Affair hotel hold-up
The use of hotel rooms by Mayor Len Brown is believed to be at the centre of a legal wrangle holding up the release of a report into any use of council funds during…
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Top cop grilled over Roast Busters
The Police Commissioner has been grilled by MPs over the handling of the Roast Busters rape allegations, conceding it should have been "sharper".
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Anger at iPad baby bouncer
A new baby bouncer complete with iPad holder which has gone on sale is a sign of the drive to market digital products at younger children, an educational expert says…
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Door open for more paid parental leave
An extra 12 weeks of paid parental leave could be back on the cards after the Government appeared to reconsider its position.
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'Spidey' tackles Auckland high-rise
Free climber Alain Robert - who yesterday scaled Auckland apartment building the Metropolis without safety ropes - says he feels glad he's "still alive" after every…
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AUT scholars take their talent global
Kelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had scored an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland…
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Web users caught up in ransom scam
Some NZ computer users have paid $500 ransom demands after finding their machines encrypted and a ransom note demanding cash.
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Anti-smoking backers hail decline
The fall of more than a quarter in the prevalence of smoking, hailed by tobacco-control groups, mirrors the declining sales of cigarettes and loose tobacco.
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Police look at sharing cricket info
NZ police have held talks with the International Cricket Council to sign a formal information-sharing agreement before the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Mandela lying in state after journey
Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege took its solemn journey to the seat of South African Government in Pretoria, where his remains will lie in state for three days.
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Cricket: Taylor strikes rich vein
Ross Taylor last night demurred at the suggestion he may be in the prime batting form of his life.
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Donation will help to keep babies safe
A simple device aimed at making sure babies are safe and protected while they sleep is set to help dozens of families in South Auckland.
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Opinion
Cartoon: Bolger scaling Mandela
Editorial: Child poverty figure needs more clarity to target relief
The Children's Commissioner has done well to raise independent funds for an annual report on child poverty, less well in publicising its first year's findings.
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Prisoners will not be able to have more than three pieces of fruit a day in NZ jails, after a major riot was found to have…
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Heroic surf lifesavers
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A sudden and unexpected divergence in the price of milk powder relative to other dairy products has forced Fonterra to take…
Govt report on Chorus due today
A full report on how internet price cuts will affect Chorus' ability to complete its leg of the ultra-fast broadband scheme is due to be delivered to the Govt this afternoon…
Diner e-guide gets taste for NZ
Online restaurant guide Zomato is ramping up its growth in NZ as it goes head-to-head with more established competitors such as MenuMania, Localist and Yelp.
Start-up targets egg-free kitchens
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Opening doors far into space and close to home
NZ Science Media Centre staff and their Oz counterparts put together their 10 top picks for the world's biggest science…
Spiderman scales Auckland tower (+vid)
Legendary free climber Alain Robert - the French Spiderman - has scaled one of Auckland's most distinctive buildings, the Metropolis.
Apple Watch: Conduct in code
Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook asked his employees, in a video message, to review Apple's 'Business Conduct Policy'. This document describes how employees should conduct…
4CommentsChorus pulls back on investment
Chorus' reputation and NZ's as a place to invest has been "severely tarnished", the embattled infrastructure company's chairwoman has told shareholders.
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From back office to front bench
Should Chris McKenzie retain co-leader Tariana Turia's Te Tai Hauauru seat, he will become the latest in an increasingly…
Goal to cut reoffending getting through to inmates
The Government's ambitious goal of reducing reoffending by 25 per cent is so ingrained in the Corrections system that prisoners are repeating it back to officials.
Politics: Who cares about poverty?
Is it any wonder that poverty tends to be put in the 'too hard' basket, asks politics blogger Bryce Edwards.
National softens on paid parental leave
The Government appears to have softened its stance on Labour MP Sue Moroney's members bill to extend paid parental leave from 14 weeks to six months.
Sport
Cricket: England need radical plan to withstand Johnson's furious thunderbolts
There will be two centurions in Perth tomorrow with Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke playing their 100th test.
Cricket: Windies pay the price for sloppy fielding
You wonder what sort of card players the West Indies would be; yesterday they badly missed a trick and it haunted them throughout the day at the Basin Reserve.
Boxing: Make-or-break career bout keeps Cameron on his toes
Shane Cameron's fight against Brian Minto could break his career.
Sporting Achievement of the Year 2013: Chiefs
There is little doubt that the New Zealand Super Rugby conference is the most difficult.
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