Woman remains missing
Emergency services are scrambling to search for a woman who has been swept from a tree near Haruru Falls in Northland.
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Storm causes chaos
Torrential rain caused flooding and closed roads in Auckland and Waiheke this afternoon, with a number of people having to be rescued from rising floodwaters.
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Mum of wakeboarder hopes for miracle
The family of New Zealand's top wakeboarder have been told he is a quadriplegic after a devastating accident - but remain hopeful that he will defy the odds.
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Family getting life back on track
Two children left without a mother, and with broken bones after an horrific highway smash, are about to return to preschool.
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Baby pulled from the rubble in Syria
A two-month-old baby has been rescued from the rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo in Syria, a video tweeted shows.
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Whalers turn to conservation
A group of former whalers are lending their hand to humpback conservation efforts in the Cook Strait.
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Drivers the winners in fuel price war
Fierce discounting by fuel companies in parts of Auckland has seen a wild variation in prices - of up to 25c a litre of petrol - across the region.
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Casino's rule bars cancer patient
A woman undergoing chemotherapy says she felt humiliated after being turned away from a Hamilton casino because she didn't have a doctor's note saying she needed to…
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Chickenpox: The parties to avoid
Parents are being warned against "chickenpox parties" because the highly infectious disease can be fatal, or lead to severe complications and permanent disabilities. Medical…
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Food prices hit record highs
New Zealand is the land of milk and honey - if you have the money, food bank staff say, as meat and milk hit record highs.
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Avon site for memorial
A $10 million memorial for the victims of Christchurch's February 22 earthquake will be built on the banks of the Avon River.
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Brazilian 'tourist' jailed for smuggling
A 20-year-old Brazilian drug mule lured by the promise of cash and sight-seeing in New Zealand will instead spend five years behind bars.
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Tsunami advisory lifted following quake
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's northern coast near the nuclear power plant crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Is the internet making us stupid?
Reading online could be making us dumber, a University of Victoria study has found.
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Glee star baffled by boyfriend's death
Becca Tobin and her friends are reportedly "baffled" by Matt Bendik's death.
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National
Labour would continue deep sea drilling
Deep sea drilling would continue under a Labour Government, but with more safety regulations.
Acid spill on manufacturing site
At least one Fire Service crew was remaining overnight at the scene of an acid spill on a manufacturing site in the Whakatu Industrial Park between Napier and Hastings…
Shipping near-misses on our coast
Failed kayak bid shows size of challenge
Business
Fonterra's deal targets China
Fonterra's alliance with the American healthcare giant, Abbott, will allow the cooperative to accelerate its expansion in…
Banking boss helps migrants
BNZ's head of migrant banking, Frank Cui, reckons he has a pretty good grasp of the challenges immigrants face when building a new life in NZ.
Guidance for young entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs can tap the business secrets of experienced directors and mentors through a new fund kicked off by the University of Auckland Business School.
Spotlight on highly-leveraged bets in Oz
When two men in their 20s were recently charged in possibly Australia's biggest insider trading case, the headlines were all about the A$7 million score.
Politics
Inquiry's terms of reference attacked
Opposition parties attacked the terms of reference of the sex case inquiry, released yesterday, for not specifically identifying…
Bryce Edwards: Does New Zealand have a 'rape culture'?
Cunliffe's wife frank about priorities
Karen Price could be NZ's next "First Lady" but says she will always be a mother and lawyer before she is a politician's wife, and people will "take me as they find…
Sex offender campaign launched
John Armstrong: Politics will turn off youth until they find their voice
World
Over 100 killed in Gaza
Asserting it has broad international support for a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel is showing no signs…
Israeli-Palestinian attacks escalate
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Lab mixes up potent flu strain
A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab.
Israel hits Gaza but rockets continue
Keira's tears for South Sudan
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Our love affair with Pinot Noir
Review: Mikano Restaurant & Bar, Mechanics Bay
Red sails in the Auckland sunset are all very well, and I've enjoyed them as an eating backdrop many times, but for me seeing a working port in action beats yachts every…
Fashion: At ease
Brunch: Dear Jervois, Herne Bay
Your Money
Bank link raises Kiwisaver questions
Account provider can't use KiwiSaver funds to settle debts without permission, but there could be exceptions.
Mary Holm: How to beat the exchange rate
Diana Clement: Insurance - it's a tough game for women
Women sometimes get a raw deal when it comes to insurance, for varied reasons. For one, most leave sorting out the insurance to their husbands, writes Diana Clement.
Drop in living-cost rating good for top NZ cities
Uni easier with $4K savings
Rugby
Rugby: Rebels take wooden spoon after loss to Bulls
The Bulls maintained their unbeaten home record and consigned the Rebels to the Super Rugby wooden spoon as they finished…
Rugby: Brumbies seal playoff spot
Rugby: Brumbies seal playoff spot
First-five Matt Toomua scored a hat-trick in a man-of-the-match performance to spark the Brumbies to a 47-25 win over the Force on Friday, sealing their place in the…
Rugby gives focus after teen's death
Chris Rattue: Kirwan failing to carve new era at Blues
Sport
Athletics: Walsh stars at Diamond League meet
Tom Walsh's extraordinary rise in the shot put world has continued with third place at the Glasgow leg of the IAAF Diamond…
Athletics: Tough but worth it, says running convert
Football: Looking forward to the final
The air seems to have gone out of the World Cup. Except when you are German or Argentinian of course. But even the supporters of Monday's finalists will admit that…
