City boss facing jail term
After months of maintaining his innocence ex-Heart of the City boss Alex Swney phoned his parents to say he was going to plead guilty to nearly $1.8m in tax evasion.
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Key has 'forgotten where he came from'
John Key grew up in a council house in Christchurch, and many residents of his old street say they're disappointed at his plans for state houses.
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Doctor details spy's 'dangerous' autopsy
The body of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was so radioactive that his post-mortem was "one of the most dangerous" ever undertaken.
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Banks faces retrial over electoral return
Former Act Party leader John Banks will face a retrial for filing a false electoral return, Solicitor-General Mike Heron, QC, has confirmed.
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Jordan 'ready' for Isis prisoner swap
Jordan says it is willing to free an Iraqi female jihadist from prison if the Islamic State group releases a Jordanian pilot unharmed.
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Len Brown joins house-hunting fray
Len Brown and his wife Shan Inglis have sold their big South Auckland home and are now getting first-hand knowledge of the city's pressure-cooker house market.
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Scorcher puts heat on fan supplies
Aucklanders desperate for a reprieve from the summer heat have shopped The Warehouse in Downtown Auckland out of fans.
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Art deco building to be a facade
The historic former headquarters of lingerie company Berlei, standing in the way of the $500 million-plus SkyCity International Convention Centre, will be gutted and…
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Motorbike crash victim meets his hero
When a motocross accident left a young man severely injured, he didn't lose hope. Instead he looked to his motorbike heroes for motivation to get better.
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Teachers struggle to find voice
Being a teacher doesn't just mean losing your patience with unruly pupils - it can also mean losing your voice.
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Air NZ sales process faces probe
Air New Zealand is being investigated over possible misleading or deceptive conduct in the way it sells insurance with air fares.
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Inmate spike pushes cells to limit
Police stations have become "mini prisons" because of an unexpected overflow of inmates and a senior police officer fears frontline staff may be pulled from their duties…
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NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says a freshly inked agreement with the Financial Markets Authority will help the sharemarket operator deepen New Zealand's capital markets…
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Cisco Systems New Zealand, the local unit of the global internet network group, lifted annual sales 4.3 per cent last year, and expects to be well placed this year as…
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The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted a 13.9 per cent return for 2014, finishing the year at $27.5 billion, but warns returns will be "more muted" over the…
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When 500 German anti-Islamisation protestors in Germany were given free banners and stickers, they accepted. But activists had lured them into a trap.
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State of the Nation speeches, so called, are really about the state of the government or the party in opposition at the…
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Another tale of Russian spooks operating in the US has emerged, described by the former CIA analyst Mark Stout as a "classic case of espionage".
Housing plan will 'push up' rent: Little
National's plan to sell off state houses will drive up rents for all renters, Labour leader Andrew Little says.
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Alan Duff has sprung to the defence of Eleanor Catton, "especially the country claiming her individual effort. Like any novelist, she did it all on her own."
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is expected to be rested from today's final one-day international against Sri Lanka…
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Four-time winner Novak Djokovic says he's ready for the fight as he squares off against Australian Open defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals. Djokovic…
