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'Deliberate action' on flight
Malaysia's Prime Minister says communications on missing flight MH370 were deliberately disabled.
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Cyclone Lusi targets Auckland
The centre of ex tropical Cyclone Lusi continues to brush past the Far North this evening pushing rough weather further down the North Island.
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Cyclone Lusi - your pics
PhotosCyclone Lusi smashes Northland
VideoPush to give price power to the people
Giving consumers the tools to make sure they are getting the best deal on power will prevent more rounds of finger-pointing over who's to blame for price rises.
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The dark side of being online
Brett Lee has worked as a senior detective in the Queensland police charged with combating online paedophilia.
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Wanted: ideas
There are three things New Zealand's growing pool of mega-wealthy can do with their money, says Chris Liddell, the corporate high-flyer.
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Collins set up milk talk with PM
Justice Minister Judith Collins arranged a meeting between a supplier to her husband's milk supply company and the Prime Minister.
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Insurance timebomb
Hundreds of thousands of home owners could be under-insured and would not be able to have their houses rebuilt to current values after a disaster.
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Rival theories on flight's disappearance
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has generated dozens of theories on where it is now, from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.
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Coach quits over missing funds
Cricket coach Vaughn Johnson has resigned from Otago Cricket after failing to repay a large amount of money.
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Gran has thumb on pulse of Gen X, Y
Octogenarian Elizabeth Ruffell is in the vanguard of older New Zealanders for whom texting and the internet is overtaking face-to-face contact with family and friends…
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China likes our milk at $23 a bottle
At $23 for a two-litre bottle of milk, the Shanghai supermarket price of Oravida's prize export is well beyond what any Kiwi could expect to pay at the local dairy.
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Sombre air at usually happy arrival hall
Where airports are concerned, the arrival hall is usually its "happy place" - where loved ones are reunited and holiday makers begin new travel adventures.
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Curve will catch plenty of TV fans
It has been hyped for the past year and now the latest television technology - set to turn any suburban living room into a mini Imax theatre - is available in New Zealand…
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Doctor battles stroke's cruel blow
Joanne Scott had it all. A loving husband, a healthy 1-year-old son, and a successful career as a brilliant young doctor.
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Opinion
Editorial: Greens' school transport idea makes sense
No Auckland motorist needs to be told how much parents taking their children to and from school contributes to traffic congestion. As much is underlined during school…
John Armstrong: Collins' shock blunder puts her offside with mates
Excuse me, but isn't Judith Collins the Minister of Justice? Doesn't holding that portfolio make it even more incumbent on her to follow the rules in the Cabinet Manual…
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Police searching for missing man
Police are searching for a Christchurch man who has been missing for a week.
One dead following Kaimai crash
A person is dead after a crash between a car and a truck on the Kaimai Ranges overnight. The incident happened on State Highway 29 at Te Poi, 10km south east of Matamata…
Bus driver robbed in Hutt Valley
Man arrested following firearm incident
Business
Reserve Bank boss sets out plan to ensure inflation does not destroy recovery
Governor Graeme Wheeler dislikes the old line that it is the central banker's role to take away the punch bowl just as the…
Suits accuse McDonald's of unfair pay practices
Several lawsuits filed against McDonald's on behalf of workers this week say the fast-food chain engages in a variety of practices to avoid paying employees what they're…
Diana Clement: Plan now or pinch pennies later
Who hasn't heard the Beatles song When I'm Sixty-Four? When Paul McCartney and John Lennon penned this ditty in their youth, the age of 64 would have seemed a long way…
Mary Holm: Risks of family property deals
I'm a 61-year-old single woman who is trying to work out how to have some cash when I retire.
World
Two convicted in gruesome plot case
A retired New York high school librarian and a New Jersey auto mechanic were convicted of scheming to carry out gruesome…
Sailor in famous photo dies
Glenn McDuffie, the US Navy veteran who kissed a nurse in an iconic photo taken in New York on V-Day in 1945, has passed away aged 86. His daughter Glenda McDuffie…
Aid teams struggling to fill gaps in hot-spots
Theories on what happened to flight MH370
Technology
All eyes on first China domestic bond default
China is about to face its own Bear Stearns moment, when the market started to seriously reassess subprime debt risk after…
The web we want
Labour leader David Cunliffe failed to get any traction in local media this week with his promise of a digital bill of rights it's hard to compete with looming bad weather…
A new way to make decisions
Some people are terrible at making decisions. I take forever to choose which ice cream I want at the dairy, and every day I um and ah over what to have for lunch. Making…
Satellite firm enlists help to find Jet
VideoA Colorado company says over one million people have scanned its satellite images for clues to the fate of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared Saturday. DigitalGlobe…
Politics
Shrugging off her 'week from hell'
Prime Minister John Key does not think Judith Collins' dreadful week in politics will affect her long-term ambition to lead…
Foreign investment shake-up in Labour's plan for future
Labour is promising a shake-up of foreign investment in New Zealand if elected, which would include chasing job-creating and high-tech firms but blocking investments…
Botulism scare 'made us wiser'
China's new ambassador to New Zealand believes that despite the pain caused by the Fonterra false botulism scare last August, it could have had a long-term benefit.
James Griffin: Richard Prebble
Richard Prebble stands in front of a mirror. The man he sees is not a relic from the past.
Sport
First take: Little logic in Super Rugby
That was a hoot, reinforcing the belief that, outside the Chiefs, there's little logic in Super Rugby in 2014. Like last…
Rugby: Highlanders fall to Force again
Highlanders 29 Force 31 The Highlanders just do not know how to beat the Force. For the sixth year in a row, the Highlanders fell to the team from Perth, going down…
NRL: Woeful Warriors lose again
The Warriors still can't beat the Dragons or win at Eden Park, losing their fourth in four years, but more disconcertingly have opened their season with two-straight…
Rugby: Big win for Hurricanes
When you're desperate, you'll take a win any way you can get it. There was a festival feeling to the Hurricanes' 60-27 victory over the Cheetahs at Westpac Stadium…
Rugby
First take: Magicians illuminate grey day
Beauden Barrett versus Willie le Roux. What a treat. The Hurricanes and Cheetahs operated to type in a playful Super 15…
Small Business
'Nice person' awarded $36K over sacking
A company which sacked its general manager because he did not fit in with the company, even though he was a "nice person"…
