Jet's gear disabled
The family of Kiwi Paul Weeks are hanging on to slim hopes he could still be alive.
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Lusi fun for daredevils
Former cyclone Lusi proved to be more of a wind bag than a raging beast - to the delight of beach-bound thrillseekers.
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VideoCyclone Lusi smashes Northland
VideoBitten 9 times at daycare
The distraught parents of an infant who needed hospital treatment after being repeatedly bitten by a 2-year-old boy at a preschool.
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Cold-case killer convicted with NZ help
A New Zealand forensic scientist helped provide the crucial breakthrough in a horrific Australian murder cold case.
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Inmate attacked
An inmate has been taken to hospital after a serious assault at a prison on Friday night.
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Rugby: Blues leave it too late again
An incredible comeback from the Blues against the Lions in Johannesburg fell just short this morning, John Kirwan's men again leaving themselves too much to do after…
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Ex-league star facing charges
A former Kiwis rugby league star has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an ex-policewoman who resigned in a scandal.
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Unwary residents caught in villages' rules trap
It's a sunny weekday morning and the lounge of Maygrove Village in Orewa is sparsely populated.
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Viewers find tampon ads filth
A TV ad showing a girl going online to ask where to insert a tampon has sparked outrage.
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Pt Chevalier Block buzz builds
The upmarket Auckland suburb of Pt Chevalier will be home to the next series of The Block NZ.
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NRL: Contracts on the line for many players
If the week-to-week motivation of the NRL is not enough, many key Warriors are also playing for their futures over the next few weeks.
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Cut-rate deal for royals
A luxurious Queenstown lodge has been booked for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to have a romantic royal escape.
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Pink pushes up prices
Is it worth paying more for a razor just because it's pink?
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The power is in your hands
Most households could easily cut their power bills by 10 per cent by making small adjustments, energy conservation experts say.
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Opinion
First take: Costly ref decision hurts Blues
Refereeing injustice in South Africa. That theme incrusted New Zealand rugby visits for decades and the Blues will talk about an episode today which will sit alongside…
Paul Little: We're just not BFFs any more
We were just the width of a wobble board away from becoming a state of Australia at the time of that country's federation in 1901.
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Tragedy spurs whanau to change ways
An East Coast family whose children have run free in the rugged outdoors for generations say they need to change.
Taupo chopper called out to crash
Glam poses threat to cricket whites
It was a collapse of epic proportions. Four players went out for a duck and only one reached double figures (a pitiful 11).
School funding shakeup looms
Mother of five indebted to Dawson
Business
Diana Clement: Like it before it's popular
A chance meeting with a Filipino woman buying a $6 pig's head at the Mad Butcher got me thinking about less-than-popular…
Bernard Hickey: Reserve Bank needs all the mates it can get
There's nothing like an interest rate increase and the promise of many more to focus the mind.
Reserve Bank boss sets out plan to ensure inflation does not destroy recovery
Governor Graeme Wheeler dislikes the old line that it is the central banker's role to take away the punch bowl just as the party gets going. "Don't forget the Reserve…
Suits accuse McDonald's of unfair pay practices
Several lawsuits filed against McDonald's on behalf of workers this week say the fast-food chain engages in a variety of practices to avoid paying employees what they're…
World
'Deliberate action' on flight
Malaysia's Prime Minister says communications on missing flight MH370 were deliberately disabled.
Flights that disappeared: 10 aviation mysteries
Two convicted in gruesome plot case
A retired New York high school librarian and a New Jersey auto mechanic were convicted of scheming to carry out gruesome fantasies of kidnapping, raping, torturing and…
Rival theories on flight's disappearance
Sailor in famous photo dies
Technology
Curve will catch plenty of TV fans
It has been hyped for the past year and now the latest television technology - set to turn any suburban living room into…
All eyes on first China domestic bond default
China is about to face its own Bear Stearns moment, when the market started to seriously reassess subprime debt risk after the US lender was bailed out in 2008.
The web we want
Labour leader David Cunliffe failed to get any traction in local media this week with his promise of a digital bill of rights it's hard to compete with looming bad weather…
A new way to make decisions
Some people are terrible at making decisions. I take forever to choose which ice cream I want at the dairy, and every day I um and ah over what to have for lunch. Making…
Politics
Kerre McIvor: Humility tough to digest
Judith Collins had to swallow a dead rat this week and apologise for not divulging every detail of her trip to China.
TV talent gets political
It's a familiar scene: Tamati Coffey, surrounded by a small crowd, his trademark grin plastered across his face as people clamour to talk to him.
China likes our milk at $23 a bottle
At $23 for a two-litre bottle of milk, the Shanghai supermarket price of Oravida's prize export is well beyond what any Kiwi could expect to pay at the local dairy.
Shrugging off her 'week from hell'
Prime Minister John Key does not think Judith Collins' dreadful week in politics will affect her long-term ambition to lead the National Party.
Sport
NRL: Not enough intensity in Warriors pack
There have been many things said about the Warriors throughout history, some of them true and others less so.
Hugh McGahan: Warriors too inconsistent
Life gets that little bit harder for the Warriors after their performance at Eden Park yesterday.
Motorsport: The 2014 F1 revolution
This could be a momentous year for Formula One but, for now, it is simply unpredictable.
Netball: Team retains the magic
By tomorrow night, the Magic could be top of the ANZ Championship with a 100 per cent record from their first three games. It wasn't meant to be like this.
Rugby
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Rugby Highlights: Brumbies 28 Waratahs 23
Brumbies claim top spot in the Australian conference with a convincing win in Canberra
Small Business
'Nice person' awarded $36K over sacking
A company which sacked its general manager because he did not fit in with the company, even though he was a "nice person"…
