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Home Education: The Baker whānau

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Home Education: On the road with the Rasmussens

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When Kensey was slipping behind at school due to illness, her mum decided to do something out of her comfort zone – something she'd only seen on Country Calendar.

Home Education: Alesha and Kensey

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Meet Irma and her boys, who are learning while following their passions.

Home Education: The Fairul Izad family

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Rachel taps into Felix's passion for history as the means to inspire deeper engagement in his learning.

Home Education: Rachel and Felix

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Three years ago, Jen gave her kids $100 to start a business as a learning project. Today, their dahlia farm is thriving, and teaching them maths, science, art and literacy.

Home Education: Jen and the dahlia kids

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From a dahlia farm to a house bus, six families have found their own ways to educate at home.

Trailer: Home Education

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Takeout Kids: Kyla

Watch: A new episode of Takeout Kids

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Meet Phitcha, of Akaroa’s La Thai Restaurant.

Takeout Kids: Phitcha

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Meet Lauren, of Tāmaki Makaurau’s Tanz KTCHN.

Takeout Kids: Lauren

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Meet Dom, of Taupō’s Thai Delight Restaurant & The Mira Restaurant.

Takeout Kids: Dom

Watch now: A new episode of Takeout Kids

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Meet Priyan, of Tāmaki Makaurau’s Sandringham Bulk Foods & Rocky’s Superette.

Takeout Kids: Priyan

Watch now: A new season of Takeout Kids

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Five kids, five family businesses, and a whole lot of responsibility.

Trailer: Takeout Kids, season two

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Of course I wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. And of course they accommodate me with amused grins.

Confessions of an unlikely petrolhead

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In the final months of Pukekohe Park Raceway raceway, the father and daughter duo running it want to give everyone one last chance to go fast.

The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway

Watch: The last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park Raceway

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'I can absolutely confirm that I have fulfilled my commitment to buy the present that I promised I would deliver.'

Nicola Willis and the present I forgot to buy

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For Boba, Ethan and Ashley, K-pop is a place to belong, a way to express themselves, and a bridge to connect with others. 

Watch now: Meet three Pacific K-pop fans

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Trailer: K-POLYS, a one-off documentary about three Pacific K-pop superfans

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Alice Snedden's Bad News is back next week with a new two-part special. Until then, here's all the previous episodes.

Watch all of Alice Snedden’s Bad News so far

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: The phrase of the year is ‘gingle malt’

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A love letter to my five friends

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New Zealand's 'Godfather of Christmas' looks back on his life in TV and music.

‘I’m very happy about that’: Frankie Stevens on being the voice of Christmas

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'This is one of those songs that I will cry to in the car. I don’t even know why.'

‘A great song is one you can dance and cry to’: Elliott Dawson’s perfect weekend playlist

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'For its purposes we were not people, just dollar amounts representing the salary that might be returned to the university’s coffers once we no longer worked there.'

Wasteland: A response to a university restructure

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The Friday Poem: ‘Cash register ding’ by Eliana Gray

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New short stories from Owen Marshall, and the finale to a sci-fi series that fans have been hanging out for. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 13

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For the past three decades, there’s only been room for one Dr Love in Ferndale. Until now.

Conan O’Brien just gave us the weirdest two minutes of Shortland Street ever

Shanti Mathias

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Gifts can be a source of joy this Christmas even if you hate capitalism.

A gift guide for people who really don’t want to buy shit

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