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'Unprecedented mystery'
An Iranian businessman known only as 'Mr Ali' is reported to have booked the tickets for the two passengers using stolen passports on Flight 370.
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NZ Orion to help search for missing jet
A NZ Air Force Orion is being sent to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, as airports - including Auckland - are asked to beef up security.
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Evidence makes Pistorius vomit in court
Oscar Pistorius repeatedly threw up into a bucket as his murder trial heard graphic evidence from the pathologist who performed Reeva Steenkamp's autopsy.
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Mayor 'toast' if credit rating falls
Len Brown's principal policy adviser James Bews-Hair says the Auckland Mayor will be "political toast" if the council's credit rating is lowered.
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Williams, Tiger yet to 'bury hatchet'
In an interview set to air tonight, Kiwi caddie Steven Williams has revealed he is yet to "bury the hatchet" with his former boss Tiger Woods after the duo split in…
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Online presence lives on after we die
Those inane selfies and comments on our social media sites will live on long after we're dead, says a visiting academic - but it'll be a valuable historical record.
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McDonald's struggles for customers
McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers in the US and much of the world. The world's biggest hamburger chain said today that sales fell 1.4 per cent at established…
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Rugby: Troops marshalled for road trip
The reinforcements are ready for the Chiefs and, before an arduous schedule over the next two months, their arrival is not a moment too soon.
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Early election avoids clashes: PM
Prime Minister John Key has claimed a potential clash with the G20 Summit in Australia is behind his decision to set the election two months earlier than usual.
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Milk firm has hosted string of Nats
A string of National Party high-flyers have been entertained by the milk exporter at the centre of a conflict of interest row involving Justice Minister Judith Collins…
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Manning trial: Jurors cautioned on bias
The jury in the Mellory Manning murder trial have been told not to read anything into the fact her accused killer has represented himself in court.
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Opinion
Greens' pay push makes little sense
Editorial: The Green Party undoubtedly believes a policy that will mean smaller pay rises for parliamentarians is a surefire winner.
Serious or deadly dull - a fine line
Q+A came back looking ever so slightly glammed up for its run into election year, though it's mostly full of the same old faces, writes Colin Hogg.
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