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The Hits' Breakfast shakeup video

Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce will be the new national hosts at The Hits Breakfast.

The comedy duo will replace Brodie and Fitzy in a new nation-wide show, while Toni Street and Sam Wallace move to Coast.

Facebook takes supremacists' cash

Members of a white supremacist group deface National Party signage in Auckland.

OPINION: We can all agree white supremacists aren't great, so why is it so hard for Facebook and Twitter to stop taking their money?

The Hits set to cut local shows

Radio stars Jono and Ben are set to launch a nationally broadcast show on The Hits.

NZME is planning to cut shows on The Hits, in a move Stuff understands will gut local radio stations.

LOTR: Huge production underway

Security wait at the gate of Kumeu Studios in West Auckland.

Filming is underway for Lord of the Rings, with a huge cast and production crew moving in on West Auckland.

Six60's surprise success video

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Six60's Auckland concert has been labelled "one of the biggest moments of pop culture in this country".

Mike King's near-death experience

Mike King will join a convoy of tractors on a nationwide tour to raise awareness of suicide in the rural sector ahead of ...

It was his third serious crash, but for the first time King says he "was just waiting for the lights to go out".

What the new RNZ will sound like

RNZ says its new station will play more New Zealand music than any other, with a focus on contemporary music popular ...

The new RNZ station will have more local and live music than any other broadcaster, station bosses say.

I'm living like it's 2000

Stuff columnist Glenn McConnell is spending one month of 2020 living like it's 2000.

This won't be a gimmick. Our tech-addict reporter is living like it's 2000, critically evaluating the technology becoming part of everyday life.

Kiri te Kanawa slams RNZ cuts

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa criticised the proposal to gut RNZ concert.

RNZ's decision to gut its Concert station has been slammed by industry professionals and a former prime minister.

Ex Straitjacket Fits guitarist dies

Shayne Carter, John Collie, David Wood, Andrew Brough of Straitjacket Fits.

Brough was remembered as a thoughtful and highly talented songwriter, who was ambitious but didn't enjoy the spotlight.

Kiwi teen star kicked off TikTok video

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Jamayne Feast, 14, found International fame over the school holidays for a video he posted ...

Jamayne Feast, 14, had planned to use his fame to help others and wanted to pay for his mum's surgery. But TikTok removed his account.

Disney cashes in with Kiwis

Avengers was the most popular movie of 2019 in New Zealand.

Last year was the biggest year on record for the New Zealand box office, since the release of Hunt for the Wilderpeople in 2016.

What next for Ihumātao?

Pania Newton at Ihumātao during the Māori King's visit, where he took the flag sitting on the mountain at the site.

OPINION: King Tūheitia seems to believe a solution is close for Ihumātao, but the Government is stalling.

The new face of Māoridom

Geneva Alexander-Masters is a musician, artist and radio host who grew up in Auckland City with her Pākehā mother.

A new generation of Māori live far different lives from their parents and kaumātua, but they haven't stopped fighting colonisation.

Name choice 'Haka Korea' 'disgusting'

Dr Ella Henry says companies need to understand and live by the Māori terms they throw around.

Tagline of burgeoning vape company is "we vape, we haka".

Putting Arnott's new choc to the test video

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REVIEW: The chocolate lasted a whole 20 minutes left alone at the Stuff newsroom, where a clear favourite emerged.

'Strap in' for new guy on The Edge video

Jayden King starts his new job as a host of The Edge afternoon drive show on Monday.

"It's going to be a bumpy ride ... we're not afraid to be ourselves and get down to the nitty gritty of things," King said, ahead of his first day on the job.

Woman says poo wrongly pinned on her

Les Mills says a woman defecated on its floors, she says she's being "scaptegoated for other people's mess".

Les Mills says a woman defecated on its floors, she says she's being "scapegoated for other people's mess".

From Grey Lynn to Aleppo video

Children who have escaped war must now live in ad hoc refuges.

Mike Seawright's staff face arrest and execution for working for him, instead of in the Syrian army.

RNZ to set up new station

RNZ is hiring for a programmer to set up a new brand, focused on younger audiences and music.

It made the first real step towards setting up a new brand, posting a job advert for a lead programmer to be responsible for a "new music brand".

Lord of the Rings: what we know

Sir Ian McKellen has said he would be interested in playing Gandalf again.

Early production work has started in Auckland for the most expensive television series ever made, Lord of the Rings.

Sexism underlies Meghan 'farce'

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018.

OPINION: The intense scrutiny of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is the latest chapter of public hatred towards women changemakers.

Watch: Eating the hottest taco in NZ video

Stuff reporter Glenn McConnell tries the hottest taco in New Zealand, served at Mexico in Auckland.

I'm hit with hot spells hitting every few minutes, sweat still trickling down my forehead. Hours later I am lying in a park, stomach cramping.

Five ideas to make 2020 great

What do we need? More days off, and voting rights for children.

OPINION: Should children be able to vote, should state housing be a right? Five ideas that make you wonder "why not"?

A guide to last-minute NYE plans video

Thousands of young festival goers have travel to the Cardrona Valley just south of Wanaka, each year, for Rhythm and Alps.

Looking for something to do on New Year's Eve? Look no further.

Why the Pussycat Dolls are back together

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The Pussycat Dolls won't be the same as they were back in 2009, Nicole Scherzinger says.

The beauty of a Christmas card

Stuff columnist Glenn McConnell, standing with a beautiful post box in Kerikeri.

OPINION: The one thing that will make 2019 better: Sending Christmas cards.

LOTR agents scout pubs, building sites

Hundreds of extra are needed for the Lord of the Rings, a talent scout says.

If you're very short or very tall, hairy, wrinkled, missing teeth or look "weathered", LOTR wants you.

The future for White Island

White Island as seen on a tour in February 2019.

Vulcanologists and even the iwi who own White Island Tours are split as to whether tours should continue.

First listen: Harry Styles' new album

Harry Styles showing off his crucifix necklace, while he toured in 2018.

REVIEW: Harry Styles' soon to be released album is diverse and surprising, as he pushed the boundaries of pop.

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