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Trubridge breaks the world freediving record

Kiwi freediver William Trubridge, on Thursday morning, broke his own world record of freeediving by reaching a depth of 102m on single breath at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. His previous record for the deepest unassisted dive was of 101m....

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Features

Cinnamon may boost your kid's learning ability

Is your kid finding it difficult to memorise lessons at school? Worry not, as feeding cinnamons, a delicious addition to toast, coffee, and breakfast rolls might help improve learning ability, says a study....

A revolutionary man

He is a doctor, a social entrepreneur, a lecturer at three universities in New Zealand and Australia, and perhaps the only writer who has written books across fiction, non-fiction and medicine....

Columns

The deafening silence of a pretend Budget

This Budget pretended to solve the housing crisis, but instead it just blamed someone else—in this case, the Auckland Council. There was no plan to deal with the crisis that has left people homeless, sleeping in garages or cars, or going into debt......

Budget 2016: investing in a growing economy

As a country, New Zealand is more confident and the economy is growing solidly. Budget 2016 invests in New Zealand’s future, while ensuring we continue to support New Zealand families by investing in the public services that matter to them....