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An instrument so unusual, the NZSO made its own
Mahler's Sixth Symphony asks for a hammer that is designed in such a way as to create a dull thump, like fate coming down on top of your head.
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A look back at New Zealand's highest-ever interest rates
But were they even worse off than we are today?
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The workers forced to live in cars
3 Sep 2025"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got".
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Opinion: Amazon gives up building its own Auckland data centre, as power prices soar
3 Sep 2025The aborted construction of Amazon's west Auckland data centre shows just how much has changed in four years.
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'You would have loved Silas': Parents' plea over teen's drink-driving death
3 Sep 2025The night Silas Sims, 16, died, he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times, despite being under-age and drunk.
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Trump's health and the secret history of presidential cover-ups
3 Sep 2025Analysis - Speculation over Donald Trump's health is going viral online. While his doctors say he's in good health, history is riddled with tales of presidential illness kept secret.
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NZ-born neo-Nazi leader arrested outside Melbourne court
3 Sep 2025Thomas Sewell has been arrested and is being questioned over an alleged attack on a First Nations protest camp.
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Health minister's note to nurses striking outside his office
3 Sep 2025More than 36,000 nurses are walking off the job in a pay dispute, and Simeon Brown had a message for them.
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Foreign investor compromise 'very, very, very minor' - Peters
NZ First leader Winston Peters insists his party's supporters are "rational and reasonable" people and will understand the move to let some wealthy overseas investors buy property here.
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Baby killed by meth-using dad despite mother's repeated calls to Oranga Tamariki, police
3 Sep 202510-month old CJ suffered head injuries likened to those caused by a high-impact car crash.
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How to go on a thrifty roadie
2 Sep 2025Seasoned travellers, who've gone a long way on a shoestring, give their tips for a low-cost holiday.
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How Wellington shoppers are saving money at markets
2 Sep 2025And what they might being going without in tough economic times.
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Backcountry takahē make a comeback
2 Sep 2025Twice believed to be extinct, takahē are now returning to our wild spaces.
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University advisory group calls for tougher entry requirements
But the government has rejected an advisory group's call for a more elite university system.
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More companies go into liquidation as IRD steps up enforcement
That's despite positive lending trends and eased interest rates.
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Teen waits for life-saving heart transplant after losing uncles to same condition
2 Sep 2025Shade Beardsell's mum is scared of losing her son to the same condition that killed her two brothers.
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Couple asked to pay again after $23k wedding venue deposit stolen in robbery
2 Sep 2025A couple were told they wouldn't be able to hold their wedding there without paying again.
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'I'm not a law student': Dunedin flatting nightmare sparks calls for reform
2 Sep 2025University students who come into conflict with their landlords say the Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for purpose.
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The seabed storybook sponsored by a mining company's charity
2 Sep 2025The book's author says she had editorial control but needed the book signed off by the charity.
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White couple give birth to biracial baby in Brisbane sperm mix-up
A biracial baby was born to a white couple in Brisbane in an IVF mix-up that Australia's biggest fertility company kept secret for 11 years.
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Baby killed by meth-using dad despite mother's repeated calls to Oranga Tamariki, police
2 Sep 202510-month old CJ suffered head injuries likened to those caused by a high-impact car crash.
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An authoritarian Trump statement didn't get the attention it deserves
1 Sep 2025Analysis - The claim "I have the right to do anything I want" deserves a closer look.
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Four phones, three weeks: Everything we saw on teen TikTok
1 Sep 2025We set up four brand-new social media accounts with teenage personas. Then we scrolled.
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What '365 days of rejection' is teaching this young Kiwi
1 Sep 2025Rejection is always difficult to deal with, but what if you had to do it every single day?
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