New Zealand Herald

One of New Zealand's most notorious killers, William Bell, has been caught with a prison officer's stab-resistant vest in his maximum security jail cell.

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A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of the Waikato River.

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Foreign workers are being targeted for more than 500 visual-effects jobs for the production of the next mega-movie in The Hobbit series.Wellington-based special-effects…

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Griffin Nichol used to be a woman who sang soprano in the New Zealand Youth Choir. Now, he's back in the choir as a man with a powerful tenor voice.

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The Government might look at merging the boards of small neighbouring schools that struggled to get enough suitable candidates for this week's nationwide board of trustee…

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Softball great Eddie Kohlhase was punched on the sideline of an Auckland schools rugby match last weekend, the latest in a line of shameful incidents officials are trying…

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Patients in closed mental health wards at Waitemata District Health Board are allowed out for cigarettes as a reward for good behaviour, a patient alleges.

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Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin are seeking $7 million plus costs from a man who criticised them after the collapse of Hanover Finance.

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National Party members are pushing for a new "waka-jumping" law to force rogue list MPs out of Parliament.

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The question was whether the Chiefs can get better. The answer from coach Dave Rennie was a definitive yes. And it wasn't just the usual bluster coaches feel compelled…

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Wet-weather footy, real rugby where the age-old tenets of ball security, discipline, defence and territory held true.

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If Sanzar fine Sir Graham Henry for misconduct, they'll make a proper ass of themselves.

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