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Farmer 'shocked' by ad reaction
Geoff Wallace knew he'd been frank in job ad - but had good reason not to want sloppy staff.
Oscars culprit found
![Warren Beatty looks stunned after producers rushed on stage after the mistake.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/i/5/w/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hi6d8.11ys6n.png/1488205207390.jpg)
2:42 AM How did the wrong film "win" the Best Picture award? It turns out the Oscars' accountants were to blame.
Foran to ditch Warriors?
17 min ago He hasn't yet played for his new NRL team, but Kieran Foran is eyeing a return to Oz.
NZ in child sex abuse spotlight
2:25 AM Brits abused in former colonies as kids begin giving evidence at long-awaited UK inquiry.
Punched in the throat
She tried to grab her hat back after Christchurch music festival. Now, she's fighting for her life.
Would you swim here?
Environment Minister said it'd be impossible for this lagoon to be safe for swimming, but new standards say otherwise.
Crash scene 'horrific', says witness
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A Redwood Valley woman was left shaking after visiting the scene of a crash that killed two people near Nelson.
Pedestrian dies after hit by car
An elderly pedestrian has died in Dunedin Hospital after being hit by a car.
![Ling Fang Mai, 42, has been missing since Wednesday](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/i/5/m/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hi1he.11h8q4.png/1488184455584.jpg)
Chinese tourist missing
A Chinese tourist who arrived in Auckland last Wednesday has not been seen since.
Oscars fiasco explained
How was La La Land announced Best Picture winner instead of Moonlight? Accountants were to blame.
Terror within church walls
![Former congregants says church leaders regularly beat adults and children in the name of the Lord.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/q/n/t/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hi4l4.1082x1.png/1488203160569.jpg)
Former worshippers detail years of abuse at US church, where "sinners", including children, were bashed.
Sibling dispute turns deadly
An Australian man who stabbed his brother during a feud cradled him as he bled to death.
![Bella died of severe internal injuries after her mother's ex-partner placed his 100kg body weight on her stomach.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/i/1/r/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hi1r4.1082x1.png/1488203160569.png)
Oz toddler stomped to death
Fed-up after tripping over his ex's daughter, 100kg Harley Woodford stepped on the girl's stomach.
Boss's affair costs him $587K
![John Neal's bonus was cut after he failed to tell QBE's board about his relationship with his executive assistant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/n/p/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhnkd.11jm2n.png/1488165299858.jpg)
Insurance giant's boss didn't disclose a romantic relationship with his executive assistant.
What deserves $5.6m per year?
OPINION: Australia Post CEO's big idea was parcels being more important.
![Ricky Cave's Aston Martin.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/g/u/0/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhktq.11jm2n.png/1488165299858.jpg)
Flashy agents a turn-off
Showy real estate agents put people off, but one claims he needs his Aston Martin.
New Nokia not quite so dumb
![Nokia's bringing back the brick: the new-look 3310.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/a/w/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhavm.zvl7t.png/1488151579704.jpg)
The new-old dumbphone with Snake and a 30-day battery has a catch for Kiwis.
Samsung teases Galaxy S8
The company's next flagship phone is due to be released late next month in New York.
![The headsets from eSight transmit images from a forward-facing camera to small internal screens.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/m/f/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhg54.zvl7t.png/1488152660361.jpg)
New glasses help blind see
The headsets from eSight transmit images from a forward-facing camera to small internal screens.
Wrong to teach kids to fear men
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COMMENT: Our children need to know the world can be dangerous. And they need to know how to protect themselves.
Oscars: Live from LA
Faye Dunaway called it for La La Land... but she was looking at the wrong envelope.
![Not your usual rape prevention tips.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/v/d/6/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhue2.118kt5.png/1488190526681.jpg)
Rape prevention tips on point
Someone's put a spin on rape prevention tips. And they're very good.
What’s in your herbal medicine?
![Natural medicines do not face the same regulatory scrutiny as pharmaceuticals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/g/0/2/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hgvdg.118mbv.png/1487991666003.jpg)
Natural medicines do not face the same regulatory scrutiny as pharmaceuticals - are they really that effective?
Lipstick glue for period outrage
Ladies, this is the bizarre period product you've been waiting for.
![Too much exercise can leave no energy or desire for sex.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/9/1/m/q/7/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hgshc.118mbv.png/1487991666003.jpg)
Exercise may lower men's libido
Exercise is meant to make us hot-blooded, but too much of it can sap our sex drive, a new study has found.
Feature walls of Instagram
Make your feature wall the centre of attention no matter which room it is in.
![We can't decide if this room is Mickey Mouse or Coca-cola inspired? Either way, that is a lot of red and white for one room.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/m/f/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhhot.118l16.png/1488171945669.jpg)
Hilfiger's beach pad for sale
Take a look inside Tommy Hilfiger's 1960's disco-inspired mansion.
Pineapple on pizza
Pineapple on pizza was created in Canada, the country's prime minister says.
Farmers credit environment
![Jared and Sue Watson credit a switch to once a day milking for re-igniting their passion for dairying.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/j/c/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhgl3.11jq0k.png/1488178067587.jpg)
Jared and Sue Watson are the supreme winners of the Bay of Plenty Farm Environment Awards.
I am a (farmer) robot
Artificial intelligence is already at work on farms and will only increase.
'A little awkward' for Moonlight
![Jeremy Kleiner (L), Adele Romanski and Barry Jenkins pose backstage with their Best Picture Award for Moonlight.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/i/5/w/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hi6bc.117jqz.png/1488203069472.jpg)
Actress Naomie Harris says she won't be forgetting the Oscars' Best Picture gaffe in a hurry.
Double Oscars win for Kiwis
Weta Digital and editor John Gilbert both win at the Academy Awards.
![Cheryl and Andrew appear to be getting on like a house on fire but will it only be a matter of time before a bust-up?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/q/m/q/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhhra.117jqz.png/1488203069472.jpg)
MAFS: Who upset Susan?
Somebody made Susan upset and I am not happy about it.
Brazil's biggest street party
![A reveller parades for the Nenen de Vila Matilde samba school during the carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 26.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/t/9/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhte5.108gna.png/1488164912818.jpg)
Forget the recession, police strikes and corruption scandals: it's Carnival time and everyone is partying.
6 incredible wildlife experiences
Cruise among hippos in South Africa, ride horseback in Kenya and dive with sharks in Fiji.
![Shoes off, pillows out: These customers are here to try before they buy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/u/y/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhv41.108gna.png/1488164912818.jpg)
Shop where people go to sleep
The Chinese like to try before they buy, apparently, and hotels have caught on to this craze.
Discovery no longer Marmite car
![Let it hang here and you can still open/close doors and operate the tailgate. Yes, we tried it.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/3/0/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1he0gc.11h2i3.png/1488178116804.jpg)
The new Discovery is designed to be less polarising and a lot more luxurious. We drive it.
General jumps, crash lands
Spectacular stunt was a nod to the Dukes of Hazzard TV series but the landing was like a roller coaster derailing.
![The Porsche 911 R.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/q/5/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hhoyu.11h2i3.png/1488178116804.jpg)
Quick car sale profit eyed
Porsche ''disappointed'' as owner lists rare and new $400,000 model for over $1m.
Are we too hard on sports stars?
![Britain Rugby Union - Leicester Tigers v Racing 92 - European Rugby Champions Cup Pool One - Welford Road - 23/10/16
Dan ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/d/d/o/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hi6bv.11z3d7.png/1488196777587.jpg)
Lewd photos, drink driving, and sex Snapchats: do we expect too much of professional athletes?
Give me a reason to vote
No one has given me hope their leadership would make the changes that are so desperately needed.
![Pet of the Day - Stuff Nation - Spud](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/g/l/j/0/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hglbm.11z3d7.png/1488196761284.jpg)
Spud the socialite
Wire-haired jack russell Spud once shied away from affection. Now, he can't get enough.
Kuggeleijn could be Black Cap
![Northern Districts cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn was supported by father Chris, left, when a jury acquitted him of a rape ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/c/4/z/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhp3t.11gn2s.png/1488204409168.jpg)
Nothing preventing acquitted fast bowler from being selected for national team, NZ Cricket says.
Read's mystery replacement
Crusaders followers flummoxed as man not in the official squad scores a try.
![Wayne Smith says Italy coach Conor O'Shea was courageous in using surprise breakdown tactics against England.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/0/x/4/p/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hi1kn.11gn2s.png/1488204409168.jpg)
ABs like Italy's 'underarm'
Wayne Smith applauds "brave" Italian tactic but says it could be snuffed out if teams are prepared.
Labour's future has one name
![Younger blood - like new Mt Albert MP Jacinda Ardern - is needed for the top of the Labour party, Chris Trotter says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/3/v/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhbvs.11z40i.png/1488143914309.jpg)
OPINION: If Andrew Little doesn't promote Jacinda Arden to deputy-leader, then he's a fool, writes Chris Trotter.
Would you swim a 'Smithable' river?
![Not wading but swimming: Nick Smith prepares for a dip in the Manawatu River in 2016.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/g/m/1/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hg3pl.11z40i.png/1488143873896.jpg)
OPINION: Baby boomers like me remember clean rivers - and we vote. Dave Armstrong writes.
Spare us festival of the super-fit
![Buses were laid on for runners after their exertions, but they ought to have sauntered home, writes Jane Bowron.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/c/3/q/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hgb4d.11z40i.png/1488143873896.jpg)
OPINION: Are the rest of us sloths supposed to look on admiringly at these narcissists, asks Jane Bowron.
Transgender issue hits the mat
![Mack Beggs, a transgender boy, competes in a state championship girls wrestling competition, in Cypress, Texas.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/9/j/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhdr1.11z40i.png/1488143873896.jpg)
How a transgender teenage wrestler's win divided both a sport and a country.
Stuff's new Home newsletter
![Studio shot of classic chandelier on the black background.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/t/w/m/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1favsw.1f45nq.png/1484623849015.jpg)
Don't get time to catch up on all things home during the week? We have the answer.
The 'modern day treasure hunt'
![Cooper Hamilton, 4, centre, Bellah Doyle-Geddis, 4, rear and Tristan Phipps, 3, look for a place to hide their painted rocks.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/i/3/s/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhou4.png/1488176445275.jpg)
If you come across a painted rock hidden around Timaru, it's likely you've stumbled upon an international craze.
Car fire tourists reassure mum
![Tourist Rob, Charlie and Gwen reassure their mum they are okay after their car exploded in a ball of flames near ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/j/x/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhmb8.png/1488165490105.jpg)
When a space-saver tyre caught fire, sending the whole car up, these tourists sent a message home.
Ikea shop where people go to sleep
![Shoes off, pillows out: These customers are here to try before they buy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/h/u/y/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhv41.png/1488163734135.jpg)
The Chinese like to try before they buy, apparently, and hotels have caught on to this craze.
Burnout burns down house
![The family lost everything in the fire - and were not insured.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/l/0/e/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhgwp.png/1488159416019.jpg)
A father let his drunk son do a burnout with his car in the basement. Within minutes, their house was in flames.
Parents ban male babysitters
![I am determined to do everything I can to make sure my daughter is not a victim of abuse.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/g/c/x/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hga4e.139f1a.png/1487922170136.jpg)
OPINION: My husband and I made a rule: no man would ever babysit our children.
Do mums prefer sleep or sex?
![A survey of behaviour in the bedroom reveals what Aussie mothers prefer between the sheets.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/x/r/l/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hf4ez.139f1a.png/1487884834991.jpg)
A survey of behaviour in the bedroom reveals what mothers prefer between the sheets.
Ordinary day with autistic son
![The Sim family, from left, Cathy Kiely, her son Jesse Sim, and Philip Sim.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/x/j/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1h7fhd.139f1a.png/1487815253416.jpg)
Mum sometimes cries and wonders "why me?". But then her autistic son Jesse brings a flower and says, "mum, love".
Motherhood isn't worth fuss?
![Hey, they don't call her Queen Bey for nothing.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/7/g/h/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1her8q.139f1a.png/1487884999716.jpg)
OPINION: Yes it is. Motherhood may be a common experience, but that doesn't make it any less extraordinary.
How to maximise your annual leave
![With Easter and Anzac Day falling so close together, Kiwis can have 12 days off for just five days.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/b/3/4/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hhd2f.png/1488144996468.jpg)
With Easter and Anzac Day falling so close together, Kiwis can have 12 days off for just five days.
5 days in San Francisco
![Ten thousand people bike across the Golden Gate Bridge on a good summer's day.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/6/u/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1he77v.png/1487723481008.jpg)
Apart from the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, is there anything else to do?
Expat tales: Austin power
![Cycle or paddle across Ladybird Lake.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170227142506im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/c/n/y/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hcnz8.png/1487623290685.jpg)
Aucklander Helen Bailey loves the tacos and outdoor activities in Austin, Texas.