EPL rights deal today
Details of the new English Premier League rights holder will be made public this afternoon, after Sky TV was outbid.
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Leading Headlines
Greens ditch money policy
The Green Party has abandoned its policy of quantitative easing - otherwise known as printing money - after almost a year of punishing backlash from political opponents…
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Greens' money plan 'wacky' - Key
Do the Greens have the right economic plan for NZ?
Internet troll's sentencing adjourned
Tristan Barker - whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged with assault.
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Restaurant's $4 an hour wage claim
An Auckland restaurant chain alleged to have paid workers less than $4 an hour has been taken to the Employment Relations Authority.
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'Nothing worse than a kid with a firearm'
Teenagers as young as 14 are arming themselves with air pistols to rob dairies and service stations around Christchurch - a trend that worries police.
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Lundy appeal: Virus affected computer
A forensic computer expert says a virus, not tampering by Mark Lundy, caused files on the family's computer to be out of order.
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Fierce weather on the way
A storm set to blast much of the country over the next three days with wind, waves, hail and snow was born from an unusual and powerful mix of weather systems.
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Concern over high school 'babe' page
The principals of two Dunedin high schools are worried the latest "babe of the day'' Facebook page could put pupils at risk from sexual predators.
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Pair plead 'not guilty' to Prasad murder
Two men charged with pouring petrol on a man and setting him alight have pleaded not guilty.
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Tweet this: Burqini's in the dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary has now included the social networking term 'tweet', as technology continues to change the way we speak.
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MP confirms tilt at mayoralty
Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has confirmed she'll run for the Christchurch mayoralty.
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Aussies snap up our homes
Australians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.
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Opinion
Reserve Bank house plan misses point
The Reserve Bank has announced it will lift the ratio of deposits to loans in order to take the heat out of the housing market, writes Gareth Morgan.
26CommentsNew NZ boat people policy 'disastrous'
NZ has just passed a law that mirrors what is probably the most disastrous Australian policy failure of the past 20 years, writes Tracey Barnett. Mandatory detention…
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Samuel L Jackson: Men need to speak up about health issues
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EPL rights deal today
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EPL rights deal today
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Bar stumbles on high-heel rule
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Current account gap narrows on dairy, tourism spend
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'Nothing worse than a kid with a firearm'
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Kia ora: Paihia
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Canada: If you go down to the woods
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Ponsonby oil spill causes traffic trouble
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Strong month for rural property sales (+graphic)
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National
What's done is done, says Dunne
United Future leader Peter Dunne says all is well in his home life as he faces the Electoral Commission today over funding…
Meal evidence 'misleading'
A forensic pathology expert describes using stomach contents to estimate the time of death for Christine and Amber Lundy as "so unreliable".
Staffer coping well after bank siege
A bank staffer threatened with a gun during a five-hour siege at an Auckland bank returned to work yesterday and was coping well after her ordeal.
Leak suspect's position revealed
The public servant suspected of embarrassing the Government by leaking sensitive documents about staff cuts to the Opposition last year is a 'clerical assistant'.
World
Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal
Italy's high court has harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate…
Poland, Germany probe Nazi-led unit commander
Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said today that they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence…
NSA boss details foiled terror plots
US, Taliban to begin talks
Business
Current account gap narrows on dairy, tourism spend
New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose…
Sheppard plans 25 witnesses in defamation case
Shareholders' Association founder Bruce Sheppard plans to call 25 witnesses defending the defamation case brought against him by Hanover Finance's Mark Hotchin and Eric…
Fast handover tipped for MediaWorks
KordaMentha, the receivers for MediaWorks, could hand over control to a new firm by the end of next month, according to insiders.
Dairy prices halt slide, up 1.1pc (+graphic)
Prices of dairy products rose in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, snapping three straight declines as prices rose for skim and whole milk powder.The GDT-TWI…
Technology
Tech Universe: Wednesday 19 June
IN CHARGE IN THE CHAIR: iPortal from Kiwi company Dynamic Controls lets those who use a powered wheelchair connect up their…
Lasers find Angkor Wat secrets
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.
$165m BNZ facility boost for 2degrees
2 degrees has negotiated a $165 million credit facility from the Bank of New Zealand and is immediately handing over $120 million to clear a debt owed.
Tech boss off on his own challenge
Technology boss Greg Cross should have been at the launch of the University of Auckland Entrepreneurs' Challenge last night.
Sport
Origin the priority ahead of Lions test
Wynne Gray arrives in Brisbane for the first Lions test where the State of Origin is the talk of the city.
All Blacks: Eyes on Midfield
All Black coach Steve Hansen is not one to throw his weight around - not these days anyway.
The most iconic All Blacks images
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Politics
State house tenants heckle Smith
Calls of "shame" greeted Housing Minister Nick Smith when he arrived in Glen Innes to launch a redevelopment plan for the…
Maori Party spells out balance of power
Na Raihania joked that he could help John Key with his literacy if he wins the Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection.
Council members meet to discuss building heights
Auckland Council members meet today on the thorny issue of building heights in town centres.
NZ First vote will decide fate of controversial strike bill
The fate of a controversial bill before Parliament overturning a ban on bosses hiring temporary staff during a strike now rests in the hands of New Zealand First.
