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Thief tweaked CV to hide past

A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime.

Rugby: Classy Crusaders down Blues

The Blues must wonder if there is anything other than misery awaiting them in Christchurch. They haven't won their since 2004 and were never in anger of winning tonight…

Cop 'worked for meth ring'

A police officer has been charged with organising drug runs for a methamphetamine ring and accessing the police computer system to tip off his colleagues.

Cruise ship rescue

A crew member is in a stable condition in Auckland hospital after suffering a serious injury while putting out the recycling on a cruise ship north of Cape Reinga.

Homeless man causes bomb scare

A homeless man collecting scrap metal for cash unwittingly sparked a costly bomb scare when he left a refrigerator compressor on a city bus stop seat.

Budget 2013

Property chiefs give mixed review

Residential rents could rise and historic buildings might be abandoned, say property chiefs who have mixed feelings about real estate changes in the Budget.

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Waka return home

Two traditional double-hulled waka and their crews have arrived in Doubtless Bay in Northland after a 10-month historic voyage across the pacific Ocean.

Business

The two sides of the coin

Bill English painted a picture of recovery in the Budget. But stresses remain and the economy is being pulled in different directions by strong opposing forces, writes…

Reserve Bank lukewarm on Key's idea

Documents released by the Reserve Bank yesterday give scant support to the Prime Minister's suggestion that it might exempt first home buyers from any restriction on…

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Mac Planet: Apples in space

By now you may have seen Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's video of his version of Space Oddity, the David Bowie song, shot and recorded in space. Hadfield has been…

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Tech Universe: Friday 17 May

MOVIES IN SIGHT: Some people, such as the vision or hearing impaired, find movies challenging or perhaps even pointless as they may not see or hear what's going on…

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Missing McCann: new leads

British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three.

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