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Study: Sugars could harm unborn baby
Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.
Man tasered after attack on police
A man has been shot with a taser and sprayed with pepper spray after he attacked police with a spiked metal bar this morning. The man had been shadowed by a police helicopter for nearly half and hour as he sped through Auckland in a stolen
Netball: ANZ Championship preview
The Herald's netball writer Dana Johannsen provides a complete guide to the ANZ Championship which kicks off this weekend.
Wetzell a hit with both dads and teen sons
NZ males have spoken - Pippa Wetzell is the country's most desirable woman, a study by Colmar Brunton shows.
'I thank my lucky stars I still have one'
Holding his only surviving daughter after a horror car crash, Donald Coulter says: "I thank my lucky stars I still have one. I still wish I had two."
Microscopic jellyfish a pain for swimmers
A health warning has been issued as stings from microscopic jellyfish plague swimmers at popular beaches on Auckland's North Shore.
Kiwis denied Yasi payments
Expat New Zealanders hit by Tropical Cyclone Yasi have joined a growing number of disaster victims denied recovery payments by the Australian Government.
Impaled cycle rider back on her feet
A quiet ride for Claire van Schaik ended with her lying in agony on the road with a set of handlebars embedded 10cm into her stomach.
Abbott backed after fallen soldier gaffe
Senior Australian MPs from opposite sides of politics have defended Opposition Leader Tony Abbott following edited television footage of him apparently describing the death of an Australian soldier as "shit happens".
NZers in Oz taking legal action over 'discriminatory' law
Sick and disabled NZers are taking legal action against the Australian Government over what they call a "discriminatory" law denying them medical care and other state support.
Rugby: Chiefs welcome back Muliaina, Donald
All Blacks Mils Muliaina and first five-eighth Stephen Donald will feature for the Chiefs in their final Super Rugby pre-season hitout.