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'A shared responsibility': Kirk Jones and Robert Aramayo on the impact of I Swear
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Helen Clark in Six Outfits: New play set to explore former PM's history
The life and journey of former Prime Minister Helen Clark is set to be explored in a new play set to hit Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre this April. Helen Clark...
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Whitcoulls Recommends: The Truth About Ruby Cooper and The Secret Society of Librarians
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Megan Singleton: How can you save money on hotels?
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The Sunday Panel: Did Labour miss a beat this week?
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast: 29 March 2026
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 29 March 2026, newcomer Robert Aramayo shocked at this years BAFTAs by beating Hollywood...
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Viking wellness: Expert explains new trend
Viking wellness is a new spa trend that's growing in popularity, raising questions as to the overall benefits. The trend involves dry sauna and winter-sea swimming;...
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Mike van de Elzen: Ham and pineapple and chunky tomato pizza
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Research reveals how cockroaches form long-term partnerships
Cockroaches are not usually associated with romance. But scientists publishing in the journal Royal Society Open Science have just discovered something surprising...
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'A great thing': New KiwiSaver changes set to kick in this week
If you notice your pay packet feels a little lighter from next week, it's due to incoming changes coming to KiwiSaver. From April 1, the default KiwiSaver contribution...
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Barry Soper: This Government can't splash the cash around
The Government unveiled their fuel crisis relief support package aimed at low-income households, and it's sparked a divided response. About 140,000 families with...
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Middle East crisis: Expert explains why Govt should have offered free public transport
The Government has unveiled their support package aimed at helping households through the fuel crisis, but one expert has explained why a new solution is needed. A...
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Buy NZ Made calls for policies to prioritise NZ suppliers amid closures
There's growing calls for Kiwis to buy New-Zealand made products as pressures mount on our manufacturing sector and local producers. This follows the recent announcements...
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Francesca Rudkin: Here's the Labour Party's biggest problem
The reason why Labour leader Chris Hipkins has an uphill battle leading into this year’s election, regardless of what the polls say, has been on show this week....
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'World-class': & Juliet aims to impress Kiwi audiences in NZ debut
& Juliet has taken Broadway and the West End by storm and earned 8 Olivier nominations and it's set to debut in New Zealand. The show was created by Schitt’s Creek...
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'Very exciting': Kiwi actress Madeleine Sami on the success of Deadloch
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Look What You Made Me Do and Kids, Wait till You Hear This!
Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester. This book is marvellous - the premise being that every marriage has its own language which is meaningless to anyone...
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Explained: Is the Middle East conflict changing people's travel plans?
The conflict in the Middle East has continued for another week, and there's concerns from industry experts about it impacting tourism. Intrepid Travel’s chief executive...
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The Sunday Panel: Should the Government intervene in the looming fuel crisis?
This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist, TV producer and commentator Irene Gardiner and partner at Freebairn and Hehir lawyers, Liam Hehir, joined in on a discussion...
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Erin O'Hara: Are creatine supplements worth the hype?
Creatine is the latest wellness trend for building muscle and boosting brain health, but is it really all it's pumped up to be? It’s primarily considered a fitness...
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast: 22 March 2026
On the Sunday Session with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Sunday 22 March 2026, Madeleine Sami's Emmy nominated show Deadloch is back for season two, filmed...
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NVIDIA GTC: What is the future of AI looking like?
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Oscars 2026 recap: What does this year's event mean for the film industry?
The 98th Academy Awards took place last Monday in LA, with the major prize going to One Battle After Another. It dominated the night with six wins - including Best...
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Top operators gather for final excavator showdown
The Civil Contractors New Zealand Cable Price National Excavator Operator Competition officially wrapped up this weekend. The event took place at Manfeild Park during...
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Ethan Griffiths: What can we expect ahead of Winston Peters' State of the Nation address?
A prediction that the New Zealand First leader will be feeling confident heading into a set-piece speech today. Winston Peters will be giving his State of the Nation...
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'It's crazy': Fishing personality Matt Watson voices concerns with proposed fishing rules
Fishing host Matt Watson has been quick to voice disapproval with a bill proposing to remove almost all minimum legal-size limits for commercial fishing operators. The...
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EMA calls for regulation of employment advocates
The relationship between employers and employees is getting more and more fraught when they come into dispute - and there's growing calls for change. The Employers...
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Andrew Dickens: Are there good things coming from high petrol prices?
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'Cathartic': Holly Shervey reveals how she turned her life into a dark comedy
Crackhead is a new, locally produced dark comedy, and it's getting plenty of positive reviews. Created and written by actress Holly Shervey, Crackhead is loosely...
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'Fraught with doubt': Charlotte McConaghy looks back on literature success
Australian author Charlotte McConaghy’s novel Wild Dark Shore has been widely reviewed as one of the must read books of 2025. It also saw McConaghy named on the...
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Stickers deemed a safety risk in bitter hospital industrial dispute
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