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A polar blast set to ice all of New Zealand has sent authorities scrambling to warn residents to stay indoors.

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Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government today.Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain…

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Labour will be watching the government "like a hawk" over MediaWorks tax dispute because of past treatment for the media company which owns TV3 and RadioLive.

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A privileges complaint has been laid with the Speaker of Parliament over the behaviour of two veteran Labour MPs at last week's Law and Order Select Committee.

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More than 4000 extra people have signed up overnight to join a legal bid to sue the banks over penalty fees after ANZ was named yesterday as the first target.

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The number of drink drivers getting caught in parts of Christchurch has risen dramatically since the earthquakes.

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The Green Party has abandoned its policy of quantitative easing - otherwise known as printing money - after almost a year of punishing backlash from political opponents…

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Tristan Barker - whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged with assault.

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An Auckland restaurant chain alleged to have paid workers less than $4 an hour has been taken to the Employment Relations Authority.

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Stories from the regions today include a cancer sufferer who returned from holiday to find his winter firewood pinched, and how a leaky roof caused a fire.

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Teenagers as young as 14 are arming themselves with air pistols to rob dairies and service stations around Christchurch - a trend that worries police.

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