Facebook fight club
A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken…
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Hosting of Cup regatta in jeopardy
Problems locating suitable waterfront sites for syndicate bases could see council cost blowout of up to $15 million.
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Banks wants his retrial aborted
Exclusive: John Banks is seeking to have a second trial for filing a false electoral return thrown out after the discovery of evidence which the Crown failed to disclose…
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More suburbs join the $1m club
Herne Bay closes in on the $2m mark while around 22% have sale prices with seven-figure average prices.
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Blues coach's head on the block
Open season has started on Sir John Kirwan and this week's rumours of his looming demise at the Blues will probably not be the last. The Blues, winless in their first…
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Sex-romp pair no longer working for firm
The two office workers caught in a high-profile sex romp with the lights on are no longer employed by the Christchurch firm they were with at the time.
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Dunne: Inquiry must look at spy practices
A looming inquiry into the security agencies ought to consider if NZ should be passing on intelligence material to other countries, says Peter Dunne.
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Doctor's licence cancelled over porn
A doctor who avoided criminal conviction for accessing child pornography on a computer has been stripped of his medical licence.
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Kiwis told eat less sugar
Kiwis need to carve about six teaspoons of sugar out of our daily diets if we're to meet new international suggestions for avoiding obesity and rotten teeth.
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MH370 relatives still seeking closure
A year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Zaidah Mustaffa says she still wonders whether a relative who went missing with the plane may be alive…
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Key turns up Nats' heat in Northland
National is scrambling all jets to bolster Northland byelection candidate Mark Osborne as polling shows Winston Peters has a chance of taking the traditionally safe…
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Boy bounces back to tackle bays run
But it was when he was playing chess and couldn't reach out for the chess pieces, in September 2013, that she knew something was horribly wrong.
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Secret diary of ... Winston Peters
Sometimes I wonder how much of my life I've devoted to brushing my suits. If you added up the hours and days, it might be longer than some political careers.
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Black Caps ponder need for change
Lips are sealed but there's a strong likelihood of an unchanged NZ team for the fifth straight game when they face Afghanistan at McLean Park tomorrow.
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Island nations not worried by spying claims
Niue Premier Toke Talagi says NZ intelligence agencies have shared information with the country in the past and it'd be naive to think it was not subject to spying by…
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National
Lundy retrial: Ghosts haunt the courtroom
Witness 105, police inspector Ross Grantham, took to the stand in the retrial of Mark Lundy.
Cop throws the book at them all
Former country cop Gavin Benney talks to Andrew Laxon about policing in shorts and Jandals, getting ambushed by colleagues and how the job isn't fun any more.
When Pacific Islanders were raided
The Polynesian Panthers - incensed by the police's dawn raids on Pacific Island families in Ponsonby and Grey Lynn searching for overstayers.
Games medal theft devastates cyclist
A Commonwealth Games cyclist is devastated after his prized medal was stolen during the burglary of his Auckland home.
Business
Diana Clement: Firm's sales tactics a shock
YOUI debited $592 from my Visa card even though I'd cancelled policy, writes Diana Clement.
Warehouse tips stronger second half
A 19 per cent drop in adjusted first-half profit at The Warehouse Group is disappointing but not unexpected, says chief executive Mark Powell.
Building consents highlight Auckland's problems
Why has the level of construction activity in Auckland remained low though the region has a huge housing shortage and house prices have risen substantially over recent…
Fliway gears up for growth after listing
Transport and logistics operator Fliway is eyeing potential acquisitions as it gears up for a new phase of growth following its NZX listing next month.
World
Climbers use Mt Everest as toilet
The climbers who each year attempt to follow in Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's footsteps to the summit of Mount Everest…
Brothers in arms against Isis
An eclectic band of fighters stand united in their hatred of Isis' horrors.
Mums know what's up
Britain's spy chiefs should recruit from the website Mumsnet to break through the "permafrost" of middle-aged men hampering the work of the intelligence services, a…
Lincoln Tan: Story of MH370 grew more bizarre as days rolled on
A year on, scenes of the screaming parents and sobbing relatives of passengers on flight MH370 remain fresh in my mind, writes Lincoln Tan.
Life & Style
Easter treat isn't all it's cracked up to be
Easter will be upon us soon, and that is why you can barely move in your local supermarket for chocolate egg offerings.
Wendyl Wants To Know: Terrific - all fruit and nothing but
Blog: The Department of Everyday Evil
I have this version of hell, in my head, where it is like this giant faceless corporation, where the souls of the damned serve out eternity in mindless bureaucratic…
Cricket World Cup inspired snacks
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Rugby Highlights: Highlanders 20 Chiefs 17
The unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season is over and few will argue the Chiefs deserved any less in a last-minute loss…
Rugby: John Kirwan's head on the block
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The Forgotten Children of Syria - Their Stories in their own words
The Herald and World Vision have launched a campaign to help the millions of children left homeless by war in Syria. Here are some of their stories.
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VideoEntertainment
Interview with Rawdon Christie
The Breakfast host is aware of the pitfalls of being on the telly - the biggest of which is turning people into prats.
Friend swinging for Pora's right to fight
Boxing promoter says lawyers should butt out of former prisoner's life, writes Rachel Glucina
Harrison Ford's emergency landing reveals crack action-man flying skills
Verity Johnson: Bright Kiwis scaling legal eagle ladder may not get golden egg at top
Travel
Singapore: Singapore fling
From architectural wonders to nature reserves, excellent restaurants, its shopping scene - and even a Grand Prix circuit…
Singapore: Melting pot of life
Room check: Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels, Taupo
Elisabeth Easther enjoys the grotto and more at a lakeside retreat in Taupo.
Sydney: Night among the ghosts
Kia ora: Motueka
Opinion
John Armstrong: He who pays the piper finally calls the tune ...
PM's regular 'disappointment' with racheting salaries hits crunch time, John Armstrong writes.
John Armstrong: Shock lead adds weight to NZ First campaign
John Roughan: No shock and awe in Hager's revelations
Nicky Hager's voice and manner are those of someone who is deeply shocked at the discovery of things that are interesting enough to report but are not really shocking…
Fran O'Sullivan: Key should get over Hager hang-up
Brian Fallow: Reserve Bank paves way for intervention
Sport
More than able Kane
In sport as in less important things, the biggest challenge for a talented youngster can be to live up to expectations.
Cricket: Young stars of '08 still shining in this Cup
Golf: Lydia Ko - cool, calm and on track to collect
Back at Clearwater last weekend to claim her second NZ Open title, Ko showed her full range of skills around the track and in dealing with the many duties off the course…
Heat is on as Paddon masters Mexico
Rugby: Mealamu set to raise the Super bar with 163 matches
Cricket World Cup
David Leggat: Time to salute unfamiliar high-achievers
If you'd suggested 10 years ago that NZ would face Afghanistan in the World Cup, chances are you'd have been laughed out…
Cricket World Cup: Do the sums - answer could be 400 for South Africa
Cricket World Cup: Do the sums - answer could be 400 for South Africa
A tantalising equation awaits today: S African captain + no Eden Park boundary greater than 65m - the prospective loss of Pakistan bowling dignity = the potential for…
