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Quiet country church became a marriage machine
383 couples walked up the aisle to trade rings in a flurry of local passion that, at one point, saw the resident vicar hosting a wedding daily.
Visitor arrivals hit 2.5 million
Annual visitor arrivals to New Zealand hit the 2.5 million mark last month for the first time, says Statistics NZ. But immigration numbers have been unexpectedly weak.
Scheme nets one rich investor
A scheme aimed at attracting wealthy migrants to invest in businesses and create jobs in NZ has resulted in just one approval.
Chinese investors claim they are blocked from NZ
Wealthy Chinese investors say strict fund transfer policies are preventing them from becoming investor migrants in New Zealand.
At least six boatloads of refugees considered NZ
At least six boatloads of asylum seekers have considered heading for New Zealand in the past year, says Prime Minister John Key.
<i>Garth George:</i> Haden's redneck views hardly unique
Columnist Garth George sounds off on the Andy Haden issue.
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Why we all need to learn Mandarin
Should our first thoughts about our political relations with China always be about human rights and democracy?
<i>All in a day's work: </i>Delivered fresh, fast and illegally to your door...
All in a day's work:Delivered fast, fresh and illegally to your door...
Seven Immigration staff fired - rest get lecture
Immigration NZ's chief says the sacking of seven staff for code of conduct breaches this year could shatter public confidence.
NZ sex industry lures Asian women
Asian women lured to NZ with cash offers to work in the sex industry are being forced to work in slave-like conditions, a Herald investigation finds.
Gillard slams flip-flopping opposition
Despite ruling out any kind of carbon price before 2012, Julia Gillard says she's still the safest bet for the planet.