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Board to bypass consents for prison

Yachting: Mixed results for Team NZ

There were mixed results for Team New Zealand on day five of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

Fonterra: Keep farms in Kiwi hands

NZ cannot afford to lose control of its land, says Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden.

Dad regrets punch at under-10 rugby game

Injured schoolgirl's parents reassure distraught driver

The family of a schoolgirl fighting for her life after falling under a truck has told the distraught driver not to 'beat himself up'.

Owning home becoming a dream

Swimming: Breaststroker in unfamiliar waters

Company fined $24k after worker's hand crushed

NZ shares drift lower in mixed trade

Closer eye on midwives urged

Bus driver's sacking ruled unfair

<i>Editorial</i>: Limiting jury trials may be a step too far

Minister criticises party he went to

Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman is under fire for attending a tax payer-funded NZ On Air party and then criticising it for spending too much money.

NZ's worst place for parked cars revealed

TVNZ OnDemand cranks up the resolution

Stabbing wounds 'inevitably fatal'

Dollar little changed in sleepy session

Mana byelection: McCarten feels the heat