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Airport camper's final stand video

3:20 PM  Wayne Brassington reckons he's done enough to stay at the airport he's lived at for years.

Letter divided town

Former Rai Valley Area School librarian Faye Leov in 2010 after receiving an apology from the school board for her ...

3:08 PM  School librarian behind letter that called principal a "monster" and a "saboteur" must apologise or pay $100k.

Street stands by her Hosking video

3:40 PM  Co-host disagrees with the 76,000 saying Mike Hosking shouldn't host debates.

'Entitled' sex offender jailed

Judge tells weeping Christchurch man, 21, it's not his victim's fault he's going to jail.

Nats bribing people to make babies

3:09 PM  OPINION: This new policy is a punch in the ovaries for families who are already struggling.

Schools battling 'invisible crisis' video

2:34 PM  Untrained, low-quality staff are being employed to fill vacancies at secondary schools.

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Girl, 13, fights murder charge

Norman Kingi, 54, died after an altercation near his Hamilton home.

One of two teen girls charged with the murder of Hamilton man Norman Kingi pleads not guilty.

Assaulted girlfriend gets $1500

2:41 PM  Man repeatedly punches partner in head, then asks police how else he can "teach them a lesson".

A worker at Micky Finn's Irish Bar in Arrowtown had her fingers stuck in a pizza dough rolling machine for 20 minutes.

Fingers stuck in pizza roller

Workmates rub screaming woman's hands in butter to try to free her after "grim" pizza machine incident.

Video

$270m broadband surprise

Rural broadband spend-up 'no election bribe' says Communications Minister Simon Bridges.

Politics

Ultra-fast broadband extended video

Prime Minister Bill English made the announcement on Wednesday.

Government to invest $270m extending ultra-fast broadband network in rural NZ.

NZ First shares porn image

Party "had no idea" it was sharing picture from porn video when it ripped into student loan scheme.

Labour Party MPs Annette King and Jacinda Ardern at Parliament in 2014.

King's transgender insight

Annette King says having had a transgender husband helps her understand their "desperate need" for services.

world

Man helpless as kids submerge

Manuel and Belia Sandivar (top left) and their four great-grandchildren: Xavier, top right, Dominic, and Devy and Daisy ...

He tried to open the van's doors, in vain. The children were in the back, trapped, as Houston's floodwaters flowed in.

Houston: 'How many bodies?' video

3:19 PM  Eighteen dead as crews struggle to search for potential victims.

A man allegedly shot at a car, hitting a young a girl.

11yo girl shot in the face

8 min ago  Young girl in Australia was in a car in the with her mother when a man opened fire on the vehicle.

business

Uber airport deal

The international passenger terminal at Wellington Airport. On Tuesday the company, majority owned by Infratil, became ...

3:06 PM  Wellington has become the first airport in New Zealand to strike a deal with ride-sharing company Uber.

PwC settles with liquidator

PwC negotiates settlement with the liquidator of Dave Henderson's group of companies to make a huge lawsuit go away.

The 3D mapping project is part of the 10-year joint economic action plan with Government and Northland, launched last year.

3-D mapping of Northland

A blueprint of the region will be used to boost economic development in the area.

technology

I'm beating my phone addiction

We touch our smartphones - tap, click, swipe - more than 2,500 times a day.

I'm a recovering addict. It's been two months since I turned off all notifications on my smartphone.

Apple is ignoring the Mac Mini

Apple says the Mac Mini is "important", but it hasn't been updated in three years.

In a small number of cases swamped phones are able to dry out on their own.

How to save a wet phone

Experts say even if a phone is drenched, there are steps you can take to recover it.

homed

Couple finally has 'forever home'

A woman with an eye for aesthetics, every detail in this replica villa has been carefully orchestrated by Vicky Jepson.

A Nelson couple threw themselves into villa research and collected hundreds of pictures to inspire a special build.

Bring spring to the table gallery

3:36 PM  The freesias are out and the shops are full of gorgeous organic tableware.

A Californian man has built a canine-sized bedroom for his beloved pooch.

A dog-sized luxury bedroom

This man went to a huge effort to make his dog feel at home - and Twitter loves him for it.

life & style

Give your LBD a break

RUBY Sophie Rose jumpsuit, $269

7 min ago  Sure, it's a wardrobe essential, but maybe it's time to try something new.

Sharapova in $600 crystal dress

To fashion lovers, the comeback dress was a work of athleisure art. To sports fans it was a distracting chafing hazard.

Middle age is something of a rock bottom when it comes to happiness levels.

Age when you're least happy

Life is great in your 20s and in old age, surveys show. Middle age, not so much.

well & good

Sugar is a 'gateway' drug - research

Could coloured candies be a gateway to much harder drugs?

3:02 PM  Sugar could act as a gateway to harder substances, researchers claim - but not all experts agree.

Cause of those sugar cravings

Craving sweet treats in the afternoon? Blame it on your morning coffee.

Relax when it comes to your weight ups and downs. The concern is when portion control is out of control.

Stop stepping on the scales

2:55 PM  Considering a single glass of water can swing the scales, the weight loss fight isn't just about the numbers.

food & wine

Food to eat in the great outdoors

This Moroccan lamb pizza is full of flavour.

With spring just around the corner, it'll soon be picnic weather, so here are some recipes the family will love.

Tempting tahini treats

Try being a little nutty with these sesame seed-based recipes.

Jordan Rondel's clafoutis scores

Recipe: Spiced pumpkin soup

nz farmer

Food producers not ready for tech

New Zealand farmers have shown willingness to adopt new technologies, but are they prepared for the wave of data on the ...

Big changes in the agri-food sector from the impact of huge amounts of data are just around the corner.

Ruataniwha dam write-off

Council behind controversial Hawke's Bay dam wipes $14 million investment from its books - but it may still be built one day.

Cow disease now in Rangiora

$100m dairy investment plan

entertainment

Netflix's Horseman returns

Bojack Horseman is the washed-up former equine star of 1990s comedy Horsin' Around.

3:12 PM  Why the creators of one Netflix series aren't content just simply Horsin' Around.

Brine's crummy TV: Bake Off!

2:14 PM  This week, Alice watches the brand new Great British Bake Off and finds it's not actually bad at all.

US comedian Jerry Lewis died recently at the age of 91.

The king of unfunny comedy

3:09 PM  OPINION: Jerry Lewis may well have been the least funny comedian ever.

travel

In the footsteps of a folk hero

Finlarig Castle, Killin, Scotland.

3:26 PM  In one corner of Scotland, the legacy of Rob Roy lives on.

Hong Kong's truly luxury hotel

If you have the cash to splash then the Mandarin Oriental is hard to beat.

First night on the river.

Surviving Yukon River Quest stuff nation

2:24 PM  Doing the world's longest river race is a bit like getting a tattoo – painful but strangely addictive.

motoring

Mazda's NZ snow show video

New CX-5 has both i-Activ AWD and G-Vectoring Control; CX-9 lacks the latter, but that changes this month.

Sliding around in SUVs on top of Mount Pisa, near Queenstown.

Porsche restyles SUV video

A 2018 New Zealand arrival date flagged as German brand evolves its flagship SUV.

Ford and Domino's Pizza have launched autonomous delivery research.

Driverless pizza delivery trialled

Ready for self-driving vehicles to deliver your pizza?

stuff nation

Stupidity of the left-right fight stuff nation

Jacinda Ardern Bill English - THUMBNAIL USE ONLY

9 min ago  What is it about politics and elections that brings out the worst in us as a society?

Time to drop the Mike? stuff nation

One viewer has had enough of Mike Hosking: TV's answer to the half-cut uncle who embarrasses himself at family gatherings.

Miscarriage affects everyone differently. We want to hear your story.

Breaking the miscarriage taboo stuff nation

Share your experiences and help others understand the pain of losing a baby during pregnancy.

sport

Is Read the world's best player?

Kieran Read lifts the Bledisloe Cup in Dunedin after the thrilling win against the Wallabies.

OPINION: The All Blacks captain is having a profound influence in the big games, writes Paul Cully.

All Whites' legs to be tested

Fitness-troubled All Whites prepare to face the Solomon Islands, whose best asset is speed.

Halfback Shaun Johnson will be given as much time as possible to prove his fitness.

Johnson in doubt for Warriors

2:19 PM  With only pride to play for, the Warriors won't be risking their star half if injured, coach Stephen Kearney says.

opinion

Giving kids the best start

Too many children in New Zealand turn up to school without warm clothes and shoes.

OPINION: Schools are doing what they can to help, but the concerns for children go way beyond hunger, and help goes far beyond a bowl of Weetbix.

Keeping up with the politicians video

It's been a busy week in politics for Winston Peters, Bill English and Jacinda Ardern.

OPINION: The pace is mad, frenetic and chaotic. Can anyone keep up?

Trauma of duty

Soldiers arrive back from their 2012 Afghanistan tour. At right, Greer Berry and her husband.

OPINION: Reforms to help support our veterans can't come soon enough.

A day of duelling promises

The Winston Peters super saga has turned firmly in his favour.

While most parties unveiled their big ideas, the spotlight on Winston Peters' pension saga has fallen on the Beehive.

Black Hands

'Not guilty'

David Bain's long-standing and staunch supporter, Joe Karam.

The night David Bain was acquitted, I ended up in a Joe Karam headlock.

The case that divides the nation

David Bain leaves Dunedin police station under police escort to court to be charged with the murders of his father, ...

The Bain case is the most divisive in New Zealand’s criminal history. Why?

'The Perfect Family'

The Bain family pictured about two or three years before the shootings.

The dark secrets of the Bain family revealed in Stuff’s new podcast series.

What's a podcast?

Martin van Beynen spent years re-investigating the Bain family murders for the Black Hands podcast.

A free, easy and popular way to listen to audio.

good reads

Surviving the Yukon River Quest stuff nation

First night on the river.

Doing the world's longest river race is a bit like getting a tattoo – painful but strangely addictive.

Best coastal road trip in the world

McWay Falls being a "must stop" while in Big Sur.

The unforgettable journey along California's coast over river inlets and through ancient redwood forests.

The untold story of the Johnson quads

The Johnson Quads, photographed with nurses from Dunedin's Truby King-Harris Karitane Hospital, where they stayed for ...

There were four, but they thought of themselves as triplets. Vera was different.

Reason: Ferns happier than ABs

Many of the fantastic Black Ferns will be never be as happy as they are now.

OPINION: Professionalism is a Pandora's Box of unimaginable evils that the Black Ferns are better off without.

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Spam scam catches out council

Kapiti's council promised funds transfers in hundreds of emails. But it was a spam scam.

Council confident only one email address hacked.

NZ First shares porn image

New Zealand First used an image from an infamous porn series.

Party "had no idea" it was sharing a picture from a porn video when it ripped into National's student loan scheme.

Spoilt chooks get their own village video

Ratner has eight chickens, four of which were rescued from battery farms.

Thousands have been spent on the flock that nest in a Marie Antoinette-inspired "village".

Teaching a deaf dog new tricks video

Deaf dogs can learn sign language too, as Tin Tin, an English Pointer trained at CARE Animal Rescue, has shown.

Tin Tin was no use on the farm, so an animal rescue organisation taught him to read hand signals.

Parenting

Story behind Bey's twins' names video

Jay Z and Beyonce have finally revealed the meaning behind their twins' names.

Wondering how the heck they came up with Rumi and Sir? Jay-Z spills the beans.

School bans long-haired boy video

Jabez Oates has been banned from attending his local school - because of his long hair.

A US mother is furious after her son was banned after two days of preschool, purely because he has long hair.

Parents, check your screen time

There are apps you can download (of course there are) to monitor how much you're checking your phone.

Parents are freaking out about limiting their kids' screen time, when really they should be looking at their own.

Zuckerberg welcomes new baby video

The new family portrait released by Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg is going on paternity leave after sharing a new family portrait on Facebook.

kiwi traveller

Fun in the sun in Barbados

Cocktails and a barbecue are part of the Harbour Lights Beach Extravaganza experience.

Enjoy Bajan cuisine and ocean trampolines to the tune of calypso music on the Caribbean island.

Cities more lovable than Auckland

Auckland might top lists for great cities, but there's plenty better places out there.

Auckland might top lists for great cities, but there are plenty better places out there.

20 ways to get the cheapest flights

There's no secret magic trick but there are certain ways to outsmart the airlines.

There's no secret magic trick but there are certain ways to outsmart the airlines.

Kotuku, the good fortune birds

Kotuku in flight.

Maori believe that seeing just one kotuku in your life will bring good fortune. You can see at least 100 here.

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