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'Vulture': Accounts manager stole $88k, tried to blame grieving boss
Kerryarna Pene stole nearly $90,000 over two years from the Rotorua Citizens Club.

Thomas Coughlan: An ugly week for National MPs
OPINION: Pay equity row leaves backbenchers caught between party loyalty and voter anger.

'Nothing was going to stop me': Pioneer who built ski resort from scratch sells up
Peter Foote started building Mt Dobson Ski Area with a $2000 bulldozer.

Nine fires in five years: Environment Court rules on scrap metal dealer
Training, stockpile monitoring and management and lithium battery handling orders made.

58m wall, no 'fatal flaws': New details about dam for Heretaunga revealed
'Regional council wants to get the hell out as soon as possible.'

On The Up: Digger driver clears 37 tyres from a beach in one day
Tim Dodge thought he'd never walk again. Now he's back, and he's determined to help.

Editorial: Getting CRL greenlit may be Key's lasting Auckland legacy
OPINION: We must build to grow, a belief our Governments should be reminded of.

Letters: Citizens’ assemblies would allow people’s voices to be heard
OPINION: Pay equity policy a bad idea for the Government.

Pushpay insider trader loses latest bid for suppression
Businessman sentenced in 2023 fails to overturn conviction and retain name suppression.

'A fair bit of division': What NZ Catholics want from the next Pope
NZ Catholics hope the next Pope continues Francis’ focus on unity and minorities.

'Gut-wrenching': Fury as Hawke's Bay pay equity claims dropped
'Money is more important to them than women.'

Catfishing and strange approaches: Social media's a scary place for under 16s, parents say
'The big problem is the invisible stuff that we as parents don’t see or even know about.'

Audrey Young: 'Robbing Paula to pay Paul' – pay equity ambush will come back to bite Nats
OPINION: The way to address an unfair situation is not usually to increase the unfairness.

Wairoa has one supermarket - a new study examines if its prices are fair
'We are seeing the same story - just insufficient funds for the basic costs of living.'

Cryptocurrency ATMs and 'high risk' cash wages should be banned, experts warn
Police could be given power to monitor bank accounts in real time, experts say.

Editorial: How uplifting stories offer balance in a turbulent world
OPINION: NZME's On The Up campaign has shared over 160 inspiring stories nationwide.

Developer 'goldmine': Herald analysis maps 840 of Auckland’s most valuable state homes
Exclusive analysis reveals $1.7b 'treasure map' of Kāinga Ora's Auckland properties.

Letters: Mike King's words are spot on
OPINION: Mike King deserves praise for his article urging tolerance.

Key reveals moves to 'sideline' two ministers to get CRL built
Mayor Wayne Brown says he hasn't visited Wellington in 10 years and has no plans to.

On The Up: 11yo Taradale runner may have broken 5km world record
Jack Coombe would have been happy to beat his PB, before his time sent everyone googling.

Court awards penthouse's new owners $928k in leaky building case
A couple bought the penthouse for $1.495m in May 2019 and discovered leaks soon after.

Simon Wilson: Pope Francis, Trump and the Aussie election - the lessons for Luxon
Opinion: Just because clowns are running America doesn't mean we need them here too.

'Blindsided': No more visiting the Viking building for information about Dannevirke
Tararua council's mission to 'save money' upsets locals, spurs petition for answers.

Letters: Who does the Government believe we need protecting from?
OPINION: We'd be better off buying missiles instead of helicopters

'We're going to act like a real country': Judith Collins on NZ's $12b defence splurge
The Defence Minister says New Zealand is a 'small price-taker' from the world.

Audrey Young speaks to Defence Minister Judith Collins
Senior Political Correspondent Audrey Young speaks to Minister of Defence Judith Collins. Video / Marty Melville

Parliament marks 110 years of haka, as Te Pāti Māori MPs face wrath of Privileges Committee
Haka have been performed in Parliament for more than a century.

Editorial: When tech billionaires restrict their kids' social media use, why shouldn’t we?
OPINION: Catherine Wedd's member's bill shouldn't be left to the biscuit tin.

Thomas Coughlan: Government moving too fast on roll back of pay equity regime
OPINION: The coalition hasn't made a good case for urgently pushing through bill.

Key says Trump using tariffs largely for leverage – but has fears for NZ film industry
The former Prime Minister also sees confidence returning to the New Zealand economy.

Govt warned it'll be lumped with bigger bill than insurers if disaster strikes
Insurers pass Reserve Bank stress test, but it worries about the Government's finances.

Westpac CEO intervenes after pensioner loses $158k in bank transfer error
The money went to an Auckland woman who allegedly spent it on cars and transfers.

How property traders made millions flipping homes: Inside 71 Auckland real estate deals
The Herald reveals gains and losses on $60m of homes flipped by Hills Real Estate traders.

Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design
'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.

Patrick Walsh: A heavy bureaucratic blanket has been a dismal failure for learning support
OPINION: The most vulnerable and disadvantaged children have been poorly served.

Lessons for NZ in Australian election
OPINION: New Zealand can thank Australia for electing Albanese over Dutton.

Govt saves $1b after hitting housing target early; Treasury changes forecasts
Treasury has incorporated new pro-growth policies into its forecasts.

Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.

'We have to comply': Landlord gives dozens of pensioners 90-day notice to vacate village
'We couldn't tell them what was happening, because we didn't know ourselves.'

Two more Hawke’s Bay farms sold to overseas buyers for forestry
Three CHB farms have sold in quick succession to overseas buyers for forestry conversion.

Editorial: In a Maga world, very few want a homegrown version
OPINION: Australians voted for the status quo, rejecting a change in Government.

Letters: Social media and politics and are so many associate ministers necessary?
OPINION: The worrying role of social media in our political environment.

'Body-packed five cartons': Man busted smuggling cigarettes at Wellington airport
Illegal tobacco operations sell from Facebook marketplace, churches and language schools.

Steve Maharey: In the shadow of Trump, NZ needs a new direction
OPINION: Trump's tariffs are about power, creating chaos to show his control.

Opinion: How Trump's trade moves may upend Powell's achievements
Business uncertainty from US tariffs may lead to a recession.

Why Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell wants jail sentences longer, even if it means ‘huge’ prisoner numbers
Half of short-term prisoners reoffend within 24 months of release.

Shane Te Pou: We are witnessing the effects of social disunity
OPINION: Key issues include political views, work participation, and economic inequality.