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90,000 jobless youth
Each day, Kyle logs on to job seeking sites, hoping to change his predicament. He's not alone.
Driver has dementia
![A case involving the death of Oakura man Robin Coutanche came to an end in the New Plymouth District Court on Monday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/7/2/9/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq5wg.11ys6n.png/1497258375257.jpg)
8:16 PM Taranaki man, 81, detained under Mental Health Act after causing fatal crash trying to overtake a tractor.
Steel team escape serious injury
8:48 PM Southern Steel player still in hospital after the team's van crashed in Christchurch.
'Drop my stuff and I'll not tell'
Apologetic burglar drops stolen goods after angry homeowner confronts him on the street.
Ministry 'mischievious' over parking
8:43 PM DHB slams "undermining" ministry as Christchurch Hospital parking tensions mount.
Mum questions ministry legal bill
7:40 PM MSD spent nearly $300k on inquest of a woman it falsely accused of fraud.
The actor turned armed robber
![Doug Roake was a security guard at Richie and Gemma McCaw's wedding.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/r/3/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpy91.11h8q4.png/1497253940397.jpg)
Doug Roake seemed a bit odd, but no-one thought he'd turn shooter on a bizarre Canterbury crime spree.
Teen sets himself on fire
7:37 PM Man, 17, suffers severe burns to arms, legs and abdomen in horrific petrol accident in Bay of Plenty.
![Roger Herd, left, thanks Ian Gilchrist for saving his life after he suffered a stroke in Colyton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/9/6/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jq5yd.11h8q4.png/1497258679345.jpg)
Stroke victim meets his saviour
Roger, meet Ian. Public appeal to find man who rescued stroke sufferer from roadside ditch pays off.
John Clarke's final TV bow
Two months after his death, a last gift of comic brilliance from the Kiwi master is set to air in Australia.
Donald Trump faces new battle
![The lawsuit centres on the fact that Trump chose to retain ownership of his company when he became President.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/k/u/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq635.1082x1.png/1497250760870.jpg)
Fresh lawsuit alleges Donald Trump accepted millions from foreign governments, through his business dealings.
May to get 'silent treatment'
A traditional banging of desks will be replaced by "banging of heads" as wounded PM faces demoralised back-benchers.
![Jake Sullivan was tipped for a top role at the White House if Hillary Clinton had become president.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/f/y/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jqfz2.1082x1.png/1497256855209.jpg)
US, Iran conflict 'possible'
7:57 PM Forget North Korea, the US is more likely to stumble into a conflict with Iran, a foreign policy guru warns.
CEO asked to resign
![Community Trust of Southland chief executive John Prendergast resigned this month, but it has now become known that he ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/c/n/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpn4i.11jm2n.png/1497257925659.jpg)
Lawyers brought in as trustees unanimously vote to remove Community Trust of Southland's CEO.
Next for Cadbury campaign?
Having raised nearly $5m in a week to keep iconic Cadbury products in NZ, it's time for the next step.
![Farmers has not indicated whether it plans to return to its Cuba St store.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/x/b/x/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jpypz.11jm2n.png/1497243735625.jpg)
Farmers Cuba St plans revealed
Closed store at the centre of one of Wellington's most important streets could have a hodge-podge future.
Sometimes computers are dumb
![Facebook has said a priority for this year is offering people information they don't know they were interested in.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/v/j/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpvj5.zvl7t.png/1497229946745.jpg)
Even tech companies that preach the gospel of the algorithm are turning to humans for recommendations.
Homer thwarts DeepMind
One of the world's most advanced computer programs couldn't compute the character's fumbling antics.
![The Xbox One X will be released on November 7, at a likely price of $749](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/x/m/x/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jpuot.zvl7t.png/1497236808369.jpg)
Xbox One X: 'It's a monster'
Microsoft kicked off E3 2017 by unveiling the the world's most powerful console and 42 new games.
Don't give homeware gifts
![Giving homewares as a gift is risky - just ask the woman who ended up swamped with chook-wares she hated.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/8/9/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq2oh.1im9je.png/1497248739470.jpg)
OPINION: As the woman drowning in chook-themed homewares will attest, homewares are a high-risk gift.
Can your home make you blue?
Your home could be a factor in depression, and it's all about natural light.
![Andrew and Amanda Norwood with their son, Oscar.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/w/t/y/i/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1iwtuf.1im9je.png/1497243871248.jpg)
It may be small but it works
"I can't live in it," he said when he first saw it. But this Auckland couple has turned a tiny cottage into a cosy home.
Hot looks at Tony Awards
![Olivia Wilde goes for a bold red number at the Tonys.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/3/9/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq5rw.118kt5.png/1497252639194.jpg)
There were feathers, florals and some classic red hot numbers among this year's top looks at the Tonys.
'Is heartbeat going to be there?'
Following a miscarriage in April 2016, a pregnant Megan Gale speaks out about the effect that trauma still has on her a year on.
![Puffer jackets popped up everywhere at fashion shows this year, both on the runways and outside the events. (L-R) A ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/3/k/x/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jq3vc.118kt5.png/1497252639194.jpg)
How to look stylish in a puffer
Formerly known as a fashion crime, puffer jackets are now having a moment.
Is cheese really addictive?
![Cheese's potential to be addictive comes from the fact that it contains casomorphins, opiate-like substances derived ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/b/r/w/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpwgh.118mbv.png/1497227859894.jpg)
What's fattening, addictive and really bad for you? It's not sugar this time, but cheese – at least according to one expert.
Fergie wished she was bulimic
Sarah Ferguson has opened up about her battles with an eating disorder during her marriage to Prince Andrew.
![Designed to weigh around 10 per cent of your own body weight, weighted blankets can reduce your anxiety levels and ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/6/u/y/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jq0n0.118mbv.png/1497237769493.jpg)
Do weighted blankets work?
Designed to weigh around 10 per cent of your body weight, can weighted blankets really help with anxiety and better sleep?
Creator of Hawaiian pizza dies
![Sam Panopoulos invented the Hawaiian pizza in 1962.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/4/g/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jp9dv.118ols.png/1497137357066.jpg)
For 55 years, Sam Panopoulos' bold move to chuck pineapple on a pizza has divided diners.
How do pricey tea bags taste?
Go with your preference and your budget and enjoy the benefits that a good cuppa can bring.
Palm kernel changes on horizon
Farmers have a year to adjust their systems before Fonterra penalises them for overusing it.
Cruise pretends Otago is Iraq
![The road to Mission Impossible 6 movie set location 30 minutes away from Glenorchy, at Rees Valley, was closed by security.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/6/r/a/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq6mk.117jqz.png/1497252602696.jpg)
Stars jet in to film Middle East scenes of Mission Impossible 6 at a secretive and closed off Central Otago set.
No new Mary Poppins for Julie
The original Mary Poppins Julie Andrews says Emily Blunt is the reason for the no-show.
![Singer Ronan Keating with his son Jack hand out Hurricanes shirts during the Hurricanes vs Chiefs Super Rugby match at ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/o/v/o/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jpzof.117jqz.png/1497246220098.jpg)
Ronan's son didn't want to go
Ronan Keating says he had to drag his son out of New Zealand to prevent him staying.
7 days in enchanting Ireland
![Donegal's bewildering beauty.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/g/e/i/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq2mc.108gna.png/1497237018173.jpg)
We're on a seven-day 1100km road trip from Dublin to drive and hike some spectacular craggy coastline.
The world's oldest restaurant
Hundreds of eateries close within a year, this one has been open since 1725.
![The so-called winglets would each measure as much as five metres.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/c/k/j/0/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jq04l.108gna.png/1497236115567.jpg)
Superjumbo may get bigger
Airbus's A380 could sprout extended wings with winglets up to five metres long.
VW Trixie's electric trick
![Carl Penwarden who has converted his 1965 VW Beetle into an electric vehicle.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/v/0/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpvrm.11h2i3.png/1497228402417.jpg)
It looks like a 52-year-old Volkswagen but electric power means it doesn't sound like one.
Fuel saving facts or fiction?
Is your petrol bill a bit too high? We attempt to bust some myths and offer some hints on how to save petrol.
![A Mazda 808 by any other name is a Kia Brisa II. Apparently.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/k/8/p/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jkkf8.11h2i3.png/1497221988775.jpg)
Kia really did build these cars
In early days, Kia got by with a lot of help from automotive friends.
Bernie, the burmese
Bernie, left, and Bonnie like snuggling while they pretend to do the washing.
!["I'm pretty lucky to be a dog mum to these beautiful little fur balls, I just can't imagine life without them."](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/o/k/i/f/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jokjd.11z3d7.png/1497240597343.jpg)
The posing pomeranians
"I'm pretty lucky to be a dog mum to these beautiful little fur balls, I just can't imagine life without them."
The win that changed rugby
![Otago's Marc Ellis and John Leslie (C) combine to stop Lions captain Gavin Hastings in Otago's epic 37-24 win in 1993.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/z/d/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpyth.11gn2s.png/1497248055834.jpg)
Otago players reflect on the day they showed the Lions, and the world, how to play running rugby.
Murray 'best No 9 in the world'
Former ABs and Lions coach Graham Henry heaps praise on halfback after display against Crusaders.
![Queensland veteran Sam Thaiday has been dropped for Origin 2.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/f/q/w/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1jq8ot.11gn2s.png/1497258828386.jpg)
Thaiday chopped for Origin 2
11 min ago Walters gets out the axe as Thaiday and Oates are among those to go, but Slater and Thurston return.
Trump coverage too negative?
![About 80 per cent of mainstream press coverage reflected negatively on the new president in his first 100 days.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/q/1/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpq2n.1ill05.png/1497253897996.jpg)
OPINION: The US president's press coverage has been a political nightmare. Isn't that terribly unfair?
How big a star is Venus?
![Michael Venus is now a Grand Slam champion after winning the French Open men's doubles with Ryan Harrison.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/8/a/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jlb02.1ill05.png/1497253897996.jpg)
OPINION: Michael Venus is New Zealand's first Grand Slam champ since 1979. Is that a big deal?
Enough Tinder harassment
![If someone approached you in a bar and said obscene, explicit things to you, that would be considered sexual harassment. ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/8/0/h/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jp9cg.1ill05.png/1497253897996.jpg)
OPINION: If a guy shouted sexually explicit things at a woman in a bar, you'd be appalled. So why's it different online?
Famous Otago win changed rugby
![Otago's Marc Ellis and John Leslie (C) combine to stop Lions captain Gavin Hastings in Otago's epic 37-24 win in 1993.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/z/d/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpyth.11z40i.png/1497235632366.jpg)
Otago players reflect on the day they showed the Lions, and the world, how to play running rugby.
Still fighting after seven strokes
![Sam Goddard before his series of strokes in 2010.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/4/h/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq4q1.11z40i.png/1497236613586.jpg)
Hit by a devastating series of strokes at just 23, Sam's determination has amazed his family in Australia.
7 days in enchanting Ireland
![Donegal's bewildering beauty.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/g/e/i/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq2mc.11z40i.png/1497237018173.jpg)
We're on a seven-day 1100km road trip from Dublin to drive and hike some spectacular craggy coastline.
The catastrophe we don't know
![Abdullahi Mohamud, 5, cries next to his mother Sahro Mohamed Mumin, 30, and brother, Abdulrahman Mahamud, 2, as a nurse ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/u/z/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpuut.11z40i.png/1497226884901.jpg)
Where are the Bob Geldofs and the Bonos as up to 23 million people face the risk of starvation in Africa?
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One house, in two countries
![The house, seen here on Google Streetview, straddles the international border and is opposite the border patrol station.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/t/6/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jprjy.png/1497222993311.jpg)
For sale: A 1782 fixer-upper where you can enter via the US and come out in Canada.
Hedgehog 'blown up like a beach ball'
![The hedgehog was twice its usual size when rescued.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/l/f/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jplhr.png/1497206309558.jpg)
It had inflated to twice its usual size and was wandering in circles in the UK.
Mum's surprise birth at store
![Baby Ezra surprised his mum during a shopping trip - so the supermarket was the perfect place for a photo shoot.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/p/j/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpnyn.139f1a.png/1497244975713.jpg)
A Canadian woman went to the supermarket for some groceries and came home with a new baby.
'Fur babies' are real babies, too
![Nadine Higgens and her "fur baby", Rico, a three and a half-year-old german shepard.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/3/2/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jnehc.139f1a.png/1497244975713.jpg)
OPINION: To anyone uptight enough to be offended by the phrase 'fur babies' – get a grip. Or better yet, get a dog.
Dads treat kids differently
![Fathers are more likely to sing to their daughters and play rough with their sons at key development ages.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/k/y/d/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1joqgt.139f1a.png/1497244975713.jpg)
Fathers are more likely to sing to their daughters and play rough with their sons at key development ages.
Chores holding women back
![Are women bearing the burden of carrying the 'mental load'?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/i/k/h/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jnoil.139f1a.png/1497244975713.jpg)
Women are default household managers - we look at the "invisible workload" holding them back.
Monks' food and amazing coffee in Japan
![Don't just come to Japan for the scenery.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/m/2/n/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jm2hf.png/1496808257373.jpg)
There are culinary adventures aplenty in Japan's current and former capital.
Returning to NZ after 5 years
![Ebba and her new van, Rosie.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/h/f/u/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1je1md.png/1496279226507.jpg)
Swedish ski instructor Ebba Beattie loved her short time in New Zealand so much that she's back for more.
Readers' travel photos of the week
![While hiking at Franz Josef Glacier early in the morning of Feb 2011, a cheeky and nosy kea strayed into my looking for ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170612092604im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/o/n/p/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jonmm.png/1496982735099.jpg)
Do you have a holiday snap that you'd like to share with the world?