Matthew Reading and BB-8 droid Star Wars character replica.

The droid that Matthew built video

5:02 AM  You can make anything in your garage, even a Star Wars droid.

From Russia with love

Jacinda Ardern: Her usually sharp radar is not what it was.

5:00 AM  OPINION: Ardern could learn a bit from Putin, say a couple of' 'spies'.

Experts take on climate change

5:00 AM  Scientists tackling climate change believe agriculture is the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Mum saved dad's life video

As Sarah Gladding performed CPR on her husband, their kids watched from the door.

Parker, Joshua trim down

3 min ago  Joseph Parker weighs in on target, while Anthony Joshua registers close to a six kilogram loss.

The Murdoch mystery

Keith Murdoch has died at 74. In 1972, he got off a plane in Aus, and vanished without a word.

national

One dead, kids hurt

An eight-month-old baby is one of six injured in a crash on State Highway 29, near Matamata.

Two people dead, children injured and others fighting for their lives after road crashes.

Mystery train of Taranaki video

Nobody knows where the old steam engine is buried. Or if it even exists.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a paragliding accident in Waikawa on Friday.

Glider pilot flown to hospital

A man is in hospital after being involved in a paragliding accident near Picton on Friday.

Video

The longest war

Mark Twain reportedly said: "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme".

special projects

The battle almost killed Stan Walker

Stan Walker has shared details of his health battles with Stuff, and in the Three documentary, Stan.

There were 13 spots of cancer in his stomach. That was just the beginning.

The transgender champion

Kate Weatherly raced her mountain bike directly into a storm of controversy.

Air Force drawings from 1959 of what Mrs Moreland claimed to have seen.

Finding Mrs Moreland

The UFO claim that exposed paranoia and fear in New Zealand.

stuff circuit

'Just call it a terrible accident'

Prayer Ready

When Prayer Ready died, the Gloriavale leadership rallied around.

Flaws in Sounds murder case video

Some things come to mind easily in the Scott Watson case, then it gets murky - not just because it's decades on.

The Valley, episode 1: Enduring Freedom

The Valley episode 1: Enduring Freedom

NZ's military history is full of heroism and sacrifice. But what aren't we being told?

world

Fox news host taunts teen video

Laura Ingraham was boycotted by companies following her tweet about David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman ...

Advertisers desert Laura Ingraham after she accuses Parkland survivor David Hogg of whining.

Ex-French PM to face trial

Ex-French PM Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial for allegedly trying to sway judges investigating his campaign finance abuses.

The cheetah jumped through a window into the vehicle.

A cheetah through the window video

American tourist's safari tour through the Serengeti gets him way closer to wild life.

business

Going to Australia, uninsured

Gold Coast Carrara Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics events at the 2018 ...

Many Kiwis travelling to the Commonwealth Games don't think they need travel insurance.

Pranks reveal the sadist within

Pranking is just a bit of fun, you might say, and people should stop taking things so seriously.

Sam Stuchbury from the Motion Sickness creative agency.

One Kiwi in Forbes' list

There was something a bit Stephen Donald about the moment Sam Stuchbury got the news he'd made the list.

technology

Why the third industrial revolution is a risk to NZ

The second industrial era has already peaked in terms of efficiency, so the next infrastructure leap has to be radical.

5:00 AM  Who is Jeremy Rifkin and why does he have economists worried? His message of disruptive change is now stirring interest in New Zealand.

The fourth industrial revolution

 How do you educate students for the future when technology develops faster than you can teach it?

Under Armour said that the breach happened in February, but it only discovered the hack only last week.

Kiwi data in MyFitnessPal hack video

The breach happened in February, but was only discovered last week.

homed

'We live in our own hotel' gallery

Fran & Daniel with their 5-year-old twin boys Anton and Emil.

A German couple traded in their careers to run a Kiwi lodge, and transformed their family life.

What's new in tiles? gallery

Designer and blogger Alana Broadhead looks at the latest trends in bathroom and kitchen tiles.

This small cottage in Lewisville Terrace, Wellington sold for $1.352 million at auction, $602,000 more than its RV.

'Monumental' price for cottage

It was valued at $750k, but things got a little heated and this small Wellington cottage went for $1.352m.

life & style

The good pets of Good Friday

Luna brings greetings from a far-off world where the sky is the colour of her eyes.

These are pets who add to the sum of goodness in the world, and help cancel out the bad stuff.

Best new knits for winter

Winter is coming - it's time to go sweater shopping.

Queen Letizia killed it this week but we can't say the same for Blake Lively and Pamela Anderson.

Best & worst dressed celebs gallery

Queen Letizia rocks a red suit, Blake Lively's "Swanndri" style is a miss and Pam Anderson's cleavage is quite confronting.

well & good

'I wasn't a good role model' video

Bridget Malcolm: "It really worries me that I was not a positive role model".

Australian model struggling with body dysmorphia apologises to fans for promoting an unhealthy body image.

What happens to skin as you age

What causes those crow's feet and wrinkles - and can you do anything about it?

Letesha has been introducing yoga, using te reo Māori, to schools in Christchurch.

Turning lives around using yoga

Yoga warrior Letesha Hallett believes yoga has the power to reach stressed-out children in the classroom.

food & wine

Healthy and spicy grilled salmon

Tandoori grilled salmon - a light and tasty supper.

This grilled salmon pairs wonderfully with a yoghurt dressing and a good green salad.

Celebrate a Greek Easter

While most of us gorge on chocolate, the Greek and Polish communities feast on homemade bread and cakes instead.

Fired waiter not rude, just French

Eggs not just for brekkie

nz farmer

Kiwifruit harvest set for record

The Klipper Stream at its berth in Tauranga where it is being loaded with kiwifruit destined for China.jpg

This year's kiwifruit crop should beat the previous highest set in 2016.

Bearing cost of long term plan

New regional council proposals could make farming in Waikato an expensive exercise.

Horses a drawcard at ploughing

MPI in Mycoplasma hunt

entertainment

Just call him Mr Blunt

John Krasinski directs himself and his wife Emily Blunt in the new horror movie A Quiet Place.

5:30 AM  It's billed as one of the year's scariest movies, but its director believes its really about the lengths parents will go to protect their kids.

Anna Paquin's dogs 'seized'

Kiwi actor and husband hit Twitter, desperate to get their fur babies out of quarantine.

Tobias Menzies (right) will play a middle-aged Prince Philip (left).

New Prince Philip an Outlander video

When former Dr Who star Mat Smiths steps down from his role on The Crown, he'll be replaced by the man fantasy fans love to loathe.

travel

Risking life and limb for seabirds stuff nation

Fluffy prion chicks generally nest offshore, but a cliff face in Dunedin is home to a colony.

5:00 AM  Halfway down a sheer cliff in Dunedin, Abby McBride encounters a colony of small, fluffy seabirds.

It's OK to get naked here

There are certain experiences around the world that require the removal of one's clothes. Here they are.

Gyeongbokgung Palace with cherry blossom trees in spring time in Seoul, South Korea.

See cherry blossoms worldwide

To appreciate the beauty of cherry blossoms, you don't actually have to go to Japan.

motoring

New Camry, but same old image?

Toyota's new Camry range now includes this V6 model, which replaces the old Aurion.

Toyota hopes its polished new Camry will be a hit with more than just the taxi brigade.

Meet the Jeep-ster bunny

Jeep tempts brand-fans with seven Performance Parts-based concept cars.

Car salespeople after a commission will be a thing of the past, says Toyota NZ.

Toyota's new way of selling cars

No commissions or haggling will make cars cheaper and buyers happier, Toyota says.

stuff nation

Sunrise on the Otago Peninsula

The sky was on fire at Smaills Beach on the Otago Peninsula.

The sky was on fire at Smaills Beach on the Otago Peninsula.

Pitch no place for arrogance stuff nation

Ball tampering is the final straw. But Aussie controversy is nothing new for cricket fans.

The experience of being alone and having no support from the midwife was an incredibly difficult start to motherhood.

I felt broken after birth stuff nation

It wasn't until I had my second child that I realised just how terrible my first experience of labour was.

sport

Canes sweep past Rebels

Ngani Laumape and the Hurricanes found themselves under the pump in Melbourne.

Four tries for Ben Lam as the Hurricanes rattle up 50 against the Rebels.

Joshua holds all the cards

5:00 AM  OPINION: Big Brit has height, reach and power over Parker, writes Jim Mahoney.

Solomon Alaimalo scored for the Chiefs in victory.

Chiefs hold on in thriller video

The Chiefs held on to secure a thrilling victory over the Highlanders in Sam Cane's 100th game.

opinion

What's wrong with me?

Ball tampering allegations are as old as the hills.

OPINION: What's wrong with me? I've lost interest in that S word.

Who will win - Parker or Joshua?

New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker could be all smiles on Sunday if he beats Anthony Joshua.

HEAD TO HEAD: Stuff boxing writers debate who will claim the world heavyweight crown.

Smith ran himself out with lies

Australian cricket player Steve Smith is escorted by police officers to a departure area at the airport in Johannesburg.

OPINION: There is a sadness and waste about this tawdry saga, writes Paul Hayward.

Minister of Secret Meetings

Labour Cabinet minister Clare Curran: Had described the meeting with Carol Hirschfeld as informal.

OPINION: Clare Curran's opponents not calling for her job shows how compromised she is.

good reads

Dancing with death

Back in the 19th century early death was more common and people more accustomed to dealing with it.

In the 19th century by the time you turned 10 you would've been to 50 funerals.

Anzacs riot in Cairo's red-light district

Kiwi soldiers in Egypt during WWI get a break from training to be tourists at the pyramids.

Three weeks later, they landed at Gallipoli.

Mexico's adventure centre video

San Luis Potosi has been a fast-growing destination among domestic tourists for several years.

Canoes, caves and indigenous culture in the often-overlooked San Luis Potosi.

Silly Car Question - Ute or pickup?

Some, such as Meg the farm dog, don't care whether the vehicles are called utes or pickups - so long as they have a tray ...

It's the endless debate - ute or pickup? What's right?

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NZ finally says #metoo

Alison Mau has received hundreds of messages from women affected by sexual harassment.

OPINION: Hundreds of women have already come forward with harrowing sexual harassment stories, writes investigation head Alison Mau.

#MeTooNZ: Speaking out isn't easy video

The woman who lifted the lid on sexual harassment at the Human Rights Commission has quit her job. But the man who did ...

OPINION: Perpetrators of sexual harassment have long found safety in power. Now, women and men subjected to sexual harassment are finding power in the safety of numbers.

There's good, bad and ugly men

Protests have taken place all over the world since the emergence of the #MeToo movement.

OPINION:The #MeToo movement is good thing, as long as it doesn't tar all men with the 'Weinstein' brush.

Ali Mau's #metoonz project video

Alison Mau is a regular columnist for Stuff and the Sunday Star-Times.

Broadcaster Alison Mau has launched a #MeToo investigation in New Zealand.

oddstuff

Piranha found in sewer

The fish was found by a staff member at Southern Water who was carrying out checks at the West Sussex treatment works. ...

British homeowners have been asked to keep their fish to themselves after an unsettling find at a treatment pant.

Foul! Sewage stops baseball game video

Workers sweep the water away after a water pipe broke near third base at Dodger Stadium.

Spring training finale comes to repulsive end as pipe spilled sewage onto the field at Dodger Stadium.

Town's whiffy whoopee cushion

A large, smelly gas bubble has formed under a pond cover at a wastewater treatment plant in central Hawke's Bay.

Waipukurau's biological sewage pond is working well. A bit too well.

Fruity flip a social media hit video

Video blogger Nathanael Lane believes he is the first person in the world to do a backflip on the Great Wall of China, ...

An young Kiwi vlogger has found internet fame after doing a backflip off the Great Wall of China - holding a pineapple.

Parenting

My wife is too lax with our kids

I want to raise polite, respectful kids but my wife doesn't seem to care.

ADVICE: Our kids have bad manners and my wife thinks that's fine.

Don't judge me over son's bare feet

Mother posts about child's bare feet on Facebook.

"You know that mum you're judging because her kid has no shoes or socks on at the store? Yeah, that's me."

Bath-time toy's dirty secret

A peek inside: Swiss researchers warn the cute bath-time friends harbour a dirty little secret.

As many parents have long suspected, that rubber ducky is a haven for nasty bugs.

C-sections linked to health issues

Any form of birth intervention was found to raise the odds of serious respiratory infections, metabolic disorders and eczema.

Children born by caesarean more susceptible to eczema and metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, study says.

kiwi traveller

Readers' travel pics of the week

This photo was taken as we were wandering off the beaten track in the backstreets of Siem Reap, Cambodia. A young girl ...

Do you have a holiday snap that you'd like to share with the world? Send it to us and be in to win a Fujifilm camera!

Sold my home to explore NZ full-time stuff nation

NZ's got it all right here!

Goodbye two-storey house in Whangamata, hello life on the open road.

Insider tip: Portland

You'll find good food and craft beer in any side street in Portland.

Think farm-to-fork dining, dedicated vegan eateries, kombucha on tap and urban wineries

Ask an expert: Houston

If you love sports, museums, shopping, eating out and outer space, you'll love Houston.

Where cowboys meet culture, Houston is also a gateway to the likes of New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville.

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