Facebook fight club
A Facebook page has been set up for children to post videos of schoolyard fights and brag about their violence. Police have contacted the site to have the page taken…
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Sex-romp pair no longer working for firm
The two office workers caught in a high-profile sex romp with the lights on are no longer employed by the Christchurch firm they were with at the time.
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Wild weather whips Wellington
The Homegrown music festival has been postponed due to organisers' safety concerns over wild weather battering Wellington.
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Fire breaks out in Christchurch high rise
Christchurch firefighters took an hour to bring a fire under control that broke out on the second floor of a high rise building this morning.
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12-year-old hero who won't give up
Today the Herald and World Vision begin a campaign to help the 5.6 million children left homeless by war in Syria. Broadcaster Rachel Smalley tells some of their stories…
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Hosting of Cup regatta in jeopardy
Problems locating suitable waterfront sites for syndicate bases could see council cost blowout of up to $15 million.
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Banks wants his retrial aborted
Exclusive: John Banks is seeking to have a second trial for filing a false electoral return thrown out after the discovery of evidence which the Crown failed to disclose…
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Executions may be delayed for months
Indonesian officials are now unable to confirm whether Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be executed this month.
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Blues coach's head on the block
Open season has started on Sir John Kirwan and this week's rumours of his looming demise at the Blues will probably not be the last. The Blues, winless in their first…
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More suburbs join the $1m club
Herne Bay closes in on the $2m mark while around 22% have sale prices with seven-figure average prices.
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Harrison Ford crash stuns doctor
The doctor who came to Harrison Ford's aid immediately after seeing his plane crash-land on a Los Angeles golf course was stunned to discover the actor at the controls…
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Key turns up Nats' heat in Northland
National is scrambling all jets to bolster Northland byelection candidate Mark Osborne as polling shows Winston Peters has a chance of taking the traditionally safe…
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Doctor's licence cancelled over porn
A doctor who avoided criminal conviction for accessing child pornography on a computer has been stripped of his medical licence.
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Black Caps ponder need for change
Lips are sealed but there's a strong likelihood of an unchanged NZ team for the fifth straight game when they face Afghanistan at McLean Park tomorrow.
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Kiwis told eat less sugar
Kiwis need to carve about six teaspoons of sugar out of our daily diets if we're to meet new international suggestions for avoiding obesity and rotten teeth.
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National
Missing Foxton boy gives his parents a fright
A young boy who went missing from his home in Foxton late last night was found asleep in a bed at a neighbour's home. The…
Trans Pacific Partnership protests planned for today
Thousands of people opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will join protests today.
Lundy retrial: Ghosts haunt the courtroom
Witness 105, police inspector Ross Grantham, took to the stand in the retrial of Mark Lundy.
When Pacific Islanders were raided
The Polynesian Panthers - incensed by the police's dawn raids on Pacific Island families in Ponsonby and Grey Lynn searching for overstayers.
Business
3 reasons Apple's watch will - or won't - change the game
No one can argue that Apple has changed the way people live their lives. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same?…
Diana Clement: Firm's sales tactics a shock
YOUI debited $592 from my Visa card even though I'd cancelled policy, writes Diana Clement.
Warehouse tips stronger second half
A 19 per cent drop in adjusted first-half profit at The Warehouse Group is disappointing but not unexpected, says chief executive Mark Powell.
Building consents highlight Auckland's problems
Why has the level of construction activity in Auckland remained low though the region has a huge housing shortage and house prices have risen substantially over recent…
World
Security questioned in probe of attack on US envoy to Seoul
Police on Friday investigated the motive of the anti-U.S. activist they say slashed the U.S. ambassador to South Korea…
Greeks still hope for change
Cleaning ladies who have waged Greece's longest-running anti-austerity protest have camped outside a finance ministry building in Athens for nearly two years with one…
'Eurabia' fears rise: Myth or reality?
The headlines would suggest Europe is under siege: Thousands of Germans march against the continent's "Islamization."
Global outrage over IS group attack on ancient Iraqi site
Iraq's most revered Shiite cleric joined UNESCO Friday in decrying the Islamic State group's attack on the renowned archaeological site of Nimrud.
Life & Style
Brunch: Basalt, Howick
Howick has a good number of eateries on the main strip but we liked the open space of Basalt, and the modern menu.
Brunch: Biskit, Parnell
Princes will visit Gallipoli
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Charles and Prince Harry will represent the royal family at the centenary Anzac dawn service in Gallipoli.
Cricket World Cup inspired snacks
Books: Out of violence comes love
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Auckland Arts Festival: Groupe F's Skin of Fire
Groupe F's Skin of Fire at the Auckland Domain went off with a bang as fireworks boomed and the museum came to life as the…
Review: Skin of Fire, Upper Field, The Domain
Video
Rugby Highlights: Highlanders 20 Chiefs 17
The unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season is over and few will argue the Chiefs deserved any less in a last-minute loss to the Highlanders Courtesy Sky Sport
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Fela! The Concert: At the shrine of Kuti
When the Nigerian military raided the compound of the outspoken activist and musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti in 1977, they…
Review: The Mooncake and the Kumara, Q Theatre, Loft
X Factor: The tedious reality behind reality TV
It might be a reality show but The X Factor NZ doesn't exactly throw away the script, finds Lydia Jenkin as she goes behind the scenes with Natalia Kills - and 2013…
Kelly Osbourne 'fuming' over Fashion Police replacement
Scottish rockers Mogwai turn it up
Travel
Spotlight on southeast Queensland
Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Diana Ryan…
Queensland: Sky's the limit on the GC
Raglan: Ready to roll
Elisabeth Easther takes the boys on the road down to Raglan for a weekend.
Singapore: Singapore fling
Room check: Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels, Taupo
Opinion
John Armstrong: He who pays the piper finally calls the tune ...
PM's regular 'disappointment' with racheting salaries hits crunch time, John Armstrong writes.
John Armstrong: Shock lead adds weight to NZ First campaign
John Roughan: No shock and awe in Hager's revelations
Nicky Hager's voice and manner are those of someone who is deeply shocked at the discovery of things that are interesting enough to report but are not really shocking…
Fran O'Sullivan: Key should get over Hager hang-up
Lincoln Tan: Story of MH370 grew more bizarre as days rolled on
Sport
Basketball: Breakers one game away
The Breakers last night wrote the latest chapter in an ever-increasing book of playoff successes, continuing a seemingly…
Basketball: Vukona steps up for shot at his fifth ring
Chris Rattue: Crystal ball reveals ... Kiwis will star, but Warriors won't make it into the grand final
The NRL season has started, so Chris Rattue gives his observations and a few predictions.
Chiefs fall in last-minute loss
Golf: McIlroy throws his toys
Cricket World Cup
India see off West Indies
West Indies blaster Chris Gayle produced one of the scratchiest innings of his decorated career as India secured a four-wicket…
Cricket: India vs West Indies preview
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David Leggat: Time to salute unfamiliar high-achievers
If you'd suggested 10 years ago that NZ would face Afghanistan in the World Cup, chances are you'd have been laughed out of the park, writes David Leggat.
