New Zealand Herald

A good night's work led to a good night's kip for the Crusaders. They got their four-try victory and with it, the near certainty that the Sharks, who played overnight…

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Long-distance kayaker Scott Donaldson has never appreciated having a shave or a hot pie so much, but it's being able to move around in more than a metre of space that…

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A ruthless and clinical Warriors performance saw them blow the Parramatta Eels off Mt Smart Stadium tonight.

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Torrential rain caused flooding and closed roads in Auckland and Waiheke this afternoon, with a number of people having to be rescued from rising floodwaters.

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The family of New Zealand's top wakeboarder have been told he is a quadriplegic after a devastating accident - but remain hopeful that he will defy the odds.

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Two children left without a mother, and with broken bones after an horrific highway smash, are about to return to preschool.

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A business associate says Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band The Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died.

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A two-month-old baby has been rescued from the rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo in Syria, a video tweeted shows.

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A group of former whalers are lending their hand to humpback conservation efforts in the Cook Strait.

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Fierce discounting by fuel companies in parts of Auckland has seen a wild variation in prices - of up to 25c a litre of petrol - across the region.

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A woman undergoing chemotherapy says she felt humiliated after being turned away from a Hamilton casino because she didn't have a doctor's note saying she needed to…

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Parents are being warned against "chickenpox parties" because the highly infectious disease can be fatal, or lead to severe complications and permanent disabilities. Medical…

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New Zealand is the land of milk and honey - if you have the money, food bank staff say, as meat and milk hit record highs.

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A $10 million memorial for the victims of Christchurch's February 22 earthquake will be built on the banks of the Avon River.

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