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Second death in shooting

The wife of a man shot and killed during a domestic incident in Fairburn has died in hospital this morning, reports say.

Loan wars: Banks offer gifts galore

Flat-screen TVs, cash for groceries and even iPads - banks are competing to offer more attractive prizes to sweeten home loan deals as higher interest rates are forecast…

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Rudman: Bus commuters left in the dark

It's bad enough being sat inside a stuffy, often crowded, opaque-windowed tube, when you know the way home, as it were, blind-folded, writes Brian Rudman.

MP's bill step in the right direction

Sue Moroney's bill puts balance back into privacy law, writes Gehan Gunasekara. It is to be hoped the Government will embark on more comprehensive reform of its own.

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Stop the spin, residents tell council

A public meeting of about 500 people has told the Auckland Council to rethink its intensification plans for the city, start listening to communities and stop spinning…

Business

Investor morale jumps

Against a backdrop of rising share prices and a booming Auckland housing market, investor confidence reached its highest…

Shell applies squeeze in gas hunt

Shell says its campaign to squeeze untapped gas from the Maui field is meeting expectations as it casts it net to far flung parts of New Zealand's exclusive economic…

Technology

Tech Universe: Monday 20 May

AIR DROP: SheerWind's Invelox wind energy generators capture the breeze from high above ground and funnel the wind down…

Telecom stays mum on online TV plans

Telecom is keeping its powder dry on its plans for internet television and revealed little about what entertainment services could be in the pipeline during its strategy…

World

Al-Qaeda exploits oilfields

Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing is financing its activities by selling oil from the fields that once helped to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Sport

Losing Black Caps bowled out for 68

New Zealand's innings disintegrated for 68 in one hour and 54 minutes, losing the first Test against England at Lord's by 170 runs after being set 239 for victory.

Politics

Stars get behind Kiwi Bid

Kiwi sports stars have thrown their support behind a new campaign to protect what they say is a major threat to New Zealand beaches.

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