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Tegel tipped to sell

Stranded whales die

How to avoid getting ripped off

Cockroach hunt spurred by 'concern for Pacific Island pie eaters'

Rise of Asian gangs

<i>Mike Greenaway</i>: Times are changing, but not the Boks

Plea for Carmen information

Freedom or your home - you choose

A $465,000 house has been seized from a commercial cannabis grower as punishment instead of an 18-month prison sentence.

<i>Editorial</i>: Good idea to apologise first, then start failing

One guilty, two acquitted of murder

One man has been convicted of murder and two others acquitted after a jury accepted they acted in self-defence in the killing of Christchurch man last year.

Child killer's sentence extended on appeal

NZ man arrested over 'child sex tours'

Policeman faces sex charges

A Hawke's Bay police officer has been stood down from duty after being charged with multiple counts of indecent assault.

Govt didn't look at environment when awarding oil permit

Official documents show the Government did not consider the environment when awarding an East Cape off shore oil exploration permit.

Carmen's body thought to be in bush

The body of murdered Aucklander Carmen Thomas is believed to have been dumped in bush southeast of Auckland.

Be patient with early screw-ups, says chief

Something for all to smile about in new trust headquarters

Principal finds strict line with pupils pays

A West Auckland principal is taking a zero-tolerance attitude to unruly students at his new school - and winning hearts and minds in the process.