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Daughter pleased grandparents cleared
Rochelle Crewe says she's pleased her aunt and grandparents have been cleared over the deaths of her parents.
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Novopay takeover plan
Senior Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed a Government owned company will take over management of the troubled Novopay teachers' pay system.
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Teen denies killing boyfriend after row
The High Court hears a Whangarei teen stabbed her boyfriend in the heart after he smashed her phone and they'd argued over access to Facebook.
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Threat to sue over MH17 'dead' claim
Parents of an MH17 passenger are threatening to sue anyone who suggests, without evidence, that their daughter is dead.
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MP slams 'thuggish, ignorant' vandals
MP Michael Woodhouse slams the defacing of electoral billboards as "a thuggish and ignorant act of vandalism", as opponents boast online about other signs to tag.
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Games: While you were sleeping, day 6
A quick bite of the best of the action from day six at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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Les Mills tells members what to wear
Members of a Les Mills gym have been told they can only wear certain brands of clothing if they plan to stand near the front of some fitness classes, because they were…
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Auckland schools tackle zone cheats
Students are being kicked out of some of Auckland's most sought-after schools after officials ruled they were not genuinely living within zone.
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Max Mosley sues Google over his orgy
Former motorsport boss Max Mosley may serve an injunction on Google over the continued publication of images of him taken at an orgy.
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Inside the stranding of Flight NZ09
The 227 passengers who boarded Air New Zealand Flight 09 in Honolulu on a balmy Saturday night were expecting to land in Auckland about nine hours later.
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Girl struck by plane dies from injuries
A 9-year-old girl who was struck by a plane that crash-landed on a beach while she vacationed with her family has died from her injuries.
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Gloriavale ex-members tell of exodus
The high number of babies being born in a reclusive Christian community on the West Coast is likely to offset any exodus, says someone who left.
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Cunliffe: It's just 'Winston being Winston'
Labour leader David Cunliffe said he isn't concerned by Winston Peters' comments that he wouldn't work with the Mana Party.
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Murder guilty plea over fiery death
A woman has pleaded guilty to murdering South Auckland man Peter Dixon, who was found dead in his Manurewa home after it caught fire in February 2012.
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Herald reporters David Leggat and Kris Shannon, who are covering the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, answer three questions…
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