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What’s wrong with Super Rugby?
Mission impossible? Labour tries to announce a policy without a screw up or scandal
Chris Hipkins so very nearly managed to unveil the party’s public transport policy without a problem. But then things went… off the rails....
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We're approaching the end of another season of angst over the competition's format and future. But are there any viable alternatives?...
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New and Approved: Aster, Dunedin
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Welcome to the 2026 election
Dating Files: Leaving NZ to ‘widen my dating pool’
Help Me Hera: I feel trapped in my loving relationship
Why the supreme court was not ‘totally out of line’ in its climate case ruling
‘Before Larry David there was Ignatius J Reilly’: Nick Sceats’ favourite reads
Should your council merge with the council next door?
Sexuality, sport and shame: Kane Evans isn’t alone and that’s a problem
The election finally kicked off yesterday....
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A 36-year-old 'evil bisexual' realises she has no interest in dating French men....
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We've been together for all of our adult lives. Is it time to move on?...
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The judges acknowledged that Mike Smith’s claim faced serious obstacles. But they thought it deserved a trial....
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Nick Sceats on the cult American novel he loves, crying to Fay Weldon, and a fantasy fight with Hemingway....
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The government wants to squish councils together into a few super-councils. Is it a good idea?...
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Dunedin’s newest cafe is a great place to watch the world go by.<br />...
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No matter the code, the problems are the same....
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