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Residents at the top of the North Island are starting to feel ex tropical Cyclone Lusi sting.
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Push to give price power to the people
Giving consumers the tools to make sure they are getting the best deal on power will prevent more rounds of finger-pointing over who's to blame for price rises, experts…
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Changing companies just like flicking the switch
Severe weather warning for Auckland
The dark side of being online
The online chat starts when a man writes "heya" to 13-year-old Katie. Questions like "where u from?" and "what sites do you use?" gradually progress to blushing emoticons…
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Wanted: ideas
There are three things New Zealand's growing pool of mega-wealthy can do with their money, says Chris Liddell, the corporate high-flyer. "You can give it all to your…
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Collins set up milk talk with PM
Justice Minister Judith Collins arranged a meeting between a supplier to her husband's milk supply company and the Prime Minister.
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Insurance timebomb
Hundreds of thousands of home owners could be under-insured and would not be able to have their houses rebuilt to current values after a disaster.
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Rival theories on flight's disappearance
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has generated dozens of theories on where it is now, from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.
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Coach quits over missing funds
Cricket coach Vaughn Johnson has resigned from Otago Cricket after failing to repay a large amount of money.
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Gran has thumb on pulse of Gen X, Y
Octogenarian Elizabeth Ruffell is in the vanguard of older New Zealanders for whom texting and the internet is overtaking face-to-face contact with family and friends…
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China likes our milk at $23 a bottle
At $23 for a two-litre bottle of milk, the Shanghai supermarket price of Oravida's prize export is well beyond what any Kiwi could expect to pay at the local dairy.
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Sombre air at usually happy arrival hall
Where airports are concerned, the arrival hall is usually its "happy place" - where loved ones are reunited and holiday makers begin new travel adventures.
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Curve will catch plenty of TV fans
It has been hyped for the past year and now the latest television technology - set to turn any suburban living room into a mini Imax theatre - is available in New Zealand…
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Doctor battles stroke's cruel blow
Joanne Scott had it all. A loving husband, a healthy 1-year-old son, and a successful career as a brilliant young doctor.
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Cancer patient to regrow lost breast
Pauline Boyd wants to grow a new breast. This might sound unlikely, but with a technique pioneered by a world-renowned surgeon, the Whangarei breast cancer survivor…
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Opinion
Editorial: Greens' school transport idea makes sense
No Auckland motorist needs to be told how much parents taking their children to and from school contributes to traffic congestion. As much is underlined during school…
John Armstrong: Collins' shock blunder puts her offside with mates
Excuse me, but isn't Judith Collins the Minister of Justice? Doesn't holding that portfolio make it even more incumbent on her to follow the rules in the Cabinet Manual…
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National
One dead following Kaimai crash
A person is dead after a crash between a car and a truck on the Kaimai Ranges overnight. The incident happened on State…
Bus driver robbed in Hutt Valley
A bus driver was robbed of her cash box by a passenger in the Hutt Valley last night.
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Business
Diana Clement: Plan now or pinch pennies later
Who hasn't heard the Beatles song When I'm Sixty-Four? When Paul McCartney and John Lennon penned this ditty in their youth…
Mary Holm: Risks of family property deals
I'm a 61-year-old single woman who is trying to work out how to have some cash when I retire.
All eyes on first China domestic bond default
China is about to face its own Bear Stearns moment, when the market started to seriously reassess subprime debt risk after the US lender was bailed out in 2008.
Brian Gaynor: KiwiSavers paying high price for caution
The latest Reserve Bank managed fund statistics reinforce two important features of our investment markets.
World
Two convicted in gruesome plot case
A retired New York high school librarian and a New Jersey auto mechanic were convicted of scheming to carry out gruesome…
Aid teams struggling to fill gaps in hot-spots
Humanitarian workers are scrambling to fill a void left by the collapse of governments in three of the world's hot-spots amid an unprecedented demand for help in the…
Theories on what happened to flight MH370
Missing plane in Indian Ocean
Technology
The web we want
Labour leader David Cunliffe failed to get any traction in local media this week with his promise of a digital bill of rights…
A new way to make decisions
Some people are terrible at making decisions. I take forever to choose which ice cream I want at the dairy, and every day I um and ah over what to have for lunch. Making…
Satellite firm enlists help to find Jet
VideoA Colorado company says over one million people have scanned its satellite images for clues to the fate of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared Saturday. DigitalGlobe…
Inspiration from out of Africa
The story Leon Toorenburg likes to tell about the inspiration for ikeGPS features a hungry lion. The company's founder and chief executive spent the late 90s in East…
Politics
Shrugging off her 'week from hell'
Prime Minister John Key does not think Judith Collins' dreadful week in politics will affect her long-term ambition to lead…
Foreign investment shake-up in Labour's plan for future
Labour is promising a shake-up of foreign investment in New Zealand if elected, which would include chasing job-creating and high-tech firms but blocking investments…
Botulism scare 'made us wiser'
China's new ambassador to New Zealand believes that despite the pain caused by the Fonterra false botulism scare last August, it could have had a long-term benefit.
James Griffin: Richard Prebble
Richard Prebble stands in front of a mirror. The man he sees is not a relic from the past.
Sport
Frustrating fourth for Hall and Peters
New Zealand skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters had to settle for a frustrating pair of fourth place finishes at the Paralympics…
Champion Chiefs weather storm
The Chiefs remain unbeaten atop the New Zealand Conference and, if they can put together their whole package, that record will be hard to break.
Chris Rattue: Top rugby, shame about the crowds
The Chiefs aim to play rugby the way it is meant to be for those who like sport served sunny side up. So where are the crowds?
Rugby: Blues need to hit the ground running
The one constant for the Blues in their up-and-down season so far is their poor starts to games. Sir John Kirwan knows another error-ridden first quarter at Ellis Park…
Rugby
Rugby: Veteran skipper earns players' praise
Coming in to a professional rugby team can be a nerve-racking experience for a new player. The Hurricanes of old certainly…
Small Business
'Nice person' awarded $36K over sacking
A company which sacked its general manager because he did not fit in with the company, even though he was a "nice person"…
