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Unknown wrecks of the Sounds

Niwa was creating 3D maps of the depths below, but found more than it bargained for.

$90m bank IT write-off

Kiwibank generic

2:39 PM  Kiwibank's profit takes huge hit on write-off of technology that failed to keep pace with digital changes.

Bag that body part

3:59 PM  If you've gone under the knife, chances are someone asked if you wanted to keep the bits.

Dozens stuck on skifield chairlift

12 min ago  About 80 people were trapped atop a South Canterbury ski lift after it was damaged.

Mother gave daughter meth

Mother pleads guilty to giving her 15-year-old daughter meth to alleviate stress.

Drivers want ability to break the law

3:08 PM  Many motorists apparently don't want cars that will make them stick to the rules.

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Landfill search in double killing

Police found the bodies of Raymond Fleet, left, and his nephew James in the Mamaku Forest.

Police are scouring a Rotorua landfill in the investigation into the killings of a local man and his nephew.

'Disturbing' assault captured

Attackers armed with a gun, knife and a brick brutally ambushed a newspaper delivery man in his car.

The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter has winched two people from a remote beach in the outer Marlborough Sounds.

Two winched from wreck

3 min ago  The couple were stranded for 11 hours after their boat ran into rocks in the Marlborough Sounds.

Video

Robbie Williams shuns pre-sales

Pre-sale tickets won't be available tor Robbie Williams concerts - in an effort to fight ticket scalping

Politics

Live: Nats lead own poll

Prime Minister Bill English talks with shoppers in the Lynn Mall Shopping Centre.

3:21 PM  National's internal polling still has them holding a slight lead, opposing Thursday's Colmar Brunton poll.

Ardern tells Davis off over tax

"I've spoken with Kelvin" and he's "now very clear on our position", says Labour leader.

Bill English also says National's polls don't show the same results as the Colmar Brunton game changer.

Poll result news for Labour

3:13 PM  Shock poll that puts Labour ahead of National for first time in more than decade doesn't reflect party's own internal polls.

world

Tech twist in Russia meeting

Former campaign manager Paul Manafort has come under increasing scrutiny from special counsel Robert Mueller as he ...

2:49 PM  We knew that Trump's ex-campaign manager had his phone in key meeting. But what he was doing with it?

Grim recovery effort begins

When a woman's body washed up against a fence in Houston, neighbours knew exactly who she was. 

The Trump administration wants the wall to be "aesthetically pleasing" , at least from the US side.

Border wall prototypes to be built

2:43 PM  Four companies chosen to build concrete prototypes of the US president's much-touted border wall.

business

Bridge to cost $4m extra

A mock-up of the new two-lane Opaoa Bridge with the old 'banana' bridge to the left as drivers approach from Picton.

3:49 PM  Government uses legal powers to take land to replace Blenheim's 100-year-old 'banana' bridge.

Long wait for quake buildings

CentrePort warns two of its three commercial properties will probably not be repaired until at least 2020.

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - March 1,2014 Logo of Vodafone

Vodafone NZ listing speculation

3:45 PM  Speculation suggests telco could push ahead with partial local listing despite having Sky merger rejected.

technology

Apple teases 'special event'

Apple's new iPhone is said to have gone through its biggest design overhaul in years.

Mark your calendars, Apple fans. The big iPhone reveal is set for September 12.

How the new iPhone will change

Apple plans to transform the way people use its next high-end iPhone by eliminating the concept of a home button.

Imagine using the internet and Facebook for the first time.

First time using the internet

It was only after escaping from North Korea that student learnt about Google, Facebook and the internet.

homed

At my place: Paula Bennett video

Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett says it's easy to relax when you are surrounded by native bush.

The Deputy PM opens up her house, and it's shoes on: 'I don't go for perfect, I go for comfort'.

Taking care of white bedding gallery

Think bleach will help keep your linen or cotton sheets crisp and white? Think again.

520 West 28th is Zaha Hadid's first New York City project and was also one of the last projects she worked on before her ...

Zaha Hadid's NYC building gallery

3:02 PM  We take a look at one of the last projects the flamboyant architect worked on before her death.

life & style

Mum defends bath with sons

Stacey Solomon has fought back after being criticised for sharing a photo that showed her bathing with her sons.

British TV presenter causes a social media storm by sharing a pic of her and her sons in the bathtub together.

Best & worst dressed celebs gallery

This week, Nicole Kidman knows what works, Karlie Kloss is a knockout and Shania Twain needs new shoes.

Can we hold Melania responsible for her husband's actions; for his response to Charlottesville, for the precarious ...

Melania's unforgivable crime

OPINION: The US first lady makes it really difficult for women to like her.

well & good

Why 5+ A Day is still valid

5+ A Day might just be too many, according to research.

Reporting on this international research has just been wrong, according to 5+ A Day.

What it means to be obese

New Zealanders are getting larger and there's no dispute over how this increasing size is affecting our health and daily life.

Sorry, that's not a green light for a bacon splurge.

High-fat diet study slammed

Paleo followers will love these findings - but they shouldn't.

food & wine

NZ's best butcher revealed

Reuben Sharples proved why his business was so successful, named the best butcher in New Zealand.

In his first crack at the national competition, seasoned butcher is crowned NZ's best.

Welly's best burger crowned

A fusion of Kiwi favourites and Chinese flavours makes for a winner.

Picky shoppers create waste

Food for the great outdoors

nz farmer

Irrigation helps environment

A farm irrigation system on the Canterbury Plains.

OPINION: The chief executive of Irrigation NZ, Andrew Curtis, responds to Greenpeace activists who locked themselves inside an irrigation pipe in Canterbury.

No cows, no rain, no problem

Taranaki would have to get rid of its cows and control the weather to meet government water standards, council told.

Water rules worry Feds rep

Fonterra invests in Lithuania

entertainment

Dancer disects Lorde's skills video

Lorde's performance at the VMAs earned her criticism from the likes of Maroon 5's Adam Levine.

Just what the heck was the singer doing with that VMA performance? After taking time to digest it, a dance expert explains.

The Simpsons composer fired

When the 29th season of The Simpsons premieres later this year, it will be doing so without its longtime musical contributor.

Billboard correspondent Lars Brandle has reported at the frontline of the international music industry for almost 20 years.

Kiwi music on the Billboard

3:21 PM  The legendary magazine is sending its top correspondent to the Going Global New Zealand Music Summit. It's a sign of the times.

travel

Bark Bay bach barged

Part of the late Rollo Wilkinson's Bark Bay bach was relocated to its new home near Marahau, with the help of Abel ...

A private bach is shifting sands from Abel Tasman National Park to its new home.

Shop divides a tourist town

3:15 PM  The Alaskan town of Talkeetna is known for its quirkiness, but a new store selling pot is causing a rift.

The Olympics - flag-fest.

Quiz: Know your flags?

Can you tell your Latvia from your Lithuania? Have a go at our flag quiz.

motoring

Holden fan opens NZ museum video

Joy Fabish has dressed mannequins according the year the cars were built.

There's dozens of Holdens, a train track and an 18-hole Bathurst themed mini-golf course.

Bentley's latest luxury coupe video

British brand reveals dramatic third-generation luxury coupe.

This 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" is the only road-going version of the car built and has been found in a barn in Japan.

One-of-a-kind Ferrari found video

It's the only Ferrari of its kind and for 40 years it has sat untouched in a barn. Now it's headed to auction.

stuff nation

Optimism after miscarriage stuff nation

The emotional and physical pain of losing a baby is one of the most difficult traumas a woman can endure. But it doesn't ...

17 min ago  Miscarriage number one broke my heart; miscarriage number two shattered my confidence. But I'll keep trying.

Losing my mother and son stuff nation

When my son died in 2013, I was taken back to my mother's sudden death when I was 17.

Molly is happy to have the run of the house as centre of attention now the kids have grown up and left home.

Meet Molly the purring Persian stuff nation

This chinchilla Persian must be the only cat I know that plays fetch with a toy mouse as if she was a golden retriever.

sport

Cooper disputes Cheika's claim

Quade Cooper was left out of the Wallabies squad for the Rugby Championship.

Mercurial No 10 perplexed by Wallabies coach's call that he isn't enjoying rugby.

All Whites' Messi dream still alive

14 min ago  A scoreless draw against Uruguay keeps Argentina in fifth position in South America World Cup Qualifying.

Sosoli Talawadua at Black Ferns training during their successful World Cup campaign.

Belfast to Blenheim for 'Sos'

15 min ago  Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua captains Waikato in Tasman less than a week after winning the World Cup in Northern Ireland.

opinion

Poll a jolt to political scene video

Next prime minister? Jacinda Ardern has given Labour a dramatic boost.

OPINION: For the first time in a decade Labour is more popular than National. How's that for a political earthquake?

PI name jokes not funny

Petero Civoniceva didn't like the Matty Johns Show skit about Pacific Island names.

OPINION: I've made fun of Pacific Island names before but not anymore, Steve Mascord writes.

The day Princess Diana died

Mourners in the crowd gathered on the Mall for the Princess of Wales' funeral 6th September 1997.

OPINION: Is there anything more eerie or unnerving than a city of 9 million people going quiet?

Asleep at the wheel

There might be less road rage if we didn't actually have to drive.

OPINION: The digital revolution is coming to transport, and sooner than we imagine.

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

When stiff upper lip became a tremble

Princess Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) circa 1995.

Diana was the troubled princess who changed royalty, celebrity and humanitarianism.

Forget Game of Thrones, watch this

Diane (Laura Dern) pays a visit to Twin Peaks' Black Lodge.

While America spent its summer watching TV's biggest show, it unfortunately missed TV's best show.

TV lessons from the 60s

Kimble adopted aliases and took on menial jobs while eluding Lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), the obsessed ...

The last episode of The Fugitive in 1967 gave TV its first lesson in dramatic finales, later seen by Cheers, Friends and Seinfeld.

Farming under the Trump

United States President Donald Trump seems to light more fires than he puts out

OPINION: The Americans don't do farming in a small way.

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oddstuff

The man behind the meme

The Distracted Boyfriend meme was originally titled: "Disloyal Man Walking With His Girlfriend and Looking Amazed at ...

Photographer behind the 'distracted boyfriend' meme warns the image is protected by copyright laws.

Scrap metal Ferrari replica video

Ferrari replica built out of junkyard parts.

What would Enzo Ferrari think of this?

Pink hat banned from library

Fay Lambert in her favourite pink hat, which was too threatening for Masterton District Library.

Furious 78-year-old caught out by rule against hoodies and baseball caps.

Concern at 'sleeper pod' rentals

Could you live in this? Sleeper pods were advertised for $200 a week in downtown Auckland.

'Sleeper pods' - which up the number of renters to a room - are a worrying new development, expert says.

Parenting

Single mums don't need pity

They don't need your pity, but they may need your support.

They don't need your sympathy, but they may need your support to make it all work.

Don't try to copy Val Adams

Kiwi Olympic shot put ace Val Adams shows being 33-weeks pregnant won't keep her out of the gym.

Valerie Adams has the all-clear to be throwing that sort of tin, but most pregnant women shouldn't.

When baby is name-shamed

Does it matter what other people think of your baby's name?

Mum considers changing her baby's name after her own mother makes fun of it.

Fertility a 'matter of patience'

About 40 per cent of IVF treatments in New Zealand are done privately, costing $8000 to $15,000 each.

Couples considering IVF may not need expensive treatment, research shows.

kiwi traveller

The North Island by rail

The 2017 Dominion Post Readers' Rail Tour will travel throughout the North Island, to Whanganui, National Park, ...

The 14-day Dominion Post Rail Tour will take participants on a journey through some of the country's most underrated spots.

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.

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