Peters an early favourite
The first poll of the Northland byelection shows NZ First leader Winston Peters has taken an early lead.
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Teina Pora reveals boxing ambitions
Teina Pora has spoken for the first time since his murder conviction was quashed, revealing he plans to step into the boxing ring.
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PM: Spying claims 'just plain wrong'
John Key says new claims around intelligence collection are wrong - but he won't say why.
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On a budget: The cost of executions
Indonesia is tightening its 'execution budget' to kill Australian Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as part of a larger cost-cutting exercise.
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Landlords 'a danger to financial system'
Reserve Banks says landlords could be a danger to New Zealand's financial system in the event of a housing collapse as it looks to tighten lending rules.
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Pacific leaders 'have nothing to hide'
The Prime Ministers of Samoa and Tonga have spoken out about any monitoring happening in their countries, saying they have 'nothing to hide'.
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Tourist driver's $19k bill to leave NZ
A French tourist who drove on the wrong side of the road, colliding with an oncoming car, must pay $19,000 to his victims before he can leave the country.
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Karmichael Hunt guilty on drug charges
Code-hopping sports star Karmichael Hunt has pleaded guilty to four charges of possessing cocaine.
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Donations to every candidate revealed
Today the New Zealand Herald is releasing an interactive visualisation which shows every candidate donation for the last year's election.
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Car surfer accused set to go to trial
A "wannabe stuntman" who goes by the moniker 'Johnny Danger' will go to trial after denying allegations he surfed on top of a taxi as it crossed the Harbour Bridge.
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Fatal crash sparks investigation
WorkSafe and police are investigating a crash in which a woman on a motorbike was killed at a road works site.
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Lundy evidence should 'remain mystery'
The officer in charge of the Lundy double-murder case was told evidence held on slides had degenerated and should "remain a mystery", a court was told today.
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#SnowdenNZ revelations: Who cares?
A sense of deja vu accompanies the latest spy scandal in New Zealand politics. Haven't we been here before, asks Bryce Edwards.
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Checkpoint ambush failed, says ex-cop
A recently retired policeman says his fellow officers set a failed trap to catch him drink driving on the way home from a sports club.
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Kiwi twins have different birthdays
Twins Jayden and Xavier Boughey have to convince their classmates they're brothers. And the kids still don't believe them.
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