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June 20 2013, updated 9:23am

Wills and Kate

William with Kate all the way

Palace says royal couple don't know baby's sex and Prince William will be there for birth.

Snow falls in the south

Snow 2 min ago Snow and flooding close South Island roads as winter storm takes a grip on the country. | What you need to know

Burglar's horror at dead man find

8:25am Police say it is unlikely charges will be laid against a burglar who broke into a Hamilton house only to find a body hanging.

Pregnant woman stabbed

8:15am Man will appear in court this morning after a pregnant woman was stabbed in the back.

Woman gets stuck in laundry lift

Firefighters rescue woman from a laundry lift after she gets stuck during "spontaneous fun".

Dunne keeps his options open

8:58am Peter Dunne has not ruled out competing for same seat at next election despite problems.

Lundy's sister confident of success

Mark Lundy Mark Lundy's sister and lawyer confident the appeal against his convictions for murdering his wife and daughter will succeed.

Construction jobs on the decline

An online jobs report is revealing a puzzling dip in construction jobs in Canterbury from a year ago.

Backside kick wide of mark

Council to put curfew on booze

Riley

Former lifeguard becomes hero

Riley Massey's lifeguard training came in handy as he dragged a drowning man 20 metres to safety through wintry swells.

Obama calls for nuclear arms cut

Speaking in front of the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama said he wanted to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by a third.

Killer's truthfulness challenged

James Ex-hit man who admits killing 20 people insists he told the truth in implicating reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger in 11 of the slayings.

Call for warhead reduction

US President Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.

Dad jailed for binding children

Call to reopen Flight 800 probe

A US investigator carries yellow crime tape at a field where a search was conducted for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan.

Hoffa hunt unsuccessful

A search in a US field has added another unsuccessful chapter to the nearly 40-year-old mystery disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

'Stick with MRP' - advice

Mighty River Power A brokerage report says investors sweating the slide of Mighty River Power shares should hold.

Kiwi eases on upbeat Fed

NZ dollar falls as the US central bank gives an upbeat statement on the condition of the world's largest economy.

Telecom lifts the lid

Farm collections stop

Tim Martin

Sky TV won't lower prices

The pay TV business won't reduce its subscription prices despite losing the right to broadcast English football.

State housing solutions

New house, building, construction, real estate Home building helped solve a housing shortage in the 1930s, let's do it again, writes Ian Boag.

Radical housing solution

A leading economist calls for a debate on foreign ownership in NZ's overheated housing market.

Why I'm not buying a house

Gearing up for fees fight

open home

Tis the season for savvy buyers

Would-be home owners who make the effort in winter are likely to be rewarded.

Are your iMessages secure?

Are your Apple iMessages secure? Apple says its iMessages are beyond the grasp of the NSA, but security experts aren't convinced.

Facebook saves thousands

It's easy to overstate the extent to which a social network like Facebook can change the world.

Drunk antics page condemned

Facebook crashes, no injuries

Thief

Stealing from the best

Thief has great potential but can it compete with the likes of Dishonored?

Shannon Harris' beauty secrets

Shannon She's the definition of a YouTube sensation, "ShaaanXO" from Palmy shares her skincare and surgery secrets.

William with Kate all the way

Palace says royal couple don't know baby's sex and Prince William will be there for birth.

Heavy mind, heavy body

Man of Steel indeed

Advice

Advice: I want a baby

She wants a baby, but doesn't know how to approach her man about it...

All golf, all the time

Iceland golf Iceland has to be the most golf-mad place on earth. But the greens can be a danger zone.

Would you date a traveller?

Everyone wants to date some who travels. Until they actually try it.

Snow fun being glum

Rotorua's family attraction

Hawaii Big Island

Big Island blazes fire

The Big Island offers spectacular opportunities to get up close with some active volcanoes.

Malted milkshake in a pudding

Malt pudding This chocolate pudding is a wintery version of the properly old school chocolate malted milkshake.

Butter me up

I am on record as being profoundly pro-butter, and anti-margarine and all the other, inferior spreads.

Cakes full of Grace

Recipe: Spaghetti puttanesca

X-factor BMW wagon wows

tdnbmw strap Although there is a big move towards SUV-style vehicles, there's still room for a lower-slung all-paw wagon.

Commodore fuel claims optimistic

Holden is out to prove that big cars don't necessarily equate to big fuel bills with its latest Commodore.

Walker diagnosed with cancer

Beat the red lights

Zombocalypse now

World War Z Why we just can't get enough of the living dead.

Head Like A Hole to rock out

Wellington rockers Head Like A Hole heading on tour this August.

Nurse 'lets slip Kimye baby name'

Hot trailer: Respect the tache

Selena Gomez and Ed Sheeran

Is Gomez dating Sheeran?

Selena Gomez and Ed Sheeran are reportedly "hooking up" romantically.

Nigella story's many ingredients

Nigella and Charles Saatchi Public perspective is more varied and moderate than you would imagine, Nick Gowland writes.

Hesson not the Wright stuff

Under McCullum and Hesson the Black Caps have missed opportunities, writes Daniel Crooks.

Men to make me melt

Pit bulls are 'babies'

New house, building, construction, real estate

State housing solutions

Home building helped solve a housing shortage in the 1930s, let's do it again, writes Ian Boag.

Farmers fear winter

lamb, rain As the South Island struggles with flooding, NZ's worst drought-hit farms are only just getting back in the green.

Fonterra outlines case

The three-day hearing into Fonterra's $200 million plant expansion plans has started.

'Massive gains' by sheep farmers

Focus on Maori agribusiness

Nasa asteroid tracking

Asteroid So orbiting somewhere near Earth are 13,000 asteroids big enough to possibly level a country.

Human organs in animals

Japan's Council for Science and Technology Policy is likely to permit a study on growing human organs in animals by modifying their embryos.

Four men, four women

NASA needs you

Young guns set to debut

Rene Ranger Of the five starting changes to the ABs, Rene Ranger's promotion will spark most interest.

Pressure on syndicates

America's Cup organisers have put some not-so-subtle pressure on the four syndicates over safety and rule changes.

New EPL service offers savings

France ring the changes for final test

Ben Smith

Hansen misses opportunity

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has been bold, but it's hard not to feel a midfield opportunity will be lost in New Plymouth.

World War Z

Zombocalypse now

Why we just can't get enough of the living dead.

Advice

Advice: I want a baby

She wants a baby, but doesn't know how to approach her man about it...

Scales

Heavy mind, heavy body

Experts say it's mind over matter when it comes to body image.

Canada snow

Snow fun being glum

Most of the people who work at Canadian ski resorts are just awesome.

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Sisters

Big, big change

Miss K is totally in love with her little sister. She’s been an amazing big sister. But after three weeks, we are starting to see the change in our family has actually been quite hard on Miss K.

Stork surprise

Surprised by the stork

How is it possible for a woman to not know she is pregnant before she goes into labour?

Gender disappointment

Realising I would never have a daughter was like being king hit. The pain was instant and physical. Panic and fear welled up.

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All golf, all the time

Iceland has to be the most golf-mad place on earth. But the greens can be a danger zone.

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Naked back flips too rude

Gymnast whose naked acrobatics at train station became a YouTube hit is busted.

snake

Snakes on a plane. For real

US man admits trying to sneak snakes on a plane by hiding them in his jacket.

Speeding car.

Air drying's the only way

I was drying off my just washed car. That's what a man told police when busted at 180kmh.

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Book review

Karen Tay takes a look at Neil Gaiman's The Ocean At The End of The Lane.

Simon

A silly band name game

For those of you who feel I bore you with too many words - today I bring you a game.

Viggo Mortensen

Double Vision

As rabid Rings fans still digest the first Smaug trailer, one of the original trilogy's fan favourites sneaks into Kiwi cinemas.

James

Ask Me Anything

Today's Voyages in America post is my 300th, so I'm cashing in on that fine Reddit tradition, the AMA.

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