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Sopranos star dies
Sopranos star James Gandolfini is reported to have died suddenly in Italy.
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Storm 'a dog's dinner'
Parts of the South Island remain under a snowy blanket, as the MetService warns the weather will continue to worsen throughout the day.
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VideoDotcom slams massive 'data massacre'
A company's decision to delete millions of Megaupload files has been described as the 'largest data massacre in the history of the internet".
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Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc
The dollar has dropped on news the economy limped along in the first three months of the year, thanks largely to the North Island drought.
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Chch rebuild: Who picks up the tab?
The results of crunch talks over who pays for what in Christchurch city centre's post-earthquake blueprint projects will remain secret until next week.
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No charges likely for surprised burglar
A burglar who discovered a dead body hanging in a Hamilton house is unlikely to face charges for the break-in.
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Breakfast hosts in drug test stunt
A top More FM boss is facing disciplinary action over a stunt in which two of the station's Breakfast Show hosts appeared to fail drug tests live on air.
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Tennis: Serena 'sorry' for rape remark
"She shouldn't have put herself in that position." Serena Williams has had to apologise for criticising a 16-year-old rape victim in a high-profile US case.
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Rattue: Sky TV deserve kick up the butt
The new soccer deal making every match in the English Premier League available online - live and on demand - is an absolute winner in my book, writes Chris Rattue.
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William and Kate in dark over baby's sex
The sex of Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will remain a mystery until its expected arrival in mid-July.
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Morgan: Rich? Buy multiple houses
If the market distortion is going to persist then those with the means should be buying multiple houses, they can't do anything but go up in value, writes Gareth Morgan…
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Meninga asked to leave Queensland pub
A red-faced Mal Meninga has admitted he was asked to leave a Brisbane hotel, just 24 hours after saying he was 'fed up' with NRL drinking incidents.
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Lundy family anger over evidence
As Mark Lundy's Privy Council hearing wraps up, his family reveal their anger at how police failed to disclose a document important to his defence.
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Opinion
Domestic violence not just crime of poor
What this story confronts us with is the destruction of the widely held idea that domestic violence is the dirty problem of the underclasses, writes Selina Trigg.
9CommentsGreens about face shows pragmatism
The Greens now seem willing to drop a policy if that policy is less than essential and risks handicapping centre-left efforts to defeat National, writes John Armstrong…
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Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc
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Katie Price plans to pen a fifth autobiography
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Sopranos star dies
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Chch rebuild: Who picks up the tab?
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Bettle quits Diligent board as Dominion Finance trial looms
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No charges likely for surprised burglar
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Storm 'a dog's dinner'
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Dolce & Gabbana locked up for tax evasion
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Australia take badminton's Whyte Trophy
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At least 13 dead in attack on UN compound
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National
Iwi want Rena wreck gone
The two complaints, lodged on behalf of several Bay of Plenty groups and individuals, centre on an order by the Government…
High-rise hot topic behind closed doors
The Auckland Council is getting into detail behind closed doors on the hot button subject of high-rise buildings.
Tight budgets threaten health jobs
Auckland health workers face the prospect of job losses as district health boards grapple with a tightening supply of money from the Government.
Officials wary over snapper plans
Sensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries.
World
Missile may have downed jumbo jet
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying…
At least 13 dead in attack on UN compound
Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before…
Iceland: 'Informal talks' about Snowden asylum
US: No talks scheduled with Taliban
Business
Sky shares will recover, says CEO
Sky Television chief executive John Fellet is playing down the negative market reaction to news the pay-television company…
Brokers pick below issue price for Mighty River
Three out of five broking firms involved in the Mighty River Power float don't expect the company to be trading above its $2.50 issue price in a year's time.Firms involved…
Fed - we're ready to take foot off the gas
The Federal Reserve has today signalled that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record…
Tournament sells parking assets
Many of the carparking assets of New Zealand-owned and operated Tournament Parking have been sold to Southeast Asia's biggest player Wilson Parking.But Tournament's…
Technology
Tech Universe: Thursday 20 June
WATCH THE BLOOD PRESSURE: What say you need to constantly monitor someone's blood pressure? Perhaps a catheter is inserted…
Bike crash leads to retail software start-up
Every cloud has a silver lining, so the cliche goes, and for Enis Bacova it was a road accident, which nearly killed him, that led to the establishment of an internet…
NZ firm honoured for joint biofuel project
New Zealand clean-tech firm LanzaTech and Virgin Atlantic have received an award for their partnership commercialising low-carbon aviation biofuels.The two firms took…
Giant bugs created by 3D technology
Scientists in Australia are using 3D printing to create monstrous bugs up to 50 times their original size. But doesn't Australia have enough creepy crawlies already?
Sport
Smith's form kept him on wing - Hansen
Ben Smith's excellent form on the right wing for the All Blacks is the main reason why he will wear the No14 jersey again…
Rugby Herald: All Blacks named for third test
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Gregor Paul: Hansen playing it surprisingly safe with picks
Finally, a quibble of sorts - the previously impeccable Steve Hansen has picked a side that surprises not for its boldness, but for its relative conservatism.
1CommentsSoccer: All Whites look destined to face Honduras or Panama
Hockey: Inglis strike enough for Black Sticks
Politics
'Petty bureaucracy' - Dunne gets angry
Peter Dunne has hit out at the Electoral Commission after it refused to budge on its requirements for his party's reregistration…
PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k
Well-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers to thwart questions about the company's problems.
Norman won't win finance job: Shearer
The Greens back down on their print money policy is good - but co-leader Russel Norman shouldn't expect to be finance minister in a Labour-led government.
Cosgrove tipped to contest byelection
Lianne Dalziel's looming resignation to contest the Christchurch mayoralty has sparked speculation Labour will stand list MP Clayton Cosgrove in the byelection for the…
