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Russell Brown: The 15-minute city has been taken from concept to conspiracy theory

Cars represent freedom, even if that means the freedom to be stuck in traffic.

Millie Bobby Brown’s recent awakening highlights the complexities of identifying as a feminist

Millie Bobby Brown's feminist awakening was triggered by psychic visit, drawing criticism

Jane Clifton: Is it overkill to catch motorists in car traps?

Recent complaints from indignant drivers have brought to light a little-known scheme.

Cathrin Schaer: Why has Germany banned some pro-Palestinian protests?

Locals see support for Israel as a “reason of state” - part of their national identity.

Neville Peat: Albatross eggs to be closely observed after devastating thefts last year

Taiaroa Head albatrosses are slow breeders and people have a habit of disrupting them.

Duncan Garner: Take a holiday in NZ? You’ve got to be kidding me

How do we get the overseas travellers back when we are so far away and cost a packet?

Hemma Vara: Cycle syncing: A viral TikTok wellness trend or a misleading health myth?

Experts caution about the spread of misinformation associated with this wellness trend.

Jane Clifton: Quelle horreur in the bedroom

A third of UK residents don’t wash their towels above every three months.

Jane Clifton: Why the UK hates heat pumps and EVs

As so often, the real problem is not the changes themselves, but fear of them.

Duncan Garner: Voters give Luxon what he asked for - but Peters may yet ruin the party.

Luxon starts with a clean slate and a party he wants to work with.

Hemma Vara: The underrated power of classical music in the pop era

Hearing the classics is beneficial to our wellbeing and that of chickens and plants.

Glenn Colquhoun: Young people get sick from the outside in

The small-town GP says teens have reasonable responses to some very unreasonable demands.

Charlotte Grimshaw: The 80s spy providing light relief in these political times

I make sure to vary the mood from politics. My bedside reading is all about the Soviets.

Jonathan Kronstadt: The American scream?

Not enough people are yelling loudly enough that our democracy is on fire.

Jane Clifton: It’s no New Zealand, but Dublin’s wildlife puts on a pretty good show

Here, Fox News starts after dusk in this busy corner-section garden.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Taking back our country? How about we take back sincerity?

Winston Peters needs to aim higher than Donald Trump in his election campaigning.