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The triathlete who won and won and won
19th May, 2022

The triathlete who won and won and won

Erin Baker started 121 triathlons in her career. She finished first in 104 of them.
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By Natalie Wilson
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18th May, 2022

The Chemist Warehouse effect

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By Alex Casey
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18th May, 2022

Parliament occupation sparked ‘tectonic shift’ in NZ disinformation landscape

Misinformation super-spreaders outstripped mainstream outlets in reaching online audiences, opening up two divergent realities, new research finds.
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By Toby Manhire
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Look at this gravel maggot named Smeagol
16th May, 2022

Look at this gravel maggot named Smeagol

Some say it resembles a Guylian chocolate. Others say a sucked-on coke bottle lolly. Either way, we absolutely love it.
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By Alex Casey
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16th May, 2022

This damning cycling report should be a wake-up call for all NZ Olympic sport

It should be – but it won't.
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By Dylan Cleaver
Contributing writer
Image: Tina Tiller
16th May, 2022

How Foodstuffs’ price rollback could drive their profits even higher

For supermarkets, price cuts on 'own label' items isn't much of a sacrifice at all.
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By Jacob Flanagan
Guest writer
Everything would be different if my boobs were bigger
14th May, 2022

Everything would be different if my boobs were bigger

Sharon Lam reflects on a life with small breasts.
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By Sharon Lam
Contributing writer
Rudeism, with his homemade Fisher Price controller. Yes, it works. And yes, he can beat you in a game with it. (Image: Tina Tiller)
13th May, 2022

This streamer made a controller out of a kids’ toy – now he’s using it to beat Elden Ring

'I do feel bad for people whose asses I kick online with my weird controllers sometimes.'
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By Sam Brooks
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Lake Taupō’s Hole is getting an upgrade many people don’t want. (Photo: Supplied / Treatment: Tina Tiller)
12th May, 2022

'Abhorrent', 'hideous': What's going on at Taupō's Hole in One Challenge?

Expansion plans for the attraction have been abandoned after public outcry. Now, like a wayward tee shot, everything's up in the air.
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By Chris Schulz
Senior writer
Don’t apologise like Simon Henry
11th May, 2022

Don’t apologise like Simon Henry

If you need to apologise to someone, please don't do it like this.
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By Madeleine Chapman
Editor
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11th May, 2022

Riding the tide home

As sea walls are chewed up and spat out like loose teeth, coastal property owners are scrambling to sell. All the while, Māori are packing up their cars and driving headlong into the eye of it.
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By Nadine Anne Hura
Contributing writer
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Opinion
10th May, 2022

The Australian election ‘teal wave’ – and what it means for NZ politics

Does Christopher Luxon see the way the wind is blowing? We'll soon find out.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Image: Toby Morris
10th May, 2022

A deep dive into the Countdown price freeze

The supermarket's 'winter price freeze' grabbed the headlines, but how does it look in the cold light of day?
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By Jacob Flanagan
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The Sunday Essay: My favourite girl
8th May, 2022

The Sunday Essay: My favourite girl

Falling in love with a man who has a young daughter is like falling in love twice. But it doesn’t make me a parent.
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By Jazial Crossley
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Opinion
6th May, 2022

The ‘Eurasian fluff’ CEO has already lost $60m. Here’s how he might lose far more

His misogynist comments are far from the first time Simon Henry has behaved repulsively.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Image: Tina Tiller / Katjana Grgicevich / Supplied
6th May, 2022

To Jonny from Eli, with all my love and eternal thanks

A straight man being so warm, open and kind to his gay mate on national TV really mattered, writes Eli Matthewson.
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By Eli Matthewson
Guest writer
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The perfect New Zealand tweet doesn’t exi–

Our national psyche revealed in <140 devastating characters.
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By Ashleigh Young
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Ivan (left) and Oliver Sutherland
Opinion
5th May, 2022

Every New Zealander should know the Sutherlands

There are some whose work has changed Aotearoa. Such is the case for Ivan and Oliver Sutherland.
By Jules Older
Guest writer
David Shanks is finishing up after five years as chief censor. Image: Tina Tiller
5th May, 2022

‘I don’t feel it’s done me lasting damage’: David Shanks on five years as chief censor

As he leaves the role, Shanks tells us what he's seen, and why the system needs to change.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Image: Tina Tiller
4th May, 2022

The curious case of The Pilgrim, a decade-old script tearing the screen industry apart

The chief executive of the Film Commission is on leave and lawyers are involved as a row over a screen project heats up.
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By Duncan Greive
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