Ban brought forward
Dairies, service stations and grocery stores will automatically be banned from selling synthetic cannabis and other legal highs from as early as July.
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Hundreds of kids in CYF abuse review
Child Youth and Family is reviewing the cases of more than 200 children thought to have been subjected to continued abuse and neglect despite repeated warnings to social…
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Sister dies on hearing of judge's death
The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when…
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Treated sewage could cover city land
Treated sewage waste could be dumped on land 20m from property boundaries under the draft Auckland Council Unitary Plan.
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Heart of the issue
Hamish Carter is the latest in a series of elite endurance athletes to have encountered heart problems. An electrical charge was recently used to shock it back into…
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Students bear the brunt of Auckland public transport fare rises
Auckland transport agency has been accused of targeting students with public transport fare rises that will also affect thousands of Hop and multi-trip ticket buyers.Auckland…
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Kids play made too safe - expert
A misguided health and safety culture is threatening to render children's play meaningless, early childhood providers are to be warned.The United Kingdom-based founder…
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Devoy keeps clear of Peters' China attack
New Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has refrained from joining critics of Winston Peters' latest attack on China's growing influence in NZ, saying she doesn't…
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Porn leading young to take risks: study
Children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography", a major British study has found.
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Home seekers take a hammering
When you've worked hard for years, the kids are growing fast and you've scraped together a decent deposit, most NZ families expect to settle down in their own home…
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$9m fraud family in dock
A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and 11 Auckland properties.
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Oil under pressure from China data
Global oil prices have closed little changed, recovering from sharper early losses after weak Chinese manufacturing data.
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Diana Clement: Plastic surgery: clever ways to use a card
Credit cards are designed to part us with our money. Canny customers, however, can sometimes use these little plastic cards to their financial advantage.
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Ali Williams ends ABs career
Williams retires from All Blacks
All Black lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.The 77-test veteran who made his debut in 2002 made the announcement with a video post…
45CommentsGregor Paul: Clinical Ali knew it was time
Timing hasn't previously been a strong point for Ali Williams, but his decision to retire from tests is indisputably perfect, writes Gregor Paul.
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John Roughan: Beware suburban rumblings
The little church basement, where the Campbells Bay Community Association holds thinly attended public meetings, was packed on Tuesday night.
Nicky Pellegrino: Change your attitude and keep weight off
Trying to lose weight and keep it off for good? You're doomed to failure, says Massey University's Dr Andrew Dickson.
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$16m budget for country's four flashest apartments
A group of Aucklanders are building what could be the country's most expensive set of boutique apartments for themselves…
Bach and back street among top awards
A firm of Auckland architects behind a building restoration which revitalised part of Queen St scooped the country's premier architectural award last night.
Westie takes a bite of Big Apple
When New Zealand chef Matt Lambert opens his first restaurant in New York City next week, he will be giving diners a little taste of Henderson Creek.
IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings
The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they are entitled to claim them.
Business
SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion…
ANZ chief just getting started
David Hisco is not one for talking much about himself. Scan the internet and you will find scant personal details about the man who has headed up New Zealand's largest…
Mary Holm: Borrowing can be good - or horrid
Heavily geared property investments can return more than shares, but they can also go badly wrong
Fashion label dressing for US success
The founders of Stolen Girlfriends Club say a supply agreement the local fashion label has secured in the United States has the potential to open a lot of doors for…
Technology
Police create and fire 3D-printed guns
New South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed…
Software firm latest to signal NZX float
Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.
Vodafone shows off next-gen mobile broadband
Hard on the heels of launching a 4G service in parts of New Zealand, Vodafone and its technology partner Nokia Siemens Networks this week demonstrated the future upgrade…
Snakk Media raises $6.5m in new funds
Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed share purchase plan and private placement…
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The road to extremism
At the time, it seemed like just another ugly scuffle in a long line of clashes between the police and a rag-tag group of…
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Friends, family pay tribute to 'real character'
Drummer Lee Rigby was a loving father who only ever wanted to be a soldier and "live life and enjoy himself", his family said yesterday.
Killing is justifiable, says radical cleric
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Sport
NRL: Bulldogs bounce back against Broncos
Canterbury bounced back from their last-start thrashing to Newcastle with a solid 24-14 NRL win over Brisbane at ANZ Stadium…
NRL: Tigers snap losing streak
Rugby: Blues must quickly snap out of mindset muddle
It seems rugby has been a long way from the programme for the Blues in a week when they need to recapture their Super 15 mojo.
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Cricket: Rain ruins day one of Leeds test
Politics
John Armstrong: Public oblivious to clever accounting
You do not have to burrow too deeply into the annual Government accounts to uncover the untold story of last week's Budget…
No inquiry into Solid Energy collapse
Auditor General Lyn Provost says she will not carry out an inquiry into what led Solid Energy to the brink of collapse this year.
Peters: 'The SuperCity of sin'
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has again lashed out at growing Chinese influence, saying it is turning Auckland into "the Supercity of sin
Is the media dominating Parliament?
More and more candidates for Parliament are coming from a media background, leading to the 'celebritisation' of elections, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Book: The pitch that paid off
The story so farBorn in Hong Kong, Derek Handley moved to New Zealand as a teenager. After some youthful business ventures…
