House pops up on beach
An Auckland couple were amazed to be told by their lawnmowing man that a house had appeared on their vacant beach section without their knowledge.
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Leading Headlines
68-year-old caught in P scam
A 68-year-old man has been caught with $1.5 million of methamphetamine in his luggage after being tricked by Nigerian internet scammers.
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Len Brown silent on hotel bills
Auckland Mayor Len Brown will not say if he has received free hotel rooms as pressure mounts on him to come clean on overnight stays in the city.
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Restaurant target in drugs case
A yum cha restaurant in downtown Auckland was allegedly used as a cover for a drug running enterprise.
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High-end house prices surging
House prices in Auckland's blue-ribbon suburbs are rising fast, latest Real Estate Institute figures show.
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Inside the mind of Colin Craig
Colin Craig thinks that his days of being typecast as "whacky" are numbered.
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Safety catch on way for fake guns
You can buy real-looking guns for just a fistful of dollars at a $2 shop.
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Signer blames schizophrenic attack
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's funeral said last night that a schizophrenic episode was to blame for him gesticulating nonsense during the entire…
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Steroid testing for forces urged
Testing for anabolic steroid use should be considered by the NZ Defence and Police forces, a coroner has recommended following an inquest.
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Lydia Ko, Golfer
With a shrug of the shoulders and the words "Okay, I'll do it", teenage golfing phenomenon Lydia Ko announced she would be joining the ranks of women's professional…
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New Zealander of the Year
Jamie Curry - teen internet sensation
Her social media followings outnumber NZ's population by 2 million, and she hasn't even finished high school.
Hannah O'Neill - Pirouetting to Paris
Most Kiwis have probably not heard of Hannah O'Neill. The 20-year-old is one of the brightest young stars in the ballet world, who also happens to be a Kiwi.
Opinion
Cartoon: Pike River
Have you decided on your 2014 vote?
With the 2013 parliamentary year ending yesterday - the focus will soon be upon the build-up to 2014 election. Do you know which party you will be voting for in 2014?…
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Quizzes
Herald daily quiz: December 13
National
NZ should hang its head in shame: writer
Author Rebecca Macfie, whose book Tragedy at Pike River Mine looked at why the West Coast disaster happened, said she was…
Charges dropped against ex-Pike River boss Peter Whittall
Taxi standoff resolved
The standoff between a group of taxi drivers and Auckland Airport has been resolved with both sides agreeing to make some concessions. Protest action had threatened…
The Insider: Miner's smokescreen
Conservatives would seek anti-smacking repeal
Business
Retailer blasts tax 'failure'
The New Zealand Retailers Association has reiterated its call for GST to be applied to all online purchases after the boss…
Experts add to interest pressures
Export commodity prices have joined the housing market and the exchange rate in the front row of drivers of the interest rate outlook. "How much and how quickly interest…
Synlait enjoys standout year
Just as Synlait Milk chief John Penno was preparing to list the company on the NZX in June, Holland's FrieslandCampina swooped in to pick up 7.5% of the Rakaia-based…
Investor group praises Kiwi deal
Shareholders Association chairman John Hawkins yesterday praised those involved in a successful $70.6 million deal to internalise Kiwi Income Property Trust's management…
World
Scientology recognised as religion
Scientology has been recognised officially as a "religion" in Britain after the country's highest court swept aside 158…
Behind the secrets of Scientology (+pix)
'Cowboy' shark hunters worry young victim's mum
The mother of a young surfer mauled to death by a great white shark has called for a legal challenge to the West Australian Government's controversial new "bait and…
Outpouring of grief
Protests as Indian ruling struck down
Technology
New frustration for Yahoo Xtra users
Yahoo Xtra customers are again pulling their hair out as email services are disrupted once more.
Traveller stripped of tech gear
A backpacker coming home for Christmas had every bit of electronic equipment stripped from him at the airport.
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 or rope tow to be hauled up again. The…
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.
Politics
MFAT leak: 'Person Z' hits back
The Ministry of Justice's deputy-secretary has outed himself as one of two former top MFAT managers fingered by an investigation…
No further compensation for injured brothers
Two brothers who were badly injured in Defence Force exercises will not get further compensation from Government, Defence Force Minister Jonathan Coleman revealed this…
PM's office distances itself from party photographer
Prime Minister John Key's office has distanced itself from a staffer who sent photographs to controversial website Whaleoil. The website published photographs today…
Australian gay marriage law overturned
Australia's top court has thrown out a law allowing the country's first gay marriages. More than two dozen same-sex newlyweds will see their marriages annulled.
Sport
Cricket: Field mashal Watling in command
New Zealand took charge of the second cricket test in a strong final session at the Basin Reserve, but the platform was…
Cricket: Ambitious Ryder sets stage for another first-class onslaught
Only a downpour prevented Jesse Ryder from yesterday adding to the deluge of runs he has scored this summer in search of an international return.
Cricket: Frustration but no panic as Windies look for positives to feed on
There's a determined chin-up attitude in the West Indies camp, and put much of that down to proceedings over the last two days in Dunedin a week ago. Facing a hefty…
Cricket: Taylor is gaining but Crowe supreme
When Ross Taylor became holder of NZ's best test average - of those whose careers had some duration to them - it raised one of those talking points so beloved of cricket…
Small Business
Small Business: App creators - Bill Wallace
Bill Wallace, co-owner of Wallace Cotton, a homewares brand which includes bed, bath and kitchen linen, homewares, furniture…
