Lost coach: The last photo
A close friend of missing Australian tennis coach Paul Arber says a sighting of him in the Waikato River early on Sunday has given him hope that he is still alive.
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Farewell Madiba
Nelson Mandela the peacemaker has achieved something in his death that had not been seen before. A US President shook hands with a President of Cuba.
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Revealed: Xmas crash hotspots
Drivers who crash on open roads during the Christmas and New Year holidays are more likely to be injured than at other times of the year.
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Auckland's income gap widens
Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.
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Builders tip rush for new homes
Builders expect a rush of first-home buyers planning to build new houses following the Reserve Bank's announcement they will be exempt from new mortgage lending rules…
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Silence of the lambs at Christmas
A fall in lamb numbers because of the worst drought in 70 years may result in higher prices for this year's Christmas roast.
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Police seek drug raid targets overseas
Four targets in an alleged international crime syndicate were out of the country when police raids led to a $120 million drug haul.
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'Screaming' car crashes into yard
Jake Williams was sitting talking to a friend last night when he heard a loud bang followed by the sound of a tree crashing to the ground. The Massey delivery man rushed…
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$10k to buy festive food for needy
Christmas for many people is about spending at shopping malls and giving presents. But for other families it can be the hardest time of the year.
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Uni's old brewery vision takes shape
Auckland University's $1 billion decade-long property push is in full swing at Newmarket where many brewery structures, buildings and view-blocking fences have come…
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Opinion
Reserve Bank right to heed concern
Editorial: The Reserve Bank is sailing on largely uncharted sails with its restrictions on low-deposit home loans.
Bob Jones: Welcome illegal immigrants
A contentious issue in the Australian election was illegal migration, the party leaders competing for the harshest tactics to deal with it, writes Bob Jones.
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National
Schools struggle as more students seek help
More students are seeking help from counsellors and guidance services - and a report has found many school services are…
More land needed for Auckland growth - council report
Fewer religious believers
The number of people who say they have no religion has reached 1.6 million.
Students angry about teacher cull
Chorus snaps at watchdog
Business
Slingshot due in court
Internet company Slingshot has accepted Commerce Commission findings that 27 customers were transferred to it without authorisation…
New house loan exemption welcomed
Builders and bankers have welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision to exempt loans for new builds from its curbs on high loan-to-value ratio (LVR) lending. Deputy governor…
Applications for first-home scheme surge
Five new lenders have applied to the Government to offer Welcome Home Loans amid surging numbers using the first-home buyer scheme.
Support grows for Reserve Bank to raise OCR
The NZIER shadow board believes the Reserve Bank should leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent when it reviews it tomorrow.
World
Ads for children seek 'loving parents'
An adoption agency in Britain desperately trying to find parents has resorted to the unusual tactic of advertising children…
UN calls for children to have more say
The reality of apartheid
My mother was furious. The operators of the petrol station in rural, racist South Africa had taken her money to fill the car, but would not give her the key to the toilets…
Mandela's moral compass hosts remembrance
No regrets in grisly killing
Technology
Spies infiltrate online gaming
American and British spy agencies are operating in a world full of monsters - only it isn't quite the real world. The NSA…
NZ kids unaware of online dangers
Only about half of New Zealand kids aged 5 to 10 know the danger of speaking to online friends and a fifth of those would like to meet them in real life.
Tech giants lobby to fight spying
Big tech companies across the US have joined forces to pressure government to curb its big surveillance programmes that collect vast amounts of private information.
Tech Universe: Tuesday 10 December
RECURSIVE WASTE: Jet engines are notoriously noisy. Using piezoelectric material, engineers built an extremely sensitive and thin aluminium membrane to capture vibrations…
Politics
NZ would be winner in TPP: Goff
New Zealand would benefit more than most countries from a concluded Trans Pacific Partnership deal, former Labour trade…
CTU says Joyce's claim untrue
The Council of Trade Unions tonight said a claim by cabinet minister Steven Joyce that it walked away from Government briefings on the Trans Pacific Partnership were…
NZ's Mandela delegation cut
Three members of New Zealand's delegation will not be able to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral after the South African government imposed a strict two-person limit.
Parliament pays tribute to Mandela
MPs have paid tribute to Nelson Mandela in Parliament this afternoon, describing him as a positive force for change in New Zealand and across the world.
Sport
Cricket: NZ alert to Windies' revival
New Zealand will be wary of a resurgent West Indies side going into the second test at the Basin Reserve today.
Cricket: Skippers welcome Snicko
Rival captains Brendon McCullum and Darren Sammy are taking a positive view of a new piece of technology to be used in the next two tests. Real Time Snicko will be…
Cricket: Windies skipper a charmer
The West Indies have a highly likeable captain in Darren Sammy. Since taking over as skipper late in 2010, Sammy - the first St Lucian to play for the West Indies…
Sporting Achievement of the Year 2013: Valerie Adams
It was business as usual for Valerie Adams, another way of saying the shot put superstar pummelled all-comers.
Small Business
Small Business: App creators - John Ballinger
John Ballinger, owner of Bluespark, a software development company that builds websites and mobile apps for devices like…
