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Piece of Flight 370 found?
Vietnamese searchers have spotted possible aircraft debris after combing the sea for a Malaysian passenger jet that vanished with 239 people aboard.
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Leading Headlines
'Miss you already': Lost Kiwi's text
Just before he boarded flight MH370, Paul Weeks sent a text to his wife saying she and their children meant the world to him.
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Cyclone's remains forecast to hit NZ
"It's going to be a waiting game the next few days." Forecasters are watching as a potentially damaging tropical storm forms, which could hit the North Island.
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Six killed in black weekend
Six people have died in accidents involving motor vehicles over the weekend, three of them motorcyclists.
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Fatal shots echo round courtroom
It was one of the odder moments in an already extraordinary trial. And no one knew quite what to do.
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Trapped caver too tall to get out
An experienced caver trapped in an underground cavern overnight on Saturday says the experience was far from an ordeal.
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Supermarket quizzed over discarded fish
Supermarket giant Countdown is facing fresh questions after large bins of whole snapper found at a waste meat processing plant were traced to its supply chain.
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Revealed: City's affordable spots
West Auckland and parts of South Auckland are no longer an easy leg up on the real estate ladder as prices continue to rise throughout the region, a new report says.
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'Cuppa' claim over visit wrong: MP
Labour MP Grant Robertson says Judith Collins' claim that she dropped in to Oravida in Shanghai for a casual cup of tea does not ring true.
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Here comes that interest rate rise
A rise in the official cash rate from 2.5 to 2.75 per cent on Thursday is seen as a virtual certainty, so the focus will be on the Reserve Bank's economic forecasts.
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TV pioneer an unflappable star
One of the more memorable moments in Les Andrews' broadcasting career was almost his last.
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Opinion
Wynne Gray: Blues' early work erratic
Consistency is not yet their forte as they wavered on the Highveld in Pretoria, teasing us they might conjure a late victory before falling 38-22 to the Bulls, writes…
Rhys Darby: Time's nearly up on sharing my adventures
I think it was Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature, who said in 1374, "All good things must come to an end".
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The Greens will push for legislation to lock MPs' and ministers' pay rises or even cuts to the same dollar amounts ordinary…
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Business
Kiwi company fights for its name in Chinese market
New Zealand household products company ecostore has launched a legal challenge to protect its intellectual property in the…
Fonterra spreads infant formula sales in China
Fonterra has extended sales of its infant formula brand to two more major Chinese cities as it pushes to secure a share of the world's fastest growing baby milk market…
First-time buyers ease off accelerator
Following the introduction of the LVR speed limits by the Reserve Bank in October, expectations were that the number of first home buyers would decline.
Sth Canty Finance trial looms
The Serious Fraud Office trial of South Canterbury Finance's chief executive and two of the failed firm's directors is due to begin in Timaru on Wednesday.
World
Border clash raises tension
A Ukrainian border patrol plane came under fire near the regional boundary with Crimea as tensions increased further in…
Objects that defined the Great War
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Technology
The World Wide Web turns 25
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Global ho-hum greets hubbub over bitcoin's creator
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Next frontier: 3D body parts?
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Is scrolling the future?
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Politics
National picks business boss for Napier race
National's election-year overhaul of MPs and contenders continued over the weekend with the selection of Wayne Walford to…
Education Minister denies 'massaging' of NCEA results
NCEA results showing better achievement levels for Pacific and Maori students are accurate, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. "We're not massaging those numbers…
David Cunliffe defends his leadership
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John Drinnan: TVNZ can't push staff on political views
Television New Zealand is unlikely to prod staff about their political affiliations despite controversial proposals put to politicians by TVNZ chief executive and Kevin…
Sport
NRL: Eels slip past Warriors
The Warriors were good, they were bad and often quite ugly and, in the end, disappointing.
Rugby: Plenty of question marks left after Crusaders win
They were the only NZ franchise to taste victory this week - a vital first win of 2014 for the Crusaders.
Netball: Time to discover truth about Mystics, Magic
Every week we want to take a step up from what was achieved the week before and most definitely this week coming up against the Mystics, we'll have to step up again.
Soccer: Stadium turf claims Phoenix defender
An ongoing upgrade to Westpac Stadium's turf has led to a beaten-up playing surface. Players from both sides were surprised at the state of the strip at the Cake Tin…
Rugby
Rugby: Clinical England take Triple Crown
England blew away Wales with a display of intensity, clinical finishing and perfect kicking to win 29-18 at Twickenham this…
Small Business
Small Business: Lean thinking builds efficiency
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