Farewell to 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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Angry bees hinder fatal crash recovery
Live power lines and a large number of agitated bees are posing problems for motorists and emergency services following a fatal crash in Waikato this morning.
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New moves to detail Dotcom allegations
The Kim Dotcom case could turn into an $80 million scramble for cash - and see the full allegations against the tycoon aired publicly for the first time.
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Lost tennis 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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Sky introduces mobile live streaming
Sky TV is launching a new service that will allow its subscribers to watch up to 10 live streaming channels on iPads.
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Aucklanders' personal income falls
Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.
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Revealed: Christmas 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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Silence of the lambs at Christmas
Baaa-humbug. 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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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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'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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GM names first woman CEO
General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company's new chief executive, the first female head of a US car company.
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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.
3CommentsMandela is dead and still we sleep
Nelson Mandela at least had the satisfaction of living long enough to see his life's work vindicated, even by many of those who opposed him, writes Bryan Gould.
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Fewer religious believers
The number of people who say they have no religion has reached 1.6 million.
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 struggling under pressure or simply not up to…
$10k to buy festive food for needy
Police seek drug raid targets overseas
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Slingshot due in court
Internet company Slingshot has accepted Commerce Commission findings that 27 customers were transferred to it without authorisation…
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.
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…
Tasman airline battle heats up
A new front in the transtasman airline battle is opening up over summer with competition hotting up on Perth and Adelaide routes.
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Obama thrills crowd as he honours Mandela
Obama exhorted the world to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice, electrifying tens of thousands…
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Zuma booed at Mandela's memorial
Spectators at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela jeered at South Africa's leader Jacob Zuma, embarrassing him and reflecting the ANC's current challenges.
Jail sentence over faulty French implants
Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro
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…
Chorus snaps at watchdog
Bruised by a Commerce Commission ruling that will cut its revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars, network company Chorus is challenging whether the competition and…
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.
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.
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Small Business: App creators - John Ballinger
John Ballinger, owner of Bluespark, a software development company that builds websites and mobile apps for devices like…
