The Press - July 18, 2026

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Scroll less, talk more: $12m project to help preschoolers learn to talk

‘Fickle’ building sector bleeding

Developer sought shield from future government

Former finance minister dies

KiwiRail to run but not own ferries

Peters unveils boats’ names

$12m to help preschoolers learn to talk

Big role for Kiwi with new UK PM

Some Christchurch malls thrive as others struggle

‘Goldie’ still on market for $420,000

Chch businessman sorry for alleged poisoning threat

Preparations amid second case

Why there was no tsunami after quake

Suspended Chch cop spends years on full pay awaiting trial

Murderer quietly caring for rabbit while awaiting one-on-one treatment

Only Kiwis in contention for CEO job, says mayor

Suspected pyramid scheme closes office in Christchurch

Mayor calls for rating law change

Sink or swim for community clubs

Henderson-linked companies have to pay almost $1m

Inside last-minute backdown on homeschooling law change

Chch Luxon lookalike wins ‘grocery’ cash

Beyond Pegasus: Where next Waimak homes could be built

Campaign to secure giant haka for stadium

Tunnel in the glen: How a grudge named a town

Athens Yacht Club proves Michelin’s judges got it right

Remembering Sam Neill: New Zealand’s humble and generous movie star

How a coal dream ended up in Southland

How a coal dream ended up in Southland

Who wrote the new curriculum?

Ivan at 100: luck, genes and a busy life

It should be widely opposed

Trouble threatens birdland

History not on Luxon’s side, or Hipkins’s for that matter

Pony up and fasten your seatbelts: it’s not our first rodeo

Election will reveal much about nature of centre-right

OECD got it wrong on real wages

Why bother with NZX reform?

Switzerland unlikely to say ‘Oui/ Ja/Gea/Si’ to free trade in dairy

SkyCity sells its Auckland head office in $74.5m asset sale deal

Brazil hits back at new 25% tariff threat

Living in one of the world’s hottest towns

Trump raises bogus election claims

Falkland Islands are still ours, No 10 tells Argentina

General who ranted online now effectively runs his father’s country

Hopes for diplomacy still alive

Toxic gloom falls on East Coast

Orphanage fire kills 11 children, injures 19 others

Social worker loves security of owning

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Abrams delves darker on Daughter from Hell

Goal attack key to Ferns’ success

Why Rams’ Rougeau returned to the NBL 16 years on from his pro debut

Kobori best Kiwi as Suber leads on a day of surprises

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Poua ready for final push as SR Aupiki goes down to wire

Messi to critics of Argentina: ‘Nothing was handed to us’

English media, former players criticise Tuchel

All Blacks beef up in quest for quality

The rise and rise of Josh Moorby

Lennox leads way as spinners prosper again

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