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As inflation grows and consumer spending tightens, the Reserve Bank is likely to try to protect the NZD against competing currencies with further rate rises. Tina Teng explains why.

Halfway through netball's annual highlight, the Constellation Cup, the Silver Ferns are in the hot seat. Merryn Anderson looks at the intel we've gleaned so far.

As the Amazon series the Rings of Power comes to the end of its first season, we've looked back at some of the locations in New Zealand used as backdrops for the program

Is Shakespeare still relevant to today's students? New Zealand's arts council appears to have its doubts after ending funding for a popular school Shakespeare program, arguing it relied too heavily on busy schools, failed to show relevance to “the contemporary art context” and relied on a genre “located within a…

Is Shakespeare still relevant to today’s students

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she fist-pumped on first hearing Julia Gillard's misogyny speech, believing the Australian PM had been bullied.

The commercial space company rejects criticism of satellite launches for the US military

Ufuk Talay would become the first Australian manager of the All Whites if New Zealand Football back a push by his club Wellington Phoenix for a job-share.

Shakespeare row fuels call for inquiry.