Comments bite SPCA boss
The executive director of SPCA Auckland has stood by his comments that ethnicity plays a part in the high number of dog attack convictions in South Auckland.
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Harbour Bridge shut after K'Rd shooting
Auckland's Harbour Bridge was briefly closed last night after a car being chased by police following an alleged K'Rd shooting crashed and a man fled on foot.
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Drug mule granny's execution fears
'If I sign the letter, am I signing my own death warrant?' A British grandmother fears she may face the firing squad in Bail within weeks.
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How did one train trip spark 21 fires?
'We thought we had it covered'. An investigation has been launched into what caused a steam train to start 21 fires south of Oamaru.
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'In my mind, one child is good enough'
So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?
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US: 40 years in jail an error - judges
'The wrong man is in prison.' With that judgement, a 70-year-old was released from prison for the murders of a mother and daughter, 40 years earlier.
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The Warehouse held up at gunpoint
Police in Waitakere are investigating after The Warehouse in Henderson was held up at gunpoint early this morning.
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Property magazine targets Chinese
A big marketing drive is on to draw more Chinese people to NZ real estate and the businesswoman behind it expects a huge upswing in investment.
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Rare surgery fixes toddler's jaw
Every morning, Angela Bhandari's surgeon used a special screwdriver to unscrew her jaw a little bit.
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Mast saved yachtie after he hit rocks
A veteran yachtsman spent two cold, wet hours perched on the mast of his heritage yacht after it hit rocks and sank in the middle of the night.
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Praise clashes with Saudi princesses' tale
Late Saudi King Abdullah was hailed as "a strong advocate for women" - so why are four of his daughters reportedly under house arrest?
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A young man is dead and another is in custody following a violent incident in Whangarei last night.
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The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest in more than three years as investors sold euro and bought US dollars, weakening…
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The Government's operating deficit was smaller than expected in the first five months of the financial year as a clampdown on expenditure managed to offset a shortfall…
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A tumble of blue-chip stock shares on Saturday failed to erase another week of gains for Wall Street.
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Clashes between protesters and security forces left at least 14 people dead overnight, the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 revolt…
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Isis confirms death of Japanese hostage
The Islamic State group confirmed today its militants have executed Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese it has been holding hostage
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Labour leader Andrew Little and Prime Minister John Key are gearing up for their state of the nation speeches on Wednesday…
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Foreign Minister Murray McCully is to travel to Jordan to discuss the crisis in Syria and the on-going threat of the Islamic State terror group.
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The RMA Knights who say no have been a shadowy tribe until now and it's been hard to pin much damage to the economy on them, writes Bernard Hickey.
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Laneway Festival ready to rock
Today's fifth Laneway Festival in New Zealand is a sell-out.
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Last weekend we had a spectre haunting our roads: a highway vigilante. He was nameless, known only by his actions.
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World Cup good for emerging Afghanistan
Afghanistan came from nowhere to qualify for the World Cup. In their case that might be more than a pat phrase.
