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Kiwi in sports drug probe

A New Zealand sportsperson has tested positive to a recreational drug and stimulant.

It's a wrap - flatmates foil student

Hamish Chang has revenge on his mind, after returning home to find his every worldly possession tightly wrapped in tinfoil.

Bollard likely to hold rate

Drowning man hauled out of sea by his hair

VTNZ forays into roadside assistance market

Diversity celebrated in kites

Chaos threatens city in standoff

A 54-year-old NZ army veteran involved in an eleven-hour standoff with Brisbane police has been seen dousing his yacht with liquid from a jerry can.

Man likely to face homicide charge after apartment death

A 31-year-old man is likely to be charged with murder or manslaughter after the death of his apartment-mate in Auckland city overnight.

Man charged after body found in city apartment

A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assault after a man's body was found in an Auckland apartment today.

Dig up claims

Late-term abortion clinic searched

Gordon Ramsay to donate to sick girl's cause

UK celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says he will make a donation after bowing out of two NZ charity dinners for a sick girl.

Kia shifts into the future

Cows in charge at robotic farm

Wedding couples left in the lurch

Wedding couples have been left scrambling for venues by the failure of a string of Auckland restaurant businesses.

<i>Mary Holm</i>: It all amounts to faster payment

Mentally ill killer's outings safe - Coleman

The Associate Health Minister says he is confident it is safe for a schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death to be out unescorted in public, despite the victim's brother's pleas.

Mentally ill killer released on leave

A schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death after being released from psychiatric care - despite telling staff he wanted to kill someone - is allowed back into the community without supervision.