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As the Government begins the tender process for new drilling permits, the Green Party has launched a campaign it hopes will stop deep-sea drilling in NZ waters.
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As the Government begins the tender process for new drilling permits, the Green Party has launched a campaign it hopes will stop deep-sea drilling in NZ waters.
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Two people have been hospitalised after their rally car lost control between Riwaka and Sandy Bay.
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A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the call.
The wife of a policeman charged over his alleged role in a methamphetamine ring spoke yesterday about the effect the case is having on their family.
Househunters are continuing to scramble for property - undeterred by Government promises that property prices will fall in the next three years.
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An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a parade in the US, injuring over fifty people.
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Finance Minister, Bill English, has high hopes that New Zealanders will buy into the partial float of Meridian Energy.
An armed robber who was locked up for 19 of his 20 years in Australia and joined a notorious prison gang is being deported back to New Zealand.
A victim who was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities to make details of the case public.
High court action will be launched tomorrow against a smoking ban in an acute mental health facility.
Finance Minister Bill English says the Budget 2013 will help the most vulnerable people in society "who the Government has served very poorly in the past"
Weapons and military equipment worth more than $330,000 have been stolen over four years from the Defence Force.
The cricketing duel between NZ and England extended throughout the third day but the 123-run third wicket partnership between Trott and Root did its best to break a…
Bernard Hickey says the Auckland Housing Accord at the centre of this week's Budget is what the Americans would call a "Hail Mary pass".
26CommentsDespite all the political and media posturing over Thursday's Budget, nothing much really happened - again, writes Matt McCarten.
70CommentsDanielle Wright finds Wellington alive with art events, food and popular culture this winter.
A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime.
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