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Michele Hewitson interview: Laila Harre

The leader of the Internet Party talks about her nervousness, her wardrobe and the Dotcom mansion.

Peanuts: The classroom killer

When her daughter was diagnosed with a life-threatening peanut allergy, Kiwi mum Lydia Monin turned her home into a nut-free zone. But life outside is a never-ending risk assessment, she says.

Marmite recipe could get a tweak

The recipe for Marmite could be rejigged to make it healthier in response to new Government plans to introduce nutrition rankings for all packaged food.

Thunder and hail hit

Auckland has been hit by power outages after a storm pushed across most of the region this evening.

AA: Fill up to avoid the price increase

Motorists should fill up now if they want to beat the tax going up on petrol on 1 July, says the AA.

Church told to take down 'healing' ad

A church which advertised that a prayer session could heal health problems including "incurable diseases" has been told to remove the advertisement.

More films to declare war on

World Cup wrap: Three questions

With half of the World Cup teams heading home, we look back on the group stage of the 2014 World Cup and which teams and players stood out.

Alarm sounds over $80k contract

Two inquiries have begun into the award of an $80,000 military contract after the Defence Minister was told the private company doing the work was owned and run by serving personnel.

Parore pushes Ridge to pay up

Sally Ridge lost her legal battle to gain half of ex-partner Adam Parore's business and was told to pay costs of more than $100,000.

Apiata's Big Buddy plan

War hero Willie Apiata drew on his own experiences as a fatherless child to help launch a foundation close to his heart.

Room with an unusual view

The owners of a house for sale in West Auckland have taken open-plan living to a new level, inserting an "en suite" complete with toilet into a bedroom, with no dividing walls.

$1 house sells for $10,500

A Christchurch couple's red zoned house will be auctioned tonight with a $1 reserve, but buyers have so far shown little interest.

Ridge fails to pay security for costs

Sally Ridge's appeal against a High Court decision has stumbled after she failed to pay $5880 as security for costs.

The world's seven most expensive cities

If you think buying property in New Zealand isn't cheap, you're right. We take a look at the top seven most expensive cities.

Swiss zoo kills bear cub rejected by its jealous father

A Swiss zoo which caused a public outcry by euthanising a healthy baby brown bear because it was being bullied by its father has said the cub will now be preserved and displayed to educate schoolchildren.

Review: Transformers are back

It's probably around the two-hour mark of this big, bloated, bombastic spectacle of a sequel that you might start thinking to yourself, why are we doing this again?