Crew drunk during delay
Air NZ crew assigned to fly stranded passengers home from Hawaii are understood to have been too drunk to go on duty at one stage even if their plane had been airworthy…
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Crafar buyers' new $70m farm deal
Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin confirmed it is aiming to buy a $70 million North Island farm, which would be second-largest foreign purchase of New Zealand land.
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Petricevic still a risk - Parole Board
Disgraced Bridgecorp boss Rodney Petricevic has been denied parole on the grounds he may still pose an undue risk to the safety of the community.
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Trade Me back down 'desperate' - rival
Realestate.co.nz has accused Trade Me of "desperate fee cutting" after the website cut its charge for agents.
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Warmer weather set to roll on - Niwa
The warmer-than-average weather we've been enjoying this winter is set to roll on through the next three months. According to the latest seasonal outlook, issued by…
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Pillar shock prompts apartment dispute
A new apartment buyer faces the possibility of a legal row with a developer after finding window and bed space blocked by pillars she claims were not on the plans.
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Shaky case for $212m roading plan
National's $212 million plan to fast-track regional road projects using asset sales cash is not backed by a strong economic case, OIA documents reveal.
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Powerful US spy tools were set for NZ
The most instrusive and powerful tools in the US electronic spying armoury were being lined up for installation in New Zealand last year, according to a document obtained…
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Jail over son's lethal methadone dose
A woman who gave her son a lethal dose of her methadone to cure a sore stomach been jailed for four years and 11 months.
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John Banks: The fight is not over
John Banks says the battle to clear his name is far from over, claiming "compelling" new evidence will exonerate him.
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US preparing to receive Ebola patient
A hospital in the southern United States is preparing to receive an Ebola patient, with reports it could be one of two Americans stricken with the disease in Liberia…
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Hosking: Bias? No, I call it as I see it
Last time I wrote in this esteemed organ, I proffered an idea or two as to why Labour wasn't exactly breathing down National's neck, writes Mike Hosking.
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