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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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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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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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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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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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Two men charged with pouring petrol on a man and setting him alight have pleaded not guilty.

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Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has confirmed she'll run for the Christchurch mayoralty.

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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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Diners who only watched as Nigella Lawson was assaulted were probably influenced by the "bystander effect" - and it's at play daily in NZ.

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The NSA says its surveillance efforts have helped foil more than 50 terror attacks - including plots to bomb New York's stock exchange and subway.

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A dog owner forced to do her own sleuth work after police failed to fully investigate her family pet being dognapped has got her pooch home.

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