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Selling second-hand: Where do you go and what's the appetite?
How easy is it to sell your used items? Should you give it a go online, at a market stall or through a garage sale? What sells best and where?

Why Australians are calling New Zealand a tax haven
The Australian newspaper recently said business owners and property investors in Australia were looking across the Tasman with "genuine envy".

Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman
Jurors spent nearly a month hearing and viewing evidence in the high-profile trial, where Musk had accused Altman of "stealing a charity".

Government seeks to clarify Disability Support Services functions
A Supreme Court ruling found two parents who cared full-time for their disabled children were employees of the government, and should receive the same benefits and protections.

One in five specialist referrals declined last year in seven districts, national figures unknown
The senior doctors' union says the extent of the problem nationally is unclear because Health NZ does not collate the information.

The dilemma facing the Warriors after star halfback’s injury blow
The Luke Metcalf story took another dramatic twist when Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd slumped to the turf in agony in Brisbane.

The town with no rest home: Wairoa's wait for a $15m lifeline
Local leaders say the town desperately needs Government support.

Five-month-old twin dies while sleeping on stomach in commercial sleeping pod
He was just 5 months old when his father found him unresponsive. Now, a coroner has revealed how an unapproved commercial sleep device contributed to the tragedy.

Unpatched Windows zero-day from 2020 gives hackers full system access
A security researcher by the name of Nightmare-Eclipse (also known as Chaotic Eclipse) has warned of a critical security vulnerability in Windows 11 that could be exploited by hackers to gain full access to any system. This particular security vulnerability was actually discovered six years ago and was assigned the designated...

Nature and climate in the spotlight
The praise for a new plan for green credit trading was quickly forgotten as two more announcements landed in the headlines.

New English, maths primary curriculums had little effect on achievement, first results show
Assessments were conducted less than a year after the primary school curriculums became mandatory, and the government says the results are to be expected.

ChatGPT can access your bank accounts now. Here’s why I’m not ready
If there’s one area where LLMs excel, it’s plowing through reams of data and teasing out patterns, trends, and insights. So it’s not surprising that OpenAI is zeroing in on personal finance, with ChatGPT now capable of delving into our banking, checking, and investment accounts. But I’m just not ready for...

Paediatrician calls for sleeping pod ban after five-month old's death
A coroner has found a five-month-old boy's death was partly due to one, after his father found him covered in blankets and unresponsive.

Our Changing World: How can Aotearoa eliminate cervical cancer?
The World Health Organisation has set an ambitious goal to eliminate cervical cancer. New Zealand health experts are optimistic we can do it, but suggest there are challenges to achieving that aim.

'I lost my best friend' - TV presenter says death of his dog was 'unique and profound'
The presenter says the loss of a pet can be as significant as human loss.

Mark Reason: The All Blacks and the new Theatre of Dreams
Manchester United, with their tradition of coruscating football at the Theatre of Dreams, are the true comparison to the All Blacks.

The unlikely ice cream flavour being served from a home kitchen near Whakatane
Greek Cypriot cook Caterina Murphy serves up bowls of silky olive oil ice cream from her home kitchen, in the Bay of Plenty township.

‘It hit like a ton of bricks’: Mum’s breast cancer scare inspires daughter’s fundraiser
Paula Kirkman says her mother had no symptoms before a routine mammogram detected cancerous cells that led to a mastectomy.

Big spenders reveal why they give huge sums to political parties
Wealthy donors from across the political spectrum say there should be a limit on political donations.