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Orchid grower dumps crop in protest
An orchid grower driven to desperation after losing his entire crop and income to a new spray dumped thousands of his flowers in a public protest.
Banks chase man accused of $1.8m rip-off
A high-profile criminal is accused of master-minding mortgage frauds described as NZ's most complicated, costly and cunning.
Navy blocks green-finger granny
An 82-year-old woman who turned a dump into a native walkway is told to quit by the Navy.
Readers speak out over school ball controversy
Rangitoto College's decision to ban future school balls draws a strong response from nzherald.co.nz readers.
Students will have their ball, parents vow
Rangitoto College "blackmailed" and "bullied" students for knowledge of planned after-balls, parents say.
Two students drunk out of 200: Rangitoto parent
Parents may organise their own ball for Rangitoto students if the school cancels next year's ball.
Pupils' boozy late-night party prompts school to ban balls
New Zealand's biggest secondary school bans school balls after parents helped students to organise a boozy after-ball function.
Northcote shop owner takes on might of Coca-Cola
An Auckland man is gunning for soft drink giant Coca-Cola Amatil.
Hostage drama ends, lawyer blames 'episodes'
Convicted murderer George Baker has released a fellow prisoner who he took hostage yesterday.
Hostage taker among New Zealand's worst
George Baker (above left) murdered Liam Ashley (above right) in the back of a prison van three years ago. Police and prison officials are now trying to prevent another tragedy, after Baker took a hostage at Auckland Prison this afternoon.