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Truck driver 'died instantly'

A police campaign to reduce the number of people killed in truck accidents was only a few hours old when a "shocking" head-on collision killed a log-truck driver.

Fiancee's past engulfs Kiwi-in-Oz

A New Zealand engineer has found himself at the centre of media attention in Australia after it emerged he is engaged to the former girlfriend of a jailed killer.

Commuters clog free spots

Residents of central Auckland fringe suburbs such as Mt Eden, Parnell and Orakei are getting riled at their streets becoming free parking lots for commuters.

Claws are out in luxury CBD tower

Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from cat-keeping to who sits on the body corporate…

Black Caps vs England

Revamp needed after humiliation

With the last wicket taken, last scone scoffed and last cup of tea drunk at Lord's, it is time to read the remaining tea leaves to see how NZ adjust after a loss to…

Vettori lined up to play in second test

Daniel Vettori will be recalled if match fit for the second cricket test against England after Bruce Martin's calf muscle injury saw him ruled out of the tour.

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Baby issue 'up to Speaker'

Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly" after a…

Key backs changes to carer's law

Prime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid for caring for disabled family members.

'Technical issues' holding up meat

Chinese measures to curb sales of counterfeit meat may be a factor in millions of dollars of exported New Zealand meat being held up on Chinese wharves.

Business

Meridian tougher to sell

The Government will have to bump up the sweeteners to get enough mum and dad investors to buy into Meridian Energy, an analyst…

$6m to fix leaky high-rise

Each owner of leak-struck twin tower high-rise Hobson Gardens faces paying $50,000 to $75,000 to get their unit fixed after the collapse of Mainzeal Property & Construction…

Wall St hesitancy after new records

Wall Street touched fresh records earlier in the day before giving up gains as investors await clues from the US Federal Reserve on its plans for maintaining stimulus…

Technology

Breakers coach sets trend

Twitter in sport is generally seen as an athlete's game but one coach bucking that trend is Dean Vickerman.

Xero wins hi-tech top honours

Xero received the top honours at this year's Hi-Tech Awards, while another cloud software company Vend also won in two categories.NZX-listed accounting software…

World

Mistrial claims in Arias case

The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial wrapped up for the day today after a series of legal arguments in which…

Twister on 'demolition tour'

Tornadoes ravaged parts of Oklahoma yesterday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.

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Broadcaster seeks by-election selection

TVNZ's Shane Taurima will seek Labour's selection for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, saying the late Parekura Horomia had approached him about standing in the past.

Politics: Democracy under threat?

Judith Collins' abandonment of the MMP Review recommendations has provoked severe criticism, claiming democracy is being disregarded, writes Bryce Edwards..

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