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'Prepare for power cuts'
Cyclone Lusi will bring gale-force winds, lashings of rain and probably power cuts, MetService and Vector warn.
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So if it wasn't hijacked - where is it?
The Indian Ocean may become the latest area searched in the hunt for a missing plane, after 'new information' came to light, according to the White House.
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Apples, pears Hepatitis A warning
Apples and pears on sale across the country could have been contaminated with Hepatitis A, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
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Teen's mum calls killer 'perverted soul'
Slain teen Daniel Morcombe's heartbroken parents triumphantly stared down "evil, unhuman" killer Brett Peter Cowan who chose the wrong family to tear apart.
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Is this the student flat from hell?
Partying during the filming of a carpet commercial inside a 'notorious' Dunedin student flat has outraged neighbours.
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Citizen Liu on assault counts
Herald exclusive: The businessman granted citizenship against official advice after a Govt minister lobbied on his behalf is facing domestic violence charges.
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Pregnant cafe worker awarded $13k
A cafe worker who had her pay cut when she was pregnant and was then not given regular shifts after having her baby has been awarded more than $13,000.
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Toby Manhire: You've got mail
JuCo milkastrophe, mollyhawks and Winston First -Toby Manhire has the inside word on emails leaking out of Parliament this week.
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Fewer workers stoned on the job
Fewer workers are being caught on drugs, despite workplace testing becoming more prevalent, latest figures show.
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'Trail of blood' seen in Pistorius home
The photos show blood on the stairs, blood spatter on walls and furniture, a cocked 9 mm pistol lying on a mat, a damaged metal panel and fallen wall tiles in the bathroom…
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Claim Diana leaked info on Charles
The late Princess Diana leaked a royal phone directory to the now defunct News of the World tabloid, its former royal editor has told Britain's phone-hacking trial.
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Benji will need to marshall his nerve
The dossier on the best use for Benji Marshall is expanding, writes Wynne Gray.
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Justin Marshall's Chalkboard: The Stormers' out-to-in defence
Justin Marshall explains the Stormers' effective use of the out-to-in defence and how the Chiefs will try and break it.
You say bossy, I say results person
I have always been a bit bossy. One of those women who like to tell people what to do, how to do it, how to hurry up and do it and do it myself when it isn't done fast…
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