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Winter storm not done yet
Tonight will be the third cold night without power for thousands of households as more stormy conditions continue to batter the top of the North Island.
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Vicious liquor store attack filmed
Footage of a vicious robbery of a liquor store, during which an employee had a bottle of spirits smashed over his head, has been released.
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Diplomat case: Harawira's 'big mistake'
Hone Harawira says he made a "big mistake" for earlier dismissing the sex assault case involving a Malaysian diplomat as a "big fuss about bugger all".
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France foils plot to blow up Eiffel Tower
France foiled an Islamist terrorist plot to target the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and a nuclear power plant, it has emerged.
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Sacked worker wouldn't wear safety gear
A joinery worker who repeatedly refused to wear safety equipment and yelled obscenities at his boss was justifiably sacked, the Employment Relations Authority has ruled…
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Caseload: Inside Judge Cunningham
Some folk think ex-nurse turned district court judge Philippa Anne Cunningham should be looking for another job. What other cases has she tried?
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Biggest cry-babies in sport
Watching sport is emotional. Here's a countdown of the biggest tear-jerkers in sport.
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Skinned seal leaves officers in shock
NZ more appealing to ex-pats - survey
Auckland and Wellington have become more appealing to ex-pats in the past 12 months, a new survey has found.
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Doco sheds light on secluded Kiwi sect
A new documentary follows the six-week courtship and marriage of a young couple at the Gloriavale Christian sect, after its leaders opened the doors to a film crew.
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Escort left Google exec to die on yacht
A high-end prostitute allegedly injected a Google executive with a dose of heroin, then finished her wine, left his yacht and left him to die.
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Kiwi movie star in court
Hollywood actor Cliff Curtis has been fined and disqualified from driving after appearing in a Rotorua court today.
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The galaxy running out of star fuel
A galaxy more than 12 billion light years from Earth is heading for a "red and dead" future because it is running out of the fuel needed to make new stars.
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One of the two men convicted for scamming the North Shore City Council has had most of his convictions quashed and no retrial…
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Susan St John: Working for Families simply not working
Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple, authors of Child Poverty in New Zealand, rightly fume at the nonchalant political response…
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MP's husband under investigation
The Corrections Department has confirmed it is investigating a complaint about a staff member, said to be NZ First MP Asenati Lole-Taylor's husband Dennis Taylor.
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World
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Astrophysicists are mystified after concluding that 80 per cent of the light in the universe appears to be missing.
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Six people are dead, including four children, after someone opened fire at a home in a normally quiet neighborhood in a northern Houston suburb.
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Yoga 'endangers the soul'
An Irish priest has warned his parishioners against "endangering" their souls by practising yoga and other Eastern disciplines…
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Rugby: Barrett to continue with Canes
First five-eighth Beauden Barrett has committed to the Hurricanes for the next two years after knocking back a handsome…
Rugby: The pivotal battle
Wynne Gray: Cheika's attack minded Tahs cantering home
The Waratahs are in the home straight and cantering to the Super 15 tape. Shut down the odds, book yourself a seat at the 83,500 capacity ANZ Stadium and watch history…
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Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella believes a well-rested Germany will have the advantage against the weary South Americans…
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Louis van Gaal took some credit for showing Argentina's Sergio Romero how to stop penalties, advice that cost the Netherlands coach dearly today. Romero stopped two…
