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All Whites' parade may be up to a month away
The All Whites begin arriving home on Sunday, but an official celebration could be at least a week and up to a month away.
Rapist jailed for over six years
A man has been jailed for six years and nine months for raping a 13-year-old girl in west Auckland and forcing her to smoke cannabis.
PM backs parade for All White 'champions'
John Key has ruled out a holiday, but is keen on a parade to welcome the All Whites home as champions.
All Whites: What the Paraguayans think
Paraguay are planning special tactics to cope with an anticipated aerial bombardment, in tomorrow morning's sudden-death World Cup group F clash.
Stepfather guilty of toddler's manslaughter
A jury in the Whangarei trial of drug dealer Kyle Skerten has found him guilty of the manslaughter of his 15-month-old stepson, but not guilty of murder.
Australia reacts to its first female PM
Julia Gillard has become Australia's first woman prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped down to avoid a Labor party caucus vote - we look at what the Aussie media thinks.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Winners and losers in ETS wealth shift
Over the next two and a half years the emissions trading scheme will effect a substantial transfer of wealth.
NRL: Family a factor for departing Tate
Warriors centre Brent Tate says family reasons convinced him to play his rugby league for the North Queensland Cowboys from next year.
Husband killed as wife comforts grieving son
A Tauranga grandmother was comforting her grieving son over the loss of his partner when she received the tragic news her husband had died in a forklift accident.