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The 'action hero' story behind the 'real' Santa Claus
"This story in particular, it really kind of humanised him for me and made him a far more interesting character than I think he's normally portrayed," says University of Winchester's Brian Thornton.
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To rank the rankers: Mediawatch rates media's best-of 2024 lists
2:44 pm todayMediawatch: Christmas coincides with media tackling the gargantuan task of ranking everything humanity produced this year.
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
6:27 am today"We wanted to leave the big city and all the stresses associated with the big city behind," Jeanette Woerner told Country Life.
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Country Life: Teens ride high in the world of rodeo
11:13 am todayCountry Life: The rodeo season is underway and sisters Lylah and Riley Wood are are practising for a sport which has taken them to the US this year.
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Friend or frenemy? How to avoid being a toxic friend
21 Dec 2024Don't put up with friends lashing out, relishing your pain or minimising your struggles, says science writer David Robson.
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Silver amulet discovered in Germany could rewrite Christian history in Europe
A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how Christianity spread under the Roman Empire.
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Inside a Christmas tree farm: 'We'll move anywhere between three to four thousand'
21 Dec 2024What's it like to run a Christmas tree farm? Andrew McAllister of Needle Fresh Christmas tree farm in Swannanoa answered Country Life's questions.
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Parrot wins Quote of the Year competition
20 Dec 2024For the first time in its 14-year history, Massey University's Quote of the Year competition has been won by an animal.
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Insurers, banks decline claims for Christmas mishaps
A hospitalised reveller, a serially delayed traveller and a disgruntled borrower are just some of the cases revealed by a deep-dive.
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Under-18s barred from Auckland's Laneway Festival despite buying tickets
20 Dec 2024An application to admit younger patrons has been rejected.
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Where have all Auckland's Chinese bookstores gone?
20 Dec 2024Once thriving book stores have closed as people move their reading online.
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Whānau's quest for answers in mum's unsolved murder
20 Dec 2024"We feel like they have been holding back on information," farmer Joanna Sione-Lauaki's daughter says. "Mum was in the wrong place at the wrong time and someone took advantage of that."
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All 51 defendants guilty in Gisele Pelicot rape case
Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife for almost a decade and invited strangers to rape her unconscious body.
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'An amazing, beautiful soul': Tributes flow for woman killed in Vanuatu earthquake
20 Dec 2024Valerie Kalkoa, a single mother who only returned home two days ago, leaves behind a three-year-old son.
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NZ rescuers still hopeful of finding survivors of Vanuatu earthquake
20 Dec 2024An Urban Search and Rescue crew is painstakingly clearing the rubble of a pancaked building, searching for survivors layer by layer.
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Economists expect greater interest rate cuts as NZ back in recession
Bad news for the economy could mean good news for homeowners in the new year, economists say.
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PM Luxon will not attend Waitangi at all next year
19 Dec 2024The decision has been criticised by iwi leaders and politicians, who say he needs to show leadership.
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Government to change free speech rules for universities
A union says the move seems aimed at ensuring people can spread disinformation on university campuses.
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'Mind-blowing' amounts of stolen pounamu recovered in drug raids
19 Dec 2024Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a hapū.
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Peters spends half of year's last speech on TPM, Waititi breaks into song
19 Dec 2024Watch: "Have a good Christmas, 'cos you'll need it sunshine," the NZ First leader said in a rowdy final debate in the house.
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Economy in recession after big drop in GDP
19 Dec 2024The economy has had its worst six months since 1991, outside the pandemic, with two quarters of significant drops.
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Opposition parties move towards 'formalising' collaboration
19 Dec 2024Te Pāti Māori had to "get past ourselves" to figure out working with Labour. Labour says it's all "casual", but the Greens say they'll meet regularly.
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NZ almost last in global economic comparison
Only Finland, Latvia, Turkey and Estonia did worse in the 2024 rankings of OECD countries.
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'Tomorrow, When the War Began' author John Marsden dies
19 Dec 2024Acclaimed Australian author John Marsden has died aged 74.
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What's in a name? The story behind Pito One
18 Dec 2024As is often the case with Māori place names, there's more than one origin story.
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No poison in pina colada - Fiji toxicology report
There were no illicit substances or methanol found in the ingredients and liquor samples taken from a suspected alcohol poisoning incident at a luxury resort in Fiji's Coral Coast.
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Fast-track bill's twisty, turny path to becoming law
The contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill is now law - but it hit a few speed bumps on the way.
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Luigi Mangione indicted on terrorism charge
18 Dec 2024Luigi Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism
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