Big dry - nation at risk
Rain forecast for this week is unlikely to offset a soil-parching big dry that has put much of the country at serious fire risk and begun to hurt farmers in hot-spot…
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Traffic fine defaulter owes $37,523
Almost $9 million in parking and traffic fines has gone unpaid in Auckland in the past year, and the worst offender owes nearly $38k.
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Thrilling final tops off Nines event
The NRL Auckland Nines ended on a high last night, with crowds treated to a thrilling extra-time final at Eden Park.
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Andrew Little's rating best since Clark
Labour leader Andrew Little heads into a two-day retreat with his caucus today, only mildly buoyed by the latest poll results and the shock success of Labor in Queensland…
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Toddler loses both kidneys to cancer
Fourteen-month-old Riays Asiata has lost both kidneys to cancer and now she must wait at least two years before she can have a transplant.
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Milk supply dip should lift prices
Reduced dairy production is expected to translate into higher prices at Wednesday's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
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Anti-flu drug useful, study finds
Controversial anti-flu drug Tamiflu has been found to be useful, in the latest scientific study, at reducing the impact of influenza and keeping people out of hospital…
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Isis: 'Let the nightmare for Japan begin'
Isis released a video yesterday purportedly showing the beheading of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist held hostage by the extremist group.
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Farms remain deadliest work sites
Thirty-seven workers were killed on the job in the last financial year and the agricultural industry was deemed to be the deadliest.
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Laptops, tablets add to cost burden
Nearly four in five Auckland secondary schools now ask or permit students to bring a device such as a laptop or tablet - potentially adding hundreds of dollars to back-to-school…
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Cosmetic surgery's like burqa - Vatican
Women who undergo plastic surgery are wearing a "burqa made of flesh", according to a Vatican document.
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NYC to pay $6.9m in 'Mafia Cops' case
Nicholas Guido was showing off his new car outside his mother's home on Christmas Day 1986 when he was gunned down because he'd been mistaken for a mobster with the…
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Kiwis' trip more than a Sunday drive
Four Kiwi mates will travel 16,500km together across 20 countries, five mountain ranges and three deserts in a "farcically…
Speed matters when it comes to batter
The speed a snapper can reach could have implications for how tasty it is, researchers say.
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Business
Matakina signs GE Healthcare global deal
Breast screening technology company Matakina has received a boost after it announced the signing of a multimillion dollar…
Meridian to replace faulty transformers
Meridian Energy is replacing two of its transformers at its Manapouri power station after finding a fault with cooling units.
NZX looks at conflict after buy
Sharemarket operator NZX is reviewing its governance structures to ensure conflicts of interest - or the perception they exist - do not arise from growth in the company's…
Fonterra, Danone to fight behind closed door
Fonterra will be spared having its multimillion-dollar fight with French food giant Danone spilling back into the public arena this year.
World
Australian reporter released by Egypt
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste left Egypt overnight after the president approved his deportation following more than a…
Jailed journalist "anxious" over appeal
Election rout a setback for Abbott
Tony Abbott's address to the National Press Club today is being seen as a leadership make or break event.
3-year-old boy shoots parents
Greek leader vows to pay nation's debts
Politics
Little's strong start reflected in poll
Support for both Labour and National has gone up in the latest TV3 poll, the first major poll of the year, which reflects…
Green MP won't reveal any leadership plans
West Coast-based Green Party MP Kevin Hague has not revealed whether he hopes to become his party's new co-leader. Russel Norman announced on Friday that he would stand…
Has Key met his match?
A poll has revealed 55% of voters think Little is potentially a better match for PM John Key than his Labour Party leader predecessors.
Key and Plunket prove Catton's point
Is Eleanor Catton a traitor? Does Sean Plunket have a brain? Has the Prime Minister read The Luminaries? Who would have thought an obscure Indian literary festival could…
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Study offers hope in obesity fight
Kiwi scientists have found a curious new way to combat obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in an antioxidant linked to Chinese medicine…
Future Auckland: Recreation key to healthy life
French put knife in with own best eatery list
War is declared, not for the first time, between France and Britain. The conflict might be called "Michelin star wars" or "the gastronomic empire strikes back".
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NRL Nines: Warriors lose in thriller
The Warriors have been dumped out of the Auckland Nines at the quarter-final stage, losing 14-12 to the Sharks. The home…
Nines: South Sydney sweep no surprise despite unpredictable tournament format
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NRL Nines: Big win for the Warriors
The Warriors have all but sealed safe passage to the quarter-finals, smashing the Tigers 22-8 in a must-win match. Five tries were more than enough for the home side…
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This year Sundance has impressed moviegoers, critics and industry buyers alike with a 118-feature selection that suggests…
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Twenty years since rock star disappeared
The sister of missing Manic Street Preachers lyricist Richey Edwards has revealed her family's battle to come to terms with his disappearance. This Sunday marks 20…
Jesus' new cinematic journey
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Botswana: Plains of passage
John Coomber meets Africa's most majestic animals in their own environment and is lucky to see elephants following an ancient…
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Waiheke Island: Wind down on Waiheke
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Opinion
Little captures our attention
The best way to find out what politicians are about is to listen to what they say. That's why this week's State of the Nation…
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Catton funding money well spent
If Eleanor Catton was a politician she might be in some difficulty today. For it turns out that while she vented her feelings about New Zealand's "very shallow, very…
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Nines: Warriors found wanting at death
In a tournament designed to promote try scoring and running football, missed conversions proved decisive in the Warriors'…
NRL Nines: Warriors lose in thriller
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Cricket: NZ takes a squad approach to Cup
It's time to apply some rugby terminology to the cricket World Cup preparations, like thinking in terms of a first XV rather than first XI.
