New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation…

1. video PM: Chinese meat blockade a 'technical issue' (2:22)

No one was inside a car found down a bank off Paekakariki Hill Rd in Wellington this morning.

A woman accused of murdering her husband has been committed to stand trial in the High Court.

Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community Law Canterbury has skyrocketed, making the legal centre the biggest…

1. Key visits Christchurch construction sites

Former prison inmates were among staff at an intellectual disability care provider where patients allegedly…

The mother of slain teenager Christie Marceau has appealed to Justice Minister Judith Collins expressing disgust over the…

A man has been taken to hospital after a collision between a ferry and a water taxi near Princes Wharf at Auckland's waterfront…

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New Zealanders are forecast to spend more on Lotto, casinos, racing and sports betting in the next three years.

1. Sky City benefits lost after mag called, court told

An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation has become the oldest conqueror of Mount…

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The quake occurred at 5.19am local time (4.19am NZT), 287km southwest of Nuku'alofa, at a depth of 171km…

Weather analyst Philip Duncan lets us know what to expect in terms of weather this weekend which is shaping up to be a wet…

The Teachers Council wants a major review to clarify name suppression for teachers who are hauled before its disciplinary…

1. Teachers saved students in Oklahoma

The director of an online car dealing company which placed thousands of bids on its own auctions didn't know the behaviour…

Applicants for residence under Immigration New Zealand's family parent category are being told they will have to wait up…

1. Migration gain as fewer head for Oz

The Auckland Council has voted against extending feedback on a new planning rulebook for the city, which…

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Some men consider themselves whizzes in the kitchen but more than half the women quizzed in a survey rate their partners'…

Asian business migrants looking at moving to New Zealand are being urged to invest in real estate to secure their residency…

1. Adopted child too ill to enter NZ

The legal fraternity will gather in Auckland next Monday to farewell Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died suddenly…

New Zealand adults are on average the second heaviest among 50 countries, a health list reveals - prompting warnings of…

1. Is a gene making you fat?

China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at…

1. Sam Judd: Budget belittles environment (62 comments)

A sense of humour is the key to ending civil war, negotiating military coups and being a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, says…

The "first knight of lifesaving" was among nearly 50 New Zealanders honoured in investiture ceremonies at Government House…

1. 'Farmy Army' leader honoured for quake aid

Over the next 18 months, expect to see Key, and David Shearer, too, hovering outside Peters' office, bottle of Scotch in…

1. Claire Trevett: Seat war stoking Maori interest in Labour (1 comments)

It was a case of the girl from Moerewa greeting the boy from Kawakawa last night when New Zealand actress Rena Owen met…

1. Shunned gay love story a hit

The Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, which has been running on a month-to-month basis since its lease expired…

1. Potential conflicts loom on road ahead

The rain is here and the grass is growing but some farmers will still be battling the effects of the worst drought in 30…

1. Irrigation a game changer: PM

Hundreds of trades scholarships offered last year to help in the Christchurch rebuild are starting to pay off as the first…

1. Pacific people were worst hit in NZ recession

Donations have started coming in for a Hamilton family whose house was burgled and trashed by a group of children.

1. Police: Worst burglary in a decade

The Prime Minister's chief science adviser says a hitlist of 10 big issues for our top brains to tackle will be "transformational"…

1. Science experiments leaves expert cold

The new software, called STRmix, has the ability to unscramble DNA found at crime scenes from up to…

1. New DNA test can detect Bluff oyster-killing infection

It would seem suicidal for a government to declare war on a third of the population. But that seems to be exactly what the…

1. Brian Rudman: Law protecting Government, not disabled (52 comments)

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1. Brian Fallow: Time to clear regulatory muddle (1 comments)

Prime Minister John Key visited three major construction…

Levels of the climate warming greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have reached 400 parts per million in the…

1. Lid lowered on global warming rate

The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get…

1. video Rape, kidnapping in Cleveland horror (2:00)

Editorial: The Teachers Council, the registration body that ought to speak with the authority of the…

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The majority of fitness fanatics are the pits at keeping their workout kit clean, with many confessing…

1. Nicky Park: A love-hate relationship with the gym (63 comments)

Women's body shapes have long been scrutinised and categorised - the apple, the bell, the cello - and now men can enjoy…

1. May 23: Czech out the bin (49 comments)

Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is still an "inner bitterness" towards police after the way they were treated…

1. Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future (53 comments)