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Police: Worst burglary in a decade

Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home…

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Boston: Man killed while questioned

A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife…

Tornado damage could top US$2b

The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused US$2 billion in overall damage, officials said…

Rent aid for new tenants only

Housing Minister Nick Smith has finally cleared up a mystery from last week's Budget - disclosing that only new tenants moving into community housing, and not existing…

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KiwiRail eyeing asset cash

Struggling KiwiRail may soak up almost $600 million - or a tenth of the cash raised from partially privatising state-owned power companies, Budget documents reveal.

Police got off over raids - Maori MPs

Maori MPs say police have escaped punishment for illegal actions after a landmark report finally confirmed that some operations during raids at Ruatoki were "contrary…

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Wall St dips as Fed opens taper door

US stocks and bonds fell, both giving up earlier gains, after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank might scale back stimulus measures as early…

Govt mulls R&D payback

The Government is considering new rules that would require research and development funding to be repaid by companies if taxpayer-supported R&D projects prove particularly…

Technology

Xbox: Questions & answers

The new Xbox has been unveiled, and with today's announcement comes questions for Kiwi gamers.Will the Xbox One be on sale before the end of the year? Yes.How much will…

Human parasites go under microscope

Parasites that live inside humans could find life a bit tougher in future, thanks to the University of Otago and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Gay marriage bill goes to Lords

David Cameron's leadership came under further pressure as 133 Conservative MPs voted against gay marriage and the British Prime Minister was warned the proposal would…

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Craig blames hacker for offensive tweet

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says his Twitter account was hacked after an offensive tweet was posted on his feed.The tweet read: "According to the gay activist…

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$17m for living wage

$17m for living wage

Adopting a living wage for all Auckland Council employees could cost ratepayers more than $17 million, a report says.The…

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