Lost Kiwi's last text
Just before he boarded flight MH370, Paul Weeks sent a text to his wife saying she and their children meant the world to him.
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Leading Headlines
Greens would link MPs to median wage
The Greens will push for legislation to lock MPs' and ministers' pay rises or even cuts to the same dollar amounts ordinary New Zealanders receive.
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Craig's defamation claim is to 'raise standard of debate'
Craig's fund for Norman defamation case takes off
Revealed: City's affordable spots
West Auckland and parts of South Auckland are no longer an easy leg up on the real estate ladder as prices continue to rise throughout the region, a new report says.
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Cyclone's remains forecast to hit NZ
A potentially damaging tropical storm may hit the upper North Island this week, forecasters say.
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Six killed in black weekend
Six people have died in accidents involving motor vehicles over the weekend, three of them motorcyclists.
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'Cuppa' claim over visit wrong: MP
Labour MP Grant Robertson says Judith Collins' claim that she dropped in to Oravida in Shanghai for a casual cup of tea does not ring true.
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Here comes that interest rate rise
A rise in the official cash rate from 2.5 to 2.75 per cent on Thursday is seen as a virtual certainty, so the focus will be on the Reserve Bank's economic forecasts.
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Fatal shots echo round courtroom
It was one of the odder moments in an already extraordinary trial. And no one knew quite what to do.
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Trapped caver too tall to get out
An experienced caver trapped in an underground cavern overnight on Saturday says the experience was far from an ordeal.
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TV pioneer an unflappable star
One of the more memorable moments in Les Andrews' broadcasting career was almost his last.
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Opinion
Job seekers need clear privacy law
The law is not always an ass but it can produce an absurdity. The decision to allow a failed job seeker access to his competitors' CVs is one of them.
Maybe he had itchy feet?
Has the UN envoy got itchy 'feat' too? Prime News captioning went awry last Friday.
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Supermarket quizzed over discarded fish
Supermarket giant Countdown is facing fresh questions after large bins of whole snapper found at a waste meat processing…
Thousands more city sites need Maori tick
Brain focus of promising research
Oxygen-deprived babies born with brain damage could make miraculous recoveries thanks to research that aims to help prevent the injury spreading.
Thousands more city sites need Maori tick
Flight 370: Families pray for a miracle
Business
Kiwi company fights for its name in Chinese market
New Zealand household products company ecostore has launched a legal challenge to protect its intellectual property in the…
Fonterra spreads sales in China
Fonterra has extended sales of its infant formula brand to two more major Chinese cities as it pushes to secure a share of the world's fastest growing baby milk market…
Sth Canty Finance trial looms
The Serious Fraud Office trial of South Canterbury Finance's chief executive and two of the failed firm's directors is due to begin in Timaru on Wednesday.
Bitcoin mystery won't stop traders
Who is bitcoin's real creator? The bitcoin community is reacting to that burning question with a collective ho-hum.
World
Border clash raises tension
A Ukrainian border patrol plane came under fire near the regional boundary with Crimea as tensions increased further in…
Winter Paralympic Games open in Sochi
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Objects that defined the Great War
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Technology
The World Wide Web turns 25
Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist…
Global ho-hum greets hubbub over bitcoin's creator
Who is bitcoin's real creator? The bitcoin community is reacting to that burning question with a collective ho-hum. Developers and bitcoin enthusiasts from Finland…
Next frontier: 3D body parts?
It's been called the poor man's teleporter, based on the fictional Star Trek invention that beamed humans on to hostile planets and reassembled them, molecule by molecule…
Is scrolling the future?
What's the future big thing in social media? Social media editor Paul Harper finds a group of Kiwis who think they've found it.
Politics
National picks business boss for Napier race
National's election-year overhaul of MPs and contenders continued over the weekend with the selection of Wayne Walford to…
Education Minister denies 'massaging' of NCEA results
NCEA results showing better achievement levels for Pacific and Maori students are accurate, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. "We're not massaging those numbers…
David Cunliffe defends his leadership
Labour Leader David Cunliffe is defending his leadership after accusations he is "tricky'', while former rivals for his job scored significant hits in Parliament.
Drinnan: TVNZ can't push staff
Television New Zealand is unlikely to prod staff about their political affiliations despite controversial proposals put to politicians by TVNZ chief executive and Kevin…
Sport
Rugby: Plenty of question marks left after Crusaders win
They were the only NZ franchise to taste victory this week - a vital first win of 2014 for the Crusaders.
Netball: Time to discover truth about Mystics, Magic
Every week we want to take a step up from what was achieved the week before and most definitely this week coming up against the Mystics, we'll have to step up again.
Paralympics: Hall crashes out
New Zealand's Paralympic skiers got their campaigns under way last night, with contrasting outcomes.
Athletics: Adams reigns supreme in dominant return from surgery
Valerie Adams hasn't been beaten in competition in nearly four years but the two-time Olympic champion felt vulnerable going into the world indoor track and field championships…
Rugby
Super Rugby: Kiwi teams struggle in round three
The Sharks posted their third win from three games to go to first place and the Hurricanes had their third straight loss…
Small Business
Small business: Mentoring - Aaron Calman and Yvonne Treen
Aaron Calman (known by his nickname, Lizard) is the owner of Dos Amigos, an Auckland-based Mexican restaurant.
