In pics: George at the polo gallery

8:58 AM  The toddler Prince rocks Crocs, while his mum continues to look impossibly fresh.

Sea moves on capital video

Waves hammer Wellington's Coast. The view from Maranui Cafe in Lyall Bay.

9:28 AM  Climate change is making waves wash over Wellington's South Coast roads more frequently, mayor says.

People smuggler payoff claims

9:19 AM  PM denies knowlege of an alleged Australian payoff to turn around a NZ-bound boat.

Baby bodies among remains video

A "baby farmer's" tiny victims are among 37 human remains police will return to families.

11-year-old faces life rugby ban

Boy who allegedly punched a ref after tackling him to the ground may never play again.

State houses go for a song

Hundreds of state houses were sold off at substantially below Government valuation.

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national

Cissy Chen jury retiring

Yun Qing Liu is charged with murdering Cissy Chen.

4 min ago  The jury will begin considering its verdict in the Cissy Chen murder trial, after the judge sums up the case.

Bizarre egg discovered video

Carol Chaplin came across a rather unusual-looking egg laid by her hen.

Fire crews at Fujitsu house on The Terrace in Wellington.

Fire at Wellington office block

16 min ago  Office building on The Terrace in Wellington's CBD evacuated after blaze on 14th floor.

Video

The sea is coming for Wellington

Waves washing over Wellington's South Coast roads will become more frequent, mayor says.

world

Comet lander awakes

An artist's impression handout image by the European Space Agency shows the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet.

The Philae lander space probe thought lost has woken up seven months after officials thought it marooned.

Syrian refugees flee into Turkey

8:54 AM  Thousands of Syrian refugees pour into Turkey to escape Tal Abyad, where Kurds fight Isis troops.

A hippopotamus walks across flooded street in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Hippo roams streets video

Tigers, lions, and a hippopotamus have escaped from a zoo in Georgia after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures.

business

Fight mould on a tight budget

Don’t put up with the menace of mould this winter.

Landlords love to blame mould and moisture on tenants, but both sides have to do their bit.

No blame workplace culture

A Wellington-based software development company has won an International workplace award.

David Humphries, second from left, with sons Mark, Hamish and Tom on a new plantain paddock on Te Tui.

Two farms and three sons

Hawke's Bay farming family doubled its land so three sons have a better chance at succession.

money

Income caps on home loans

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Once again, it's the young and the poor that will feel the pain.

Money lives of the young

The 'Millennial' generation is shaking up traditional financial rules.

Preparing for the worst

Happiness comes first

small business

The Collective does dairy right

The Collective co-founder Angus Allan and his team's commitment to creating good quality dairy products has seen the company feature on the Deloitte Fast 50 multiple times.

A clear game plan and a commitment to high quality sees The Collective on Deloitte Fast 50 again.

Crowdfunding's strong start

Fledgling companies are taking a chance at alternative finance.

TomTom to appeal ruling

Move back home pays off

technology

3D-printing prosthetic hands

Christchurch woman Rachael Wood has joined web-based volunteer community e-NABLE to create prosthetic hands with a 3D-printer.

8:51 AM  Rachael Wood is using a 3D-printer to create prosthetic hands for children in need.

Your new game hub: YouTube

Google is making it easier for users to broadcast live and competitive gaming,

Star Wars Battlefront.

Console death sentence stayed

What keeps console games on top? Immersive and addictive experiences.

life & style

The week' celeb Instagrams gallery

SARAH HYLAND: Us after a big Friday night. And by big Friday night we mean we've managed to smuggle a purchase of more than one bottle of Lewis Road chocolate leche past the New World security and subsequently gone a little loco with it.

Kanye gets blindfolded, Chrissy cries with joy over cheese, and look! Models definitely do eat.

Ditch the nanny

8:18 AM  Wealthy families are choosing governesses over nannies.

A United States DJ company has refused to work a party after they found out it was for a gay man's birthday.

DJ refuses gay guy's party

8:32 AM  "It would go against our faith," they said about their refusal to work the event. 

well & good

How to best use fish oil

Dr Libby.

Can fish oil really help with arthritic aches? And is turmeric more than just a curry spice? Find out from Dr Libby.

Little girl behind a $37m gift

Katelyn was six months old when her suffering drove her father beyond the bounds of drug laws.

Hitting snooze might be your first approach, but does it do you any good?

The perils of hitting 'snooze'

Does that extra morsel of sleep actually do you any favours? Experts say probably not.

home & property

Nursery decor for dummies

Make sure you have a comfortable chair in the nursery.

What I wish someone had told me about doing up babies' rooms before I became a mum.

At home: from chocolate to art

Sara Orme and Chris Dudman's Auckland home has "good bones".

Are the breeders of coprosma (aka mirror bush) pushing the colour range too far? This is stocky little Coprosma repens ‘Pina Colada’ but you will also need your sunnies on for the joyfully wacky ‘Evening Glow’ or ‘Tequila Sunrise’, striped and speckled in reds and oranges. This could be just what the doctor ordered on a cold winter's day – but not too cold or those mirrored leaves might just shrivel.

The 10 best bronze plants gallery

Rust-hued imports and natives really come into their own in winter.

food & wine

Eat your way to a good gut

Berries are an excellent source of antioxidants and soluble and insoluble fibre.

Incorporate these 10 foods into your diet to strike the perfect prebiotic-probiotic balance.

Recipe: Potato galette

Galette is a very elegant way of serving potato.

Ginger steamed pudding

Chicken, mushroom & leek pie

nz farmer

Bachelor scoops up 'unreal' prizes

Geraldine's Toby How, 29, is the public's and the judges' choice for 2015 Rural Bachelor of the Year.

There were two prizes to aim for in the Fieldays Rural Bachelor competition and Toby How won both.

Share split ruled out

Current Fonterra structure touted as a farmer's best friend for measuring the beleaguered company's performance.

Crown lending for CPW

'I don't like boring'

entertainment

DWTS: With a slip and a fumble gallery

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9:31 AM  It wasn't quite Rodney Hide-worthy but someone finally got dropped on Dancing With The Stars.

Actress' baby shock

Shortland Street’s Amelia Reid-Meredith talks about the challenges of being a real-life expectant mother during filming.

Jurassic World shows its teeth.

Jurassic World eats box office 

8:37 AM  Jurassic World has become the highest global opener of all time

travel

Why is there no 13th floor?

In some hotels the 13th floor is known as 12A, but more often it is omitted.

17 min ago  Simply because the number has negative connotations for some superstitious guests.

A history of Spain in stone

First a mosque, then a church, the cathedral of Cordoba is a wonderfully evocative building.

Crossing flooded rivers in the M'Goun Valley, Morocco, can be hazardous.

A treacherous path

9:29 AM  This is an instant lesson in the challenges of hiking in an area that sees few visitors.

stuff nation

Super Rugby season recap stuff nation

Rey Lee-Lo of the Hurricanes makes a break during the round 18 Super Rugby match between the Chiefs and the Hurricanes at Yarrow Stadium.

8:56 AM  The way Super Rugby playoffs are set up do a disservice to teams who score more points, says Noel Burland.

Why I'm a pit bull convert

I'm the proud owner of two dogs. Both of them were saved from certain death.

Businessmen and women.

Women making a difference in NZ stuff nation

Share your experience of the reality of being a working woman and making a difference in 2015.

motoring

Maseratis tracking well

Maserati's Gran Turismo Sportline is a classic luxury GT with lots of soul and a sound track that's worth the ticket of entry on its own.

8:09 AM  Maserati recently extended its customer track experience schedule to include Hampton Downs and a few fortunate journalists.

SUVs to rule luxury market

8:31 AM  SUVs will replace limousines as the luxury car of choice by the end of the decade.

Honda's street-legal 2016 RC213V-S.

$263,000 street legal bike

8:53 AM  Honda enters street legal superbike race with a race replica retailing for an eye-popping NZ$263,000.

sport

Black Caps go back-to-back

Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson congratulates team-mate Ross Taylor after he notched his century in Southampton.

NZ clinical as Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson centuries lead successful chase of 303 against England.

Jaw-breaking outfield clash

English T20 county match abandoned after fielders collide running to take a catch in the deep.

Earl Bamber celebrates winning Le Mans 24 Hours race with Porsche team-mates Nick Tandy and Nico Hulkenberg.

Kiwi one-two in Le Mans video

Earl Bamber becomes the third Kiwi to win famous endurance race and the first since the 1960s.

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good reads

Odd One out against terrible Twos

Photo: Ella Brockelsby. Linda Burges and Jane Bowron at We Love TV - Tuesday 19th March 2013. Ponsonby Central, Auckland, New Zealand. Photo: Ella Brockelsby

OPINION: Shedding excess baggage is an ongoing process, I continue to remind myself.

Why I'm a pit bull convert

chef

I'm the proud owner of two dogs. Both of them were saved from certain death.

A history of Spain in stone

The red-and-white horseshoe-shaped arches of the Cordoba Cathedral's Islamic prayer hall.

First a mosque, then a church, the cathedral of Cordoba is a wonderfully evocative building.

The unseen price of the West's fashion

Clothing worker Vien Dyna, 16, says supervisors in a stifling hot Cambodian factory scream abuse at her as she struggles to stitch clothes for fashion brands sold in Western countries like Australia.

Across Asia, millions of children toil for long hours earning barely enough to live while sewing garments for the west.

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Brothel offers free sex in protest

Pascha brothel in Austria plans to offer free services in a protest over "punitive" taxes.

An Austrian brothel is offering free sex in a summer-long protest over what its owner sees as punitive tax.

Surprise lurks within banana video

NOPE.

Is there anything worse than a mushy banana? Yes.

Bizarre egg discovered video

Carol Chaplin, a resident of the Milford Huts, near Temuka, with the unusual egg laid by one of her hens.

Carol Chaplin came across a rather unusual-looking egg laid by her hen.

Alice's Adventures in Hamilton gallery video

Fans celebrate the 150th year of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Browsers Bookstore in Hamilton. Sandra Jensen, dressed as the March Hare, helped organised the party.

The celebration of 150 years since Lewis Carroll's book was published

Parenting

The good and bad of Dr Google

The internet has all the answers - but does Dr Google sometimes get used too much?

Thanks to the wonderful world of the web, my son had been 'Google diagnosed' with lots of things.

Obsessively talking about kids

According to one parenting expert, mothers these days spend too much time talking about nothing but their kids and should be more like a 1950s mother. "A child or children should not be the primary focus of one's source of identity or narrow focus of one's life."

It's the time spent away from my child, in the company of other adults, that I find as rewarding.

Secondary infertility sucks

Having one child doesn't mean having a second one will come easily.

Having easily produced a child is no guarantee someone can do it twice.

The new 'talk' we should have

Do teens really understand the cost of data and the pain of a 'surprise' bill?

Selecting the right amount of data for your family can be tricky. Too often it results in an unexpected bill.

kiwi traveller

The anatomy of a sunset

Inside a sunset on the way to Hong Kong.

I misbehaved badly on the Cathay Pacific flight from Auckland to Hong Kong.

Readers' travel pics of the week gallery

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This week's travel photo entries take us from Capri to India and feature everything from monkeys to camels.

Berlin birthday an adventure

Portia enjoys the artwork on the Berlin Wall known as East Side Gallery.

Krakow's Salt Mines are as worthy of attention as some of Europe's other major attractions, writes Portia King.

How travel makes you a better person

It doesn't matter so much where you go, as long as you go.

It's more important than ever to pack your bags and book a ticket - and this is why.