When he did make it home, the old way was gone, so Tarn, along with his parents and a new bride, headed to a new life farming near Te Awamutu.

Fletcher Building is continuing its aggressive restructuring by selling its wire mesh business at a loss and exploring the divestment of its residential arm to focus on its core manufacturing and supply operations.

Piers discusses the importance of a new maintenance depot in Masterton in improving Wairarapa's train service, the possibility of local council amalgamation.

Harry Broad reviews The Only Way Is Up:On Foot To Rome by Jennifer Andrewes, published by Parallel Lives.

Dr Pasricha says the fundamentals of going number two are often left unattended and contribute to widespread gut issues and toilet anxiety.

Weekly interview with opposition leader, Chris Hipkins; Interislander increases fuel surcharges for commercial vehicles; Calls for bipartisan strategy to fix health sector; Calls for winter energy payments to extend to tertiary students; American butter now on some NZ supermarket shelves

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Amid a backdrop of severe domestic economic strain and record-low approval ratings, President Trump announced plans to guide hundreds of ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf.

'Boycott the Bezos' has surfaced after Amazon's Jeff Bezos and his wife were confirmed as the main benefactors of the event.

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