Leat's moving tribute
A silver medal is scant consolation for his tragic loss but Adrian Leat just hopes he made his brother happy.
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Live: Crusaders v Sharks
Join us here for tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby semi-final between the Crusaders and the Sharks from AMi Stadium in Christchurch.
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Crowds march for Gaza
Crowds gathered again in Auckland again today to protest Israel's ground offensive in Gaza.
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Chain strung across Hole in Rock
Service at station 'humiliating'
A uniformed Corrections employee says he was unlawfully detained for 45 minutes at an Avondale service station when staff refused to believe he had pre-paid for $30…
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Menke family releases statement
The family of Mary Menke, an ex-pat New Zealander killed in the MH17 disaster, have released a statement about her life with her Dutch husband Gerry in Australia.
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Teacher's depravity lost in system
Failure to pass on information at school's management level was critical to the overlooking of allegations made by students.
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Big names in Franklin Rd fight
A rich lister, a high profile QC, a prominent media couple and an arts doyen are locking horns over the future of Franklin Rd, which attracts hordes of visitors to its…
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Cars auctioned for charity
A novice rally driver has put his two high-performance racing cars up for sale after cheating death in an horrific crash just five months ago.
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Life on the not-so-fast internet
Some users paying for Ultra Fast Broadband may be getting the swift internet at less than half the promised speed, data from an independent testing company has revealed…
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Flying safe despite death toll: experts
This year is the deadliest for air disasters since 2010, but Kiwi aviation experts say passengers are still statistically unlikely to die in an aircraft crash.
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'Dirty' city makes councillor sick
Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope feels sick about street vomit in Dunedin - and now he has the pictures to prove it.
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Israel agrees to 12 hour ceasefire
Israel has announced a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting on Saturday morning, a US official said.
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Circumcision ends in amputation
US patient Johnny Lee Banks sues doctors over circumcision that ended up as amputation.
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Alarm over cut on nutrition
Nutrition experts have warned a government cost-cutting team that patients could suffer malnutrition or even death under plans for cheaper hospital food.
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Failure to interpret signals led to derailment
An Auckland passenger train derailed earlier this year due to the failure to interpret signals, an internal investigation…
Train crash driver smoked drugs
AOS call out following domestic incident
A Dunedin man has been stripped of his firearms following a domestic incident last night.
Kiwis would pay to protect NZ's dolphins
Woman in hospital following serious assault
Business
Kiwi declines after warning
The New Zealand dollar has reached its tipping point and looks to be heading lower after the Reserve Bank fired a warning…
Brian Gaynor: Private equity plays back in the spotlight
Brian Gaynor writes: What is private equity? Why does it have a mixed reputation in NZ? Do private equity IPOs underperform other new sharemarket listings?
Liddell bullish on Xero's US growth prospects
Xero has a decade of expansion ahead and the problem won't be finding areas for the accounting software maker to grow but choosing which of these to take, says chairman…
Downtown looks to San Fran for cues
Precinct Properties, with consent for a 41-level Auckland waterfront tower on its Downtown Shopping Centre site, took a team to San Francisco last month to study a new…
Politics
Street activist Bradford puts her thinking cap on
Life-long street activist Sue Bradford has turned to the academic world in a bid to overcome the "mindless activism" of…
Butter chicken with Hone
John Roughan: Principles lost in a grammar zone
What goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?
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Widow's $27 billion win rattles tobacco bosses
Even by the standards of American court payouts the US$23.6 billion ($27.5 billion) jury award to Cynthia Robinson, the…
Giant anteaters kill two hunters in Brazil
Giant anteaters in Brazil have killed two hunters in separate incidents.
West Africa's Ebola outbreak is spiraling out of control
Russia to deliver heavier rockets: US
Life & Style
Wine: American beauties
It's a pity there are so few American wines available here as many of them are drop-dead gorgeous. True, many are extraordinarily…
Our love affair with Pinot Noir
Review: Touquet, Auckland CBD
The council's new cobblestones will look cool when they're finished, but at the moment O'Connell St is a bit of a mess.
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Fashion: Colour bomb
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Diana Clement: Misleading an insurer can lose your cover
Read the fine print to ensure you stay within the insurance policy rules, writes Diana Clement.
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Inside Money: How to share and enjoy finance again
I don't ever recall enjoying waiting in queues or arguing with a person behind a plexiglass panel about cheque clearance times.
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All Blacks: Nine players re-sign with NZRU
Nine All Blacks have re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union, six of which re-committing through to 2016. All Blacks…
Rugby: Home test? Dagg must swim with Sharks first
Rugby: Semi can solve Link's puzzle
There's a Rubik's cube inside the test selection labyrinth for Wallabies coach Ewen "Link" McKenzie.
Rugby: Mealamu has all eyes on his calf
Wynne Gray: IRB loophole opens door for World Cup hopefuls
Sport
Football: Newcastle down Phoenix
We are always told that pre-season is about the performance rather than the result. With that in mind, the Wellington Phoenix…
Commonwealth Games: de Villiers settles for Silver
It is difficult for Moira de Villiers to see the bright side after being forced to settle for silver at the Commonwealth Games. But, amid the disappointment, the Kiwi…
