Courts stick with legal aid
The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling it unlawful.
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Spirited Chiefs hold off Crusaders
A match worthy of a final and on this form there is every chance the Chiefs and Crusaders will meet again in the play-offs.
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Firefighters battle Queenstown blaze
Fire crews were this evening battling a fire in a four-storey building in Queenstown's main tourist strip.
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Peters: 'The SuperCity of sin'
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has again lashed out at growing Chinese influence, saying it is turning Auckland into "the Supercity of sin
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No inquiry into Solid Energy collapse
Auditor General Lyn Provost says she will not carry out an inquiry into what led Solid Energy to the brink of collapse this year.
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Highway bridge collapses into US river
A major highway bridge in the US has collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, but with no reported deaths.
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Pharmacist jailed for illegal prescriptions
A pharmacist who was selling unapproved prescription medicines for male erectile dysfunction has been sentenced to four-and-a-half months in prison.
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Police create and fire 3D-printed guns
New South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed in a press conference today.
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Judge to be posthumously knighted
Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died on Tuesday, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, the Governor-General has revealed.
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Is the media dominating Parliament?
More and more candidates for Parliament are coming from a media background, leading to the 'celebritisation' of elections, writes Bryce Edwards.
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'Appalling abuse' at care provider
Former prison inmates were among staff at an intellectual disability care provider where patients allegedly endured assaults and abuse, a report says.
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Weather experts predict polar blast
Winter looks set to arrive on schedule as weather experts predict a southerly polar blast to ice the country early next week.
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Software firm latest to signal NZX float
Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.
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Ali Williams ends ABs career
Williams retires from All Blacks
All Black lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.The 77-test veteran who made his debut in 2002 made the announcement with a video post…
45CommentsGregor Paul: Clinical Ali knew it was time
Timing hasn't previously been a strong point for Ali Williams, but his decision to retire from tests is indisputably perfect, writes Gregor Paul.
23CommentsOpinion
Border patrol's high green fence
China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at what this could mean for New Zealand and what we, as individuals…
16CommentsFans want to believe team in Warriors
Message to the Warriors, writes Richies Barnett. There's no doubt you don't go out to lose or you don't try but there's a perception you don't care as much as the fans…
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Spirited Chiefs hold off Crusaders
Owner of car found down bank comes forward
Powerful 8.0 earthquake strikes Russia
Sideline Champs: File your own live match report with Rate my Game
Sideline Champs: File your own live match report with Rate my Game
Tauranga dairy bows to public outcry over synthetic cannabis
Man killed, children injured after vehicle rolls
Waiheke Island named in top 10 South Pacific islands list
Waiheke Island named in top 10 South Pacific islands list
Firefighters battle Queenstown blaze
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National
Powerful 8.0 earthquake strikes Russia
A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow.Marina Kolomiyets…
Sideline Champs: File your own live match report with Rate my Game
We're up and running again this weekend with the new Rate my Game application, allowing you to write your own match report on your kids' Saturday morning sports games…
Tauranga dairy bows to public outcry over synthetic cannabis
A Tauranga dairy has bowed to public pressure and stopped selling synthetic cannabis.News of the decision came as Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne announced he…
Man killed, children injured after vehicle rolls
A man was killed and two children injured when the vehicle they were in rolled several times into a paddock north of Christchurch this afternoon.Police said the occupants…
Business
ANZ cuts one-year fixed mortgage rate
ANZ Bank has today dropped in its one-year fixed mortgage rate by 24 basis points for borrowers with a minimum of 20 per…
$9m fraud: Seven charged
Two women and five men have been charged this morning over an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving over $9 million.
MRP shares went to just a few - Greens
The Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership…
Punakaiki Fund mulls $50m IPO
Lance Wiggs' Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand companies.
Technology
Vodafone shows off next-gen mobile broadband
Hard on the heels of launching a 4G service in parts of New Zealand, Vodafone and its technology partner Nokia Siemens Networks…
Snakk Media raises $6.5m in new funds
Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed share purchase plan and private placement…
NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for…
Tech Universe: Friday 24 May
HEALTH IN A BOX: We'd like to think that hospitals and medical clinics are places full of light and life-saving equipment. In many parts of the world though they are…
World
UK attack victim a model soldier
The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer…
Fatal attack in London
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Obama defends drone strikes
US President Barack Obama has defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving US counterterrorism policy.
Prince Charles in emergency landing
Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality
Sport
Live updates: Rain delays second test
Live updates of day one of the second test between the Black Caps and England at Lord's in London.Rain continues to fall…
Herald Cricket: Is Vettori test ready?
Video
As it happened: Chiefs v Crusaders
Watch a replay of all the action from tonight's Super Rugby match between the Chiefs and Crusaders from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.
Netball: Playoffs a chance for the Pulse
UFC: Hunt hits with the best
Politics
High Commissioner's weekly rent $7500
New Zealand's new High Commissioner in London has been put up in high-end accommodation in Kensington costing $7500 a week…
Mana candidate true man of the people
New Mana candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Te Hamua Nikora, says he is a different breed of politician who can engage young Maori with political issues and be a true man…
NZ meat hold-up in China continues
New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today…
Christie's mum 'disgusted' by Bail Act amendment delay
The mother of slain teenager Christie Marceau has appealed to Justice Minister Judith Collins expressing disgust over the length of time it has taken to amend the Bail…
Small Business
Book: The pitch that paid off
The story so farBorn in Hong Kong, Derek Handley moved to New Zealand as a teenager. After some youthful business ventures…
