Diplomat email left unseen
An email to Murray McCully's office about former Malaysian diplomat Muhammed Rizalman bin Ismail invoking diplomatic immunity remained unopened for weeks.
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Huge film studio goes up in flames
Sixty fire fighters attended an out of control blaze which tore through one of the biggest film studios in the country last night.
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Fitness trainer dies while out running
A popular gym instructor and trainer has died after collapsing while out running with his children.
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Glasgow: While you were sleeping, day 7
A quick bite of the best of the action from day seven at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Frustrated Thomases 'feel cheated'
"Stinkin' bastards," says Des Thomas, leafing through the police report into the murders that have consumed his family's life for 44 years.
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NZ makes plans for ebola outbreak
New Zealand health experts are making contingency plans to manage the ebola virus in case the deadly disease arrives from West Africa.
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Fugitive fired bullets during cop chase
An armed man allegedly fired shots and attempted to carjack three cars before being arrested in Tauranga last night.
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Israeli attack hits UN school - 15 dead
The Israeli military has declared a limited four-hour humanitarian ceasefire in some parts of Gaza after overnight shelling on a UN school killed 15 people.
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Mailbox zone scam is costly for school
Adecile 10 Auckland school considered criminal charges after it uncovered a scam it says enabled out-of-zone families to fraudulently enrol children.
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Warmer days numbered as front arrives
Aucklanders should enjoy the warm weather while it lasts, as today is the MetService's pick of the week before a front arrives.
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Report clears my family's name
The only child of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe says crucial mistakes and missed opportunities made by police mean her parents' murders may never be solved.
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Who made this year's NBR rich list?
There are some old faces and some newbies on this year's NBR rich list - the combined wealth of which passes $50 billion for the first time.
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Labour would axe Hobbit laws
Labour wants to repeal the law changes that were ceded to Warner Bros over The Hobbit films, a move which the Govt says would cripple the $3b screen industry.
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