Motel death: Police ID men
Homicide investigators say they have identified men seen in video footage leaving an Auckland motel where Ihaia Gillman-Harris was attacked.
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Top auction a 'marriage-destroyer'
An answering machine dubbed the "Marriage Destroyer" was the most-viewed item on Trade Me this year, ahead of Lorde lyrics and a "horrible" Michael Laws painting.
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Three climbers missing on Mount Cook
Atrocious weather conditions have thwarted attempts to find three men missing on the country's highest mountain.
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'It came out of the deep and took him'
New Zealand surfer watches in horror as his friend is dragged under the water by a great white shark off a Californian beach.
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Schumacher starting to recognise family
One year on from the skiing accident that left him in a coma, former F1 world champion Michael Schumacher has started to recognise his family, according to reports.
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Boating death: 'An awesome dad'
One of the men who died while crossing the Manukau Bar yesterday has been described as "an awesome husband, dad and grandad" by his family.
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AirAsia pilot's climb request denied
Warship sent to take oil sample as air traffic control chief reveals pilot's request came just minutes before plane disappeared.
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How not to transport a horse
Police in Northland are due to speak to the driver of a small truck seen carrying a horse on the back of its cab on the open road in Kaitaia.
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Cop dives into sea to catch man
An Auckland police constable stripped off his police uniform and dove into the sea to apprehend a man making off in a stolen row boat yesterday.
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Unarmed man shot at close range
The autopsy report for an unarmed black man who was killed by Los Angeles police officers shows he was shot in the back at close range.
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Hero pilot lands faulty jumbo jet
Pilot of Virgin transatlantic flight forced to perform an emergency landing on broken landing gear.
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Just who are the Mundys?
Mystery for coastal post shop after it receives letter containing a Christmas card and a family photo but addressed only to "granny".
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Best of 2014: Fierce Gate Pa haka
Catch up with some of the Herald's best videos of 2014: Gate Pa hill has this afternoon virtually been transported to a…
Man killed in Boxing Day crash named
Police have released the name of a man who died in a head-on collision on Boxing Day. He was Kevin Francis Keane of Timaru. Mr Keane, 71, was driving a rental car…
Rare chicks take flight in second release
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Business
NZ dollar drops 5 per cent in 2014
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 5 per cent decline against the greenback in 2014, in a year which saw the currency…
NZ sharemarket welcomes 16 new companies in 2014
The New Zealand stock market welcomed 16 companies to the bourse in 2014, raising $8.3 billion in equity capital and trumping a 2013 year that had been the busiest for…
Dollar's rise helps redress Oz imbalance
For New Zealanders interested in investing in Australia, 2015 looks set to provide a golden opportunity.
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The extraordinary strength of the New Zealand dollar against the aussie wasn't the main reason why Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund decided to buy RetireAustralia…
World
Two men open fire on LA police car
Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured…
US protests: Walk with sense of purpose
Missing AirAsia plane: NZ sends help
New Zealand has sent a military aircraft to help in the search for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. It comes after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) yesterday…
Spy files: 'Never engage in a pissing match with a skunk'
Lightning kills four in Brazil
Politics
Greece fails to elect new president
Greece will face a snap general election next month after MPs failed to elect a president in the final round of voting yesterday…
War ends but the battle goes on
The war is officially over, victory secured. And Afghanistan, once again, has been rebuilt. But for many, life in the restive provinces is much as it ever was.
Rocky times ahead as oil prices crash
The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and dominate play - Opec, Vladimir Putin or US shale…
$37b stimulus aims to revive Japan's economy
Japan's Cabinet approved 3.5 trillion yen ($37.45 billion) in fresh stimulus for the ailing economy at the weekend, pledging to get growth back on track and restore…
Life & Style
Lizzie Stark: Was my mastectomy a betrayal of feminism?
Until I had doctors remove my breasts and rebuild them again, I was a feminist who never saw herself as particularly feminine…
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Too much red meat causes cancer as the body rejects 'foreign invader'
Red meat has been linked to cancer for decades, with research suggesting that eating large amounts of beef, lamb or pork raises the risk of deadly tumours. But for…
Dealing with the self-absorbed
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Best of 2014: The 93 year old winner
Catch up with the best NZ Herald videos of the past year. At 93 years of age harness racing trainer Bill Darrah is still…
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Fatal crash in Canterbury's Greta Valley
A 61-year-old woman was killed in a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1 at Greta Valley, between Amberley and Kaikoura, in Canterbury.
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The Big Read: Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl has unveiled his most ambitious Foo Fighters project yet, a multi-media musical road trip across the US. But…
TimeOut's best movies, games, TV and albums of 2014
The year's most pirated films
A film about a corrupt Wall Street stockbroker and an animated Disney movie were the two most pirated films of 2014.
Clarkson pokes fun at racism row
Hollywood's big 2014 scandals
Travel
Arizona: Into the beautiful west
A visit to the USA's famous Monument Valley is an awe-inspiring experience, writes Ellen Creager.
USA: Deserts of Arizona and New Mexico
Sweden: Worlds collide on the Arctic's doorstep
Swedish Lapland is a wonderland in winter, when traditional activities belie its modern role as an up-and-coming hub of international communication.
Caribbean: Tuning out in the Grenadines
Horses for courses in Cambridge
Opinion
David Leggat: Savour squad's success in ultimate format
Win or lose against Sri Lanka in Wellington next week, it won't alter the fact New Zealand have been unbeaten in their last…
David Leggat: NZ eye another test victory but it's not in the bag yet
Sport: The good, bad & bizarre
Discounting a bronze medal at the World Club Champs, the pinnacle of achievement in New Zealand football is to be cited in the highly coveted Herald Annual Awards.
Cartoon: The search for Flight QZ8501
Editorial: Govt comes out on top in colourful year
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Top matches of 2014 - 4) Black Caps v India
The Herald counts down the greatest sporting encounters of the year. Eden Park, 6-10 March, 2014 This was a test that…
Cricket: Rogers, Marsh help Aussies build daunting lead
Black Caps sitting on six not out
The hits keep coming for this New Zealand team as it pushes through previous performance barriers in fine style.
