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Pora in line for $2m compo
Teina Pora could be in line for compensation of around $2 million after his convictions for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett were quashed.
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Cake 'bully' boss now out of a job
HR manager Louise Alexandra, who was criticised for bullying an employee in offensive cake case, no longer working for NZCU after disappearing from company website.
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They had an 'amazing' sleepover
Picton's star-crossed lovers, Kiwi William Scott Chalmers and Scottish backpacker Sarah Milne broke their silence today after their big date involving "cheap beers".
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Motorcyclist dies in road works crash
A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a reversing vehicle at a road works site in Meremere this morning.
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Westfest band burns crowd
A heavy metal fan says he and his friends were burned after a band hurled hot liquid at them during yesterday's Westfest festival.
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Tourist's licence suspended on the spot
A French driver will be using public transport for the rest of his trip, after his licence was suspended on the spot after he was nabbed doing 93km/h through a township…
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Kiwi nurse helps in life-changing op
A Madagascar man walked for three days to have a life-threatening 7.4kg tumour removed from his cheek aboard a Mercy Ship, assisted by Tauranga nurse Sue Clynes.
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Gang member gets life for murder
A Black Power member has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a Taupo teenager.
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Dean Barker signs up with Russians
Dean Barker has signed up as tactician for a Russian team in the 2015 RC44 Championship Tour after being dumped as Team New Zealand helmsman.
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Radio NZ's 'disappointing' ratings
Radio New Zealand's boss says he's disappointed and surprised at a poor ratings result which shows a 13 per cent fall in listeners to the state owned broadcaster.
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Kids smash 134 school windows
A Taupo secondary school has been left reeling after discovering primary school-aged children had shattered more than 100 windows around its premises.
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Live updates: Pakistan v UAE
Live updates and ball-by-ball statistics of the Cricket World Cup pool B match between Pakistan and UAE in Napier. Herald App users click here for live updates Commentary The…
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Woman who recovered from dementia
Roni Caryn Rabin's mother seemed to have all the signs of classic dementia, except she made a miraculous recovery 10 years later.
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Video: Steel debris strewn across M-way
Watch dashcam footage of steel debris strewn across Auckland's Southern Motorway after a truck frame hit the Penrose bridge this morning.
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#WeaselPecker: Internet loses its mind
Forget #thedress; today it's all about an incredible shot of a weasel riding a woodpecker and the clever memes it has spawned.
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Dunedin Council plans sweeping internal audit
An outside company will be paid to pry into every corner of the Dunedin City Council in the wake of the Citifleet fraud.
Lundy retrial: Forensics come under fire
The techniques used by an international forensic institute to test stains on Mark Lundy's polo shirt have come under fire in court today.
NZ@Noon: 'Dumb' fire and a drug-dealing teen
A "dumb fire" in South Hokianga and a drug-dealing high school student in Tauranga are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today. Two elderly…
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A forbidden driver who killed his friend after crashing an unwarranted car during a high-speed police chase blamed the victim for encouraging him to speed off.
Business
Aust regulator probes pre-RBA trades
Australia's corporate watchdog is investigating sharp movements by the Australian dollar and share market in the seconds…
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Woolworths has taken a near $28.3 million haircut on its investment in Warehouse Group after James Pascoe, the retail group owned by David and Anne Norman, bought the…
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A day after QV released stats showing yet another increase in property values, Auckland realtor Barfoot & Thompson says last month saw a fall in prices, as more properties…
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Cruel dog fights held to the death
Villagers in northern China have defended brutal dog fights to the death as entertainment.
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Boston will revisit the horror of the 2013 Marathon bombings tomorrow when the 21-year-old accused of carrying out the worst attack on US soil since the September 11…
Indian cops block rape doco
New Delhi police are are trying to block the airing of a documentary that includes remarks by one of the men involved in a fatal gang-rape in 2012.
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Hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation in a key habitat.
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We've all pondered if (and how) you can send food back. Lee Suckling susses it out.
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John Armstrong: Peters faces uphill battle in byelection
Andrew Little is wise to have ignored the pressure that was coming even from Labour quarters.
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Allies must look to future
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Captain Brendon McCullum has been given the all clear to lead New Zealand in their fifth World Cup group A game against Afghanistan at McLean Park on Sunday.
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