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Probe in three countries
The ICC anti-corruption panel is believed to be looking at matches involving NZ players that took place in India, S Africa and England, raising the possibility that…
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Europe storm: Thousands flee homes
A fierce storm has battered northern Europe with hurricane force winds, leaving four people dead or missing, disrupting travel and forcing thousands to flee their homes…
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Poisoning trial hears of 'sordid' claim
Helen Milner told grieving family members she had uncovered a sordid secret life of her husband in the weeks after his death, the High Court was told in Christchurch…
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$13,000 ring thief yelled 'thank you'
A thief who dashed out of a jewellery store wearing a $13,000 sapphire ring yelled "thank you very much" to staff as she ran to her getaway car.
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City staff spent $220k at Am Cup
Auckland ratepayers paid some of the costs for 3 News presenter Hilary Barry to attend the America's Cup as part of a $220,114 spend-up in San Francisco by the council's…
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Woman dies after crash with horse
A woman has died after her car crashed into a horse on a rural road near Christchurch.
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NZ warning - be ready for the big one
Plastered across posters and T-shirts, inspiring a play, and named by a popular blog site as word of the year, "munted" became the catch-cry amid Christchurch's post-quake…
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Building bonanza tipped for Auckland
Business growth forecasts are so strong that Auckland is facing a big building shortage and needs 18 more PwC Towers, 18 more Metropolis blocks and 18 new malls like…
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How to make $1.4m in five years
A Meadowbank couple made $1.4m in five years, buying a house for $587,000 and getting $2m for it.
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Nigella: brutality drove me to drugs
Nigella Lawson told a jury that "acts of intimate terrorism" by her "brutal" ex-husband, Charles Saatchi, drove her to cocaine and cannabis. The television cook said…
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Support for republic weak: report
The panel looking at NZ's constitutional arrangements says it did not find strong support for republicanism in the 120 meetings it held and 5259 written submissions…
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The day Chicago came to Auckland
Bassett Rd machinegun murders 50 years ago solved swiftly but mystery remains over one of the gunmen
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Opinion
Best teaching will require political will
Editorial: It is highly appropriate that NZ officials have been to Asia to identify the key points of the successful programmes there. But implementing their findings…
When PPP ends up down the sewer
The Auditor-General's damning report into the Kaipara District Council's Mangawhai sewerage scheme is a salutary counterbalance to the positive Ernst and Young report…
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Long road to mow for Aucklanders
Residents in the old Auckland City Council area appear to be taking greater responsibility for mowing their berms if a random…
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What police are doing to stop speeders
NZ Police are rolling out a national advertising campaign in partnership with ACC to ensure the driving public know that there will be no tolerance for speeding this…
Bridges website hacked
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Kiwi tech firms shine in Asia Pacific
Forty New Zealand companies are included in the latest Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific index, with 16 local firms…
UK Govt predicts surplus by 2019
Austerity will remain in place in Britain for years to come, the government insisted Thursday even though the U.K. economy is growing faster than most of its peers. That…
Wall Street down after strong US GDP, jobs
US stocks and bonds fell after reports showing the American economy grew faster than initially estimated during the third quarter, while weekly jobless claims unexpectedly…
Meridian Energy hits at new post float low
Meridian Energy's instalment receipts traded at another post-float low today after a number of factors - including regulatory risk - combined to work against the stock…
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Suicide car bomb kills 52 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide car bomber has struck Yemen's Defence Ministry, killing 18 soldiers and paving the way for a carload of gunmen…
Clashes in Central African Republic kill at least 98
Witnesses and aid workers say at least 98 people are dead in the capital of the Central African Republic after a day of clashes between the Muslim armed fighters who…
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Technology
Dotcom suspected FBI spied on his calls
Kim Dotcom has asked a judge to order the US to come clean on spying after a phone call glitch prompted fears he was victim…
Mood bra measures emotions, prevents overeating
Microsoft researchers have designed a smart bra which monitors a woman's mood in an attempt to prevent emotional overeating.
No change to broadband rollout
Prime Minister John Key says the timetable for the ultra-fast broadband rollout will not be changed, despite a report saying Chorus is not delivering on its contracts…
No extra Govt funds for UFB - Adams
Govt not expecting to invest any more than the $1.35b already committed to UFB, despite an independent probe indicating the Chorus' leg of the project is at risk if…
Politics
Global oil giants unfazed by opposition
International oil and gas giants who have gained permits to explore NZ's seabed and land say they aren't deterred by the…
Farm-buyers face new rules
A private member's bill put forward by Labour MP Phil Goff would require foreign buyers of farmland to demonstrate their investment would benefit the economy more than…
Charter-school trust spent Govt money on farmland, MP reveals
Hekia Parata has requested a full briefing from her officials after revelations that a trust in Northland spent Govt money buying 81ha of farmland for a charter school…
Review of judges' bail rulings rejected
The demands of a lobby group seeking tougher bail laws should not be adopted, MPs say, but some minor changes to bail rules are needed.
Sport
Lawyer: If true, it'll tear at heart of integrity
A former NZ rep on an ICC anti-corruption panel says allegations of match-fixing against three Kiwi cricketers might, if…
Cricket: Plenty of work still to cement victory
There's no getting ahead of themselves among the New Zealand team as they eye their first test win in a year today. They are eight wickets away from a victory which…
Basketball: It's make or break for the Breakers
The Breakers face their toughest test of the season in Perth tonight but the battle on the court won't be the only competition taking place.
Hockey: Black Sticks fall to Netherlands
The Black Sticks Women played their best game of the tournament but were edged 1-0 by the Netherlands in this morning's quarter-final at the World League Final in Tucuman…
Small Business
Small Business: Christmas staff - Trish McLean
Trish McLean, Group CEO NZ, Retailworld Resourcing, which recruits everything in retail from jobs on the shopfloor to retail…
