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The family of the beloved former MP, policeman, lawyer and archdeacon had gathered on Sunday as his health deteriorated suddenly.

The daughter of former Whanganui MP Chester Borrows, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, says the family have been called to his bedside after his

Sudafed could be pulled from UK shelves because of links to extremely rare but deadly brain disorders. But some countries have already taken that action to control access to pseudoephedrine.

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China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quick to claim that a spy balloon breaching US territorial airspace and flying close enough to military sites...

Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation as Scotland’s First Minister was something of a replay of Jacinda Ardern’s resignation. While subject to widespread abuse, both were reluctant to cite this as their main reason for quitting. But the abuse undoubtedly played a major role. But the misogynist trend is endemic and needs to be quelled.

“I hope I leave New Zealanders with a belief that you can be kind but strong, empathetic but decisive, optimistic but focused. And that you can be your own…

In 2013, at 28, Eleanor Catton became the youngest ever Booker winner with The Luminaries. She talks about adapting the novel for screen, being shut out of her native New Zealand and why it has taken 10 years to write a follow-up

Last month, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's 42-year-old prime minister, resigned from office, despite the support of a solid parliamentary majority and no challenge to her leadership from within her party. New Zealanders have to go back only six years to find a precedent. In 2016, John Key surprised everyone when, at the age of 55, he made way for his deputy to take over.

Peter Singer considers why popular political leaders and champion athletes walk away at the peak of their careers.