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Students at an Auckland secondary school are rediscovering the joy of card games, lunch time play and the simple art of conversation thanks to a total ban on phones during the school day.

National candidate had his apprenticeship with Christopher Finlayson.

We have reached the middle of July! This weekend, we are continuing our look back at July of 1973 – 50 years ago.

From high-speed police chases to trigger-happy constables, Pulaski County had its share of exciting news events in early 1963. And from the sounds of things, the circuit judge was quite

69 YEARS AGO

Comedian Jack Ansett started his stand-up career as a Christchurch schoolboy, and has now been nominated for the prestigious Billy T Award at the age of 23.

ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff Ashton Fisher, 10, lost his father Adam in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. He was born 10 days later on March 4. Fisher, 27, a devoted and highly organised father, had been making meals and freezing them in preparation for the busy time ahead. He was often the ‘go-to’ parent to call in the middle of the night for Jack, as Gane’s pregnancy progressed. But when the first pains of labour came, Gane found herself facing the event on her own. “I was angry, and I ju...

Julie Maree Photography Alice Zeimann leaps high at the net, watched by team-mate Olivia MacDonald, during their final victory over top seeds Shaunna Polley and Julia Tilley at the Karapiro Open. Beach volleyball talent Alice Zeimann is home from the US and wanting to create ripples – in the court room and on the sand court. Winning a beach volleyball tournament on a court of sand in the heart of the Waikato is in stark contrast to what Alice Zeimann was doing six months ago. Over the week...