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The Detail: Fifty years after the moon landing, the space race speeds up
50 years on from Apollo 11, the Moon offers big prizes in space tourism and mining. But a mistake could ruin it forever.

Mayor may rescue art bridge
A more adventurous Avon River bridge design may not be dead in the water.

Atamira Dance Company brings Ngai Tahu's wind dieties to Wellington in Onepu
Maori contemporary dance theatre's Te Papa performance will feature six female dieties, each with their own spiritual power.

10 must-see events at Auckland’s Elemental Festival this month
If you haven’t experienced Auckland’s Elemental Festival yet, it’s not too late.

Amazing kids: Blenheim bagpiper bound for world championships
"If you're the one person who plays the pipes, they're gonna remember you," says a Blenheim-raised bagpiper heading to world championships.

'We've got a job to do and so does he' - Stephen Kearney says Warriors have moved on from Shaun Johnson
Warriors coach says there's no beef with Shaun Johnson after star playmaker's abrupt departure for Sharks.

Tell me again how the school climate strike was 'just a day off'
OPINION: Why are these kids spending their holidays fighting climate change if the strike was "just a day off"?

Govt leaves highway in bid to improve road safety
OPINION: The Government's road safety strategy makes a lot of sense, but at what cost?

I left Auckland, and I'm finally okay with that
OPINION: After three years south of the Bombays, it's time to admit Whanganui is home.

Rain in the west, dry in the east: Unsettled weather to continue for New Zealand
Rain, snow showers and strong winds hampered skiing conditions on Mt Ruapehu yesterday but school holidaymakers couldn't be deterred.Elsewhere, showers and storms rolled across central areas of the North Island yesterday morning...

Whanganui judoka Keightley Watson wins gold at Hong Kong Asian Cup tournament
Whanganui heavyweight judoka Keightley Watson has won gold in the Hong Kong Asian Cup over the weekend.Watson won his gold medal in the plus 100kg junior men's division after a below par performance by his own standards the previous...

Betty's bittersweet farewell after 68 years on Vanguard Street
Betty Batchelor moved into her brand new home on her twenty-second birthday. Sixty-eight years later, she's moving on.

PM keen to escape Key's shadow
It's an exercise in dodging comparisons for Jacinda Ardern as she meets with her Australian counterpart.

Why I'm still inspired by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's Practical Magic
OPINION: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are all long, shiny hair and high-waisted jeans.

Bowled over by Black Caps' performance
Opinion: I decided as long ago as last week that this week I would devote my column to the Black Caps' participation in their second successive Cricket World Cup final.

Time to grow up Wellington? Could building six-storey apartments in suburbs bring down prices?
Six-storey suburban buildings proposed as a solution to housing crisis that's pushing young people and creatives out of city.

Dangerous migrant worker village shuts to meet council deadline
Workers relocated from South Auckland warehouse fitted with 22 cabins, after it was ruled too dangerous to live in.

Can you trust FaceApp with your face?
An app that transforms photos of people's faces into younger and older versions has gone viral.

Barry Soper: Jacinda and Scomo catch up across the ditch
Jacinda Ardern wings her way to Melbourne today to meet with her Aussie counterpart Scott Morrison tomorrow who's known on the other side of the ditch as Scomo.A few months ago she would have been quietly hoping that this catch-up...

Calls for more transparency over Let's Get Wellington Moving decision
An unreleased letter penned by Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter points to a Labour Greens tussle behind the scenes of Let's Get Wellington Moving, a local MP says. The $6.4b transport package has put mass rapid transit...