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Tornado: Hearts are broken
A tornado of rare power has roared through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51, flattening neighborhoods and destroying at least one school.
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GCSB cleared of illegal spying
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Paul Neazor has cleared the Government Communications Security Bureau of illegal spying on New Zealanders.
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GCSB: Commissioner recollects meeting with PM
VideoPM John Key grilled on Fletcher's GCSB appointment
VideoHead chef not stoned, wins $6000
A head chef wrongfully accused of being stoned or intoxicated on the job has won a $6000 payout.
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Henry takes shot at match officials
Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry has criticised the officiating of his side's loss to the Crusaders, suggesting that the television match official was "blind''…
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NZ exodus across the Tasman slows
The number of New Zealanders quitting this country for a better life across the Tasman slowed to its smallest monthly pace in almost three years, as the local economic…
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Agent fined fraction of possible penalty
A former Coromandel real estate agent who forged his clients' initials on a document has been fined $700 - a fraction of the penalty he could have faced under new legislation…
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Truck driver 'died instantly' in crash
A police campaign to reduce the number of people killed in truck accidents was only a few hours old when a "shocking" head-on collision killed a log-truck driver.
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NZ should abolish its armed forces
Being military-free would be something to be truly proud of, writes Bob Jones. "If the Aussies and Americans don't like it, well, bad luck, they'll get over it."
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Officials cagey about space-tracking ship
There are conflicting reports as to whether a ship tied up at Queens Wharf is part of the Chinese navy.
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Solid Energy future bleak - Key
Stricken state owned coal miner Solid Energy's future appears bleak according to a recently completed report on the company, Prime Minister John Key indicated yesterday.Key…
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Key: Technical issue holding up meat
John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation.
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NZ@Noon: Dangerous treatment for nits
Stories making headlines around the regions today include parents so fed up with nits on their children they've resorted to drastic measures.
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Three die in hot-air balloon collision
Three Brazilian tourists have died and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in central Turkey, officials say.
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Twitter and Kiwi athletes
Sports stars make a #hashtag of it
Reporters Kris Shannon and Steven Holloway investigate how Twitter has changed the daily experiences of Kiwi athletes - for better and worse.
@DanCarter seems nicer than Santa
Alan Perrott finds out just how different @DanCarter is from the real Dan Carter ...
Opinion
Want a gun? Go photocopy one
Not everybody in the world, exactly, but at least everybody with $8000 to buy a 3D printer on e-Bay, or access to one of the 3D printing shops, writes Gwynne Dyer.
10CommentsNo chance of a city of high-rise homes
Half of suburban Auckland built up with three-storey apartments? Under the rules of the draft Unitary Plan it's about as likely as the sun setting in the east.
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Solid Energy chair fought govt board plan
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Cook Islands: Scenery from the deep sea
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Jay-Z: Beyonce's not pregnant
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Students carve out market with Meat Mail
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Severe thunderstorm outlook issued
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Small Business: Chris Morrison - Karma Cola
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Is your pet a calendar model?
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National
Students struggle with 'right to success'
Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University…
When McCully met Kerry
Foreign minister Murray McCully has met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington and most of their meeting was spent discussing the Middle East.
Audrey Young: Wrong audience for Bolger tirade
As a former Prime Minister and a man very firm in his views, Jim Bolger has always been a bit stroppy, writes Audrey Young.
40CommentsBaby issue 'up to Speaker'
Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly" after a Labour MP was sitting with her baby till midnight…
Business
Solid Energy chair fought govt board plan
Solid Energy ex-chairman John Palmer opposed Treasury's wish to appoint an independent advisor to the company's board last…
Students carve out market with Meat Mail
Two students who started selling boxes of meat to their Dunedin peers last year have trebled their client base, hired staff and are now eyeing markets further north…
Claws are out in luxury CBD tower
Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from cat-keeping to who sits on the body corporate…
Graham McGregor: Building an 'audience' to market to
One of my favourite ways to think about marketing is to imagine I am building an audience of people that I can regularly communicate with.The people in this audience…
Technology
Tech Universe: Tuesday 21 May 2013
TEXTING IN THE RAIN: It's pouring with rain and you just have to send an urgent text or email from your phone. But that's…
Apple avoids tax with Irish firms - Senate panel
The world's most valuable company, Apple, employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes, a Senate…
Farmers face 'hectic' calving with new app
A new piece of technology has been developed to help farmers record calving information in the paddock - rain, hail or shine - without carrying around a pad and pencil…
Yahoo's big leap with $1.1b Tumblr deal
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an internet pioneer that has fallen behind the times.
World
Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
Iraq's wave of bloodshed has sharply escalated with more than a dozen car bombings across the country.
Wave of attacks kills scores in Iraq
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Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits
President Barack Obama has told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its…
Tunisian feminist allegedly attempts nude protest
Mandela name pulled into politics
Sport
Pistorius won't race in 2013
Double amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius will not compete this year as he awaits trial for the murder of his partner, his…
Pistorius cleared to travel overseas
Cricket: Headingley spin-friendly? Not so fast
Hopefully, for his team's sake, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has reliable intelligence sources on the ground, literally, at Headingley.In his media chat after the Lord's…
Vettori lined up to play in second test
Key absences 'not an issue'
Politics
Key backs changes to carer's law
Prime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid…
Greens plan own hearings on animal testing for drugs
The Green Party will increase pressure on the Government to rule out testing of synthetic drugs on animals by holdings its own hearings today.
'Technical issues' holding up meat
Chinese measures to curb sales of counterfeit meat may be a factor in millions of dollars of exported New Zealand meat being held up on Chinese wharves.
TV broadcaster in bid to gain seat
TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima announced his bid for Labour's Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection candidacy yesterday on Te Karere, the news programme he usually edits.
Small Business
Small Business: Chris Morrison - Karma Cola
Chris Morrison, co-founder of Phoenix Organics and co-owner of All Good Organics which has launched the new product Karma…
