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National's dirty big secret is that it has been $17 billion out on its 2023 promise to fix the Government's books, writes Gareth Morgan

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The man who spent 30 years shaping the Hutt River Trail

From helping build the Hutt River Trail to volunteering in India's polio eradication campaign, Linton Adams has spent more than three decades giving back through Rotary - locally and around the world

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An Ode to … Captain Penk

An ode for the Fall Guy of All Time, the Hapless Lesser Double-crossed PENK!

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In Sudan, immense suffering while the world turns a blind eye

Today from The Detail: More than three years of war in Sudan has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis - and perhaps the most ignored

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Short story: The Waikato Farmers, by Craig Cliff

Farmers search for purpose on holiday in Fiji

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America’s Cup preparations unscathed as earthquake rocks host region

New America's Cup bases being built near Naples are undamaged by a quake that left nearby towns stricken

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Polkinghorne: A cross-exam for the ages

Philip Polkinghorne is accused in a rigorous cross-examination of killing his wife

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The secret mission of .. Chris Penk

Based on an interview that Steve Braunias conducted with Chris Penk in 2024

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Hasty fast-track changes so councils can claim back infrastructure costs

Analysis: But there are 200-plus fast-track applications already lodged – their developers should also be asked to contribute more rather that lumping ratepayers with the cost, writes Jonathan Milne.

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Taumata back in black, four years after World Cup win

After 1463 days, big World Cup winning prop Santo Taumata gets her chance back in the Black Ferns at a key trial today

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Racism, coalition belligerence and obscenities are double-edged swords for NZ First

While National grabbed shovels this week and dug itself deeper into political peril, its coalition partner NZ First continued a sag down the opinion polls

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Power Play: The ideas to overhaul the electricity system and loosen the grip of gentailers

Building a LNG terminal to back-up the national power supply ‘is like me telling you to buy a CD player because you’re sick of the silence’

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This week’s bestselling books – August 14

The latest NielsenIQ BookScan chart of NZ bestsellers, plus win Kiri Allan's political memoir

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Can Luxon get his Government back on track?

Today from The Detail: National leader Christopher Luxon has survived, Penk is gone, and now National reels after a week of political chaos that's threatened to reshape New Zealand's election

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Polkinghorne: Sex, inconsistencies, and videotape

Raw footage of a documentary about Dr Philip Polkinghorne is produced at the coronial inquiry into his wife's death

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Labour’s dream and National’s nightmare: Luxon down but not out

Comment: Wednesday's drama has failed to change any of the underlying reasons driving National Party MPs to agitate for overthrowing Luxon.

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Power play: The officials strike back

In the fourth instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we look at how government and council officials raised questions over the electricity industry's proposals

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A thirst for knowledge, and a beer

Today from The Detail: The reasons to eat insects and why smart people make dumb money decisions are some of the talks on offer at this year's Raising the Bar event.

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Book of the Week: ‘Bring me the head of Sam Altman’

Could we call this 'Bring me the head of Sam Altman'? On a political, satirical, experimental sci-fi novel that foretells a future in the war against AI.

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National MP Chris Penk announces retirement after failed leadership plot against Christopher Luxon

Chris Penk denied scheming, but has been sacked from Cabinet by the Prime Minister and will now leave Parliament at the election

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Polkinghorne: A tense pause

The coroner has ordered a surprise adjournment to watch raw footage of an interview with Dr Polkinghorne

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Luxon is born again, again – but can he resurrect National?

National’s made its leadership bed and must now lie in it for the three months to polling day and beyond

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Luxon clings on as PM after surviving second confidence vote

PM claims 'full support' of his caucus, but does not take questions from media after surviving second vote

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In a country emerging from 13 years of war, a Kiwi finally meets her colleagues

Today from The Detail: Kiwi Anne Bulley promised herself she would go meet her Syrian colleagues in person when it was safe enough. After 13 years of waiting, she finally made it.

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An incident at Henderson High School

A bogan drop-out turned bestselling author recalls meeting Sam Hunt on the day she was expelled from school

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