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It’s important we think about the lives NZ saved in the pandemic because of our response. A national Lockdown Day would serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of not taking swift action, writes Nicholas Agar

A fingerprints expert by day, double international Anjali Mulari has made a triumphant return to the ice hockey world, while also a mum of two. Angela Walker finds out what drives her. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pulling back on import/export chain reporting as shipping stabilises. 

Danny Keenan on the Pākehā resistance to Māori sharing power

Previous council meltdowns in Invercargill and Tauranga show that calling an inquiry won't resolve Gore's mayoral problems - only goodwill and putting the community first

The citizenship announcement in the late hours of Friday night left some New Zealand officials with the impression the Australian government was trying to quietly bury it. Now that it has finally been put to rest it means New Zealand can focus its diplomatic energy elsewhere.

Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our war-time history.

In February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle dumped up to 500mm of rain on the north of NZ, with devastating effects. Frank Film set out to investigate what would happen if a similar amount of rain fell on Ōtautahi Christchurch.

A first of its kind all-girls touch rugby programme in Christchurch has won national accolades and kept hundreds of girls in the game, Merryn Anderson writes.