Nigella eligible for NZ visa
Immigration NZ says Nigella Lawson was eligible for a visa to visit New Zealand after all, and it has been unable to confirm she had been excluded from the United States…
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Turei: Jones 'won't be missed'
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has shot back at departing Labour MP Shane Jones, saying his personal attacks show he does not have control over his emotions.
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Horror as man hit by car, rolls under bus
A woman has described how a man bounced off the front of her car and on to her windscreen before rolling under a bus.
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Public warned not to help suspect
Police have warned people not to help a suspected kidnapper who is on the run after he escaped police custody yesterday.
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Interest rates hiked to 3pc
The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3 per cent this morning.
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Failed Benji experiment could cost $2m
Benji Marshall's rugby union experiment is likely to cost him $2 million, with the player set to return to Australia as soon as tomorrow to finalise a budget conscious…
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Crash brings motorway to standstill
One lane has opened up on Auckland's North Western motorway following a crash but police warn delays will continue for motorists this morning.
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Man admits $155k sports club theft
The fraud committed by an Auckland man who stole money from the sports club he chaired was only discovered when cheques he wrote to cover up his offending bounced.
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Assault may be key to McCann case
A 10-year-old British girl was sexually assaulted in Praia da Luz in 2005 - possibly by a man who is now a key suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, the Metropolitan…
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Accused killer wants 'murder' tat gone
A defendant with the word "MURDER" tattooed on his neck wants it to be removed because he fears it will prejudice his murder trial.
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Camilla's brother dies in freak accident
The Duchess of Cornwall is "utterly devastated" after her brother died from a serious head injury sustained in a fall in New York.
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Anzac Day
12 Questions: George Ward
George Ward was a tank gunner in Italy in WWII. The Anzac veteran, who still lives in the house he built in Henderson after the war, raised three daughters alone after…
Cloudy skies for dawn services
People paying their respects at Anzac Day dawn services can expect low cloud and rain in some parts of the country.
100 Greatest All Blacks: Johnny Smith
Wigan offered Johnny Smith 5000 (pounds sterling) to play league after the war, the equivalent of about five years wages…
100 Greatest All Blacks: Andrew Mehrtens
Impishly gifted. All Black coaches and others always had to be on high alert when Andrew Mehrtens was present. He had been…
100 Greatest All Blacks: Stan Meads
Brotherly affection was so deep Pinetree thought his younger brother Stan was his best locking partner in his All Black…
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Whangarei GP Shane Reti wants the community to unite to stop violence in the city after he stepped in to stop a violent…
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The receiver for Southern Cross Forest Products plans to shut one of the failed wood processor's South Island sawmills…
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An in-depth survey of leaders in the Christchurch rebuild indicates serious weaknesses in the way major projects are being managed.
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The FMA is investigating whether the sales and marketing of interest rate swaps by major banks to rural customers may have breached the laws.
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It's 99 years since 1.5 million Armenians were massacred at the hands of Ottoman Turks. For the first time Turkey's PM has acknowledged the event.
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A QUICK HIGH: If you find the lift to the 4th floor slow just think about how lifts work in skyscrapers. In Guangzhou, southern…
Kiwi firm strikes Telstra deal
NZ cyber-security firm Mako Networks says a deal it has struck with Australia's biggest telecommunications provider is potentially worth tens of millions of dollars…
Russia's Zuckerberg flees country
The founder of Russia's leading social media network has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of Vladimir Putin circle the company.
Safety app for dark city streets
A former Victoria University student who felt unsafe on city streets has developed a smartphone app that keeps tabs on its user in dangerous situations.
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Greens links rankled with Jones
Shane Jones' antipathy for the Greens went so deep he once told Labour's leadership he would not be a minister if he was…
Davis says he's suited for the job
Kelvin Davis has bought a new suit and quit his job for a return to Parliament following the resignation of Shane Jones, but says people needn't expect him to take over…
PM egged in Napier
A rock and a ball were thrown at PM John Key's limousine in the Napier suburb of Maraenui yesterday. Police arrested a 22-year-old Napier man following the incident…
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And the Nobel Prize for rat cunning in neutralising an enemy force goes to ... Foreign Minister Murray McCully, writes deputy political editor Claire Trevett.
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100 Greatest All Blacks: Jerome Kaino
There may be more to come in the test rugby career of Jerome Kaino but his rise to distinction was crowned by his try-saving…
Rugby: Hickey's Blues stint will help Under-20s
Simon Hickey's experience running the cutter at the ailing Blues should stand him in good stead as the skipper of the New Zealand Under-20s in June's Junior World Championship…
Rugby: Tough hookers in Canberra showdown
Hookers are usually a gnarly benchmark for Super Rugby sides. Some of the younger brigade have not collected the creased faces or disfigured ears which often signify…
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The 1080 pest control doubles as the All Black number for Cory Jane. There is a wry connection there as Jane has become more of a nuisance to his opponents and his…
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Benji Marshall saved his best performance for the Blues until the end. There were smiles and laughter yesterday at Eden…
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Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has confirmed that Sonny Bill Williams wasn't seen as an option for the Anzac test.
Equestrian: Paget disqualified from Burghley win
Kiwi equestrian Jock Paget has had his Burghley Horse Trials win disqualified by the FEI Tribunal. Paget's win has been taken off him as the result of his specific…
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NZ Herald senior rugby writer Wynne Gray begins his naming on the 100 Great All Blacks. Day four features four players.
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