Prisoner attacks lawyer
A man with a history of violent offending has admitted assaulting a senior Crown lawyer after escaping from security escorts while being led to courtroom cells.
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More delays after crash
There will be delays tonight for motorists using Auckland's North Western motorway as work begins to repair damage caused by a serious crash this morning.
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Millions to be returned to trust
A businesswoman honoured by the Queen will be appealing a court order to return more than $14 million to a Maori land trust.
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How to manage your Facebook privacy
Here are privacy settings and ideas to make sure that you are aware of what information you are sharing.
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Public warned not to help suspect
Police hunting a suspected kidnapper who escaped custody are door-knocking his known associates.
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Pope phones 'sinner' over Communion
Pope Francis telephoned a woman "living in sin" with a divorced man to tell her that she was free to take Holy Communion, it was reported yesterday, in what appears…
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$60k worth of designer glasses pinched
Police are hunting designer-loving thieves who have smashed their way into two OPSM eye wear stores and pinched more than $60,000 worth of top end glasses.
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Formula exporters face uncertain future
About 50 infant formula companies are facing an uncertain future under Chinese import rules that will require brands to have "clear control" over the manufacturing process…
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Winds tear up landscape
Parts of the West Coast landscape has been drastically altered, with whole forests flattened and the main tramping tracks rendered impassable by last week's huge storm…
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Horror as man hit by car, rolls under bus
A woman has described how a man bounced off the front of her car and on to her windscreen before rolling under a bus.
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Poppy Day: 10 facts you should know
Today marks 92 years since the first Poppy Day was held in New Zealand. Here are 10 facts about this special day of remembrance.
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Anzac Day
12 Questions: George Ward
George Ward was a tank gunner in Italy in WWII. The Anzac veteran, who still lives in the house he built in Henderson after the war, raised three daughters alone after…
Cloudy skies for dawn services
People paying their respects at Anzac Day dawn services can expect low cloud and rain in some parts of the country.
100 Greatest All Blacks: Johnny Smith
Wigan offered Johnny Smith 5000 (pounds sterling) to play league after the war, the equivalent of about five years wages…
100 Greatest All Blacks: Andrew Mehrtens
Impishly gifted. All Black coaches and others always had to be on high alert when Andrew Mehrtens was present. He had been…
100 Greatest All Blacks: Stan Meads
Brotherly affection was so deep Pinetree thought his younger brother Stan was his best locking partner in his All Black…
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Apology over prisoner's death
The Corrections Department has admitted "serious issues" with staff conduct on the night a woman died in her cell after…
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Fraudster David Ross - the Wellington businessman behind one of the biggest financial swindles in New Zealand's history…
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Man United's worst season since 1992 was underscored by the sacking of coach David Moyes, but as a business, the club still has few peers in soccer.
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Google has a strong financial interest in helping Samsung defeat Apple at trial beyond its obligation to pay, it has been revealed.
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Apple Watch: Green leaf investment
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Kiwi firm strikes Telstra deal
NZ cyber-security firm Mako Networks says a deal it has struck with Australia's biggest telecommunications provider is potentially worth tens of millions of dollars…
Russia's Zuckerberg flees country
The founder of Russia's leading social media network has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of Vladimir Putin circle the company.
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Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has shot back at departing Labour MP Shane Jones, saying his personal attacks show he…
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An in-depth survey of leaders in the Christchurch rebuild indicates serious weaknesses in the way major projects are being managed.
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Rugby: Dear John...
My admiration for John Kirwan remains. His rise from butcher boy to All Black demigod was the stuff of legend as were…
100 Greatest All Blacks: Jerome Kaino
There may be more to come in the test rugby career of Jerome Kaino but his rise to distinction was crowned by his try-saving tackle in the 2011 World Cup semifinal. Muscular…
Rugby: Hickey's Blues stint will help Under-20s
Simon Hickey's experience running the cutter at the ailing Blues should stand him in good stead as the skipper of the New Zealand Under-20s in June's Junior World Championship…
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Hookers are usually a gnarly benchmark for Super Rugby sides. Some of the younger brigade have not collected the creased faces or disfigured ears which often signify…
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He should've been on a gurney, but instead the multi-sport legend dusted himself off and jumped back on his bike - despite…
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Benji Marshall's closest ally in rugby league says the former Golden Boot winner never truly wanted to play rugby union in the first place.
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Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has confirmed that Sonny Bill Williams wasn't seen as an option for the Anzac test.
Equestrian: Paget disqualified from Burghley win
Kiwi equestrian Jock Paget has had his Burghley Horse Trials win disqualified by the FEI Tribunal. Paget's win has been taken off him as the result of his specific…
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