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Below Deck’s Aesha Scott on luxury yachts - and what she’s learned about the super rich
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Below Deck’s Aesha Scott on luxury yachts - and what she’s learned about the super rich

03 Mar 06:00 PM

'The richer they get, the weirder and the sadder they get.'

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‘A pleasant surprise’: BoP, Rotorua mayors ranked in nationwide poll

03 Mar 05:17 PM

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Luxury lodge loved by Sir Peter Jackson and Rings fans looking for $5m-plus

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Other famous guests include the "foul-mouthed" star of Succession.

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Prohibited fire season for Far North as dry district’s fire risk rises

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Health NZ pays close to $900k for voluntary redundancies in one region

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The PSA argues health cuts are risking patients' lives and should be stopped.

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Dog control review: Roaming dogs found to be serious public safety issue

03 Mar 05:00 PM

The report found the council performed well but should undertake more prosecutions.

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‘Immoral’: Kiwis brace for power hikes with one woman facing 31% increase

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Meth-accused driver in triple-fatal crash named, survivor labels him a ‘scumbag’

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Garth Temokina Thompson can now be identifed as the man charged over Taihape crash.

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‘Land of weed’: Man thought he was paying $45k for a job and visa ... now he’s behind bars

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Vintage car buried in cyclone silt restored and back on the road

03 Mar 05:00 AM

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Revealed: Who wants to be Tauranga’s new Māori ward councillor

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Man charged after stolen car crashes into innocent driver while fleeing police

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‘Digital nomads’: Campaign opens to attract remote workers to Gisborne

03 Mar 04:00 AM

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PM announces 100 placements for overseas-trained doctors

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Top of the cliff: Social supermarket a boon for the needy

03 Mar 03:46 AM

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03 Mar 03:02 AM

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Protesters gather outside court to support Northland’s most well-known green fairy

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New Zealand

Fisherman tells of his shock after bizarre dolphin encounter

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Hawke’s Bay’s shearers' golden moments at the Golden Shears

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Iconic clock museum burgled, forced to close in peak tourism season

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Flood spillway in Wairoa: Save the drama for Shortland St, wāhine who is set to lose land says

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New Zealand

It's a boy! New baby kiwi for Te Puia

02 Mar 11:26 PM

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Vandalism damages more than 20 headstones at urupā

02 Mar 11:14 PM

Vandalism leaves around 20 to 25 headstones at a Hawke's Bay cemetery damaged.

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