Dad played games during 'torture'
Dad played games during 'torture'

Updated A father played X-box games while his "tortured'' 9-year-old daughter was being abused by his partner, a court has been told. The 33-year-old man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the girl, was sentenced…

Gadsby 'named, shamed and humiliated'

Jon Gadsby has avoided jail for his fourth drink driving conviction, but his lawyer said the Christchurch…

London expats: Kiwis behaving badly? Not us!

Expats who took part in a Waitangi Day pub crawl around London have rubbished claims their...

Peters in tense stand-off with asset sale protester

Updated New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was briefly denied the chance to address asset-sale protesters…

Key on Waitangi claim: 'No one owns water'
Key on Waitangi claim: 'No one owns water'

Prime Minister John Key insists that Government stability is not at risk over the Waitangi clause in the legislation allowing…

Is this why MIA flipped the bird at Super Bowl? (+links)
Is this why MIA flipped the bird at Super Bowl? (+links)

MIA knew exactly what she was doing when she raised her middle finger during Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show.

Hayley Westenra's marriage plans confirmed
Hayley Westenra's marriage plans confirmed

Kiwi singing star Hayley Westenra is engaged and making plans for a wedding at home in New Zealand. Gerald Westenra, Ms…

Fiction Addiction: Are e-books a threat to society?
Fiction Addiction: Are e-books a threat to society?

E-books are a threat to justice and responsible self-government. Apparently. And here’s naïve old me thinking they were…

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Trendy grocer leads way with $1-a-litre milk deal
Trendy grocer leads way with $1-a-litre milk deal

A boutique grocery is calling on retailers to make milk affordable as it drops its prices to $1 a litre. Nosh Food Market… More

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Paul Little: Troubled Treaty requires respect
Paul Little: Troubled Treaty requires respect

That sound you hear is activists, both Maori and Pakeha, folding up their "Treaty is a Fraud" posters and putting them away… More

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Personal Finance

Mary Holm: KiwiSaver gripes a bit extreme

I bought into the concept of KiwiSaver and joined myself and family from day one. However, we must now acknowledge the attractiveness… More

Diana Clement: Gifting does not give full protection

When the Government dropped its gifting rules last year it appeared to many that a saviour had fallen from the heavens. No… More

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Strong property sales but prices lower
Strong property sales but prices lower

Auckland's biggest real estate agency recorded its strongest January in four years but prices were still down on December. Barfoot… More

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The Changing World

Neutrons escape to another universe Neutrons escape to another universe

Physicists have long been studying neutrons and their… More

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Employment

Steven Joyce: Each time we say 'you can't' it carries a cost

NZ has to make the best of all its natural advantages, writes Steven Joyce, Minister for Economic Development, Science and… More

Pick-up in job market likely to be modest

Labour market numbers due out this week are expected to show a modest pick-up in job creation in the last three months of… More

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