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After an interminable comeback from injuries, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson thought she’d never wear the silver fern again - till she led the FAST5 Ferns to a netball world final, Suzanne McFadden writes from Christchurch.

The newly anointed charity says the decision is a major endorsement of the importance of public media, reports Andrew Bevin

Bard Billot on Labour's Boy Blunder

A walkout by one nation marred an otherwise undramatic summit, but the barriers to reconciliation between Nauru and the Pacific Islands Forum are not insurmountable.

Wellington writer Jake Arthur has been judged runner-up at the 2023 Sargeson Prize for his short story "On Beauty", described by judge Vincent O'Sullivan as a story about "how and why a principled female professor tells a male student he is beautiful, and is called before an Ethics Committee"

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness.

Wellington Phoenix forward Emma Main is experiencing a full-circle moment in her first season as a professional football player. 

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias