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Law change brings victory in fight for pond fences

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Turn a hose on the brats

'Try scoring machine' among mine victims

As the West Coast holds its breath in hope for the 29 missing miners, the local league community is thinking of Blair Sims and his family.

<i>Simon Scott:</i> Freedom to work three jobs with no future

More births, and women still live longer

All NZ regions had more births than deaths in the past year, with Auckland contributing 45 per cent of NZ's natural increase.

Castor Bay party meeting

Big ideas from little problems

A Bright Sparks finalist who invented a device that finds the nearest available parking space says he would love to go on and invent other things.

Florida: A wizard day out

Shelley Bridgeman and her daughter discover Harry Potter's world has been recreated in sunny Florida.

Teens talking tough as they plan Shore party

Students pay foreigners to do their work

Students are paying people overseas to do their homework, according to a company that "outsources" work.

Youths rampage on North Shore

In dark over drunk son

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Kids must prove maturity to earn licence

Young teen's street ordeal

Winner has the power

Liquor law passes first hurdle

Fatal crash driver had learner licence only four months

The inexperience of a teen driver with a new learner's licence was a "massive factor" in a fatal smash, say police.

Spider may have sparked fatal crash

A spider may have contributed to a quad bike crash that killed Westport teenager Renee McNelis on Monday.