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Tick for 'holiday highway'
A Board of Inquiry has granted consent for the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway north of Auckland, known as the "holiday highway".
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Mainfreight $4.5m fraudster jailed
An Auckland woman who admitted stealing nearly $4.5 million from the transport company she worked for has been sentenced to over four years' jail.
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From shelf stacker to Walmart top job
Ex-pat New Zealander Greg Foran has gone from stacking shelves in Hamilton to become the US chief executive of the world's biggest retail chain.
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Cunliffe's Hosking debate turn-around
Labour leader David Cunliffe was taped saying he'd debate Prime Minister John Key "anytime, any place, anywhere, I'll even do it on Mike Hosking's show."
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Wreckage of Air Algerie flight found
In the third major international aviation disaster to strike in the last seven days, 116 people are feared dead after an Air Algerie flight crashed in Mali.
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Greens unveil confronting billboards
Greens co-leader Metiria Turei was "extremely nervous" about the party's billboard campaign using pictures of hungry, barefoot kids and a beach clean up from the Rena…
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Labour plan to restore local levies
Labour plans to reinstate the power for local bodies to raise revenue through extra levies such as a 'pillow tax' on visitors and regional petrol taxes.
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MH17: 'We believe our daughter is alive'
The Perth-based parents of a woman believed to be an MH17 crash victim are on their way to the Ukrainian crash site, still believing she's alive.
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The car for the mega-wealthy is back....
Imagine a car that was available by invitation only. Yes, one exists. Aston Martin is bringing back the Lagonda. So what makes it so exclusive?
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$10,000 spent chasing $250 debt
A Government agency has spent $10,000 in legal costs pursuing a $250 debt from an outspoken opponent of road tolls.
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Opinion: Quit offer should've been taken
The PM should have accepted Gerry Brownlee's offer to resign his Transport portfolio for breaching airport security regulations, writes John Armstrong.
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Death sentence to audience with Pope
A Sudanese Christian woman spared a death sentence for apostasy after an international outcry, met Pope Francis in the Vatican today.
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Jail for selling firearms to crims
An unemployed Auckland man who purchased $50,000 worth of firearms then passed them to gang members and other criminals has been jailed for nearly six years.
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FBI and Dotcom: Coleman told earlier
Jonathan Coleman knew the FBI was interested in Kim Dotcom before his officials granted the tycoon residency - a revelation which has led to accusations he misled the…
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Kiwis intimate data kept on file
New privacy research reveals the alarming reach of our digital footprint, with some companies' client files extending to records of casual chats with staff and deleted…
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