordon knew things needed to change.
Animal versus runner: who wins?
OPINION: Protective pheasant or a long-horned billy goat you come across, all runners will have an animal encounter: be prepared.
Kiwi girls getting periods younger
New research shows girls as young as eight are getting their periods, and there are calls for sanitary bins in schools.
When you drink and Uber Eats
So you've drunkenly ordered Uber Eats and fallen asleep before it gets to your house. What happens to your food?
How to pimp your lunch
Keep nuts, mayo, hot sauce and relish in your desk drawer and you can transform that boring packed lunch.
From big pharma to big farmer
5 min ago He's given a tearful TEDx talk. He's approachable and never stiff. And he has been tasked with dragging Fonterra's financial performance out of the doldrums.
Dramatic increases in yield a possibility for Kiwi farmers
5 min ago When it comes to building a successful business, sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day.
Are the Conchords still good?
5 min ago OPINION: I planned to re-watch all 22 episodes of the TV show, but I'm not made of time, mate.
Quincy Jones' big life, heart
5 min ago A new doco from his daughter puts the spotlight on the legendary record producer.
Doctor Who isn't breaking rules
5 min ago "I'm just an actor playing an alien, and there are no rules," says the new Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.
A baby boomer OE
OPINION: For my 50-something parents, it was the little things that caught their attention on their first trip outside NZ in three decades.
Greenland: The new Iceland
Emma Thomson discovers a fresh take on "the cult of the North".
Readers' travel pics of week
Do you have a holiday snap that you'd like to share with the world? Send it to us and be in to win a Fujifilm camera!
Confuse a cop, drive a Tesla
A police officer in the USA demanded a Tesla driver remove the laptop from his dash, only to find out it was the car's instrument panel.
Petrol boycott? Waste of time
OPINION: staying away from the petrol station won't prove anything.
Dream home turned nightmare
At 5am, I was woken by a woman screaming. She called a guy every name under the sun. These are my neighbours and HNZ won't do anything.
More than mental illness
Mental illness is a curse and a gift - you just have to decide what it will mean to you.
My Mirena nightmare
As I read the stories so similar to my own, I cried. For the first time in months I had hope.
Ferns blocked at HPSNZ basket
5 min ago Women's basketball has gone six years without receiving any government funding.
Coles could play on Friday
5 min ago Dane Coles' injured knee is fine, he's now battling a calf strain on his long road back to playing.
Will McGregor get it done?
5 min ago Kiwi fighters give edge to Conor McGregor ahead of biggest fight in UFC history.
Putting a price on pollution
OPINION: Make no mistake, the beneficiaries of polluting will squeal hard.
A grandparent's love
OPINION: I asked Twitter, what is the best thing about grandparents? The responses were warm, funny and heartbreaking.
What I love about Winston
OPINION: Alice Snedden weighs in Peters and New Zealand First's interesting Kiwi values.
Banks must prioritise customers
OPINION: Conflicts occur when staff are incentivised to flog as much product as possible.
Quincy Jones' big life, bigger heart
A new doco from his daughter puts the spotlight on the legendary record producer.
I was raised to think sex was shameful. Then I opened a brothel.
'My birth mother never told another soul she'd had a baby.'
Doctor Who isn't breaking rules
"I'm just an actor playing an alien, and there are no rules," says the new Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.
Return to the Trekka factory
Former motor executive Rob Elliott revisits the empty Auckland plant which rolled out iconic vehicles like the VW Beetle and the Trekka.
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From #MeToo to #WeToo
Sexually assaulted at age 13, Brittany Cosgrove brought the #WeToo message to NZ. This week, the PM took it to the world.
Really? Kathryn Beck?
OPINION: Alison Mau argues it's wrong for outgoing Law Society president to lead a taskforce into culture change.
Rachel MacGregor's bad soap opera
Endless stress, staggering expense, and a monumental imbalance of power.
MacGregor v Craig reveals glitch
OPINION: Colin Craig legal battle is not just about Rachel MacGregor – it's about every Kiwi who might find themselves in her position.
Clapping back at the clapping ban
Clapping has been banned at the University of Manchester's students' union: too triggering, not inclusive.
Big fizz over prosecco explosion
Thousands of litres of bubbly go to waste in dramatic tank mishap - and the world's wine lovers lose their minds.
Octopus slap was real deal
Kaikōura seal slap video was not a set up, says the kayaker who got a face full of tentacles.
Flyer lets child go potty in aisle
The woman allegedly swore at flight crew after being asked to use the toilet instead.
Should I gain weight with her?
What would you do if your pregnant partner asked you to gain weight with her?
PM shouldn't apologise for Neve
OPINION: Buying a plane ticket, even in first class, does not entitle you to a child-free bubble of peace.
Toni Street's adoption plea
'We are still waiting to legally adopt our biological son. It is a long, slow, complicated process that doesn't need to be."
Nadia Lim has second child
My Food Bag co-founder delivers her newborn son River in an "impromptu" home birth.
'London was very different'
He found it full on at first, but Aaron Konings has grown to love the 'extremely fast and busy lifestyle'.
Going it alone: Touring Europe
Alan Woods goes on a "holiday with a purpose" through eastern Europe.
Insider tip: Candidasa, Bali
Lush highlands, green rice fields and iconic architecture make the seaside town feel like the "old Bali".
Cruising for young couples
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