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Car dragged woman 1km
A woman has been airlifted to hospital after reportedly being kidnapped and dragged behind a car in a domestic incident near Tokoroa this afternoon.
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Leading Headlines
Flood risk for Auckland
Auckland faces a high risk of coastal flooding tonight as a king tide combines with a sub tropical low heading over the city, forecasters say.
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RainWatch: (May 24) Mixed weather for the country
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At least 17 children burned in blast
At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.
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Desperate bid to douse fatal fire
A neighbour with a garden hose was unable to douse a garage fire early this morning which killed a man.Three fire engines and a police vehicle attended the scene on…
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Zoo worker killed by tiger
A 24-year-old British zoo worker has died after being mauled by a tiger.
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Conman's ex convicted
The former wife of a dead conman has been convicted of forging a fake dog lease in an attempt to extort $15,000 from a voluntary animal shelter.
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Porn making youth permissive: study
According to a major study, children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography".
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Devoy silent on Peters' China attack
Judith Collins says Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is right not to comment on Winston Peters' latest attack on the growing Chinese presence in Auckland…
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Beheading suspect's volatile past
Michael Adebolajo was well known to the police and MI5 for years as a known extremist who preached hatred on the streets of Woolwich and turned up to violent protests…
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$9m fraud: Family in dock
A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and eleven Auckland properties.
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Sister dies on hearing of judge's death
The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the shock death of his sister.
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Heart problems plaguing top athletes
Hamish Carter is the latest in a series of elite endurance athletes to have encountered heart problems. Phil Taylor investigates whether training programmes are excessive…
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Hero of terror attack lived in Auckland
The heroic woman who confronted one of the terrorists in this week's savage attack in London had lived in New Zealand and her children call Auckland their hometown.
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Opinion
Public oblivious to clever accounting
You do not have to burrow too deeply into the annual Government accounts to uncover the untold story of last week's Budget, writes John Armstrong.
18CommentsRoughan: Beware suburban rumblings
Planners who want to reshape the city to support public transport are swimming against the tide, writes John Roughan. It appears planners now agree.
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Day in photos - May 25
What's cooking
Recipe: Steak and gruyere sandwich with kumara chips
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Meet MJ, the bike riding cat
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Quizzes
Herald daily quiz: May 25
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National
Woman trapped as car hits trees
A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road and crashed into some trees in Hamilton this morning.
Hundreds of kids in CYF abuse review
CYF is reviewing the cases of more than 200 children thought to have been subjected to continued abuse and neglect despite repeated warnings.
Ban brought forward
Dairies, service stations and grocery stores will automatically be banned from selling synthetic cannabis and other legal highs from as early as July.
Kids play too safe
A misguided health and safety culture that is fuelling a culture of fear, is threatening to render children's play meaningless, says experts.
Business
SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion…
ANZ chief just getting started
David Hisco is not one for talking much about himself. Scan the internet and you will find scant personal details about the man who has headed up New Zealand's largest…
Mary Holm: Borrowing can be good - or horrid
Heavily geared property investments can return more than shares, but they can also go badly wrong
IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings
The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they are entitled to claim them.
Technology
Police create and fire 3D-printed guns
New South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed…
Software firm latest to signal NZX float
Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.
Vodafone shows off next-gen mobile broadband
Hard on the heels of launching a 4G service in parts of New Zealand, Vodafone and its technology partner Nokia Siemens Networks this week demonstrated the future upgrade…
Snakk Media raises $6.5m in new funds
Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed share purchase plan and private placement…
World
Britain braces for copycat attacks
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after…
Two suspects in murder known to police
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Stockholm police brace for more unrest
Riot-weary Stockholm police were reinforced with officers from other parts of Sweden as the capital prepared for more unrest
UK plane diverted after 'family row'
Taleban attack central Kabul
Sport
NRL: Challenging week for coach and players
Tough, challenging, difficult. Call it what you want, and a lot of people have used much more colourful language, but it…
Chris Rattue: Solid core could stop Warriors falling apart
Rugby: Blues must quickly snap out of mindset muddle
It seems rugby has been a long way from the programme for the Blues in a week when they need to recapture their Super 15 mojo.
Tennis: Erakovic into WTA doubles final
Cricket: No balls bowled
Politics
ACC leads good economic news
The Accident Compensation Corporation's Earners and Work Accounts are now fully funded ACC Minister Judith Collins has told…
No inquiry into Solid Energy collapse
Auditor General Lyn Provost says she will not carry out an inquiry into what led Solid Energy to the brink of collapse this year.
Peters: 'The SuperCity of sin'
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has again lashed out at growing Chinese influence, saying it is turning Auckland into "the Supercity of sin
Is the media dominating Parliament?
More and more candidates for Parliament are coming from a media background, leading to the 'celebritisation' of elections, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Book: The pitch that paid off
The story so farBorn in Hong Kong, Derek Handley moved to New Zealand as a teenager. After some youthful business ventures…
