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The scam came undone after a buyer complained about the Auckland-based trader. Photo / Thinkstock

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Fined over 'shill bidding'

An online car dealer that placed thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions has been fined $42,000 this afternoon.

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Updated 34 min ago

China meat blockade lifted

China's freeze on New Zealand meat imports is over says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.

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Ford to shut Aussie plants

Ford Australia made a loss of $141 million after tax in the last financial year, with a loss of $600 million over the last five years. Photo / Getty Images

Ford will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1200 jobs, which could have a significant impact on the company in NZ.

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A 'manifestly inadequate' sentence

A man who was sentenced to home detention after disabling an elderly woman when he robbed her of her bag was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, a court has heard…

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Denniston Plateau mine a step closer

Australian mining company Bathurst Resources has passed a crucial hurdle to establishing an open cast coal mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau.

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Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett speaking to one of the alleged assailants.

A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they murdered a soldier warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose."

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Victim found fused to her furniture

It was understood a saline solution was used to free the victim from the furniture and a blanket. Photo / File

An elderly woman was found fused to her furniture and a blanket after apparently being confined to a couch for at least three years.

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Report blasts NZ's child poverty levels

The report highlighted the high numbers of Maori and Pacific children affected by poverty. Photo / Thinkstock

New Zealand's high levels of child poverty, violence against women and a proposed law affecting asylum-seekers have been criticised by a human rights watchdog.

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Dominion Finance director pleads guilty

Dominion Finance director Robert Barry Whale has this morning pleaded guilty and been convicted on separate charges of misleading investors.

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Kiwis spend over $1.8m on space flights

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo under rocket power. Photo / AP

New Zealanders have spent more than $1.8 million booking space flights with the world's first commercial spaceline.

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Boston: Man killed while questioned

Ibragim Todashev. Photo / Orange County Corrections Department/AP

A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife…

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NZ at Noon: Death threats, missing lion

The owners of Whangarei's Pilgrim Planet Lodge, Michael and Karen Ruskin, said they have received death threats after refusing to allow a lesbian couple to share a bed at the lodge Photo / File

Stories making headlines around the regions today include death threats against a lodge that refused to allow a lesbian couple to share a bed and a plea to find a missing…

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Twitter and Kiwi athletes

Sports world riding the wave of change

Sonny Bill Williams is the most followed athlete on twitter. Photo / Sarah Ivey

When Usain Bolt sprinted clear of compatriot Yohan Blake to complete an unprecedented second straight Olympic 100m-200m golden double.

Torrid rants trigger rise of usage rules

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand was fined more than $80,000 over an ill-advised tweet. Photo / AP

Just after the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu received a six-month ban from the IRB for a series of offensive Twitter rants.

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More asset sales is a risky business

Power would be sold at a regulated price under the Opposition's plan. Photo / NZPA

What the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.

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Ford's big cars lost relevance

Ford's latest four cylinder Falcon EcoBoost. Photo / Colin Smith

Ford's decision to pull out of manufacturing Australia is sad news for the car industry both in New Zealand and in Australia.But even the wildly optimistic would have…

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