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Clark Gardner, at left, and another man place an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off of Telephone Road. Photo / AP

School hit by direct blow

A monstrous tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying an elementary school as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 320 kph.

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Waterspouts form over harbour

Water spouts seen in the Big Bay, Awhitu Peninsula area. Photo / Vanessa McDonald

Two water spouts were spotted in Auckland's Manukau Harbour this afternoon as wild weather hits parts of the country.

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Defence redundancy letters released

Labour defence spokesman Phill Goff. Photo / NZPA

Hundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.

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Solid Energy chair fought Govt plan

Former Solid Energy boss Don Elder (left) and chairman John Palmer during their appearance before the commerce select committee at Parliament in March. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Solid Energy ex-chairman John Palmer opposed Treasury's wish to appoint an independent advisor to the company's board last year.

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Top cop hits out over attacks on police

Inspector Sam Aberahama of the Gisborne police. Photo / NZ Herald

Gisborne's top cop has labelled an alleged attack on a police officer in the line of duty a sad indictment on society.

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Agent guilty of disgraceful conduct

A real estate agent who provided blank sale and purchase agreements which were used in a fraudulent mortgage scheme has been found guilty of disgraceful conduct.

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Nit kids get dosed with flea remedy

The mother said other parents at daycare and school were not treating their children. Photo / Thinkstock

Frustrated parents have taken to treating their children's head lice with dangerous animal flea products.

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Merrick the man to rebuild Phoenix

Ernie Merrick begins his new role on June 5. Photo / Getty Images

Some Phoenix fans might be underwhelmed by the appointment of Ernie Merrick - but chances are they won't be for long.

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Assault victim: No one wanted to stop it

Canadian visitor Phoenix Gordon sits on a blood-stained porch at West Quay, Napier, where he was kicked on the ground as he went to the aid of another assault victim. Photo / Duncan Brown

A Canadian man who was kicked numerous times in the head while trying to stop an assault in Napier is surprised almost no one else tried to stop the thuggery.

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Head chef not stoned, wins $6000

The Employment Relations Authority has ruled that Mr Tierney was unjustifiably dismissed. Photo / File / Thinkstock

Restaurant owners found to have wrongfully sacked a chef they suspected was stoned at work have been left "disillusioned" by the ERA process.

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GCSB cleared of illegal spying

GCSB Director Ian Fletcher outside GCSB Headquarters in Wellington. Photo / Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Paul Neazor has cleared the Government Communications Security Bureau of illegal spying on New Zealanders.

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Henry takes shot at match officials

Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry has criticised the officiating of his side's loss to the Crusaders, suggesting that the television match official was "blind''…

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Twitter and Kiwi athletes

Sports stars make a #hashtag of it

Piri Weepu has heard variations of insults since signing up to Twitter in 2009. Photo / Michael Cunningham

Reporters Kris Shannon and Steven Holloway investigate how Twitter has changed the daily experiences of Kiwi athletes - for better and worse.

@DanCarter seems nicer than Santa

All Black Dan Carter. Photo / Getty images

Alan Perrott finds out just how different @DanCarter is from the real Dan Carter ...

Opinion

Apartments need careful planning

Meetings involving hundreds of residents have been united in opposing the council's proposals on apartments. Photo / Brett Phibbs

The draft Auckland Unitary Plan proposes a fundamental change to the urban fabric of Auckland, writs Richard Burton. Multi-storey, high-density apartment buildings formerly…

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Want a gun? Go photocopy one

Cody R. Wilson has figured out how to print a single-shot handgun from the comfort of his own home. Now he's putting all the information online so that others will join him. Photo / Supplied

Not everybody in the world, exactly, but at least everybody with $8000 to buy a 3D printer on e-Bay, or access to one of the 3D printing shops, writes Gwynne Dyer.

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