The New Zealand Herald

A plane attempting to land in stormy weather crashed on a small Taiwanese island overnight, killing 47 people and wrecking houses and cars on the ground.

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The Maori King's son needs to focus on redemption and becoming a contributing member of society, his aunt Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta says.

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Six days after Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, the first 40 bodies of the 193 Dutch victims have been brought home.

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Courts Minister Chester Borrows admits he is embarrassed after being fined $80 for speeding.

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For 60 years Billy Farnell has bred champion show poultry at his Remuera home and has a room full of trophies to show for it. He's ready to fight a proposed bylaw.

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It may have been a friendly, but that didn't stop the Phoenix making the most of last night's 2-1 victory over EPL outfit West Ham at Auckland's Eden Park.

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Auckland's One Tree Hill was dubbed None Tree Hill after the demise of its 125-year-old pine. But the landmark may finally get a replacement.

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He's been labelled a 'national hero' for battling Sierra Leone's deadly Ebola outbreak. Now he's been infected with the disease that has no cure.

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Hollywood A-lister Reese Witherspoon is joining a flock of celebrities lining up to cover their faces in Kiwi sheep placenta.

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Plunket and police were disappointed to find 22 children aged under 5 not properly restrained in vehicles during a police operation in Auckland yesterday.

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Mac and Ron are on a linguistic and historic mission to right Maori spelling and pronunciation howlers in West Auckland.

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The Greens have unveiled a policy to extend 20 hours a week of free early childhood education to 2-year-olds.

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