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Do women really need to be able to do 11 push-ups?
29 May 2025A trend is telling women they should be able to complete proper push-ups, but it might not be a good measure of fitness.
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Top NZ rower arrested in the US over incident after regatta
Rowing NZ bosses have launched an independent inquiry into the tour to the States after a member of the elite squad missed his flight home because he was in police custody.
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Defendant recalls discovering dead body in her bed
29 May 2025Rau Tongia was shot in the back at his Karori home in December 2020
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Sick landlord fails in bid to move back into his home
The landlord says he's currently living in a garage.
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What customers and hairdressers make of a law change
Regulations Minister David Seymour said he was making cuts to 'pointless bureaucracy'.
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The godfather of AI on his biggest fear
28 May 2025It's the question that keeps Geoffrey Hinton up at night: What happens when humans are no longer the most intelligent life on the planet?
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Sexual assault survivor says ACC retraumatising victims
28 May 2025The woman says she shouldn't have to recount the details of her assault to strangers after it's already been proven in court.
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Would you swap your barista made coffee for filter? Al Brown thinks you should
27 May 2025The chef and restauranteur sells bottomless drip coffee at some of the cafes he owns. Audio
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Warning public service leaks 'must stop' revealed in leaked email
28 May 2025Sir Brian Roche says in some cases public servants should be fired.
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Government urgency plans slow to a crawl
Last week's post-Budget urgency did not go smoothly, forcing the government to jettison earlier plans in order to make progress.
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School lunches: Is potato a salad vegetable?
27 May 2025Official documents reveal which meals were nutritionally sound and what students really thought in taste tests.
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RBNZ set to cut official cash rate
Stand-in Reserve Bank governor Christian Hawkesby faces his first public test this week.
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The godfather of AI on his biggest fear
28 May 2025It's the question that keeps Geoffrey Hinton up at night: What happens when humans are no longer the most intelligent life on the planet?
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Didn't finish watching The Handmaid's Tale? Here's why people stopped watching
28 May 2025There are stark differences between the fanfare around earlier seasons and its middling finale.
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What is it like being a sketch artist in the P Diddy trial?
28 May 2025Dried and chapped fingers, blackened finger cots and eight hours of sitting on a wooden court pew - American artists are giving their all to cover intense trial proceedings.
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'Snuck in' change may cost first-home buyers thousands
27 May 2025Some borrowers could face a bigger bill from 1 July.
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Jobseeker sanctions: 'Forcing people to volunteer is a contradiction'
27 May 2025The government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army.
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New owners discover property has no legal vehicle access
Purchasers of an Auckland property that turned out to have no legal vehicle access have won an appeal.
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Petrol price wars see fuel drop to $2.12 a litre
A new no-frills service station in Auckland has seen prices fall, but do not expect the big savings to last for long, says a fuel price expert.
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'We pinch ourselves every time we make it to another country'
27 May 2025A Kiwi family has passed the halfway point in their bid to circumnavigate the globe.
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How couples save on their weddings (and what they splurge on)
27 May 2025A wedding budget can quickly increase, but some couples have come up with clever ways to keep costs down.
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No evidence' McSkimming interfered with firearms licences vetting process
27 May 2025The police statement comes after allegations McSkimming acted inappropriately.
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Watch: The huts built to withstand 300km/h winds
26 May 2025Unique challenges come with building in a sub-alpine environment at 1190 metres above sea level.
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Greens claim $700m 'uncosted hole' in Willis' Budget
The government could face an unbudgeted funding gap because of one of its own policies, the Green Party says.
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