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Australian has ovaries, uterus removed after alleged wrong endometriosis diagnosis
The federal health minister has described the allegations as "physically sickening".
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Stop horsing around: What to expect in the Year of the Horse
13 Feb 2026A horse year favours action over hesitation, but also carries connotations of volatility and intensity, among other things.
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What's with the AI caricatures taking over social media feeds?
14 Feb 2026The caricatures are meant to be a culmination of everything ChatGPT knows about a person, but they have also brought up questions around privacy and personal…
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Single mum 'repaying $8 a fortnight' after insurance confusion
13 Feb 2026Customers are being caught out by large changes in the valuation of their vehicles.
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Spooky 'grim reaper' shows up on crash victim's medical scan
13 Feb 2026The person was unharmed, but the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the case an an example of pareidolia.
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What imported gas will mean for homes and businesses
13 Feb 2026The government's plan has triggered an explosive row over the difference between a tax and a levy.
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Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over 'helmet of remembrance'
13 Feb 2026The helmet depicts athletes killed in the war with Russia.
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Sky customers get $50 refund after 'process error'
Sky TV is apologising for what it says is a error that meant some customers were not given enough information.
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AI researchers sounding alarm on way out the door
13 Feb 2026Analysis: In just the past few days, a number of high-profile AI staffers have decided to call it quits.
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I was not prepared for how deeply disturbing this film was
Despite understanding the terrain the film would traverse, Madeleine Hakaraia de Young was not ready.
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Government tweaks law for contractors
12 Feb 2026The workplace minister says it has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's Uber decision.
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James Van Der Beek was synonymous with Dawson. This is why he embraced it
"The more you make fun of yourself and don't try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you," he once said.
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How many kids have to die from window blind cords, mum asks
12 Feb 2026Three-year-old Tilly was found by her then-five-year-old sister. Her mother wants to know when the law is changing.
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How much of NZ's tax is your region paying?
If you are in Auckland or Wellington, the answer may be more than you might think.
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Australian label AROHA changes name after backlash
"This isn't a rebrand. It's a reflection of who we are now," the brand said, announcing their new name this week.
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Barking dog row leaves owner afraid to leave home
12 Feb 2026There have been more than 50 complaints made about the barking of Sam Hall's two Jack Russell dogs.
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Want to release your goldfish? Don't
12 Feb 2026Hundreds of goldfish, turtles and other pests are being pulled from a popular park's lake to be euthanised.
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Speed limit increases on Transmission Gully
12 Feb 2026The government said it was designed and built to support higher-speed travel.
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What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?
12 Feb 2026In a flurry of open dispute, NZ Cricket lost its chief executive. But still, none of the disagreements have been resolved.
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'Can't please everyone': Clothing brand shrinks size range
12 Feb 2026Women's clothing label Augustine has announced it will no longer be doing plus sizing.
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Sea life returns eight years after rāhui
12 Feb 2026Annual monitoring since 2017 has shown growing variety, numbers and size of fish - with a seven-fold increase in snapper leading the resurgence.
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Much-loved secondhand bookshop lives to write another chapter
Hard to Find Books in Auckland was struggling to find a new location after the Catholic Church decided to sell the former convent where the shop had traded for eight years.
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$60,000 fine for illegally serving crayfish to customers
12 Feb 2026A Fiordland fishing charter company illegally caught and served almost $250,000 worth of crayfish to customers.
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Asian families turn to foodbanks as unemployment, living costs rise
11 Feb 2026Foodbanks nationwide have seen a sharp increase in Asian users, with migrant workers and students particularly noticeable, according to charity organisations on the ground.
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Christchurch terrorist tried to use top lawyer as his 'mouthpiece'
11 Feb 2026Tony Ellis, who represented him for about six months, told court today he felt the terrorist wanted him to do "precisely as ordered".
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For sale: One backyard railroad, only one careful owner
11 Feb 2026Ian Jones has spent 11 years turning his backyard into a miniature railway, complete with tunnels, bridges and over 300 metres of track.
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What happens next for NZ Post?
11 Feb 2026Explainer - It's closing service counters and cutting delivery days. What does the future of mail look like?
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'Unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': The death of Malachi Subecz
11 Feb 2026Everything possible went wrong for 5-year-old in the last six months of his life, as he was tortured, and no one noticed.
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