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Norman quits as co-leader
Russel Norman will resign as co-leader of the Green Party in May at the party's Annual General Meeting so he can spend more time with his family.
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Catton's dad phones Sean Plunket's show
Further putting the Catton among the pigeons? The author's dad has taken on broadcaster Sean Plunket after he branded her an 'ungrateful hua'.
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Man torches house, drinks while it burns
Hero retiree saves mother and son
When Ian Waterson saw a mother and her child being swept out to sea he ran outside, jumped onto his 4WD farmbike and drove straight into the ocean.
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Mayor: Parking fines 'exorbitant'
Dunedin City Council is to review parking arrangements at Forsyth Barr Stadium, after Wilson Parking's $65 fines were slammed as ''exorbitant and unreasonable".
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Thousands miss cut for university
A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance (UE) requirements.
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String of North Island car crashes
A pedestrian has died near Tauranga, one man was found dead in his car near Palmerston North and four people were injured in a head-on collision in south Waikato.
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Pensioners feeling financial squeeze
Auckland's elderly, many on fixed incomes, are struggling to pay rates to meet the rising costs of the Super City.
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British MPs debate visa rules for Kiwis
British MPs have reopened the debate over UK visa rules, arguing they are unfairly favouring Europeans at the expense of those from NZ and Australia.
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Green light for quarry apartments
A new special housing area for up to 90 apartments is approved - but the tenants will potentially have to tolerate years of a quarry being filled up at their back door…
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No-shows at Roger Sutton's farewell
A number of people chose not to attend Canterbury recovery boss Roger Sutton's farewell bash yesterday.
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Warning of Cricket World Cup visa rort
Travellers with no intention of attending Cricket World Cup games are taking advantage of a transtasman arrangement allowing visa-free entry to NZ.
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