Election date revealed
The Prime Minister has announced that this year's election will take place on September 20.
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Missing plane: No sign of object in water
Searchers have been unable to find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of the missing Boeing 777, with 239 people on…
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Woman killed on 'horror stretch' of road
A man pleaded with two women trapped in their cars to "hold on, hold on'' after a horror head-on smash that claimed the life of a young Tauranga woman.
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Missing plane: 'Passport ring' probed
Thai police say they are investigating a "passport ring'' as details emerged of bookings made in Thailand with stolen European passports for the vanished Malaysia Airlines…
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Australia undermined disarmament bid
Australia's newly elected Abbot Government applied secret diplomatic pressure to undermine a NZ-led push towards nuclear disarmament, newly released documents show.
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Ten telephone talking points
The first ever telephone call took place 138 years ago today. Marilynn McLachlan takes a look at some memorable telephone moments.
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Dunedin man's 99-character name
A Dunedin man has changed his name to 'Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova' after losing a bet.
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Synthetic LSD use worries health officials
More tabs of LSD and its deadly synthetic counterpart `N-Bomb' have been seized by police in one month this year than in all of 2012.
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Man jailed for attack on lone Kawhia cop
A man who admitted to assaulting a lone Kawhia police officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison, but will walk free later today.
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Cyclone's remains forecast to hit NZ
"It's going to be a waiting game the next few days." Forecasters are watching as a potentially damaging tropical storm forms, which could hit the North Island.
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Property prices: Big questions
Is a quarter-acre dream dead?
The Kiwi dream of the quarter-acre pavlova paradise is now beyond the grasp of many firsttime buyers in Auckland. Instead of a suburban section with plenty of space…
Has Wellington lost it?
Businesses are leaving, economic growth is slow and the property market is soft. And it's all having an effect on Auckland.
Opinion
Marshall: Crusaders now too predictable
There is no spontaneity, the players are not reactive, writes Justin Marshall. The Crusaders have their structures and they look like a team that will do anything they…
Hill Cone: The benefits of working hard
My relationship with the roadworkers digging up my street is strangely intimate, writes Deborah Hill Cone. My front door opens right on to the pavement; so here I am…
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National
Van on fire in Kaimai Ranges
A van on fire in the Kaimai Ranges has spread into nearby vegetation as emergency services warn motorists to take extra…
Home invasion accused remain behind bars
Two local men charged with a home invasion burglary at a Papamoa property on Friday have appeared in court and remain behind bars. Paul Toeke, 39, of Papamoa Beach…
$25,000 fine for dangerous Christmas lights
Man faces retrial for stabbing death
Business
Offshore ore 'worth $150m a year'
A company wanting to mine ironsands from the seafloor says the plan will mean $150m extra spent in the area each year.
Dairy, meat push up NZ manufacturing stats
New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes rose in the fourth quarter last year, driven by dairy and meat and adding to evidence of strong, export-led demand for the…
Dann: China's pain will be NZ's gain
From a Chinese perspective it makes perfect sense. After more than 20 years of rapid export-led growth it is time to fine-tune the economy, writes Liam Dann.
10CommentsHawkins in court fight with Vector, Transpower
New Zealand's second largest building company is in a dispute with Transpower and Vector over the contract for work done as part of a $419 million Auckland substation…
World
Teacher shocks pupils with homemade sex tape
A teacher shocked pupils when she showed the class a homemade sex tape featuring herself by mistake. The unnamed teacher…
Hora Hora to get brand-new school
The hunt for Flight 370
We'll keep you updated with the latest from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Flight ordered to return and pick up MP's son
Fatal shots echo round courtroom
Technology
Apple Watch: Mac Pro video
This is my final piece on the new Mac Pro. Apart from the fact the main Xeon CPU of the 2013 Mac Pro is powerful, one of…
Tech Universe: Monday 10 March
Better hope the wheelchair you're pushing doesn't slip from your hands as you manoeuvre that steep slope.
California man denies creating Bitcoin
VideoA California man named Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto denies having anything to do with Bitcoin. He rejected Newsweek's 4,500-word cover story that claims he is Bitcoin's…
The World Wide Web turns 25
Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist at a European physics lab. That idea from…
Politics
Greens would link MPs to median wage
The Greens will push for legislation to lock MPs' and ministers' pay rises or even cuts to the same dollar amounts ordinary…
Supermarket quizzed over discarded fish
Supermarket giant Countdown is facing fresh questions after large bins of whole snapper found at a waste meat processing plant were traced to its supply chain.
Thousands more city sites need Maori tick
The Auckland Council has confirmed that an extra 2000 or so properties are covered by a controversial rule requiring owners to seek iwi approval to work on their land…
'Cuppa' claim over visit wrong: MP
Labour MP Grant Robertson says Judith Collins' claim that she dropped in to Oravida in Shanghai for a casual cup of tea does not ring true.
Sport
Rattue: We're good, but not that good
NZ aren't the invincible beast they appeared in 2013, writes Chris Rattue. "The NZ teams have come roaring out the gate…
15CommentsWynne Gray: Erratic best describes the Blues' early work
Consistency is not yet their forte as they wavered on the Highveld in Pretoria, teasing us they might conjure a late victory before falling 38-22 to the Bulls, writes…
2CommentsNRL: Eels slip past Warriors
The Warriors were good, they were bad and often quite ugly and, in the end, disappointing.
Golf: Lee takes second at Puerto Rico Open
New Zealand's Danny Lee has had his best finish on the PGA Tour with a second placing at the Puerto Rico Open today. American Chesson Hadley finished two strokes ahead…
Rugby
Super Rugby highlights round four
Missed something? Catch up the highlights from the weekend's Super Rugby action.
Small Business
Small Business: Lean thinking builds efficiency
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