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Thomas Coughlan: Govt comes out on top this week but choppy waters ahead
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Editorial: GDP boost a reason for hope
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Sport
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‘The story chose me’: Lucy Lawless' directorial debut uncovers the dark, untold story of a fearless Kiwi legend
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30 Years of defiance: How one man changed New Zealand dance forever
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Dating disaster: Vesuvius erupted, but when exactly?
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Julia Donaldson: J.K. Rowling? I am the bestselling author in the UK
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National
Central Hawke’s Bay theatre, hotel and a string of retail buildings deemed earthquake-prone
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Ryan Bridge: Govt prepping for a bonfire of the vanity projects
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Entertainment
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30 Years of defiance: How one man changed New Zealand dance forever
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Travel
Boutique Kiwi travel operator acquires Aussie rival
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Crime
Revealed: Auckland construction figure charged with importing 515kg of meth
The 52-year-old denies any knowledge of the drugs hidden inside 42 steel beams from the US
Ryan Peake’s journey from Rebels biker gang and prison to NZ Open champion
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Education
The cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped
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New Zealand's oldest and most expensive private school is celebrating 175 years
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Mike Thorpe gets a tour of Christ's College ahead of 175th anniversary events.
Health
Shane Te Pou: Another callous, cruel Govt decision that hurts Māori, Pasifika most
OPINION: I am tired of burying my people before their time.
Doctors told him he was going to die. Then AI saved his life
New York Times: AI is helping find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.
Editorial: Health NZ treats transparency as a buzzword on a whiteboard
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: Govt prepping for a bonfire of the vanity projects
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Shane Te Pou: Another callous, cruel Govt decision that hurts Māori, Pasifika most
OPINION: I am tired of burying my people before their time.
Letters: Keep speedway at Western Springs, sell Eden Park instead
OPINION: 'The risk of jumping from one party to the next in three years is awful.'
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