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Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language

3 July 2025

Do you love using the laughing-crying emoji? If so, you’re probably a Millennial.

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Coach Scott Robertson is confident he's nailing a number of objectives in naming the first All Blacks side of the year
	3 Jul: Coach Scott Robertson is confident he's nailing a number of objectives in naming the first All Blacks side of the year... more

Police are investigating serious injuries suffered by a three-month-old Hutt Valley baby
	3 Jul: Police are investigating serious injuries suffered by a three-month-old Hutt Valley baby... more

Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?
	3 Jul: According to myth, the ghost of George Washington cursed anyone serving more than four years. But a nonconsecutive second term is different – as is Donald Trump.... more

Drivers converging on a 60-metre roundabout being built at the intersection of State Highway One and 29 in central Waikato, can do it faster
	3 Jul: Drivers converging on a 60-metre roundabout being built at the intersection of State Highway One and 29 in central Waikato, can do it faster... more

A person's died after a truck crash in Tasman District's Wairoa Valley - about 9.40 this morning
	3 Jul: A person's died after a truck crash in Tasman District's Wairoa Valley - about 9.40 this morning... more

A woman's been charged, over the body of a newborn baby found in a wheelie bin in Auckland
	3 Jul: A woman's been charged, over the body of a newborn baby found in a wheelie bin in Auckland... more

More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death
	3 Jul: Visitor numbers to Antarctica could reach 450,000 a year within a decade, according to one scenario. How do we stem the tide?... more

Virgin by Lorde is a layered work of performance art – her smartest references explained
	3 Jul: Th album explores the idea of being made, or even remade, through experience.... more

Confidence levels in Canterbury business have flat lined but experts remain cautiously optimistic
	3 Jul: Confidence levels in Canterbury business have flat lined but experts remain cautiously optimistic... more

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Today's News

Entertainment:
Henry Golding thinks playing James Bond would be a "nightmare" 15:36

Rugby:
Tupou Vaa'i has been tasked with moving to the blindside flank in a new-look All Blacks pack for Saturday's first test of the year against France 15:27

Entertainment:
Porsha Williams is taking a break from dating after finalising her divorce from Simon Guobadia 15:06

Boxing:
The Gypsy King could be on the move...back into the boxing ring 14:57

Entertainment:
Adult film star Kylie Paige has died aged 28 14:36

National:
Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language 14:17

Health & Safety:
Princess Catherine says cancer treatment 'like a roller-coaster' 14:17

Accident and Emergency:
Two people are dead, and 43 missing, after a car ferry carrying 65 passengers and crew sank overnight near Indonesia's Bali 14:07

Entertainment:
Tom Sandoval found it "really hard" to overcome his cheating scandal 14:06

Rugby:
Coach Scott Robertson is confident he's nailing a number of objectives in naming the first All Blacks side of the year 13:47

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