Mayors' secret meeting
A rebel group of mayors is holding an exclusive meeting at a luxurious golf resort to organise a fight against new Super Cities.
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Fears for missing man
Police say they're concerned for the welfare of a man who was driving from Rotorua to Wellington but didn't arrive in the capital.
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Freak accident at logging site kills boy
The family of a 7-year-old boy who died in a freak accident at a logging site in Otago on Friday have been left 'devastated' by his death, police say. Emergency services…
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Motat boss quits
The deputy board chairman at Motat has resigned and 20 volunteers have walked out as troubles grow deeper at the country's largest transport museum.
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Schools quake fears
Work has begun on some of NZ's most historic school buildings as the Govt scrambles to work out by next month which are at high risk in an earthquake.
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Lone Ukrainian at Paralympics show
With a solitary Ukrainian athlete taking part in the opening ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
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Too many foreign students: Jones
Auckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential…
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Next frontier: 3D body parts?
It's been called the poor man's teleporter, based on the fictional Star Trek invention that beamed humans on to hostile planets and reassembled them, molecule by molecule…
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Walsh wins bronze at Indoor Champs
Young Kiwi thrower Tom Walsh has sensationally won bronze in the men's shotput at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
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Power firms wag fingers as costs soar
Households will be socked with power bill increases of as much as 24% next month and power firms and network operators are blaming each other over who is responsible…
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Insults to Maori taken off search engine
Google have changed their predictive search function to remove derogatory terms associated with Maori.
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Shades of Lomu in slick Li
Close your eyes and imagine a little. Take yourself back to the 1995 Rugby World Cup when a young Tongan thundered down the left wing for the All Blacks.
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Opinion
Armstrong: Putin 1, Western powers 0
Russia's President is deserving of respect - the kind you would show if you were in close proximity to a hissing cobra, writes John Armstrong.
Paul Thomas: Over heated and over here
It's the nature of satire and history that this decade's flight of fancy can be next decade's grim reality, writes Paul Thomas.
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Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says he is trying to "raise the standard of debate'' with his defamation claim against Greens co-leader Russel Norman.
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In Canterbury, the cockies are only half joking when they say they're into hydroponics. For dairy farmers, once they have…
Icelandic startup storms gaming world
A small startup has taken the gaming world by storm, finding success with its QuizUp trivia app and spurning offers to abandon its Iceland headquarters for California's…
China steps closer to market
China's Government has pledged to promote sustainable growth by opening state-dominated industries to private investment and making banks more market-oriented.
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Cancer patients find relief with LSD
Scientists have carried out the first controlled medical experiment in 40 years with the hallucinogenic drug LSD which they…
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Crimea is now part of Russia; a referendum to endorse the decision would take place within 10 days; the only legitimate forces here are those of Vladimir Putin.
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Is scrolling the future?
What's the future big thing in social media? Social media editor Paul Harper finds a group of Kiwis who think they've found…
Pat Pilcher: Sony announces the Z2
Sony's newest smartphone, The Z2, created bit of a stir at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, writes Pat Pilcher.
Mixed scorecard for NZ mobile prices
Popular plans cheaper than OECD average: regulator.
Silicon Valley boom bypasses poor
VideoSilicon Valley's economy is growing, with some of the highest incomes in the US and the largest share of high-wage jobs. But those gains have doubled housing costs over…
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Afghan's bid for asylum rejected
An Afghan who claimed he had been kidnapped and tortured by members of the Taliban after working as an interpreter for Kiwi…
Updating sex ed a must
In an ideal world, parents would teach their children respectful attitudes to sex. In reality, that is not always happening.
Nat's candidate for Whangarei selected
Dr Shane Reti will be the National Party's candidate in the safe Whangarei electorate at this year's general election.
Craig's defamation fund takes off
A mock fundraising campaign launched by Colin Craig to cover his defamation case against Russel Norman has collected $50,000 in less than a day.
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Matt Elliott thinks the Warriors should hire a private investigator to look into John Palavi's background.
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Coaches are normally judged on success but, in the case of Stacey Jones, it will come down to how many of his under-20 players graduate to the Warriors' NRL squad.
Rugby: Smith ruled out - but never say never
Wallaby living legend George Smith's management has all but ruled out another return to the Brumbies, with champion flanker David Pocock still no closer to learning…
Rugby: Confident Gatland backing his Wales veterans
There was no mistaking the street-fighter's relish in the voice of Wales head coach Warren Gatland as he questioned whether England would be worldly-wise enough to win…
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Wynne Gray: Six Nations providing special interest
The atmosphere at most Six Nations tests is special while the rugby consistently battles to reach those standards. This…
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Small business: Mentoring - Aaron Calman and Yvonne Treen
Aaron Calman (known by his nickname, Lizard) is the owner of Dos Amigos, an Auckland-based Mexican restaurant.
