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Arrest in mutilation case
A man has been arrested after a woman was mutilated as she was dragged behind a car for a kilometre on State Highway 1 yesterday.
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Three more arrests over London slaying
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder the British soldier hacked to death in a London street by two Islamists.
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Two suspects in murder known to police
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VideoInjured Vettori scores lucrative deal
Daniel Vettori missed the opportunity to return to the New Zealand test side against England but can take solace with what's expected to be a US$100,000 plus pay day…
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Thousands complete Boston Marathon
Thousands of people have walked and run the final mile of the Boston Marathon to honour the bombing victims and reclaim their event.
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Shock find in killer's cell
One of New Zealand's most notorious killers, William Bell, has been caught with a prison officer's stab-resistant vest in his maximum security jail cell.
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Greens select Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate
The Green Party have selected former Human Rights Commission adviser Marama Davidson as its candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election.
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Copycat fears as soldier knifed in Paris
Investigators are trying to find out if there is any link between a recent stabbing attack on a French soldier in Paris and the bloody killing of a British soldier by…
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Rare visitor fatally shot
A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of the Waikato River.
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Weta's foreign imports worry unions
Foreign workers are being targeted for more than 500 visual-effects jobs for the production of the next mega-movie in The Hobbit series.Wellington-based special-effects…
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Same singer, same choir, new gender
Griffin Nichol used to be a woman who sang soprano in the New Zealand Youth Choir. Now, he's back in the choir as a man with a powerful tenor voice.
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Root ton puts England in control
The standing ovation said much for the hope England batsman Joe Root generates in his home county of Yorkshire... and that was just for the half-century.
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Sport legend hit at son's game
Softball great Eddie Kohlhase was punched on the sideline of an Auckland schools rugby match last weekend, the latest in a line of shameful incidents officials are trying…
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Protestors march against Monsanto
Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the US and in dozens of other countries over concerns about GM food.
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Opinion
Matt McCarten: By-election's big shadow
Matt McCarten says the Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection is shaping up to be a great pointer to what could happen at next year's general election.
5CommentsRodney Hide: That's not right, Nanaia
Rodney Hide is not sure if MP Nanaia Mahuta is the ideal flag-bearer for Kiwi mums struggling to manage babies in the modern-day workplace.
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Perilous ridge-top rescue for trapped man
A worker who fell down a Bay of Plenty landslide site had to be rescued from a ridge 50m high above a highway amid atrocious…
Four arrests after armed robbery, pursuit
Four people have been arrested after an armed robbery at a South Auckland pub last night.Police were called to the Whitehouse Tavern in Rosehill after the robbery about…
Mum thanks rescuer
Latu Paasi wiped away tears as she watched the unveiling of her husband and son's headstone yesterday - the first anniversary of their death in a boating tragedy.
Runway lights wrecked
A plane has smashed runway lights during a take-off described as "extremely abnormal" at Auckland International Airport.
Business
Watson and Hotchin go after $7m
Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin are seeking $7 million plus costs from a man who criticised them after the collapse of Hanover…
SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight…
ANZ chief just getting started
David Hisco is not one for talking much about himself. Scan the internet and you will find scant personal details about the man who has headed up New Zealand's largest…
Mary Holm: Borrowing can be good - or horrid
Heavily geared property investments can return more than shares, but they can also go badly wrong
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Raw: Apple 1 computer sells for more than $650k
One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of…
Police create and fire 3D-printed guns
New South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed in a press conference today.
Software firm latest to signal NZX float
Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.
Vodafone shows off next-gen mobile broadband
Hard on the heels of launching a 4G service in parts of New Zealand, Vodafone and its technology partner Nokia Siemens Networks this week demonstrated the future upgrade…
World
Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK
Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty…
Two suspects in murder known to police
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Soldier's last text to mum
The night before he died, Lee Rigby sent his mother, Lyn, a moving text message.
Pain lingers as toll rises
Man suspected of butchering British soldier an angry teen
Sport
NRL: How to find the Warrior within
Even by their standards, this season has been one of the strangest in the chequered history of the Warriors.
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Bayern Munich win Champions League
Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute Saturday to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, ending four years…
Rugby: Highlanders just fall to Force
Sideline Champs: Fallon in bad boys' corner for remedial training
Politics
Govt eyes school board mergers
The Government might look at merging the boards of small neighbouring schools that struggled to get enough suitable candidates…
Bernard Hickey: Kids will pay for Key's choices
Bernard Hickey often wonders what his 11-year-old daughter will think of Prime Minister John Key when she looks back on his decisions in 30 years.
31CommentsDamien Grant: China's hopes may be shanghaied
From the vantage point of a modern hotel in the heart of Beijing, it is tempting to admire the economic miracle around you and believe that this new world order is permanent…
3CommentsACC leads good economic news
The Accident Compensation Corporation's Earners and Work Accounts are now fully funded ACC Minister Judith Collins has told National Party members at their Northern…
Small Business
Snakk Media raises $6.5m in new funds
Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed…
