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P-lab bust shows growing link to illegal arms

Cage protest against battery farms

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Hitler house becomes internet sensation

A semi-attached terrace house in Swansea, Wales, has become an internet sensation - for looking like Adolf Hitler.

Student loan rebuild plan 'offensive'

Two Hong Kong-based Kiwi graduates have slammed a renowned NZ scientist's suggestion that overseas graduates should pay back outstanding student loans to help finance the Christchurch rebuild.

Masked men rob Hastings refuse tip

'Heroic' student loaners could pay for Christchurch

Overseas NZers who repay their student loans will be "acting heroically" to help pay for Christchurch's rebuild, Sir Paul Callaghan says.

Restaurant manager three times over legal limit

Roof collapses in Taranaki workshop fire

Baby products recalled due to choking hazards

Shot man an earthquake refugee

A man shot dead in an armed stand-off with police was training with the army and had moved to Napier to escape the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

Building Society Holdings director resigns

John Key turns down World Cup semi invite

Police: Man shot by officer fired first

Police have named the man shot dead by a police officer in rural Hawkes Bay early this morning and say it appears the 19-year-old fired a shotgun first before being shot by an officer with a Glock pistol in Fernhill, about 15km from Napier.