Revealed: Every donation to every candidate
Today the New Zealand Herald is releasing an interactive visualisation which shows every candidate donation for the last year's election.
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Leading Headlines
Tourist driver's $19k bill to leave NZ
A French tourist who drove on the wrong side of the road, colliding with an oncoming car, must pay $19,000 to his victims before he can leave the country.
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Car surfer accused set to go to trial
A "wannabe stuntman" who goes by the moniker 'Johnny Danger' will go to trial after denying allegations he surfed on top of a taxi as it crossed the Harbour Bridge.
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Karmichael Hunt guilty on drug charges
Code-hopping sports star Karmichael Hunt has pleaded guilty to four charges of supplying cocaine.
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Landlords 'a danger to financial system'
Reserve Banks says landlords could be a danger to New Zealand's financial system in the event of a housing collapse as it looks to tighten lending rules.
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Lundy evidence should 'remain mystery'
The officer in charge of the Lundy double-murder case was told evidence held on slides had degenerated and should "remain a mystery", a court was told today.
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#SnowdenNZ revelations: Who cares?
A sense of deja vu accompanies the latest spy scandal in New Zealand politics. Haven't we been here before, asks Bryce Edwards.
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Were NZ spies acting illegally?
The legal underpinning for the safety net GCSB uses to screen foreign spies wanting to use NZ-held surveillance databases was questionable for more than three years.
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Checkpoint ambush failed, says ex-cop
A recently retired policeman says his fellow officers set a failed trap to catch him drink driving on the way home from a sports club.
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Kiwi twins have different birthdays
Twins Jayden and Xavier Boughey have to convince their classmates they're brothers. And the kids still don't believe them.
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All Blacks announce new sponsor
The All Blacks have a brand new sponsor to support them in Rugby World Cup year, through the sevens at the 2016 Rio Olympics and all of 2017.
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Bali Nine prisoner: 'All good bro'
An old school friend of Andrew Chan has revealed that the convicted drug smuggler never thought his impending execution would actually happen.
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Spectacular one-handed catch
A disobedient, or perhaps determined, husband has a chance to win a share of $1 million after taking a spectacular one-handed catch at last night's World Cup game in…
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Crowe takes aim at World Cup format
New Zealand great Martin Crowe has offered his solution for the best format for the Cricket World Cup.
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Shot cat owners 'absolutely devastated'
The owners of a cat shot with an arrow through its head in East Auckland overnight are too scared to keep the animal and are considering moving house.
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A 12-seater pane with three people on board has made an emergency landing at Whakatane Airport after reports of smoke on…
NZ air quality a 'good news story'
New Zealand's air quality has been described as an "environmental good news story" by Government's environmental watchdog.
New deal to allow fruit out of fruit fly zone
Buyers of restricted fresh produce in Auckland's fruit fly zone will be able to take one shop's fare out of the area under a packaging and permit system set to start…
Government should buy war medals
Labour is calling on the Government to buy the war medals of Kiwi "Dambusters" veteran Les Munro to keep them in New Zealand.
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China sets growth target around 7pc
China has set an official economic growth target of about 7 per cent for this year, according to a work report to be delivered Thursday by the country's premier. The…
Housing crisis: Jump in house listings
An increase in Auckland housing stock for sale at the city's biggest real estate agency is being claimed as evidence of success in tackling Auckland's housing…
NZ's biggest apartment plan
A new $300 million 800-unit Albany project, promoted as New Zealand's largest residential apartment development, has just been announced. Martin Cooper of Harcourts…
World
Search for MH370 may be scaled back
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed hope missing Flight MH370 will be found, but suggested the search may be…
The murky past of the man shot by LA police
The real story behind the man shot dead by police in Los Angeles this week is starting to emerge, and it is a complex story of identity theft and Hollywood aspirations…
Zombie attack: Off to the hills
New research shows an apocalyptic zombie attack would take a to longer to reach mountainous communities.
Report condemns Ferguson's racial bias
The US Justice Department will not prosecute a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old whose death in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked…
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We decided to go with the Spanish spirit of the place and ordered a jug of white sangria. It was delicious - a colourful…
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Controversial mouse study could help kill cancer
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Another Kiwi faces Graham's red chair
Kiwi Brittany told an embarrassing story to Graham Norton about a drunken night out.
'He peed in my shoes' - another Kiwi faces Graham's red chair
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The Reserve Bank: Risk, regulation and responsible choices
The Reserve Bank has prepared a short video explaining the importance of regulation. This video, featuring the Bank's Head of Prudential Supervision, Toby Fiennes, explains…
Russel Norman says GCSB 'breaking the law'
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'He peed in my shoes' - another Kiwi faces Graham's red chair
A New Zealand nanny living in London survived Graham Norton's infamous red chair with a story about Invercargill.
Another Kiwi faces Graham's red chair
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Pharrell in court over Blurred Lines case
Pharrell Williams says he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye's music but did not copy the late singer's work when he crafted the 2013 hit Blurred Lines. Williams…
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Bar/fly: Bernard Beer Spa, Prague
Erik Heinrich is in ecstasy sipping an award-winning lager while steeping in a beer bath.
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Dubai: Storming the desert
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Opinion
PM's terrorism bogeyman
John Key worked to undermine the Herald 's spying revelations before he knew what they were, writes David Fisher.
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Claire Trevett: Rival old dogs' paws crossed for win-win in North
The self-appointed Pied Piper of the North, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, has the words "Follow Me" on the back of his campaign bus.
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Three questions: What is the ideal Cricket World Cup format?
Herald cricket experts Dylan Cleaver, Andrew Alderson and David Leggat answer three key questions about the Cricket World…
Cricket: South Africa will ask pertinent questions
Steve Hansen: Rugby is in danger of becoming boring
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has expressed serious concerns about the state of modern-day rugby, saying it lacks entertainment and is in desperate need of change. Hansen…
World Cup should be 25 teams - Tendulkar
Football: Merrick and Greenacre commit long term to Phoenix
Cricket World Cup
Watson's dumping: How Twitter reacted
Allrounder Shane Watson might have played his last one-day international for Australia after he was axed from the side that…
Cricket World Cup should be 25 teams - Sachin Tendulkar
Open letter to Martin Crowe
Herald reader and Pakistani cricket fan Danyal Rasool with an open letter to New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe. Dear Martin, I never watched you play. I wasn't…
