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Where houses might have given you a 1000% capital gain

But do you get a better return from property or shares?

Phil Gifford: We will know this week whether the Crusaders are back

OPINION: Six talking points heading into the second round of Super Rugby Pacific.

They’re back! MTB Nationals return to Rotorua – all you need to know

The downhill competition will run for the final time over the famed Taniwha Trail.

Society Insider: How Sally Ridge’s 21yo son struck supermarket mega-deal; billionaire Jillian Friedlander on beating cancer

Plus, Queenstown's new luxury car show, and the $8 million Ferrari set to be on show.

Otago Uni students evacuated after construction site gas smell causes emergency callout

Emergency crews are working to determine the source of the smell.

Well-known NZ Herald names to depart as 30 roles cut from newsroom; new video brand on way

Political editor and senior sports columnist among those who are opting to leave.

South Island farmers move to flexible milking

DairyNZ finds over 40% of Canterbury and Otago-Southland farmers use flexible milking.

Brad Pitt arrives in Auckland to film action thriller in NZ

The 61-year-old is set to spend up to seven weeks shooting Heart of the Beast.

Jetstar passenger says ‘dozens’ were left without bags including vital gear and medication

Alison Boyce was heading to Stewart Island, but her bag was left in Auckland.

Cancer patient loses lung after surgeon botches tumour removal

Now he has cancer in his remaining lung which can't be operated on due to only having one.

‘Special moment’: Danny Lee set for NZ Open return

LIV Golf winner will play his first NZ Open as a professional in Queenstown.

Phil Gifford: Do the Highlanders have the best player in Super Rugby?

OPINION: The Southern Hemisphere's competition came back with a bang.

‘Ripped off’: Whangārei motorists, officials alarmed over fuel costs

Whangārei's mayor says fuel companies "have a chokehold in Northland".

The truth about homelessness: What NZ’s rising numbers reveal

Around 43,500 people were homeless in March 2023, about 0.9% of the population.

Lab-made tissue: ‘Lego-like’ local invention could revolutionise knee problems

A team of Kiwi scientists is pushing the boundaries of regenerative medicine.

‘Psychological torture’: Neighbours' relief as woman evicted for excessive noise

Thirteen complaints were made to Kāinga Ora since she moved in last year.

Speed cameras out of action as NZTA takes over from police

The idle devices may be located in your area.

Totara Estate celebrates National Lamb Day

NZ's first-ever frozen export meat shipment to the UK came from the historic farmstead.