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Legal aid unlawful

The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling it unlawful.

No Solid Energy inquiry

Auditor General Lyn Provost says she will not carry out an inquiry into what led Solid Energy to the brink of collapse this year.

Firefighters battle Queenstown blaze

Firefighters are battling a large blaze in central Queenstown this afternoon.The four-storey building at 27 Shotover St is engulfed by flames and fire crews from throughout…

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…

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Opinion

Border patrol's high green fence

China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at what this could mean for New Zealand and what we, as individuals…

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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.Chief executive Manas Kumar said the Auckland-based software development…

MRP shares went to just a few - Greens

The Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership…

Punakaiki Fund mulls $50m IPO

Lance Wiggs' Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand companies.

Technology

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…

World

Prince Charles in emergency landing

A helicopter carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall has made an emergency landing just minutes after take-off on a flight to Wales.

Sport

UFC: Hunt hits with the best

Lollo Heimuli has been around the fight game for more than 30 years.He's a former champion kickboxer who has trained the likes of Ray Sefo, Shane Cameron, Doug Viney…

Politics

NZ meat hold-up in China continues

New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today…

First trade scholars graduate

Hundreds of trades scholarships offered last year to help in the Christchurch rebuild are starting to pay off as the first round of students graduate this week.Up to…

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Book: The pitch that paid off

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…

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