When New Zealand chef Matt Lambert opens his first restaurant in New York City next week, he will be…

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Auckland Transport has been accused of targeting students with public transport fare rises that will also affect thousands…

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A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and 11…

The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they…

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While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre…

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The new leaner legal aid system is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. But the system will continue unchanged for now…

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The GCSB doesn't talk about how it spies on people. If it did, Kiwis would find themselves grappling with some uncomfortable…

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A high-tech United States surveillance tool which sweeps up all communications without a warrant was sent to New Zealand…

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Another giant space rock is set to sail by the Earth just a few months after our last close encounter…

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It was built as the pinnacle of luxury and outstanding architectural design but is now at the centre of bitter battles…

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At just 24, Brenna Nation became one of the youngest women in New Zealand to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

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When you've worked hard for years, the kids are growing fast and you've scraped together a decent deposit, most NZ families…

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"I am the last man standing," mountaineer George Lowe wrote in his extraordinary collection of images from the first ascent…

Dunne says internet sales from overseas sites will be banned but sales from local sites will be permitted…

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A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina Kolomiyets…

Police are speaking to the owner of a car found crashed down a bank on Paekakariki Hill Rd north of Wellington this morning. There…

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A Tauranga dairy has bowed to public pressure and stopped selling synthetic cannabis. News of the decision came as Associate…

1. Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis

A man was killed and two children injured when the vehicle they were in rolled several times into a…

Auckland's Waiheke Island has been ranked in the top 10 islands to visit in the South Pacific by an influential travel review…

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The Hastings RSA is reeling after $50,000 worth of equipment used to help war veterans and the elderly was stolen. "It's…

A motorist was last night fighting for his life after narrowly avoiding decapitation when the van he was driving slammed…

ACC has begun contacting clients who may benefit from a Court of Appeal decision that clarified whether interest should…

1. Review quashes ACC decision to decline claim

Fire crews were this evening battling a fire in a four-storey building in Queenstown's main tourist…

The best books for children and young adults have been judged by librarians from around New Zealand. More than 130 books…

The latest pay round for school staff saw more than 350 people affected by payroll errors - fewer than the Novopay performance…

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A pharmacist who was selling unapproved prescription medicines for male erectile dysfunction has been sentenced to four-and-a-half…

The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling…

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New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has again lashed out at growing Chinese influence, saying it…

The little church basement, where the Campbells Bay Community Association holds thinly attended public meetings, was packed…

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Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community…

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A sinister attack on a teenage girl in her Northland home has police warning the public to be cautious when opening doors…

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

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Children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and viewing women as objects after being raised…

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

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