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Cops' rape case failure
Police failed to properly investigate information that implicated serial rapist Malcolm Rewa to a historic sex attack on a woman in 1987, the IPCA has found.
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Cunliffe may boycott leaders' debate
Labour leader David Cunliffe is refusing to rule out withdrawing from TVNZ's election debate if it insists on having presenter Mike Hosking as the moderator
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Dollar dives after rate hike
The Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has raised the official cash rate as expected - leading the kiwi dollar to instantly take a tumble.
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Teen fights for life after balcony fall
An Australian teenager is in a critical condition after falling from a Queenstown hotel balcony.
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Caseload: Lawyers need to stop whining
As the brakes go on this fiscal profligacy, legal hand-wringers continue to whine about a so-called "justice gap" created by cuts to legal aid, writes Jock Anderson
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Train crash driver smoked drugs
The driver of a commuter train which hit a concrete block in Lower Hutt earlier this year tested positive for drugs, a report has found.
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Opinion: Few MPs leave in high regard
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Use bikeways, says US ad - featuring NZ
A US state tourism department has mistakenly used a photograph of Auckland's Tamaki Drive bike path to promote its scenic cycle paths.
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Glasgow Games: Opening Ceremony
The 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has opened today in Scottish style - with bagpipes, kilt-clad singers and jokes about the weather.
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Sri Lankan cyclists spark police alert
Police in Glasgow are unimpressed after Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games cyclists take a training run down one of Scotland's busiest motorways.
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MP admits further misuse of charge card
Outgoing National MP Claudette Hauiti admits using her parliamentary charge card to buy petrol for her personal car in a further breach of the rules on card use.
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Parking warden bashed while on duty
A parking warden was admitted to hospital after being attacked on duty in Auckland - and the assault was so bad, it kept him in hospital for five nights.
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47 dead as plane crashes in Taiwan
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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Some stories that are making headlines across the regions today include: Who is the mystery Northland driver being called…
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Landmark Ngai Tuhoe settlement passes reading
Ngai Tuhoe will take the lead role in the future of their homeland, including Te Urewera, under a landmark settlement that includes a Crown apology for wrongful killings…
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Business
NZ posts eighth monthly trade surplus
New Zealand posted its eighth monthly trade surplus in June, led by overseas demand for the nation's primary products such…
'Desperate shortage' of retail space, says Auckland councillor
Auckland is suffering a desperate shortage of land for business expansion and retailing with a "critical short supply" of large format shopping space, says one Auckland…
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IkeGPS shares plunged after its stock exchange debut yesterday, suggesting investor appetite for growth-focused, loss-making technology companies is continuing to wane…
Opinion: Poverty St not lifetime address
Is poverty for life? A Treasury report suggests not, writes Brian Fallow. Only 24 per cent of those at the bottom decile in 2002 were there seven years later.
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Bryan Gould: A new weapon of mass distraction
The trend towards using inquiries to cover tracks and save embarrassment has reached ludicrous proportions, however, with…
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Kindies beat Greens on free for 2-Y-Os
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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Costa Concordia makes her final voyage
The once-luxurious Costa Concordia cruise liner is on her final voyage - being tugged from her island wreck site to a scrapyard…
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Group tours: How to pick the right 1 for you
NEW YORK (AP) Group tours sound easy: Choose a destination and the tour company plans your trip, delivering you to hotels, restaurants and attractions. You don't have…
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Shelley Bridgeman: Has your husband stopped noticing you?
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A novel funded directly by its readers has been nominated for the Man Booker prize - a first for the literary award in a landmark year that sees four Americans in contention…
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Rugby: McCaw, Flynn to start for Crusaders
The Crusaders have been bolstered by the return of Richie McCaw for their semifinal against the Sharks on Saturday, with…
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Rugby: Australian semifinal has plenty of edge
Nothing beats a grudge game and the whiff of verbal cordite is swirling ahead of the Super rugby semifinal between the Waratahs and Brumbies.
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Kris Shannon: Let the Games begin
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