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Review: Te Ara Tupua is the road Wellington always deserved

The new Petone to Wellington cycleway is the stuff of dreams, writes Lyric Waiwiri-Smith. In…

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‘Consider me bitten’: Stakes by Noelle McCarthy, reviewed

Claire Mabey finds herself smitten with Stakes, the follow up to Noelle McCarthy’s award-winning first…

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How Michael Jackson moonwalked into the centre of pop culture again

From a Michael Jackson impersonator being mobbed in Christchurch to a litany of Michael Jackson…

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Where to eat on Karangahape Road – an insider’s guide

From stunning soufflé to exquisite esquites to a cheer-inducing plate of char kway teow, the…

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Memo to Labour: Wasteful spending is for roads, not public transport subsidies

Labour made a big mistake saying it would spend $65m making public transport cheaper. We…

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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending June 12

The top 10 sales lists recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St,…

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New details emerge of Te Māngai Pāho’s vision for Māori news

An $18.5 million funding round offers the clearest picture yet of how the agency plans…

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The raft of recent disability support changes, explained

From housing targets and transport cuts to barring family carers from claiming Crown employment status,…

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Help! I can’t stop watching Celebrity Tipping Point NZ

Tara Ward revels in the nudges, riders and danglers of TVNZ’s latest game show. I…

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Fifa World Cup 2026: Your absolute last-minute beginner’s guide

How to watch in New Zealand, how the new format works and everything else you…

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