Live: Crusaders v Blues
Watch and take part in our live blog from the Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and the Blues from AMI Stadium in Christchurch tonight.
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Leading Headlines
Cop 'worked for meth ring'
A police officer has been charged with organising drug runs for a methamphetamine ring and accessing the police computer system to tip off his colleagues.
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Commuter trains collide in US
Two commuter trains collided outside New York City during the evening rush hour, sending 60 people to hospital.
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1 killed, 4 injured in Dargaville crash
A man was killed and four others injured, one critically, when a car hit a power pole in Northland last night.
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Panic as gun fired during Cannes
Christoph Waltz was left shaken after his television interview at the Cannes Film Festival was interrupted by gunfire.
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France legalises same-sex marriage
France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.
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IVF 'imaging' advance triples success rate
Women undergoing IVF treatment are three times more likely to have a baby through a new technique that scientists are claiming as the biggest fertility breakthrough…
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Cruise ship rescue
A crew member is in a stable condition in Auckland hospital after suffering a serious injury while putting out the recycling on a cruise ship north of Cape Reinga.
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Homeless man causes bomb scare
A homeless man collecting scrap metal for cash unwittingly sparked a costly bomb scare when he left a refrigerator compressor on a city bus stop seat.
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Editorial: Milking a dud
In a long tradition of dud products, marketers of what was hailed as a world first for keeping milk fresh must face the fact that nobody likes it
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Tardy student borrowers owe $427m
The Government's tough new student loan rules are an attempt to claw back more than $427 million of debt in default from overseas-based borrowers.
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Soccer: Beckham fulfils dream exit still at top
David Beckham's career transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.The 38-year-old former England captain…
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Auckland's first electric trains on track
Auckland's $500 million rail electrification project faces a six-month delay but KiwiRail vows it will still be ready for the first electric trains to start running…
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Budget 2013
Property chiefs give mixed review
Residential rents could rise and historic buildings might be abandoned, say property chiefs who have mixed feelings about real estate changes in the Budget.
Family caregivers to get minimum wage
People who look after their highly disabled adult family members are at last in line to be paid by the Government - but only the minimum wage.
Opinion
Focus on Deans' squad to meet Lions
Asking the Super 15 coaches for their All Black squads would be absorbing, writes Wynne Gray. There is some potential for misadventure, too.
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Excuse me if my jaw didn't exactly hit the floor when the spot fixing story broke, writes David Leggat. The tale of the former great rang loudly.
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Johnny Depp finds his soul mate
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Singer's mind ravaged by steroids
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Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
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Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
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Klum keeps weekends free for kids
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Earthquake strikes Japan
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China: Man arrested over fake plane bomb threats
Netball: Steel storm into top four
Commuter trains collide in US
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Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities
A 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings.It is being…
Waka return home
Two traditional double-hulled waka and their crews have arrived in Doubtless Bay in Northland after a 10-month historic voyage across the pacific Ocean.
Armed, masked Northland driver leads cops on a chase
A driver in a BMW armed with a hunting knife and mask led police on a 100km low speed pursuit along a major Northland state highway.
Person killed in Ohakune house fire
One person has died following a house fire in Rangataua near Ohakune early this morning.
Business
NZ meat still sitting on Chinese wharf
New Zealand meat is sitting on the wharf in China and out on boats waiting to get in, while Kiwi authorities iron out the…
The two sides of the coin
Bill English painted a picture of recovery in the Budget. But stresses remain and the economy is being pulled in different directions by strong opposing forces, writes…
Igloo aiming for 19,000 customers by end of year
Igloo - a joint venture 51 per cent owned by Sky TV and 49 per cent by Television New Zealand - offers 11 linear pay channels and provides a tuner for the free channels…
Reserve Bank lukewarm on Key's idea
Documents released by the Reserve Bank yesterday give scant support to the Prime Minister's suggestion that it might exempt first home buyers from any restriction on…
Technology
Telecom stays mum on online TV plans
Telecom is keeping its powder dry on its plans for internet television and revealed little about what entertainment services…
Popular Science names the 10 best inventions
VideoFrom jamming sounds to extreme prosthetics, Popular Science magazine has picked 10 inventions it feels could be the next big thing.
Mac Planet: Apples in space
By now you may have seen Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's video of his version of Space Oddity, the David Bowie song, shot and recorded in space. Hadfield has been…
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MOVIES IN SIGHT: Some people, such as the vision or hearing impaired, find movies challenging or perhaps even pointless as they may not see or hear what's going on…
World
Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday (local time), killing at least 76 people in the…
Missing McCann: new leads
British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three.
Venezuelans scrambling to find toilet paper
Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the government's promise to import 50 million rolls.
Huge ash plumes erupt from Alaska volcano
One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 4,580 metres into the air in an ongoing eruption that is visible for kilometres.An air traffic controller in…
Sport
Netball: Steel storm into top four
Steel 65Magic 58The surprise package of the ANZ Championship continued to shock and now the Southern Steel have a real chance…
Netball: Steel the surprise threat to Magic
Sailing on hold, changes wanted
A panel of investigators has asked America's Cup teams to hold off sailing following the death of Artemis sailor Andrew Simpson.
Black Caps hold the edge
Canoeing: Carrington fastest to make final
Politics
John Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housing
John Armstrong writes: "One of the reasons why Governments slowly decay and die is that the longer they are in office the…
17CommentsOpposition slams rush on disability payments
A bill which allows people who cared for disabled family members to get paid by the Govt has passed into law a day after being introduced amid protest about its narrow…
Brand new housing deal looks shaky
The Government's "accord" with Auckland Council to prick the region's housing bubble is in danger of unravelling a week after it was signed.
School breakfasts could be served all week
A school breakfast programme run by Fonterra and Sanitarium may be extended to five days a week with extra Government support from the Budget.
Small Business
Small business: Brand ambassadors - Scott Gardiner
MYOB New Zealand executive director, Scott Gardiner on establishing ambassadors for your brand instead of doing it all yourself…
