Owen Glenn signals end to Warriors legal fight
Businessman wants to transfer his half share of the Warriors to a charitable trust for the benefit of the rugby league community.
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Sabin resigns 'due to personal issues'
Northland MP and chairman of the law and order select committee Mike Sabin says he is resigning "due to personal issues that were best dealt with outside Parliament"…
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Chinese buy two Auckland islands
Chinese interests snap up two islands linked to the mainland for $41.5 million. They plan to use them in for $130.6 million six-star luxury resort and native reserve…
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Masked couple may face charges
Two masked people frightening passers-by around Auckland this week may face charges.
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Turei: It's a vote of confidence in me
Russel Norman's resignation as Green Party co-leader hailed by Metiria Turei as a vote of confidence in her leadership, the caucus and the party.
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Catton's father takes on Plunket
Author's father blasts Sean Plunket for branding her an "ungrateful hua" as Catton herself tweets written interviews are nearly always edited.
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Air NZ revives $29 Night Rider flights
From February 20 the airline will run Night Rider services between Auckland, Nelson and Christchurch for a month.
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Mother, son recovering after rescue
A mother and her son who were swept out to sea at a Hawkes Bay beach have been discharged from hospital and are back home recovering.
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Get real, Len, look at trams
Auckland mayor is struggling to put together a budget that will accommodate his magnificent obsession, the $2.5 billion underground City Rail Link, Brain Rudman writes…
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Man torches house, drinks while it burns
A man has admitted setting fire to a house he was building with his ex-partner, dousing it in kerosene and watching it burn as he drank wine on the lawn.
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Mayor: Parking fines 'exorbitant'
Dunedin City Council is to review parking arrangements at Forsyth Barr Stadium, after Wilson Parking's $65 fines were slammed as ''exorbitant and unreasonable".
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Thousands miss cut for university
A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance (UE) requirements.
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