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Ivan Maheno was shot dead and his wife Carmen later died in hospital during an incident in Fairburn yesterday. Photo / Supplied

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Second death in shooting

The wife of a man shot and killed during a domestic incident in Fairburn has died in hospital this morning, reports say.

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Judge rules in luxury high-rise spat

Claims were made that Metropolis residents were paying 33pc more than owners of apartments in other buildings. Photo / Ross Setford

A resident of New Zealand's tallest apartment tower has lost his defamation action against a group of high-profile people running the block's body corporate.

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Out for 68: Where did it go wrong?

Brendon McCullum leaves the ground after being dismissed by Stuart Broad. Photo / AP

Dejected captain Brendon McCullum says it's "pretty tough to explain" why the Black Caps folded for just 68 in the first Test against England at Lord's.

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Loan wars: Banks offer gifts galore

Finance Minister Bill English yesterday warned higher interest rates were expected late this year or early next. Photo / APN

Flat-screen TVs, cash for groceries and even iPads - banks are competing to offer more attractive prizes to sweeten home loan deals as higher interest rates are forecast…

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Cop's harrowing decision in twin's death

Andrea Rubello was caught up in a deadly home invasion in New York. Photo / AP

An intruder and a twin girl were shot dead by a policeman during a New York home invasion in which a masked man was heard yelling, "I'm going to kill her".

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Doctors charge $25 for children

Child advocates are upset that not all of Auckland's network of 11 after-hours accident and medical clinics are free for children under 6. Photo / Thinkstock

Parents from some low-income Auckland suburbs face paying up to $25 for young children to see a doctor at an after-hours clinic.

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Father confesses to gruesome murder

It was the first time he had brought the children home to his apartment on the second floor of a four-storey building. Photo / AFP

A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he had killed his two young children by slitting their throats in the French city…

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Call to relax rules for MPs with babies

Nanaia Mahuta had to remain at Parliament until midnight with her baby girl, Nuia-Cybele because her vote was needed. Photo / Christine Cornege

Parliament's Speaker is considering a rule change for MPs with babies after Nanaia Mahuta was required to be in Parliament with her five-month-old baby until midnight…

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Police: No case against CTV man

Gerald Shirtcliff was the construction manager of the CTV building, where 115 people were killed during the Christchurch earthquake. Photo / Dean Kozanic

An Australian police probe has found no criminal wrongdoing against the New Zealand man who oversaw construction of the CTV building in Christchurch.

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Discovery triggers fatal crash memories

Aubrey Bills, who survived a plane crash in 1953, holds a photograph of himself at age 20. Photo / Christine Cornege

Images of a wrecked engine brought memories flooding back to pilot Aubrey Bills, 60 years after he survived the crash that killed his mate.

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Powerball jackpot: Who won $710m?

America's Powerball jackpot of $710m has been won - but mystery surrounds the winner. Photo / AP

Some lucky person walked into a Florida supermarket over the past few days and bought a ticket worth an estimated $710m - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

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Lid lowered on global warming rate

Global warming is shrinking the environments of polar bears and threatening low-lying island nations. Photo / Supplied

New research from Oxford University shows the rate of global warming has been lower over the past decade than it was previously.

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Honeybees trained to find land mines

Bees have a perfect sense of smell that can quickly detect the scent of the explosives. Photo / Thinkstock

Croatian researchers are training honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans.

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Stop the spin, residents tell council

A presentation by Auckland 2040's Richard Burton showed three-storey apartments would appear in almost half of residential Auckland. Photo / Brett Phibbs

A public meeting of about 500 people has told the Auckland Council to rethink its intensification plans for the city, start listening to communities and stop spinning…