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Flight flaws exposed
In a stinging critique of airline security amid the hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Interpol says a billion flights were taken last year without details…
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Live updates: The hunt for Flight 370
We'll keep you updated with the latest from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Man admits attack on lone Kawhia cop
A man accused of attacking a Kawhia police officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.
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NZ@Noon: Great-gran's skyfall thrill
Stories from the regions: One great-gran from Whangarei chose a novel way to celebrate her 88th birthday and how fire crews saved a Wairarapa wedding.
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Cyclone's remains forecast to hit NZ
"It's going to be a waiting game the next few days." Forecasters are watching as a potentially damaging tropical storm forms, which could hit the North Island.
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Supermarket quizzed over discarded fish
Supermarket giant Countdown is facing fresh questions after large bins of whole snapper found at a waste meat processing plant were traced to its supply chain.
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Revealed: City's affordable spots
West Auckland and parts of South Auckland are no longer an easy leg up on the real estate ladder as prices continue to rise throughout the region, a new report says.
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Oz snake bite victim: Beer will fix it
"If I'm going to cark it, I'm going to have a beer," Australian man Rod Sommerville told himself after being bitten by a deadly snake.
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The rise of Auckland's apartment market
Why Auckland could soon be a city of vertical villages as more Kiwis embrace high-rise living.
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Fatal shots echo round courtroom
It was one of the odder moments in an already extraordinary trial. And no one knew quite what to do.
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'Cuppa' claim over visit wrong: MP
Labour MP Grant Robertson says Judith Collins' claim that she dropped in to Oravida in Shanghai for a casual cup of tea does not ring true.
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Men seen fleeing fire deny involvement
Police say two men seen speeding away in a boat from a huge fire at Cecil Peak near Queenstown have denied any involvement.
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Opinion
Dann: China's pain will be NZ's gain
From a Chinese perspective it makes perfect sense. After more than 20 years of rapid export-led growth it is time to fine-tune the economy, writes Liam Dann.
6CommentsRattue: We're good, but not that good
NZ aren't the invincible beast they appeared in 2013, writes Chris Rattue. "The NZ teams have come roaring out the gate like a drunk exiting a nightclub at 3am."
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New Zealand household products company ecostore has launched a legal challenge to protect its intellectual property in the…
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A rise in the official cash rate from 2.5 to 2.75 per cent on Thursday is seen as a virtual certainty, so the focus will be on the Reserve Bank's economic forecasts.
False invoice scam case heads to High Court
The trial of a group accused of operating a $1.6 million advertising invoice scam will go ahead in the High Court rather than the District Court, a judge has ruled. Anthony…
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Better hope the wheelchair you're pushing doesn't slip from your hands as you manoeuvre that steep slope.
The World Wide Web turns 25
Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist at a European physics lab. That idea from…
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Who is bitcoin's real creator? The bitcoin community is reacting to that burning question with a collective ho-hum. Developers and bitcoin enthusiasts from Finland…
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It's been called the poor man's teleporter, based on the fictional Star Trek invention that beamed humans on to hostile planets and reassembled them, molecule by molecule…
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Thousands more city sites need Maori tick
The Auckland Council has confirmed that an extra 2000 or so properties are covered by a controversial rule requiring owners…
National picks business boss for Napier race
National's election-year overhaul of MPs and contenders continued over the weekend with the selection of Wayne Walford to contest the battleground Napier seat.
Education Minister denies 'massaging' of NCEA results
NCEA results showing better achievement levels for Pacific and Maori students are accurate, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. "We're not massaging those numbers…
David Cunliffe defends his leadership
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What I saw over the weekend was three New Zealand sides having issues with either the implementation of their game plans…
Wynne Gray: Erratic best describes the Blues' early work
Consistency is not yet their forte as they wavered on the Highveld in Pretoria, teasing us they might conjure a late victory before falling 38-22 to the Bulls, writes…
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The Warriors were good, they were bad and often quite ugly and, in the end, disappointing.
Golf: Lee takes second at Puerto Rico Open
New Zealand's Danny Lee has had his best finish on the PGA Tour with a second placing at the Puerto Rico Open today. American Chesson Hadley finished two strokes ahead…
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