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Principals divided as NCEA consultation closes
Are the changes to the education system overdue or a poorly-thought-out mistake? Principals are divided on the issue.

Taiaha lessons: 'It teaches you to be humble, it teaches you to be resistant'
About 150 Maori and Pakeha aged from 6 years old to over 60 are picking up the taiaha to learn mau rakau in Hawke's Bay.

Thousands still without power as heavy winds hit Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty
Most of the damage was caused by collapsed trees that brought down powerlines.

Smoking around kids may harm their future children's health
An Australian study found a father's passive smoke exposure as a child associated with 56 percent higher odds of below-average lung function in his children over their lifespan.

Which sectors pay more than a median $100,000 salary?
It used to be that once someone's salary hit six digits they would be considered highly paid - but there now are about a dozen sectors paying at least a median $100,000.

Leaked papers, low votes, huge stakes
With local body elections less than a month away, The Detail looks at what's at stake .

81-year-old fitness instructor cannot be stopped
Through four pregnancies, breast cancer and now into her 80s, Paula Barrett says it's never to late to start looking after your mind and body.

Bittensor Ecosystem Surges With Subnet Expansion, Institutional Access

Why Warriors made progress this year despite first-round finals exit
ANALYSIS: Their elimination final loss to the Panthers will sting, but a proper NRL premiership push is closer than it was 12 months ago.

Meet the agent whose comedy listing clips are getting her noticed
“I love to laugh. I have always been the class clown, and sometimes that probably wasn't always a good thing.”

Bird of the Year: Voting begins today
Voting has opened for the highly anticipated Bird of the Year - but will it fall fowl to hijacking?

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori: Kiwi publisher aims to help raise one million bilingual children
The people behind a new children's book publisher says they are "proud to be part of a growing movement to normalise Te Reo in everyday life".

Woman killed after hitting bridge while towed by jetski
Tira Wilson died when she was thrown from a ski biscuit into a bridge on the lower Waitara River.

Overactive pelvic floor: can women store their anxiety 'down there'?
Some pelvic health physiotherapists say they are treating more women with overactive pelvic floor muscles, but research into the phenomenon is lacking.

Wellington slumps to bottom of economic scoreboard
Wellington is suffering from persistent weakness in consumer confidence, house prices, house sales and population growth, according to the ASB's latest regional economic scorecard.

Secondary school teacher industrial action starts
Year 12 and 13 students will not be taught or supervised on Monday by union members as teachers begin a week of industrial action. Thousands of senior secondary school students...

NZ back in the game for 'showstopper events' - music promoter
A veteran music promoter says the government's new $40 million funding package will bring superstar acts back to New Zealand.

The woman who calls Antarctica home
Marisa Delgado was the first woman born in Antarctica.

Sea biscuit ride turned into tragedy for teacher
Coroner Heidi Wrigley ruled that the jet ski’s speed was the key factor in the fatality.

What we learnt from the All Blacks’ historic defeat
You know something is wrong when a former All Black is ripping the team moments after a defeat.

‘Sucked for me’: Black Ferns star holds back tears in epic comeback nobody imagined
Kaipo Olsen-Baker had a nightmare World Cup debut. Three weeks later, she was overjoyed, almost dropping an f-bomb after her player-of-the-match display.