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Not satisfied with just a world record, mountain biker Annie Ford used her athleticism to promote her other passion - the environment. Merryn Anderson reports.

ASB survey shows erratically rising confidence in house prices – with some home-owners still suffering serious pain in the most unexpected places, reports Alice Peacock.

If the pension age lifted to 67, those not wanting to work an extra two years would require significantly more savings, Craigs says.

'I saw Alice lying there and inside the carriage was this large stone': a sad story of bad fate

Today from The Detail: New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception

In NZ's biggest online spend-up since Covid, cost-of-living pressures are reflected in the growth of buy-now-pay-later schemes, writes Alice Peacock. - Newsroom Pro - $ -

Ngāi Tahu would have walked from the Treaty settlement if its rights weren’t protected, iwi negotiator says

How long was New Zealand's first official television broadcast in 1960?

Rotorua hapū says the wastewater pipe would run through the wahi tapu where up to 153 people were buried by the eruption of Mt Tarawera

Early withdrawals hit an all-time high as NZers raid their pots for first homes, suffer financial hardship – or leave the country. Alice Peacock reports.

A report from this weekend's Hamilton writers festival

Analysis: Any good news for consumers pales agains the potential hurt to our metal-makers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and Glenbrook steel mill, writes Jonathan Milne.

Test your smarts with Newsroom's daily crossword.

What would you call the child of your parent's first cousin?

Today from The Detail: How a kiwi documentary producer has been instrumental in getting authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen

After earlier questions about a minister's behaviour last year, a new incident leads to his resignation

Top junior Ella Lash overcomes a health scare to join her inspiration Joelle King and a clutch of world-leading players at the NZ Squash Open

After earlier questions about a minister's behaviour last year, a new incident leads to his resignation

Test your smarts with Newsroom's daily crossword.

Top junior Ella Lash overcomes a health scare to join her inspiration Joelle King and a clutch of world-leading players at the NZ Squash Open

A report from this weekend's Hamilton writers festival

If the pension age lifted to 67, those not wanting to work an extra two years would require significantly more savings, Craigs says.

Analysis: Any good news for consumers pales agains the potential hurt to our metal-makers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and Glenbrook steel mill, writes Jonathan Milne.

What would you call the child of your parent's first cousin?

Early withdrawals hit an all-time high as NZers raid their pots for first homes, suffer financial hardship – or leave the country. Alice Peacock reports.

Today from The Detail: How a kiwi documentary producer has been instrumental in getting authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen

Week in Review; Comment: The world that emerges after Trump hands victory to Putin in Ukraine will be darker, more brutal and more dangerous than most people imagine, warns Dr Oliver Hartwich

Week in Review: Former executive team members speak out on the 'incredible turnover' that makes it harder to deliver for the communities that need healthcare the most.

Week in Review: From the University of Auckland - Opinion: Wealthy migrants aren’t necessarily entrepreneurial migrants, so why is the Government revising pay-for-residency visas?

Week in Review: From the University of Auckland – Comment: Destiny Church wants the fear of violence to drive queer people out of public life. We must pressure the Govt to adopt lawfare against the organisation and stand up to them.

Week in Review: A reminiscence of the great historian.

Week in Review: A $3m ship deal is among the early examples of how a polarising pact between the Asian superpower and a Pacific partner will bear fruit

A year after the information was requested, pressure from the Ombudsman has forced the Ministry for the Environment to reveal the 97 ministerial nominations. Fox Meyer reports.

As island nations ink more security and defence deals, who is really benefiting – and what is the cost?

Week in Review: Analysis: NZ and Cooks taxpayers could pick up most of the tab to buy a new $5m ferry from China, writes Jonathan Milne

Week in Review: A year after the information was requested, pressure from the Ombudsman has forced the Ministry for the Environment to reveal the 97 ministerial nominations. Fox Meyer reports.

The Court of Appeal erred by throwing out Mike Smith’s case that the Crown breached his whānau's rights, his lawyers say.

'This goddamned place': teenagers in cars.

The politics of going too far with the Destiny hooligans

Today from The Detail: Recent events in Auckland have resurfaced memories of when being gay was considered a neurotic personality disorder.

A late call by an immigration minister grants a stay of deportation for a mother controversially convicted of child abuse, while her case is under review

Week in Detail: From The Detail: Experts agree that advances to GMO technology means laws need to change. But just how those changes look is contentious.

Week in Review: Nintendo is seeking to prevent the sale and distribution of the Palworld game in Japan under patent laws

Week in Review: Shutting down the Whakapapa ski field would cost the Ruapehu District $64 million a year in a worst case scenario.

Week in Review: From The Detail: New Health Minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials.

Week in Review: The review was carried out without any external consultation, leaving a leading privacy advocate surprised he hadn't known it was happening, writes Marc Daalder

Weekl in Review: Analysis: The review into allegations of misused health and census information leaves perhaps the biggest question in the saga unanswered, writes Marc Daalder.

Week in Review: Chris Bishop moved the controversial fast-track legislation away from concerns of project viability and environmental impact

'This goddamned place': teenagers in cars.

A Newsroom story prompts a huge donation towards a project to rid Auckland Island of pigs, cats and mice