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'Anyone who moved would die'
Maarametua Williams' methamphetamine addiction cost her everything - except her will to survive.
Live: Tempest returns
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8:24 AM Torrential rain in already soaked parts of the North brings more floods and closes roads.
What's happening in Waiau?
While Kaikoura got the attention, small rural town of Waiau was just as badly affected.
Motor racing legend dies
1 min ago John Surtees remains the only man to win world titles on both two wheels and four.
IS' woman-on-woman torture tool
8:37 AM They call it the biter. It sounds like something out of a torture chamber. Or so the rumour goes.
Why we're embracing minimalism
Kiwis are joining the worldwide trend towards having less, and being more.
Storm: What you need to know
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8:42 AM Keep up to date with power outages, road closures and weather warnings here.
Hazim Arafeh: Kiwi Muslim
Hazim Arafeh, president of the Federation of Islamic Associations, is polite, careful, educated, middle-class and good-humoured: the perfect diplomat.
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The brotherhood in blue
On the brink of closure, Te Aute College has fought back. So where is it now? And where is it heading?
Girls burned under lock and key
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At least 37 teens killed in a fire at a Guatemalan shelter had been locked into a tiny room after a riot broke out, authorities say.
Trump and the cemetery
The Trump Organization has proposed an unusual project. It wants to build a cemetery. Or maybe not. Or maybe two.
![Yasmine Elder has been charged with first-degree murder.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/u/q/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hruna.1082x1.png/1489170501332.jpg)
Death by bleach
When a witness confronted her and told her the victim could die, she allegedly laughed. He later died in hospital.
Mall revamp gets green light
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Wellington City Council grants resource consent for eagerly-anticipated revamp of Johnsonville Mall.
House flipping could rise
The housing bubble coupled with Auckland's new unitary plan may see on-sales of properties ramp up and spread to other centres.
![Jacob Bywater won the Appco Group's "top sales performer award" in 2015. He is the lead litigant in a class action ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/r/b/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hrrdg.11jm2n.png/1489127251088.jpg)
Dark underbelly of charity
Young adults engaged in humiliating simulated sex act rituals as punishment for not meeting sales targets at an Australian marketing company.
Coming soon: Life without wi-fi
![Tim Farrar: "Your coffee shops may be less compelled to provide wi-fi for you now."](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/6/2/s/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hquzu.zvl7t.png/1489100261734.jpg)
With carriers offering more affordable data plans, consumers don't need to log on to a wi-fi network.
Is Pokemon Go still a thing?
Few games have enjoyed both the meteoric rise - and subsequent fall - in popularity.
![Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were not sure they would be able to have another child after a difficult ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/b/9/f/n/3/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hqw5w.zvl7t.png/1489100261734.jpg)
Zuckerberg reveals baby news
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a second child, a daughter.
Olsen twins settle intern lawsuit
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8:51 AM The Full House twins have agreed to settle a feud with a former intern at their fashion label, The Row.
When you're 'a bit depressy'
BECK ELEVEN: Last week I wrote about being mired in depression. This week I thought I'd take a whirl at what helps.
![Homeowner Nicola Pike remodelled her own apartment, adding a single blue velvet sofa from Forma to anchor the room, visually.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/k/r/u/5/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hkjtp.118kt5.png/1489175508940.jpg)
How to make small look big
Small room? No problem - it's easy to trick the eye into thinking otherwise.
Stop being a stubborn male
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David Downs: Battling cancer is much more tolerable with a wonderful partner who's always right.
The day I became a vampire
Brittany Baker has never wanted to develop a taste for blood. And then she started anti-gravity yoga.
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4 workouts for sugar addicts
If you want to work off some sweets, here are the best workouts to combat weight gain associated with sugar.
Building with the Drents - 5
![Ido and Mandy Drent are building their own home and the process is not without its mishaps.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/d/v/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hr3uk.118l16.png/1489124839115.png)
The Drent family finds that being 100mm out during a build can be a big thing.
Drop Box - a very glam hut
They call it a portable hotel suite, but maybe it could be more than that.
![Just as bad as being stuck in a too-small house? Trying to manage the mortgage payments of a house that's larger than ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/7/8/h/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hr5t4.118l16.png/1489125276120.jpg)
Worst picks for first-home buyers
As it turns out, some homes just aren’t right for the average first-time buyer.
Don't do this at a cocktail bar
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There's a right way and a wrong way to behave at a cocktail bar. Here are 9 drinking sins to avoid.
What's UberEats really like?
A taxi can now deliver duck fat potatoes and venison for your dinner. But will they arrive on time?
The rural games begin
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Sheep, working dogs and wool abound in Feilding for the start of the rural games.
Keep calm and hunt pigs
Tramping with his trusted dogs, tracking a sizeable porker, is the ideal stress relief for this farmer.
Coroner courting the past
![Claire Goose plays Jane Kennedy in The Coroner.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/j/k/t/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hjkdk.117jqz.png/1489172248024.jpg)
UKTV's new drama The Coroner stars Claire Goose as a woman who returns to work in her south Devon home.
Watching people watching TV
British reality TV phenomenon Gogglebox is now screening here in New Zealand.
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The King of One String
The Jamaican music maestro who plays with just one guitar string...
How to overcome fear of flying
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When your fear of flying is holding you back, it's time to take action.
Roaming days are numbered
Josh Martin assesses the options for staying in touch when you're abroad.
![A highlight of our trip to Hawaii was on Maui Island. Winding our way up the mountain in our little Jeep, through the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/a/t/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hra44.108gna.png/1489113577134.jpg)
Readers' best travel photos
Do you have a holiday snap that you'd like to share with the world? Send it to us and be in to win a Fujifilm camera!
Grand Cherokee now in Trail mix
![Air suspension is standard on Trailhawk; gives up to 275mm of ground clearance.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/s/a/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hqvbx.11h2i3.png/1489145249554.jpg)
The hero model of the 2017 Grand Cherokee range is the rugged Trailhawk. Jeep wants you to get it dirty. No, really. By David Linklater.
No windscreen or airbags
The KTM X-Bow car has no windscreen, airbags or traction control - and a top speed of 231 km/h.
![Gemballa Avalanche](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/q/l/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hqqjn.11h2i3.png/1489145249554.jpg)
Wild Geneva show cars
Beyond Ferrari and McLaren, even wilder machines were on display at the Geneva motor show.
Why can't I buy a home?
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Accept reality. If you have kids and one income, it is quite unlikely you will be able to own a home.
Little dog with a loud bark
He's a cool little dude who brightens your mood after a hard day at work.
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Relaxing on Te Mata Peak
I took this photo on what was probably the last day of the summer break for many people.
Boyd 'grumpy' with Canes
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Hurricanes coach berates poor discipline as Chiefs win their third successive NZ derby.
Black Caps chase final spark
Williamson and Taylor heroics help NZ claim first innings lead.
![The Storm's Will Chambers found it tough going to get through the Warriors defence.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/s/b/3/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1hrr1n.11gn2s.png/1489171934274.jpg)
Warriors go down to Storm
Warriors given rain lesson by Storm, as concussion trouble hits RTS.
Your financial woes aren't my fault
![Allow me to sit back with my wine and cheese (which you can't afford if you want to buy a house) and tell you a thing or ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/y/m/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hq0jh.11z40i.png/1489103977049.jpg)
OPINION: Listen up millennials, I am a baby boomer who can teach you many things.
It's too late to fix things
![Not enough homes and $1 million average price tags - Auckland's housing crisis.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/e/8/t/v/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hq8n5.11z40i.png/1489101712948.jpg)
OPINION: It's too late to fix the mess old people have made. But a huge drop in house prices could help.
Boomers aren't the 'me crowd'
![Some might think life's a vacation for boomers. But they're wrong.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/o/q/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hq0ov.11z40i.png/1489101693229.jpg)
OPINION: Millennials say boomers want to be selfish hippies till they die, but it's not that simple.
The spat that's breaking society
![You might think baby boomers are to blame for all the problems today, but the situation is much more complex than that.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/q/3/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hq3un.11z40i.png/1489110598313.jpg)
ANALYSIS: Millennials might enjoy blaming boomers for their problems, but the generation war is a political tool.
Stuff's new Home newsletter
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Don't get time to catch up on all things home during the week? We have the answer.
Goal: 4000 cows milked in 12 hours
![Bulls farmer Isaac Cook hopes to milk more than 4000 cows.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/g/i/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hq8rs.png/1489101422272.jpg)
On a normal day Isaac Cook would get through 500 cows. Next week, he's aiming for 4000.
$920,000 for 560 metres of road
![Kaipara College's bus bay was rebuilt as part of the rehabilitation.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/n/s/r/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hmwec.png/1489034218182.jpg)
Rebuilding a small stretch of tarmac northwest of Auckland cost ratepayers nearly $1 million.
Pig killed - then what?
![A 'Captain Cooker' like this one was slaughtered in the Napier City Council animal shelter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/2/f/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hpwf3.png/1489027950567.jpg)
The curious case of the wild pig that was captured, then killed at a city pound. But what happened to its carcass?
'I'll knit until my fingers drop off'
![A tight-knit bunch of ladies, proud of their stockpile for charity.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/m/s/c/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hcm4b.png/1489014382679.jpg)
Ever hear the yarn about the twiddler muff? The warm, woolly members of this knitters' club will have you in stitches.
Kind gesture brings mum to tears
![Isabelle Ames says the waitress made her day with this kind note.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/b/x/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hrbod.139f1a.png/1489107869095.jpg)
She feared being harassed for breastfeeding in public. Instead, she got love, respect and a free pancake.
Boy's heartbreaking note
![Jake's note explained why his sister took the butterfly wind chime.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/y/l/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hqynw.139f1a.png/1489107869095.jpg)
The young boy wrote the note and left it on US woman's doorstep after his sister stole her wind chime.
Cops tell mums to 'cover up'
![A group of mothers breastfeeding at a restaurant were outraged when police suggested they cover up or use the bathroom.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/p/a/4/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hqw2z.139f1a.png/1489107869095.jpg)
A group of mothers breastfeeding at a restaurant were outraged when police suggested they cover up or use the bathroom.
Mum dances through labour
![Amber Bush dancing while six centimetres dilated.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/q/g/q/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hqg7m.139f1a.png/1489107869095.jpg)
When this US mum went into labour, she knew exactly how she wanted to speed up the birth of baby.
Top money-saving travel tips
![Seasonal rates vary depending on where you're headed, so do your research.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/z/6/y/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1hi8sg.png/1489114603138.jpg)
These are some of the ways you can cut back on your expenses and leave more cash for your next trip.
When you need a travel agent
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Are you pressed for time, do you need guide or are you a high-roller? You need a travel agent.
When gap-year tales turn into lies
![Louise Linton's recollections of travel in Africa don't seem to match up with with reality.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170310202108im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/q/9/z/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ho99x.png/1488851790868.jpg)
Louise Linton's story of rebels and wild animals isn't the first exaggerated travel experience.