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NZ flips Rex Tillerson the bird
3:51 PM The weather was awful, the local mood not much better for the US Secretary of State.
But where is he now?
![Missing man Michael McGrath at Halswell New World on Friday May 19. He was last seen two days later.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/i/6/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl1h5.11ys6n.png/1496723679009.jpg)
CCTV shows missing builder Michael McGrath buying groceries two days before he disappeared.
An accident 'waiting to happen'
3:44 PM Auckland teen Violet Tupou was found dead in a stormwater drain metres from her home.
Neil Finn thanks Ariana and Miley
2:59 PM She sang his song at the One Love Manchester show and he was delighted.
Tourist resolves traffic chaos
6 min ago A major Auckland crash caused carnage. Up stepped a brave visitor from India.
Footballer snubs $8.9m pay-rise
3:32 PM The offer was 20 times his current salary. But Jackson Irvine wasn't interested.
Racial abuse at rugby ground
![Theona Ireton claims she was racially abused by a Shirley Rugby Football Club coach at a Hornby park on May 20. Despite ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/t/7/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jjj1d.11h8q4.png/1496723465005.jpg)
Woman says youth rugby coach abused her in car park, but the club won't investigate.
Kiwi attack victim awake
Kiwi Oliver Dowling on the mend after London attack, girlfriend remains in serious condition.
![Tevita Kava, 29, fell from a boat into the Waitemata Harbour on Saturday night.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/z/0/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jkysw.11h8q4.png/1496721148023.jpg)
Boat tragedy: police search off
Man who fell from a boat in Waitemata Harbour was a funny, happy guy who volunteered, loved his family.
Sex worker used to lure cops
![Police respond to the hostage crisis in Brighton, Melbourne.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/y/p/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlaxw.1082x1.png/1496721803147.jpg)
Melbourne siege gunman held a sex worker hostage in a bid to ambush and kill police.
Shipwreck stolen for scrap
60 per cent of an Australian WWII shipwreck's disappeared - and it's thought to have been stolen for scrap.
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Melbourne gunman's past
Man behind deadly Melbourne siege had been acquitted of a plot to attack an army base.
Aussie mega mine to go ahead
![Abbot Point in Queensland, a proposed terminal for coal produced at Adani's Carmichael mine.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/8/m/0/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlgh3.11jm2n.png/1496716373926.jpg)
Environmental groups have bitterly opposed the mine, expected to produce 2.3 billion tonnes of coal.
13 habits of unsuccessful people
As if there wasn't enough advice in the world already - here's what not to do if you want to succeed.
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Women tradies chase big bucks
Getting up on a roof pays over $100,000 and employers want more women for good reason.
Apple event boring but promising
![Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software, talks about the company's new augmented reality platform.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/4/3/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl0mn.zvl7t.png/1496702805854.jpg)
At its worst, Apple's latest event was long and boring. At best, it was a glimpse into the future.
Google to ramp up ad blocking
The company says the built-in ad blocker will help curb the web's most intrusive ads.
![Apple's HomePod will hopefully be available in New Zealand next year.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/4/3/v/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jk4ib.zvl7t.png/1496704737122.jpg)
Apple unveils smart speaker
Apple's smart speaker, the HomePod, has been announced though Kiwis will have to wait a while to buy it.
Angelina Jolie's new $35m estate
![Angelia Jolie has purchased a Los Feliz estate that was once the home of legendary producer Cecil B deMille.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/4/3/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl45y.1im9je.png/1496723611946.jpg)
3:25 PM Angelia Jolie has purchased a Los Feliz estate that was once the home of legendary producer Cecil B deMille.
Beware the garden slasher
ACC costs show gardening is more dangerous than soccer - ladders, mowers, axes, slashers and cleavers get the blame.
![A Tardis with a difference - it's amazing what you can find in Paul Foden's back yard.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/j/f/6/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jlkdv.1im9je.png/1496723611946.jpg)
What's your favourite shed?
3:55 PM See our top picks for this year's Amazing Spaces-Cuprinol Shed of the Year.
How to avoid fashion regrets
![We're wondering if Kendall Jenner has some regrets about that hat.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/h/v/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl8d5.118kt5.png/1496717554730.jpg)
Tired of buying things you never wear? Follow these tips to put an end to bad purchases.
Rihanna's Fenty Beauty coming
What will Fenty Beauty be like? There are clues in Rihanna's makeup style.
![Australian blogger Freelee the Banana Girl claimed in 2013 that she lost her monthly period by following a 100 per cent ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/b/y/8/z/5/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jl0zc.118kt5.png/1496717554730.jpg)
Diet to stop periods 'alarming'
Doctors slam vegan bloggers who claim their diets can help women stop menstrual "toxins".
How to cope with queuing
![Instead of getting agitated while waiting, distract yourself in a pleasant and productive manner. For example, while ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/f/8/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl0sy.118mbv.png/1496714640290.jpg)
Does an 'endless' queue have the power to ruin your day? How you can control your negative feelings while you wait.
Colds are worse if you're lonely
Feeling lonely? That'll make the achy, sneezy feeling you get when you have a cold even worse, study shows.
![Yes, apparently I did look this bad. I must use less black eyeliner.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/b/d/3/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jlbg5.118mbv.png/1496714415559.jpg)
My 'bad week' of chemo
I managed to both gain and lose 10kg again in a period of not much longer than 10 days.
Stuff stolen from restaurants
![Eleven Madison Park: So many pretty things to lure sticky fingers.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/s/c/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jkpqx.118ols.png/1496715421284.jpg)
Plates, vintage photos, pig knickknacks, and even trees - it seems some people will steal just about anything.
Which blue cheese is best?
Nutritionist Bronwen King says go for a New Zealand made blue.
Food safety double standards
![Frozen berries were recalled in 2015 but tests did not reveal traces of Hepatitis A.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/g/9/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlgse.11jq0k.png/1496716863769.jpg)
A Kiwi who owns a berry plant in China says the country is unfairly singled out over food safety.
How to make liquid gold
Farmers can hear from manuka industry experts at a series of seminars at this year's Fieldays.
Jackson making fantasy reality
Sir Peter Jackson 'very excited' about new venture into augmented reality.
![The Project hosts Josh Thomson, Jesse Mulligan and Kanoa Lloyd.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/u/h/0/w/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jijp1.117jqz.png/1496718640010.jpg)
A day in the life of The Project
3:10 PM What goes into making 30 minutes of live television every day? Sugar - lots and lots of sugar.
Bareboating in Whitsundays
![What better way to experience the Whitsundays than to float your own boat?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/g/v/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlgob.108gna.png/1496722073302.jpg)
What better way to experience the Whitsundays than to float your own boat?
US adds to visitor visa rules
Be careful what you say on social media, it could be held against you when travelling to the US.
![Medical treatments are costing the government more than $123 million a year.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/v/f/s/x/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jle8j.108gna.png/1496722073302.jpg)
Compulsory travel insurance
If a law in Thailand passes, documents will likely be inspected at immigration counters upon arrival.
Apple targets texting driving
![Apple has moved to prevent people from using their phones while driving.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/2/x/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl2lu.11h2i3.png/1496705540615.jpg)
'Do Not Disturb While Driving' part of next Apple update but you still have to "opt in".
Right first time SUVs
Skoda's impressive Kodiaq is not the first time a manufacturer has got it right first time with an SUV.
![Renault's concept TreZor.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/1/a/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jl171.11h2i3.png/1496701214395.jpg)
The most beautiful concept car?
Renault's TreZor picks up a third prestigious "concept car of the year" award at prestigious Italian show.
The herd mentality in property
An ability to think outside of the group mentality may very well save you in the larger scheme of things.
![Best mates](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/u/4/u/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jku5u.11z3d7.png/1496634384793.jpg)
Best mates Buster and Cragar
Fight like cat and dog? Not these two.
Target on Team NZ's back
![Team Zealand has emerged as a favourite target of Oracle.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/3/o/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jldqy.11gn2s.png/1496720147976.jpg)
3:17 PM Jimmy Spithill isn't the only Australian onboard Oracle who loves getting the better of Team NZ.
Headaches force Retallick out
3:29 PM Brodie Retallick is the latest key All Black to be battling headaches, ruling him out of Hurricanes clash.
![Maro Itoje says London will bounce back quickly from the terror attacks.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/9/r/f/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jlaoo.11gn2s.png/1496721835862.jpg)
Lion reflects on London's terror
OPINION: Right now Britain needs the Lions, and young men like Maro Itoje, more than ever, writes Mark Reason.
Time for compulsory vaccinations?
![We have made huge advances in preventative medicine in the last few decades.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/7/l/5/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jky24.1ill05.png/1496721467542.jpg)
OPINION: Somewhere between personal choice and science lies the fate of defenceless children.
Spinning to a better mum
![Nikkya Hargrove with her daughter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/i/e/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlhf2.1ill05.png/1496721467542.jpg)
OPINION: My spin class is at 5.45am, when my kids are asleep - and my mother's guilt nearly stops me every time.
Bullying: Unsolvable problem?
![A Christchurch father has protested at Waimairi School after he says it failed to deal with bullying against his ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/h/m/y/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jkt3u.1ill05.png/1496721467542.jpg)
OPINION: Can bullying be eliminated from our schools? Probably not, people being what they are.
Rail needs level playing field
![It's not only earthquakes that close rail lines. There is a long history of KiwiRail having to close rail lines because ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/g/t/1/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jkbrl.1ill05.png/1496721467542.jpg)
OPINION: With the arrival of Lions rugby fans following their team, expect more carnage on our roads.
A day in the life of The Project
![The Project hosts Josh Thomson, Jesse Mulligan and Kanoa Lloyd.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/u/h/0/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jijp1.11z40i.png/1496718640010.jpg)
What goes into making 30 minutes of live television every day? Sugar - lots and lots of sugar.
Following grandad against the Lions
![Kara Pryor of the Blues in action against the Brumbies.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/s/2/z/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlcuh.11z40i.png/1496717732658.jpg)
Grandad taught Kara Pryor many tricks, but TV cameras have ruled out using all of them.
Innocence amid brutality
![Baby Julia Alatina shares a foam mattress and shoebox-sized room with her parents in a south Auckland boarding house.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/j/a/p/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jhufa.11z40i.png/1496692981933.jpg)
This is Julia, the 18-month-old face of modern NZ's brutal, archaic boarding houses.
Hiking the Himalayas in jandals
![It started as a joke. Next thing, Richard (left) and Ed were up the mountains, in just their jandals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/j/h/u/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jimsh.11z40i.png/1496692835978.jpg)
It started as a joke, then the whisky came out. Next thing, Richard and Ed were up the mountains, in just their jandals.
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Te Atatu's new 'official' flower
![A crop of Te Atatu's 'official' flowers, road cones, at the corner of Edmonton Rd and Te Atatu Rd.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/7/3/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jj2qr.png/1496718168442.jpg)
Conus traffic muckeruppercus - the humble orange road cone - is proclaimed Te Atatu's official flower by residents, after 20 months of roadworks.
Mosque bans fidget spinners
![Irfan Baig has a go using his son Rehan's fidget spinner.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/k/m/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jkm9p.png/1496723842487.jpg)
"We are there to pray not play," 9-year-old says after fidget spinners are banned at his mosque.
Knife claim dismissed
![A man was charged with possessing a knife on two occasions, including during a search at the New Plymouth District Court ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/f/c/c/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl850.png/1496711715743.jpg)
A man caught out twice with a knife strapped to his ankle claims he had court's seal of approval.
Spinning makes me better mum
![Nikkya Hargrove with her daughter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/i/e/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlhf2.139f1a.png/1496720535031.jpg)
OPINION: My spin class meets at 5.45am, when my kids are still asleep - and my mother's guilt nearly stops me every time.
My greatest mistake as a father
![Dr Lance O'Sullivan shares his toughest moments as a dad.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/j/1/p/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jjp7o.139f1a.png/1496717392666.png)
Dr Lance O'Sullivan: "I had an absent father so I made stuff up along the way."
Sorry to all my mum friends
!['Now I'm a mother myself, I've become aware of how little I understood what you were going through.'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/i/k/g/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jfuhi.139f1a.png/1496717392666.jpg)
Ten years ago, I was single and gallivanting around the globe - and I clearly didn't get it. Now I do.
Protest dad deserves praise
![A large sign protesting Waimairi School's handling of bullying.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/h/m/y/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ji9xn.139f1a.png/1496717392666.jpg)
OPINION: He drew a very clear line in the sand and said 'enough is enough' and to me that is worthy of our highest praise.
Trick to beating nightmare jet lag
![Exhausted beyond exhaustion, why do we still find ourselves wide awake at 2am in a new place?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/v/h/p/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jl8qr.png/1496706813809.jpg)
Exhausted beyond exhaustion, why do we still find ourselves wide awake at 2am in a new place?
A new adventure in Bangkok
![Billy at John Suwan Viewpoint in Koh Tao, Thailand.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/e/1/u/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jdzyq.png/1495774135809.jpg)
Billy Davison from West Auckland loves the vibrancy and low cost of living in the Thai capital.
Hiking the Himalayas in jandals
![It started as a joke. Next thing, Richard (left) and Ed were up the mountains, in just their jandals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/j/h/u/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jimsh.png/1496692505686.jpg)
It started as a joke, then the whisky came out. Next thing, Richard and Ed were up the mountains, in just their jandals. Kiwi as.
Readers' best travel photos
![Deon Eden was at Sunset Beach on the southern Thai island of Koh Lipe when he snapped this shot of a long-tail boat ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606044227im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/f/1/2/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jjhfw.png/1496370858538.jpg)
Congratulations to the latest winner of our Smugshot competition, Deon Eden.