Circus elephant to retire
Jumbo the elephant has said goodbye to the circus and is saving up for her big OE.
Kiwis held back
By EMILY WATT - The Dominion Post
We Kiwis are justifiably proud of our No8 wire mentality, but it's stopping us becoming millionaires, research shows.
Murder charge after principal attack
A man is to appear in court charged with the murder of a Bay of Plenty principal described as a future Maori leader.
Body of cyclist found in Tauranga
The body of a cyclist has been found on the rocks in Tauranga Harbour.
Exercise becomes real for AOS
10 min ago LATEST: Armed police training in Wellington this morning were handily placed when a man with a gun was seen in the area.
Benefits lost by Facebook photos
Robbie Deans admits hitting rock bottom
Latest Australian Idol found (spoiler)
Just being Kiwis is holding us back
Body of cyclist found in Tauranga
Murder charge after punch fells principal
Doubt cast on 'designer vagina' surgery
Nice Kiwi blokes - shame about the women
Just being Kiwis is holding us back
Robbie Deans admits hitting rock bottom
All Blacks beat England in dour test
Wallabies humiliated by Scotland
All Whites squad to divvy up $4m
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Three people are being treated after inhaling a poisonous gas caused by a chemical spill in Lower Hutt.
Hospital admin staff strike
More than 800 administrative staff at South Island hospitals have walked off the job for the second time this month in their fight for better pay.
Family helps extinguish burning woman
Toxins found at Invercargill scrap site
Lambs to the slaughter
Christchurch sheep Gloria and Woolly have been forced out of town by a rogue killer.
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Thirty-seven Afghans and Sri Lankans have been injured in a massed brawl on Australia's Christmas Island involving 150 detainees.Pacific island shooter named
A gunman who killed four people, including two children, and wounded nine, in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan, has been named as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.
US health reform moves forward
Sister saves drowning toddler brother
China mine blast kills 92
The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster has reached 92, as hopes dim that more survivors will emerge, after a gas blast at a colliery in the nation's far northeast.
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Clothing and nursery product retailer Postie Plus Group lifted first quarter sales 15 percent from a year earlier.
Profit boosted by property valuations
Ryman Healthcare has posted a record interim profit, helped by unrealised property valuation increases.
Infratil eyes energy sectors
China's 'little New Zealand'
Cycleways in line for funding
The South Island could become a jigsaw of profitable cycle tracks under government plans for operators to secure funding to chase the tourism dollar.
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Submitting her phone to the powers of a forensics lab, Louisa Hearn finds out just how dangerous it can be when our phones fall into the wrong hands.Transpower may play fibre role
Transpower has been lined up by officials to play a major part in the Government's $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband roll-out by providing "backhaul" links.
University steps up bid to halt cheating
Do web hook-ups hurt the sex industry?
Robot to work at rest home
Meet "Charlie" the Korean robot, which will start work at Selwyn Retirement Village in Auckland today.
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At last the All Blacks are creating tries, but in order to gain the redemption they crave, the class of 2009 must start scoring them.Deans admits hitting rock bottom
A distressed Robbie Deans described it as the worst moment of his Wallabies coaching career after his team became the first Australian side in 27 years to lose to Scotland.
Up, up and away for Phoenix
Vaughan rejects cover-up claim
Parents' gift led to Carter's talent
A habit of mangling his parents' spouting eventually led to Dan Carter surpassing Andrew Mehrtens' mark as the All Blacks' top point-scorer in tests yesterday morning.
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Mark Wahlberg has been nominated for an Oscar, served time in jail and sold millions of records as a rap artist.Latest Australian Idol found
The seventh Australian Idol has been crowned in the singing show's grand final at the Sydney Opera House.
Rachel Hunter's new man
Boy band fan hides in luggage
Surviving madness and mutilation
Awarded best actress at Cannes for a role that plumbs grief, Charlotte Gainsbourg enjoyed the extremes.
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The New Zealand Hat and Hair Art Awards showcased bold designs.Headlice now a year-round struggle
A pesky pest problem that used to be seasonal is now causing trouble all year round for primary schools.
Over-50s happy to recycle Christmas gifts
Lambs to the slaughter
Circus elephant to retire
Jumbo the elephant has said goodbye to the circus and is saving up for her big OE.
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A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave says she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook and she's fighting to get them reinstated.Rare book found in loo
An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species - which was discovered in a family's guest toilet in southern England.
Man who claimed disability spotted on TV
Doc in trouble for calling patient fat
Man tied lizards to chest at airport
A man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport, has been arrested.
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Dizzying heat, strange smells - and astonishingly good food. A week in Thailand left Adam Dudding dazed - and dying to return. Paris fights for right to party
Paris, whose wild nightlife drew generations of party goers from Ernest Hemingway to Jim Morrison, is now more notorious for curfews than carousing.
Free stay during downpours
Virgin says fares too low
36 hours on Sentosa Island
Mitchell Murphy spends thirty-six hours on Sentosa Island - the vibrant jewel in Singapore's crown.
Does it bother you if you get a present that has been 'regifted'?
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