Sunday Star-Times - 6 Jul 2025
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Tricks of the trade, secret treats and politics are all served up at the Fine Food NZ Show
Government has worsened cost of living for Kiwis, more than it’s reduced it
The ‘narco-state’ next door: How Mexico cartels are muscling into NZ
Life-saving drug, but criminal: magic mushroom prosecutions on the rise
Entrepreneur starts business, saying there must be a better way to buy a house
Is it time to unbundle some of these supermarket shelves?
The age-old problem of NZ Super’s cost crunch is coming to a head
Childcare worker contaminated food with “bodily fluids”
The political pendulum has become a wrecking ball
‘Well done, Lassie, another crisis averted’
Sharon Murdoch’s cartoon and your letters to the editor
25-year-old murder mystery based in the South Pole hits a brick wall
Why treating AI like a toddler and asking polite questions can pay off
Vote for Fleabus, the cat you’ve already forgotten you saw
Exiles ponder next Dalai Lama
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Will NZ sink under pension costs weight?
Quick crossword
Excerpt and interview on research into NZ sex workers + How a sci-fi fan became an accidental author
How to create a Japanese garden with Kiwi materials + Why Japanese forests are springing up in NZ
Amberleigh Jack picks the brains of company leaders for the best books and podcasts
The Big Blue Boyscout is back – and he’s arriving just in the nick of time
“That is genuinely my why”: Jordyn With a Why talks inspiration and waiata
Director Debra Granik makes wonderful movies – and gave this Kiwi her Hollywood breakthrough
M3GAN 2.0’s makers seem to think that AI is quite a good thing
Lunch with Gracie the parrot at NZ’s “most interesting cafe”
Puzzles
Don’t let ‘highlight’ dim your wits: It’s just a Facebook trap
The Sunday Edit
Don’t let ‘highlight’ dim your wits: It’s just a Facebook trap
The ‘narco state’ next door: How Mexico’s cartels are muscling into New Zealand
The ‘narco state’ next door: How Mexico’s cartels are muscling into New Zealand
All Black wins court battle to remove spa blocking his waterfront view
An age-old issue: The coming NZ Super crunch
‘Life-saving’ drug, but criminal: Magic mushroom offences grow
South Pole murder mystery hits brick wall
Remembering the London bombings
Was Aotearoa ever a ‘Christian nation’? Short answer: No
Treat AI like a toddler: Why buttering up the bots reaps rewards... and cuts irritations
Vote for Fleabus, the cat you’ve already forgotten you saw
How an AI assistant can take the hassles out of your travel planning
Rising insurance costs are clearly a sign of growing disaster risks
Vote for Fleabus, the cat you’ve already forgotten you saw
How an AI assistant can take the hassles out of your travel planning
There are no rules. The political pendulum is now a wrecking ball
Govt has worsened cost of living for Kiwis, more than it’s reduced it
The Village Voice: ‘Well done, Lassie, another crisis averted’
There are no rules. The political pendulum is now a wrecking ball
Govt has worsened cost of living for Kiwis, more than it’s reduced it
A wonderful tribute to a forest founder
Sharon Murdoch, Voyager Media Awards Cartoonist of the Year
Food, glorious Fine Food
Food, glorious Fine Food Show
Is it time to consider ‘unbundling’ some supermarket shelves?
Fix energy failures before NZ industry flatlines
Getting paid to blow a fortune
Childcare worker used bodily fluids to ‘contaminate food’
Trump tariffs threaten to make celebration a fizzer United States
Exiles ponder next Dalai Lama India
Desperate search for girls after flash flooding United States
Entrepreneur wants to simplify home buying
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Lunch with Gracie the swearing parrot at NZ’s ‘most interesting cafe’
‘I can’t remember why the thought came to me that I could go and work at a massage parlour’
‘I can’t remember why the thought came to me that I could go and work at a massage parlour’
Author Q&A with Cheryl Ware
Powerful, moving, challenging: Inside sex-industry storytelling
What I’m Reading: Nina Mingya Powles
M3gan 2.0’s creators think AI might be good, actually
How to create a Japanese garden with NZ materials
Could Japanese-style mini forests become a feature of our cities?
Business leaders pick out their must-have books and podcasts
How to create a Japanese garden with NZ materials
Jordyn puts the ‘why’ in waiata
Debra Granik makes wonderful films. And she discovers stars
Jordyn puts the ‘why’ in waiata
What to watch this week
The Big Blue Boyscout is back, and he’ll arrive just in the nick of time
Photo of the week
Fearless French give ABs a fright night
Plucky Māori All Blacks close to reeling Scotland in with powerful finish
AT A GLANCE
Sons of guns: Second generation pitch to put Black Sox back on a
Softballers medals podium
AT A GLANCE
Why Sevens stars’ switch makes NRLW comeback a game-changer
Proctor knockout should prompt official ban on Run It Straight ‘stupidity’
Warriors’ for NZ sport
AT A GLANCE
Scott Styrison road conesand
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