'We cannot imagine the suffering'
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One person died at today's dawn Anzac service in Wanganui.
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Virgin plane forced to land
Virgin Airlines are denying media reports a flight from Brisbane has been hijacked and forced to land in Bali.
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Doctor stops street attack
Rugby: Blues earn precious victory
Blues 21 Waratahs 13 A precious victory in this week of all weeks for John Kirwan and the Blues. A defeat to the Waratahs at Eden Park tonight would have given the…
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Gambler faces jail after '$125 win'
An Auckland man who says he won $125 on card tables at SkyCity is now before the courts accused of cheating.
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Hewitt's fiance suffers heart attack
French triathlete Laurent Vidal, fiance of Kiwi competitor Andrea Hewitt, is in hospital after suffering a heart attack during training.
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MH370: Families' briefing turns hostile
A meeting between relatives of those lost on MH370 and Malaysia Airlines officials descended into chaos last night, with police needing to separate both sides.
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Bank boss: Stop talking about bonuses
Barclays has been accused of trying to silence criticism of its bonus culture after a director slapped down a shareholder for speaking out over its pay practices.
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Revealed: Shane Jones' secret fear
Shane Jones' partner, Dot Pumipi, has detailed what the soon-to-be ex-MP's greatest fear was in making the decision to quit politics.
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Royals' surprise Anzac appearance
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made an unexpected appearance at the national dawn service outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
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Putin to Russians: Don't use Google
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the internet a "CIA project" and has warned Russians against making Google searches.
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Courier loses treasured war medals
The daughter of a World War I veteran is distraught after her father's medals were lost by a courier company.
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Jackson renames final Hobbit movie
The final instalment of The Hobbit movie trilogy has been renamed after director Sir Peter Jackson had a look at the final cut.
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Rates rise, but this time we're ready
Homeowners are bracing for another rise in mortgage interest rates but experts say most are prepared with better spending habits and contingency plans.
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Speak up for our historic high-rise
In 1966, the shiny new 18-storey, glass-clad Auckland City administration building might not have been the world's tallest skyscraper, but it was the highest in NZ…
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I was slightly puzzled recently when I received an invitation to contribute to a second edition of a title called Grumpy Old Men, writes Peter Bromhead.
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Infant formula companies are shocked after learning the details of new regulations they will face from next month when selling…
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How fast and how far interest rates rise will depend in part on the exchange rate, says the Reserve Bank.
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When it comes to choosing an airfare or even a preferred airline, business travellers and travel managers should take into account everything from flight times and stopovers…
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John Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.
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Italian mayor: Fine the charitable
Homeless people living in the centre of Verona are to be cleared out like pigeons after the city's right-wing mayor announced…
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A Welsh Housing Association is under fire for offering residents a "free creme egg" to make up for the financial hardship they experienced under a tough UK tax law.
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Apple gives cash to owners
Apple is doling out more of its cash to shareholders and preparing to split its stock for the first time in nine years in…
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Online game-maker Zynga's founder and former chief executive Mark Pincus is stepping down as chief product officer as the company's sales slide.
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Housing NZ cash cow for Govt: Labour
Housing New Zealand considered using an insurance payout for Christchurch earthquake damage to meet an unexpected demand…
Clues sought for Countdown inquiry
The Commerce Commission is using its powers to compel people to give up information for its inquiry into alleged blackmail and extortion by supermarket giant Countdown…
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Pacific broadcaster Fa'amatuainu Tino Pereira was the sole non-bureaucrat on a panel that evaluated bids in a controversial tender that axed most of the Problem Gambling…
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The privacy waiver form used by ACC for 1.7 million claims a year is unlawful, a lawyer says.
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First Take: Good game ref
Shock, horror, controversy. These are words rarely written these days. Good game ref. Yes, this is a set play. Coaches…
As it happened: Blues v Waratahs
Join us here for today's live blog of the Super Rugby showdown between the Blues and the Waratahs from Eden Park in Auckland.
Sevens: Crusaders' Whitelock to debut
Crusaders utility back Adam Whitelock is the surprise addition to the New Zealand Sevens squad for the World Series tournaments in Glasgow and London next month. "Adam…
Chalkboard: Beware of Michael Hooper
Michael Hooper. Those are two words that should have come up plenty of times during John Kirwan's strategy sessions ahead of this evening's clash against the Waratahs. He's…
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NRL: Warriors should expect the unexpected
One thing is guaranteed when the Warriors meet the Storm - expect the unexpected. Despite often being at opposite ends of…
Rugby: Weapon of mass rugby destruction
No one should feel at ease, least of all the Blues today, when Israel Folau is primed for action.
Netball: Steel fall to slick Swifts
It is time to officially rule a line through the Steel's transtasman league play-off hopes after the southern side were out-muscled and out-thought by the NSW Swifts
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