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Carol Harwood bears a few bruises, her forearms are sore and there's a constant dull ache around her left eye, but she knows things could have been a lot worse had she…
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SkyCity caught in drug bust
SkyCity Casino is at the centre of a $120m drug bust with key players in the alleged international crime syndicate spending millions of dollars in the VIP lounge.
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Great man with the common touch
The little white boy ran through the crowded corridor of the hotel, and shouted: "Daddy, Daddy!! Mandela shook my hand."
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Education debacle: What can we do?
PISA envy is rife at the moment as we find NZ has slipped. This should be a shot of reality and force us not to be complacent with the status quo.
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What's 2013's best quote?
They are more well known for their celebrated lyrics and writing - but young artists Lorde and Eleanor Catton are both in the running to win NZ's quote of the year.
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10 ways to fix a cricket match
1. The system works best through the illegal betting markets of the Indian sub-continent, which operate a money credit system so there is no paper trail. 2. The Indian…
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Taxman targets overseas pensions
Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis are up for a tax king hit. And many of them have no idea it's coming.
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Rising forestry deaths upsets victim's family
Maryanne Butler-Finlay lost her husband Charles Finlay in a forestry accident in July. His was the seventh forestry-related death of the year and his family hoped he…
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Pic caught on the hoof up for world photo prize
This photo of giraffes sheltering from the rain at Sydney's Taronga Zoo by NZ amateur photographer Cory Kipa has been selected for the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards…
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How to avoid burnout at work
It's that time of year when people are rushing to finish work projects before Christmas, putting in extra hours and feeling overstressed, overworked and plain exhausted…
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'Our people have lost a father'
Photos: A look back: Nelson Mandela meets world leaders
A look back throughout the years as Nelson Mandela meets some of the world's leaders.
Tributes flow for Nelson Mandela
South Africa's archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has lauded Nelson Mandela as the man who taught a deeply divided nation how to come together.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95.
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When the rugby field was a battleground
New Zealanders have good reason to admire Nelson Mandela's seemingly infinite capacity for forgiveness.
Editorial: A leader greater than his legend
Once a shadowy figure whose imprisonment personified the shackles of his apartheid-bound people, a free Mandela brought…
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Sometimes the best way to judge the mood of a team comes at the end of a day's play. So it was with the West Indies last night as they kicked a football about. Where…
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