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In ancient Egypt, did pyramids really have booby traps? Why was treasure hidden inside? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

A clutch free-throw from Matthew Dellavedova has delivered Melbourne United a hard-earned 82-81 NBL win against the New Zealand Breakers in New Plymouth.

Air New Zealand resumed services to all airports on Wednesday, including those in the heavily impacted regions of New Plymouth, Napier, and Gisborne, after Cyclone Gabrielle led to 821 flight cancellations and affected 49,000 customers.

Minister condemns supermarket's 'targeted and aggressive' marketing of $3.99 six-packs, amid calls to speed up review of Sale of Alcohol Act. Jonathan Milne reports.

Brady Manek missed a chance on the buzzer to tie up a tense NBL clash in New Plymouth, where the NZ Breakers beat Perth Wildcats 97-94.

In November 1620 the Mayflower deposited about 100 Pilgrims at the Wampanoag community of Patuxet, which the newcomers renamed New Plymouth. A year later, the English and Wampanoags enjoyed a three-day feast. For generations, Americans have celebrated that meal as the first Thanksgiving.

“Have you shot a goat before?”: a f**ked-up hunting story by a New Plymouth writer

How a teenage surfer came to understand the idea of a finite earth

"You will always be chasing a false love": a f**ked-up love story by a New Plymouth writer