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John Banks to appeal
John Banks claims he has new evidence he will take to the Court of Appeal that will exonerate him.
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Pillar shock prompts apartment dispute
A new apartment buyer faces the possibility of a legal row with a developer after finding window and bed space blocked by pillars she claims were not on the plans.
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Jail over son's lethal methadone dose
A woman who gave her son a lethal dose of her methadone to cure a sore stomach been jailed for four years and 11 months.
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Gas leaks trigger explosions, 20 dead
'There was a heavy odour of gas and then I heard explosions.' Officials expect the death toll to rise from a massive fireball caused by a gas leak in Taiwan.
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$500m saved by scrapping rail station
Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.
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Paper publishes Bolt 's***' transcript
A British newspaper has published a transcript of the disputed comments by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt that the Glasgow Games were 'a bit s***'.
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Hosking: Bias? No, I call it as I see it
Last time I wrote in this esteemed organ, I proffered an idea or two as to why Labour wasn't exactly breathing down National's neck, writes Mike Hosking.
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Christchurch council's $900m black hole
Christchurch City Council has revealed it faces a funding black hole of up to $900 million to help rebuild the earthquake-wrecked city. So does that mean asset sales?…
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Opinion: Why the Crusaders won't win
Give the Super Rugby trophy to the Waratahs now. Bookies in NZ are clinging to the notion that the Crusaders are on a roll, but Wynne Gray doubts that.
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TV wars: Telecom fuels channel battle
New Zealanders now have more television viewing options at lower prices, as internet TV services start and existing platforms react to protect their territory.
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Crewe murders: Profile of the killer
An elite police criminal profiler built a psychological model of the murderer who killed the Crewes - and ruled out the motive police said drove Arthur Allan Thomas…
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Games: While you were sleeping, day 8
A quick bite of the best of the action from day eight at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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Minister dines on protected fish
Fine wines, controversial French delicacies and a protected species of fish have all been slapped on the taxpayers' tab by government ministers.
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