Boy wakes from coma
An 11-year-old stabbed in the head with a pair of classroom scissors has woken from a coma - and his survival means the boy believed responsible will not be charged.
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Police made burglaries vanish
Police altered official crime statistics to make hundreds of burglaries disappear, a Herald on Sunday investigation has found.
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Dramatic rescues from floods
At least a dozen families were in a welfare centre last night after one of the longest and most damaging storms in years lashed the country.
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Parents of rugby teen speak out
As the parents of Jordan Kemp raced to hospital, they assured themselves the teen couldn't die from a rugby injury.
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Meet the superhero scientist
As a young child growing up in the UK, Hong Kong and the US, Dr Michelle "Nanogirl" Dickinson was fascinated by science and superheroes.
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Supermoons delight for skywatchers
Stargazers are beaming at the prospect of an unusual supermoon phenomenon this year.
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Keisha cast in Game of Thrones?
Keisha Castle-Hughes is believed to have landed a role in the wildly popular US television series, which received 19 Emmy nods this week.
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Final calls for Pizza Hut staff
A 74-year-old office worker made redundant after 18 years has been told she won't get a payout from her Pizza Hut bosses.
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Kids shun rugby for football
In the aftermath of the tragic death of Jordan Kemp, we examine the way parents are increasingly turning their back on rugby to keep their children safe.
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Office stays open late for MKR couple
The course of true love never did run smooth, but a New Zealand Government official did his best to help a celebrity couple walk down the aisle when their dream wedding…
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Old Bill helps short-changed sex worker
Police resolved a dispute between a sex worker and a client who refused to pay - by escorting the man to a cash machine to settle his $100 bill.
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Football: Germany's Loew on a high
If you think the All Blacks are consistent - take a look at the German football team. Just like their cars and appliances, German sides are uber reliable, in a much…
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Athletics: Val Adams calls the shots
Val Adams wants to make it clear: her left non-throwing shoulder is healthy enough to win Commonwealth Games gold. What that says about the strength of the field is…
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Fans compete against TV's Trivial team
Life imitated art when actors from a popular TV series got together for a quiz night at an Auckland pub ahead of next month's final episode.
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Yachting: Jolly good chance at gold
Hyeres, Palma, Athens, Rio de Janeiro and Santander - it's an itinerary to tempt any bon vivant into grabbing the passport, booking the Learjet and shaking together…
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Rescuers trying to save people at a house party deluged by floodwaters were abused by those they were trying to help.
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Every week, Prime TV's Backbenchers brings together politicians, journalists and voters for a pub-style chat about New Zealand politics. Every second, Twitter does much…
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Fonterra's deal targets China
Fonterra's alliance with the American healthcare giant, Abbott, will allow the cooperative to accelerate its expansion in…
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BNZ's head of migrant banking, Frank Cui, reckons he has a pretty good grasp of the challenges immigrants face when building a new life in NZ.
Guidance for young entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs can tap the business secrets of experienced directors and mentors through a new fund kicked off by the University of Auckland Business School.
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When two men in their 20s were recently charged in possibly Australia's biggest insider trading case, the headlines were all about the A$7 million score.
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Malaysia to pay for return fare
The diplomat who left New Zealand after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman will be brought back at Malaysia's…
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Gaza casualties rise to 121
Sixteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the toll on the fifth day of violence…
Israeli-Palestinian attacks escalate
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Quake threatens N-plants
A strong earthquake hit Japan's northern coast yesterday near the nuclear power plant crippled in the 2011 tsunami.
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Croc blamed in plane crash
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Account provider can't use KiwiSaver funds to settle debts without permission, but there could be exceptions.
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Women sometimes get a raw deal when it comes to insurance, for varied reasons. For one, most leave sorting out the insurance to their husbands, writes Diana Clement.
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Rugby: Waratahs too strong for Reds
The Waratahs juggernaut has powered on at Suncorp Stadium but not before the bumbling Queensland Reds exposed a worrying…
Rugby: Lions maul Cheetahs
Rugby: Lions maul Cheetahs
Lionel Mapoe's hat trick of tries helped the Lions cap their most successful Super Rugby season with a 60-25 eight-try mauling of the Cheetahs on Sunday. Mapoe scored…
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Rugby: Crusaders clinch conference
A good night's work led to a good night's kip for the Crusaders. They got their four-try victory and with it, the near certainty…
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Cricket: Kane runs up a decent score
Kane Williamson is proof you don't need myriad Twenty20 franchise contracts to make a decent living from cricket.
