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Conservation Minister drilled over mining

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson faced tough questions about how mining protected lands was impinging on her environmental responsibilities.

Queensland police conduct in Aboriginal man's death 'unacceptable'

Queensland's crime watchdog has slammed the way police handled the death in custody of Palm Island man Cameron Doomadgee.

Police know who burnt down skifield cafe

Fake doctor jailed in Aust

Net's dark side upsetting kids

Breezy solution joins bright ideas at Fieldays

Cries of bias as council plans $120,000 history

Auckland City intends spending $120,000 on a history of itself, which minority councillors fear will glorify the Citizens and Ratepayers faction.

Kiwi Income takes swipe at tax change

What the cluck? Bar bans hen party

A group of hen-party guests is accusing a student bar of ageism, saying half their party was turned away for being "too old".

Drunk driver's victim angry at sentence

Winston Reid: 'This was the most important goal of my life'

GE clover could cut livestock methane by 10 per cent

Agricultural scientists say a genetically engineered clover could reduce methane emissions from livestock by 10 per cent.

Australian PM to visit NZ

Harpoon attack angers anti-whaling lobby

Conservationists want Australia to lead the anti-whaling charge at a major summit next week, in response to footage of a whale being hit by an exploding harpoon.

Three jailed for vicious beating of Christchurch teen

Three young men have been jailed for beating unconscious a 14-year-old boy in an inner-city alleyway.

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