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Letters: Call to raise fines for driving while on mobile phone

New Zealanders overall are discourteous and impatient drivers and we are reminded of these failings pretty much every time we drive on the road. Our road.

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'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth

KHOST, Afghanistan: Zubaida traveled from the rural outskirts of the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specializing in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women: her death or her child s.

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Diana Clement: Lessons I learned in 2023

Personal finance isn’t a hamster wheel with the same stories coming around and around. There is some of that. But every year there are new concepts, new.

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Sewage overflow: Which Auckland beaches are safe for swimming after Friday's heavy rain?

Just about every beach in Auckland is deemed unsafe for swimming today after Friday’s heavy rain washed sewage - including human faeces - into the ocean. The.

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TOKYO Akemi Nishimura enters the library of Hiiragiya, one of Japan's iconic ryokan, or traditional Japanese inns, with a reserved bow to her guest

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The seven signs of an unhealthy gut – and how to fix it

We’ve long been told that “you are what you eat”, but only in recent years has research revealed that the gut – and its health – is key to almost every.

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Weather: Canterbury hits 33C with muggy nights set to stay in Auckland, Christmas Day to get showers

After temperatures surpassed 30C in parts of the country by midday today, MetService says every day until Christmas will be gripped by warm, humid conditions.

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How do people fall off a cruise ship?

It’s been reported that on average, 19 cruise ship passengers fall overboard every year. When you consider 31.5 million people cruised in 2023, it’s a very.

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Where did travel writers go in 2023? And what countries are worth visiting in 2024?

2023 has delivered every travel highlight that we were told it would in 2020 - when Covid experts said things wouldn’t come right for at least three years..

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Highest-earning Christmas songs: From The Pogues to Mariah Carey and Wham!

Have you ever wondered how much your favourite Christmas song earns every year? We’ve compiled the top five money makers and how much they reportedly make.

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