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In pics: George at the polo
8:58 AM The toddler Prince rocks Crocs, while his mum continues to look impossibly fresh.
Sea moves on capital
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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
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.
Cissy Chen jury retiring
![Yun Qing Liu is charged with murdering Cissy Chen.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/4/m/r/0/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15b609.11h8q4.png/1434319049847.jpg)
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
Carol Chaplin came across a rather unusual-looking egg laid by her hen.
![Fire crews at Fujitsu house on The Terrace in Wellington.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/5/v/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15b5u7.11h8q4.png/1434319049847.jpg)
Fire at Wellington office block
16 min ago Office building on The Terrace in Wellington's CBD evacuated after blaze on 14th floor.
The sea is coming for Wellington
Waves washing over Wellington's South Coast roads will become more frequent, mayor says.
Comet lander awakes
![An artist's impression handout image by the European Space Agency shows the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/1/t/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15b1tx.1082x1.png/1434316503617.jpg)
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/1/e/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15b1fu.1082x1.png/1434316503617.jpg)
Hippo roams streets
Tigers, lions, and a hippopotamus have escaped from a zoo in Georgia after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures.
Fight mould on a tight budget
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/9/8/f/k/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1580dw.11jm2n.png/1434316377165.jpg)
Two farms and three sons
Hawke's Bay farming family doubled its land so three sons have a better chance at succession.
Money lives of the young
The 'Millennial' generation is shaking up traditional financial rules.
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/f/w/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15a72q.11k44k.png/1434315403156.jpg)
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.
3D-printing prosthetic hands
![Christchurch woman Rachael Wood has joined web-based volunteer community e-NABLE to create prosthetic hands with a 3D-printer.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/3/t/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.158jbt.zvl7t.png/1434315260296.jpg)
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/s/9/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15ar6x.zvl7t.png/1434315260296.jpg)
Console death sentence stayed
What keeps console games on top? Immersive and addictive experiences.
The week' celeb Instagrams
![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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/c/b/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15ahxs.118kt5.png/1434317166821.jpg)
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/3/i/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15b2zt.118kt5.png/1434317619944.jpg)
DJ refuses gay guy's party
8:32 AM "It would go against our faith," they said about their refusal to work the event.
How to best use fish oil
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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?](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/c/c/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15aapw.118mbv.png/1434236682909.jpg)
The perils of hitting 'snooze'
Does that extra morsel of sleep actually do you any favours? Experts say probably not.
Nursery decor for dummies
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/2/0/h/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15a2ck.118l16.png/1434084009435.jpg)
The 10 best bronze plants
Rust-hued imports and natives really come into their own in winter.
Eat your way to a good gut
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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.
Bachelor scoops up 'unreal' prizes
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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.
DWTS: With a slip and a fumble
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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.
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Jurassic World eats box office
8:37 AM Jurassic World has become the highest global opener of all time
Why is there no 13th floor?
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/5/6/9/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15b53h.108gna.png/1434318145026.jpg)
A treacherous path
9:29 AM This is an instant lesson in the challenges of hiking in an area that sees few visitors.
Super Rugby season recap
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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.
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Women making a difference in NZ
Share your experience of the reality of being a working woman and making a difference in 2015.
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/7/l/u/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.157lte.11h2i3.png/1434315260790.jpg)
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.
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$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.
Black Caps go back-to-back
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/2/g/q/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.15b29h.11gn2s.png/1434318446147.jpg)
Kiwi one-two in Le Mans
Earl Bamber becomes the third Kiwi to win famous endurance race and the first since the 1960s.
Odd One out against terrible Twos
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OPINION: Shedding excess baggage is an ongoing process, I continue to remind myself.
Why I'm a pit bull convert
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I'm the proud owner of two dogs. Both of them were saved from certain death.
A history of Spain in stone
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/1/k/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15b1js.11z40i.png/1434318008771.jpg)
Across Asia, millions of children toil for long hours earning barely enough to live while sewing garments for the west.
Brothel offers free sex in protest
![Pascha brothel in Austria plans to offer free services in a protest over "punitive" taxes.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/s/0/9/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15b4e2.png/1434318044724.jpg)
An Austrian brothel is offering free sex in a summer-long protest over what its owner sees as punitive tax.
Alice's Adventures in Hamilton
![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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/z/d/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15ay32.png/1434277736550.jpg)
The celebration of 150 years since Lewis Carroll's book was published
The good and bad of Dr Google
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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."](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/z/s/1/l/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.159sjg.139f1a.png/1434167629941.jpg)
It's the time spent away from my child, in the company of other adults, that I find as rewarding.
The new 'talk' we should have
![Do teens really understand the cost of data and the pain of a 'surprise' bill?](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/7/o/6/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.159onr.139f1a.png/1434167629941.jpg)
Selecting the right amount of data for your family can be tricky. Too often it results in an unexpected bill.
Readers' travel pics of the week
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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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/8/x/1/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.157lmv.png/1434082383591.jpg)
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.](/web/20150614220222im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/9/y/r/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.159xyn.png/1434060460883.jpg)
It's more important than ever to pack your bags and book a ticket - and this is why.