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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Games: Boyle wins 400m freestyle gold
Lauren Boyle won gold in the 400m freestyle this morning, posting a Commonwealth Games record time in the process.
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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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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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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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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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Iwi probes $20m trust account gap
A $20 million hole in the accounts of the central North Island iwi has raised questions about the way settlement money was used.
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Games: Teens take mountain bike 1-2
New Zealand have recorded an extraordinary one-two in the men's mountain bike race, with Anton Cooper leading home Sam Gaze to take the top two spots on the podium.
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Actor distances himself from Mana
The Dark Horse actor Cliff Curtis was a no-show at one of the Mana Party's campaign events yesterday and says his "supposed attendance" had been misconstrued.
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Luxury oil summit was an 'investment'
Energy Minister Simon Bridges is defending a $240,000 bill for taxpayers to wine and dine 11 oil executives during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Lower drink-drive limit likely to pass
One of the National-led Govt's final acts in Parliament this term will be to lower the legal drink-driving limit, which means motorists will face stricter rules before…
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Visa move baits hook for top acts
Kiwi music lovers could be in for more big name international acts under new visa laws due to come into force in November, a tourism body says.
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Southern Alps snow, ice vanishing
A third of the permanent snow and ice on the Southern Alps has vanished in less than four decades, according to an analysis of aerial surveys.
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