Young, gifted and Kiwi
At this time every year, the Herald has been able to select one person from many notable contributors as its NZer of the Year. The choice is never easy, but never has…
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Selfies at a memorial?
Are you a fomo sapiens? Judging by his behaviour at Nelson Mandela's memorial service, Barack Obama is a member of this new sub-species.
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Car crashes into bar
Five people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a bar in south Auckland in the early hours of this morning.
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Len Brown: I'm staying
Len Brown says he is no lame-duck mayor after a damning report found he failed to declare more than $39k in free hotel rooms and upgrades.
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ICC probes Aces match in Sth Africa
At least one match involving the Auckland Aces provincial cricket team at the 2012 Champions League in South Africa is under the ICC's anti-corruption spotlight.
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67.2% against asset sales
Voters have given the Govt's flagship asset sales policy an emphatic thumbs down, ratcheting up pressure for the sale of Genesis Energy to be shelved.
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Reaching for the stars
Catton likes nothing better than reading and re-reading books. The books she read as a child shaped her more than anything else, she says.
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Food queues already huge: Mission
Aucklanders are queuing for up to seven hours for food parcels from the City Mission, as donations run thin.
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Thunder-Boult blasts Windies away
At 6.15 last night, the NZ players and management walked out to the middle of the Basin Reserve.
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Customs returns seized property
Customs has returned all the electronic gear stripped from a backpacker at the border, saying it found nothing on his computer.
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Critical thinking being marginalised
NZ risks the loss of an "informed and thoughtful citizenry" if the benefits of an arts degree continue to be marginalised, the nation's largest arts faculty warns.
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Thousands of free eBooks available
Auckland Libraries has added thousands of new, free electronic texts to its collection.
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Still a long walk to freedom
For many years, the cry was: "What will happen to South Africa after Mandela?" That time has come.
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New Zealander of the Year
Jamie Curry - teen internet sensation
Her social media followings outnumber NZ's population by 2 million, and she hasn't even finished high school.
Hannah O'Neill - pirouetting to Paris
Most Kiwis have probably not heard of Hannah O'Neill. The 20-year-old is one of the brightest young stars in the ballet world, who also happens to be a Kiwi.
Opinion
Rebecca Barry Hill: Lame pranks this year's stocking fillers
Turn on, tune out, have another eggnog. That about sums up Christmas television. Perfect for short-attention spans. Perhaps this also explains why there are so many…
John Armstrong: Grim Reaper piles up political scalps
Some of his victims never saw it coming. Some succumbed because there was no point in putting up a fight. Some - like Peter Dunne - pleaded innocence or argued their…
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Shocks in teen-drinkers study
A new study has shown that a major contributor to alcohol-related harm among underage drinkers is their older mates supplying…
New drinking ad shows fallout when 'cool dad' goes bad
Report on Mayor's spend-up
The report into Auckland Mayor Len Brown's use of council resources was finally issued yesterday after legal wrangling delayed its release.
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Business
Biz leader of 2013: Air NZ boss
Air NZ chief exec Christopher Luxon has carved out a big reputation for foot-on-the-throat attention to the bottom line.
Mussel farmer goes from winner to loser
One of New Zealand's biggest mussel farming companies, named Food and Beverage Exporter of the Year by industry group ExportNZ in June, has gone into receivership.
Brian Gaynor: Next year an economic cracker
Next year should be a cracker as far as the New Zealand economy is concerned. There are strong indications that it will be a once-in-a-generation year, as were 1951…
BurgerFuel stays out of price war
BurgerFuel says its brand has proven resilient to a price war between major multi-national competitors such as Burger King and McDonald's in the NZ market.
World
Coalition struggles to deliver
Tony Abbott has discovered that it is much harder to control the news agenda in government - and that voters are a volatile…
Focus moves to retaining Toyota
Worries in land of the free
What a difference a couple of decades, two disastrous wars and a stubborn recession make.
Tourists a curse for New York Grinches
Egyptian hip-hop in tune with frustrated youth
Technology
Want to relax? Put away the phone
Constantly checking those work emails on your smartphone could be bad for more than just your marriage.
Time to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' cliche
As hardy perennials go, there is little to beat that science hacks' favourite: the hard-wiring of male and female brains.
Apple Watch: Hey ho Mac Pro
Hey, Apple, it's December and this is the month the amazing new Mac Pro was going to arrive. Things seem a little quiet, and if you want the heavy hitters to buy them…
Samsung tries to silence user over burnt phone
Public Relations can be a particular tricky beast to get right. Samsung are learning that it isn't just the art of persuading the public to adopt a particular perspective…
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Fran O'Sullivan: Compromised mayor has to be held to account
If he had any skerrick of honour left, Len Brown would by now have tendered his resignation as mayor to the people of Auckland…
'Blood money' offer a bad look - Key
The offer of money made to the Pike River families by the mine's former boss doesn't look good, Prime Minister John Key says.
Politics: From WhaleOil to PM's office
Politics blogger Bryce Edwards rounds up reaction to the news that the Prime Minister's press secretary Jason Ede sent photos to WhaleOil.
Toby Manhire: The essential gift list
Twelve days to Christmas, and I know what you're thinking, hardworking families of New Zealand: what gift to get your favourite public figure? Toby Manhire investigates…
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Cricket: Here comes the Sheriff, with all guns blazing
Corey Anderson coined the term, and if BJ Watling carries on as he is playing now, it'll probably stick.
Cricket: Man-of-the-match catch 'brilliant'
Trent Boult had talked before the second test of enjoying bowling at the Basin Reserve; he showed how much in his man-of-the-match-winning performance against the West…
Rugby: All Blacks find perfection
With 20 seconds remaining at Dublin's Aviva Stadium, Aaron Smith started the movement which crowned the All Blacks' season and broke Irish hearts. It is likely to become…
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Tomkins: Once a Wigan Warrior, now a New Zealand Warrior
Sam Tomkins was still rubbing the sleep out of his eyes when we caught up with him at Eden Park, and little wonder. Having arrived on an early morning flight, he was…
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Dave Bulling, managing director, Cook Brothers Construction, a national construction company that operates in Auckland…
