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Leonard Cohen to play NZ
Leonard Cohen has announced a full New Zealand tour in December, taking in the country's three major cities.
Child killed in driveway
An 18-month old has died after being run over by a vehicle in an Auckland driveway.
Stock Takes: Tenon sparks up
A weaker New Zealand dollar and signs of life in the US housing market have combined to drive the share price of timber products group Tenon higher.
First ivory trading conviction in NZ
A senior investigator says illegal ivory trading is increasing in New Zealand, as a retiree becomes the first person convicted of ivory trading under NZ law.
Australia: Home and away at Palm Beach
Justine Tyerman’s obsession with home swapping goes up another notch after a weekend at one of Australia’s most exclusive beaches.
Body left at crash scene
More details have emerged over a bizarre incident in which a man's body was left behind at a crash scene, only to be discovered later by a passing school bus.
Art gallery defends 'repugnant' artwork
Tauranga Art Gallery has come under fire for displaying two photos that feature coarsely worded messages scrawled in ballpoint beside images of a 1974 gay liberation dance.
Stock Takes: Research shortfall
Ebos Group's $1.1 billion acquisition of Australian firm Symbion this week again highlighted an ongoing issue with getting independent research on NZX-listed companies.
Scribe's Ryder tweets spark anger
A Kiwi rapper has caused anger by suggesting Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack that left him with a fractured skull and punctured lung.
Fall in Aussie migration
The number of kiwis who crossed the ditch last month was its lowest in two years, according to figures out today.
Wrecker's ball for $2.4m home
A developer has paid $2.41 million for a five-bedroom family home in Epsom, with plans to knock it down and build two new townhouses.
Masterchef debut tops a million viewers
More than 1.1 million people tuned in to watch the first episode of the new season of MasterChef New Zealand on Sunday night, TVNZ says.
Kiwi found safe in flood zone
An 82-year-old former Masterton resident has been located by Interpol after his family feared he was lost in the Queensland floods.
Kiwi trapped by floods
A Northland man who had been repairing Queensland roads damaged in floods in 2010 and 2011 has been stranded in Bundaberg as a result of ex-cyclone Oswald.