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Looking for the one that got away

They first met in 1976 - but he hasn't spoken to her for 20 years. Now he's trying to track her down.

Guilty of baby murder

A pathologist likened the baby's injuries to a fall from a five-storey building. (File photo)

8:30 PM  Baby Royal's skull was "cracked like an eggshell" while his mum was getting pizza.

McRoberts: I'm over Hilary Barry

8:03 PM  Newshub presenter Mike McRoberts has finally moved on from his on-screen "wife".

Club bar manager investigated

President of one of Christchurch's largest clubs resigns after a fraud inquiry into his partner.

Cheap and tearful video

7:51 PM  Can Kmart and other retailers really cut already cheap prices without someone in the supply chain being exploited?

Cops investigating cops

7:43 PM  Top commander and reality TV contestant among those under microscope after complaints.

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Timaru Hospital in lockdown

Timaru Hospital is in lockdown over concerns about a patient's safety.

7:17 PM  Timaru Hospital is in lockdown after concerns about patient safety.

Two dead, one hurt in serious crash

7:44 PM  Drivers are advised to postpone trips as State Highway 8 is closed near Tekapo.

Beth Frogley died aged 17, after completing year 12 at Hawke's Bay's Woodford House.

Family rift dominates inquest

Teen was caught between warring family members in leadup to her death.

Video

Harsher quake work deadlines

Owners of Wellington's 720 quake-prone buildings now have less time to strengthen them.

world

China-US warship spat video

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem transits waters east of the Korean peninsula in March.

A US warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a island China claims as territory. China says the move "disrupted peace, security and order".

Who made Trump-CNN video?

Reddit user who wrote about stabbing Muslims and putting cats in blenders claims credit for bizarre clip.

This rare white kangaroo was spotted in Western Australia - but photographing it took several attempts.

Farmer spots albino kangaroo

7:40 PM  Normally, "roo watch" in Australia means making sure you don't hit one while driving - but one couple have managed to spot a rarity.

business

The battle over Weet(a)Bix

A Christchurch mini-mart owners is going head-to-head with Sanitarium over the trade mark of Weet-Bix and Weetabix and ...

Christchurch mini-mart owner is prepared to take Sanitarium to court after being told to cover up branding.

IoT networks proliferate

Businesses will be able to choose between four IoT networks, but that could be a problem.

The vet clinic said the job unsuitable for someone wanting to take time off for parenting.

Want to be a parent? Job's not for you

Vet clinic suggests job vacancy won't suit someone who needs "long periods of time off for parenting".

technology

App makers who made millions

Instagram was an overnight success with 25,000 people downloading the app the first day.

It has been 10 years since Apple launched its iPhone. Here's a few of the apps that made their backers wealthy.

Dubai unveils first robot cop

​The officers have companion drones and facial recognition technology and will start patrolling soon.

Minecraf

Minecraft: The next generation

Already a pop culture phenomenon, a new update for the world's most popular game looks set to take things to the next level.

homed

Escape to an island now

This three bedroom home in Andros in the Aegean islands of Greece is pretty as a picture.

Leave winter behind forever by shifting to a home in the sunshine.

3 things I love: Alex Fulton

It's not hard for this interior influencer to pick three things she loves from her own home.

The beautiful colonial mansion in North Canterbury that was abandoned by its UK owners after their dream fell through ...

'Phenomenal' homestead interest

There were traffic jams and queues as crowds arrived to see through the colonial beauty in North Canterbury.

life & style

Hooked on most powerful drug

Writer Phil Barker with partner Jayde.

We like to think we're in control, but our body's natural chemistry is having the last laugh.

I did my first solo trip at 44

OPINION: I love holidaying with my family, but even if we're in a tropical paradise, I never stop being a wife and mother.

Cassie Lane with her former boyfriend and Collingwood player, Alan Didak.

I hated my glitzy life as a WAG

OPINION: I was just a thoughtless dummy, spinning like kebab meat, in somebody else's dress.

well & good

Menopause facts to read in 30s

Find out when your mum went through menopause - chances are it will be the same for you.

Menopause can be a dirty word for women of all ages - here's what you need to know about the "change of life".

'This is why the problem exists'

Lily Collins says she was told she looked great when she lost weight to play a character with an eating disorder.

Before diving into any new lifestyle trend, it’s worth taking a step back and asking what you hope to achieve.

The new wellbeing trends

Beyond hygge, here are some other international lifestyle trends that are ripe for the picking.

food & wine

Recipe: Spaghetti with fish video

Want to reduce your red meat intake? This version of Spag bol uses fish.

In the latest in the Chop Chop series, Ginny Grants whip up a quick seafood spaghetti dish.

Is this the best bliss ball recipe?

Cashews, apricots and cardamom are heavenly together but these bliss balls can be adapted to include other flavour combos.

Sam Mannering's choc-oat slice

Beat Kitchen's food ninja duo

nz farmer

Tough end to wool season

Hollow demand for crossbred wool is not helping sheep farmers.

Wool prices fell at the last Christchurch sale of the season

Sheep breeding a tricky science

Sheep breeding is not all EBVs and genetics; you also need to be a good stockman.

'Wee' farmers win big

Farmers lose big silage claim

entertainment

Turtle power wins Survivor

A picturesque sunset serves as the back drop for the second to last tribal council.

12 min ago  It's the reptilian take over. All hail Queen Barb!

Holt's drinking 'cost her friends'

Green Party candidate Hayley Holt's inappropriate behaviour while drinking meant her friends started avoiding her.

Survivor contestant Shayna Tapusoa left the show after 33 days to join the "jury".

Survivor's Shay couldn't watch video

On Survivor she was so angry she wanted to destroy the camp. Back home, it didn't get easier.

travel

Tourism: a day in the life video

The Hobbit movies remain a huge attraction for New Zealand tourism.

What do tourists see when they come to New Zealand?

Moscow's subway is amazing

The Moscow subway is a work of art, with ornate chandeliers, marble columns and more.

The Fisher family: Clare, Ian, Kallan and Maddison are gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime.

The trip of a lifetime video

Everyone loves a vacation, but the Fishers don't have a return ticket - and they're giving up everything to fund the family trip.

motoring

June car sales hit all-time record

Triton is contributing to a very big year for Mitsubishi in New Zealand.

Ranger tops 1000 for the first time, Toyota tops passenger/SUV sales.

Forgotten five-cylinder cars

More brands have dabbled with five-pot engines than you realise.

Jaguar XJR-12 D.

Jaguar lays down Goodwood Law video

A nearly 30-year-old race car has posted the fastest run at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

stuff nation

Should NZ legalise cannabis? stuff nation

There's almost no appetite for a referendum on cannabis from our political leaders, but what do you think? Should it be ...

There's almost no appetite for a referendum on cannabis from our political leaders, but what do you think?

'Fat girls don't starve' stuff nation

When you're thin, people look for signs of an eating disorder. When you're overweight, no-one notices. 

Tui adores meeting new people so he can lick them all over.

Tui, the trooper stuff nation

Tui was wounded in a dog fight last year, but he has since been re-homed and is happier than ever.

sport

Lions headshot: Done in dark

British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien was probably nervous ahead of his judiciary visit on Sunday night. Turns ...

OPINION: We'd love to tell you why the Lions got away with a swinging arm on Waisake Naholo, but we can't.

Fekitoa's 'chip on shoulder' video

Recalled centre might be all smiles, but he's also got a big point to prove, Aaron Smith says.

Aaron Smith says the All Blacks 'didn't help ourselves and didn't attack where they weren't' in the second test defeat ...

ABs: This is a World Cup final

Fuming All Blacks itching to prove themselves in a game that could define their careers.

opinion

I did my first solo trip at 44

I love holidaying with my family, but even if we're in a tropical paradise, I never stop being a wife and mother.

OPINION: I love holidaying with my family, but even if we're in a tropical paradise, I never stop being a wife and mother.

Dial back body praise to kids

When we praise girls for looking pretty, what they can hear is, 'I'm of value to others only when I look a certain way'.

When we praise girls for looking pretty, what they hear is, "I'm of value to others only when I look a certain way".

We could learn from Americans

Jennifer Watts is a former journalist from New Zealand.

OPINION: Don't judge a country you've only seen from afar, writes Kiwi journalist Jennifer Watts.

Feds must use science

Greenpeace claims that intensive livestock farming can increase risk to human health.

OPINION: Greenpeace claims effects of farming are "verging on hysterical", Fed Farmers needs to explain why.

good reads

Inside human trafficking

Mothers tend to their children in the women's section of the Tadamon detention centre.

Libya is the biggest jumping-off point for migrants trying to reach Europe. It is also a hell for many.

SBW's sendoff v Colin Meads' video

Colin Meads is sent off for foul play in a 1967 test against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

50 years between send-offs, here's how SBW's stacks up against Colin Meads' of 1967.

The card signed by 5 million

The title page of the first volume of the Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States.

It is the birthday card to top all birthday cards - when Poland said thanks to the US in 1926.

When dad's the president video

Ivanka Trump is the advocate who puts things on her father's schedule.

Her father has a tendency to overshadow everything she's trying to do. But Ivanka Trump's very clear on her role.

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Pig loose and on the lam

A kunekune pig was on the loose in Wainuiomata on Monday morning.

"Oh my God, hang five, I just saw a pig walking down the street."

Waikato man's antique collection fills home

Cambridge's John Andersen has a collection of more than 1000 antique bottles and many other collectables.

Thousands of antique bottles line the walls of John Andersen's home.

Roadkill raccoon led to shooting

An angry motorist shot the man in the leg, but he was not badly hurt.

A US motorist was enraged when he saw a man dragging what looked like a dead dog. But it was just a racoon destined for a crab pot.

Mr Ed takes a fall

Horses are much harder to rescue than cows if they fall.

Saving Mr Ed...the Massey Rescue Education Dummy.

Parenting

Juggling parenting and a business

The founder of the baby food brand Yummy Spoonfuls, Agatha  Achindu, reveals what she now knows about balancing ...

5 things I wish I had known about balancing parenthood with running a business.

I'll never tell my girls they're pretty

When we praise girls for looking pretty, what they can hear is, 'I'm of value to others only when I look a certain way'.

When we praise girls for looking pretty, what they can hear is, 'I'm of value to others only when I look a certain way'.

MP: Why mums can't have it all

Holly Walker has written a book about juggling politics with having a baby and how it lead to a breakdown.

"Parliament is an old-fashioned environment. It is absolutely rigid in its hours and you're supposed to act as if children don't exist."

What disdain for noisy kids says

Yes, children are noisy and can be annoying. But the same can be said about a lot of other things too.

OPINION: The stories I've heard from mums who've been reduced to tears by the patronising scolding of other adults have made my blood boil.

kiwi traveller

Cheers to London

Walk along the Thames and enjoy the sights.

Katie Shepherd is enjoying the travel opportunities and pub culture in the UK capital.

Readers' best travel photos

My parents joined my husband, 11 month old and I on a three week adventure in Bali. 
We left poppa in charge of baby ...

Do you have a holiday snap that you'd like to share with the world?

Lost Kiwi holidays: Coes Ford

Holidaymakers Simon Mills, 10, and his sister Lucy, 12, at Coes Ford in 1993.

On hot summer days, families would decamp to Coes Ford to swim and soak up the sun. These days, it's a dirty, algea-infested pit.

Flock of ducks befriend captain

They flock in numbers, trying to be the first to get the bread.

A flock of ducks join this Taupo cruise captain every day as he make his trips around Lake Taupo.

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