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Watch this space

Cyclone Gabrielle exposed telco vulnerabilities but now a satellite-to-mobile service is on the horizon.

Calories that count

Older people unintentionally losing weight are particularly at risk of becoming malnourished. Here are some tips for maintaining the kilos.

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Scientists have a better understanding of how the gut-brain link causes irritable bowel syndrome.

The enigma of the flying boot

A curious WWII badge left to ANN CHAPMAN by her mother turned out to be the insignia of a club dubbed the 'most exclusive in the world'.

An all-inclusive holiday?

Three public holidays claim to define our identity as New Zealanders. So which one should be our national day?

The unfortunate consequence

In an extract from her new book, Demonising a Good Doctor, former GP DR HELEN OVERTON revisits the 1988 Cartwright Inquiry into the treatment of cervical cancer at National Women's Hospital, and argues that it profoundly changed the way the health system is managed.

Force for good

Born in 1930s Austria, Inge Woolf devoted much of her later life to fostering tolerance in her adopted country of New Zealand.

Learning to breathe

For something so basic to health, good breathing doesn't come naturally to most of us. NIKI BEZZANT finds out where we're going wrong.

Underwater rescue

Dr Matt Carter is diving for the sake of seas in jeopardy from oil-leaching shipwrecks, writes CAITLIN SYKES.

The royal wave

Former PM Jacinda Ardern departs with dignity while the mean Greens scrap among themselves.

Waxing and waning

Political attack  jobs being in the news just now, it's worth noting that some of the best ones are inadvertent.

Tune in, drop out

We don't trust the news like we used W to. That much was evident in the recently published \"Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand 2023\", the fourth such survey from the AUT Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy.

Welcome to the fatherland

It might be nice for beer-guzzling, a lederhosen-clad holiday, but nobody wants to come to Germany to work. At least, that's what recent research published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development appears to indicate.

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There are simple steps owners of electric and hybrid cars can take to avoid batteries catching fire, writes RALPH COONEY.

The grip of inflation

Three's new balloon-art show is latex-sensitive and comes with rivals who pump each other up.

Pursuit of power

The gripping story of the woman who inspired one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters.

Story of a city

The social and physical changes in Auckland over the course of the last century are chronicled in a new history.

Queen Bee

Ahead of her Comedy Festival shows, Sara Pascoe talks juggling life as a UK telly fixture, author and someone's mum.

Rivers at risk

New Zealand's freshwater treasures are degraded by more than just forestry.

On the beat

Constantly feeling threatened isn't good for our nerves, or our heart.

A complex problem

Night-time muscle cramps are more likely to affect us as we age, and the jury is out on effective nutritional treatments.

Rash decision

A serious Covid infection leaves us more vulnerable to shingles, and few people qualify for a funded vaccine for the painful virus.

Becoming Lily Collins

How did a well-informed tech reporter end up getting his Facebook account hacked? PETER GRIFFIN offers advice for the unwary.

My way back

Diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, poet MICHELE LEGGOTT was on her last hope when she qualified for a clinical trial.

Truth be told

Sue McCauley has never shied away from bucking convention and in her new novel, the now 81-year-old has plenty to say on society and ageing.

What a waste

The building sector's \"skip-it\" mentality is a threat to NZ's sustainability goals. But an Auckland trial shows the problem can be sorted.

Walking the talk

Chatting to a wider variety of people in your life can have enormous benefits, researchers have found. But is that easier said than done?

The right chemistry

In the first of a new series about high-achieving Kiwis, Dame Margaret Brimble tells CAITLIN SYKES how she discovered a breakthrough drug that is changing many people's lives.

A rocket full of Posie

Why discuss when you can shout? Recent political events suggest the eventual demise of the word \"debate\".

The nanny in the machine

Instructions on gadgets are a trove of idiot-proofing, the ultimate helicopter Ikea being parent.