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Auckland's flu surge
An Auckland hospital has started putting off elective surgery after it was swamped with acutely unwell patients causing a shortage of beds.
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Relief for red-light delays in city
Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.
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Top rugby team dumps Malaysia Airlines
An international sports team due to fly to France on Malaysia Airlines is changing carriers because the players fear for their safety after the MH17 tragedy.
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Adams named as NZ flag bearer
Two-time Olympic and Commonwealth shot put champion Valerie Adams will carry the NZ flag into tomorrow's opening ceremony in Glasgow.
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Rattled leader vows to stay on message
Labour leader David Cunliffe has acknowledged his "I'm sorry I'm a man" comment to a domestic violence meeting was a misjudgment.
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Aucklanders told: Count your chickens
Keeping more than six chickens on urban properties will require a licence under a new Auckland Council plan aimed at stopping stock from being a nuisance.
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Warmer days as chill eases
The cold snap affecting Auckland isn't quite over, but it is easing slowly.
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Smith backs 100 leaky home victims
About 100 leaky building victims whose claims were rejected because they were beyond a 10-year threshold may now get help to fix their homes.
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Shoot-down fears stop Israel flights
Major European carriers have followed their US counterparts and suspended flights to Israel over security concerns amid the raging Gaza conflict.
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14-month MP quits after ranking slide
National list MP Claudette Hauiti is leaving politics after being told she would not get a good enough list ranking to make it back to Parliament.
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Third time a chocolate champion
Controversy surrounding Nigella Lawson hasn't stopped Whittaker's from again taking the title of New Zealand's most trusted brand.
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Who poisoned former Russian spy?
The UK govt is planning a wide-ranging inquiry into the mysterious 2006 poisoning death of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. We look back at the case.
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Grieving relatives of one of the men killed in the Auckland pawn shop double homicide have paid tribute to him.
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A suspect meat scandal in China has engulfed Starbucks and Burger King and has now spread to Japan.
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Cunliffe spells out plans for $200m regional boost
A Labour Government would pour as much as $200 million into projects like developing Opotiki Harbour.
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Queen Elizabeth II has joined her great-grandson Prince George at his first birthday party in London.
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