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Whittall's charges dropped
Twelve charges laid against former Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall in relation to the 2010 disaster at the mine have been dropped.
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One dead after train and car collide
A man was killed when a train and car collided northwest of Auckland this morning.
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Crossbow cat teen may get diversion
A teen accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the head of a cat may be granted diversion.
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Body recovered from Waikato River
Police have confirmed a body has been recovered from the Waikato River where searchers had been looking for missing Australian tennis coach Paul Arber.
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Incest 'cult' found in Australia
Children born from generations of incest - some without the ability to speak - have been found living in a picturesque valley in Australia.
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National house prices up again
National house prices rose $17,475 last month to reach a $425k median as prices in Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato and Wellington surged to new highs.
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'Progress' over road death mystery
Forensic scientists have made "some progress" towards identifying the object which struck and killed motorist Rutger Hale near Lake Hawea seven weeks ago, police say…
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Reserve Bank OCR stays at 2.5pc
The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Interest rates are expected to increase early next year.
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Hobbit films' creators in new lawsuit
Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema is facing a new lawsuit from two men who say they're owed a share of the profits from the second and third 'Hobbit' films.
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'Runaway millionaire' to be released
So-called runaway millionaire Leo Gao- the man who stole $6.7m after a bank accidentally put $10m in his account - will have Christmas outside prison this year.
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NZ delegation pays respects to Mandela
"It was very sad. I took a moment." John Key and the NZ delegation have paid their respects to Nelson Mandela as he lay in state in Pretoria.
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Serendipitous superstar sit-down
On a sombre day when he viewed Nelson Mandela's body lying in state, Dr Pita Sharples also had an encounter with two superstars.
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Opinion
Claire Trevett's 2013 political awards
The parliamentary year ended yesterday, and so it is time for the school prizegiving, writes Claire Trevett. For the middle year of a second-term Government, it was…
1CommentsMystery surrounds trade deal talks
So should we look on the TPP with hope or dread? Impossible to say until we know what "it" is, writes Brian Fallow. It doesn't help that these meetings are conducted…
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School honours lost student
A 17-year-old boy killed this week on a Hastings orchard was a bright, ambitious kid with it "all in front of him" just…
Police look at sharing cricket info
NZ police have held talks with the International Cricket Council to sign a formal information-sharing agreement before the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Confidence among KiwiSavers is growing with 50 percent of those surveyed now believing they will get to where they want…
Vector loses Com Com challenge
An attempt Monopoly network Vector to overturn the way the Commerce Commission sets prices for its services has failed in almost all respects.
Govt report on Chorus due today
A full report on how internet price cuts will affect Chorus' ability to complete its leg of the ultra-fast broadband scheme is due to be delivered to the Govt this afternoon…
Holden stops production in Australia
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Tech Universe: Thursday 12 December
UPHILL'S A BREEZE: Skiers and snowboarders like to slide down mountains, and often aren't excited by the need to use a chairlift…
Web users caught up in ransom scam
Some NZ computer users have paid $500 ransom demands after finding their machines encrypted and a ransom note demanding cash.
Diner e-guide gets taste for NZ
Online restaurant guide Zomato is ramping up its growth in NZ as it goes head-to-head with more established competitors such as MenuMania, Localist and Yelp.
Anger at iPad baby bouncer
A new baby bouncer complete with iPad holder which has gone on sale is a sign of the drive to market digital products at younger children, an educational expert says…
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John Armstrong: Seasonal spirit ferments in House
Bah humbug! What would Scrooge have made of Green MP Denise Roche's solo rendition of O Come All Ye Faithful in Parliament…
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He may have appeared as a guest on a primetime TV chatshow, but Prime Minister John Key's still an unknown to some in the United States.
Door open for more paid parental leave
An extra 12 weeks of paid parental leave could be back on the cards after the Government appeared to reconsider its position.
From back office to front bench
Should Chris McKenzie retain co-leader Tariana Turia's Te Tai Hauauru seat, he will become the latest in an increasingly long line of those who have made the leap from…
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Cricket: Taylor strikes rich vein
Ross Taylor last night demurred at the suggestion he may be in the prime batting form of his life. In which case he's a…
Soccer: Late goal denies Auckland City
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Cricket: Windies pay the price for sloppy fielding
You wonder what sort of card players the West Indies would be; yesterday they badly missed a trick and it haunted them throughout the day at the Basin Reserve.
Cricket: England need new plan to withstand Johnson's thunderbolts
There will be two centurions in Perth tomorrow with Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke playing their 100th test.
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