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Why is everyone talking about the Ballerina Farm trad wife interview?
Hannah Neeleman beams her idyllic country life to millions of followers, but a recent profile frames her as trapped.
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Homemade sunscreen on TikTok? Give me all the chemicals
30 Jul 2024Making an effective sunscreen isn't as easy as mixing a few ingredients in your kitchen.
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The brat unpack: Lime green, #bratsummer and Kamala Harris
26 Jul 2024A word that was once an insult is now a compliment. How? Video
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Reality TV contestants eat protected weka on NZ-filmed show
23 Jul 2024DOC gave a written warning to Race to Survive: New Zealand after contestants ate a protected bird.
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CrowdStrike glitch: NZ cyber experts warn of scams and phishing
21 Jul 2024Kiwis should double-check any text messages or emails that claim to be CrowdStrike or Microsoft, experts say.
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CrowdStrike outage hit 8.5 million Windows devices
21 Jul 2024It's the first time that a number has been put on the glitch that is still causing problems around the world.
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Simone Biles documentary: 'I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body'
18 Jul 2024Analysis - It's her raw approach to battling mental health "demons", and the decision to return on her terms that may cement Simone Biles as one of the greatest athletes of our time, Amberleigh Jack… Video
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David Farrier : The news has become 'generic and safe'
17 Jul 2024The journalist and film-maker says New Zealand's media is a far cry from the way it was once produced.
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Samsung becomes first tech giant to launch a smart ring
Smart rings, which use tiny sensors to monitor various health metrics, have up to now been a niche product. Samsung is attempting to change that.
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Do we still care about the 6pm TV news?
4 Jul 2024Analysis - 'No-one watches the 6pm news anymore,' many claim, but plenty have read lots about the end of Newshub.
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'I worry what future is going to look like' - student on journalism career
Students are thinking twice about a career in the news industry due to the uncertainties facing it.
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As it happened: Unpacking the new Stuff 6pm news
7 Jul 2024Catch up with Mediawatch's Colin Peacock and Hayden Donnell as they unpacked the new bulletin.
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Lights go out on Newshub 6pm bulletin
5 Jul 2024Newshub journalists, camera operators, and producers worked right to the very end, wrapping up stories for the final bulletin. Audio
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Netball NZ's free-to-air TV experiment pays off
Over three-quarters of a million New Zealanders have tuned in to watch the weekly free-to-air ANZ Premiership games.
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A sneak peek of ThreeNews bulletin launching tonight
6 Jul 2024Aotearoa's newest TV news bulletin - presented by Sam Hayes - will broadcast live on Three and ThreeNow at 6pm.
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Shortland Street cut to three episodes a week
5 Jul 2024TVNZ has confirmed Shortland Street will air just three episodes a week in 2025, a compromise to keep the long-running drama alive.
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Tears and celebration as Three's AM says goodbye
5 Jul 2024It was a mixture of celebration, memories and a few tears as AM aired its final show on Newshub's last day.
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Looking back at three decades of Newshub moments
5 Jul 2024The world was emerging from the gloss-driven excesses of the 1980s when a bold newcomer to NZ's media landscape first went to air. Video
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'Shame, shame' - Golriz Ghahraman speaks in first interview
In her first in-depth interview after her arrest for shoplifting, she tells John Campbell it was an act of "self-sabotage."
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Stuff pulls plug on Northland community newspapers
25 Jun 2024The Northern News and The Whangārei Leader will cease publication this week, along with a weekly property lift-out.
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99 percent of terrorist material removed automatically, Meta says
25 Jun 2024Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
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How are NZ businesses using AI?
22 Jun 2024AI Forum is working with Victoria University and Callaghan Innovation to measure the impact of artificial intelligence on business.
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Newshub closure: Māori voices needed 'to make sure these stories aren't getting missed'
18 Jun 2024Māori journalists say the impending closure of Newshub's AM show on 5 July will be one less opportunity to have te reo Māori on the airwaves.
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