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Kong movie ship scuttled

It was slow going for the first 50 minutes, but then the King Kong ship went down quickly.

$4b in tax cuts coming

GAIN AND PAIN: John Key, with Bill English behind him, said raising GST would give the Government room to move on tax cuts. Up to $4 billion in personal tax cuts could be delivered in October as the Government looks to raise GST and end some property tax breaks.

Outrage as Key signals park mining

By KIRAN CHUG - The Dominion Post

Revelations that more conservation land will be mined, whatever the outcome of public consultation, have drawn vehement opposition.

Brooke apologises for groping

Robin Brooke Former All Black Robin Brooke says he is sorry for groping a 15-year-old girl in Fiji.

Teen takes stand over injured dog

7:43am A Whanganui teenager, who can't afford a $2500 vet bill, says he will go to jail rather than give up his injured dog.

NOT THIS TIME: Long distance swimmer Mike Bodger ponders his attempt at becoming the oldest person to swim cook strait.
Swimmer's dream dashed

Winds robbed Mike Bodger of becoming the oldest person to swim Cook Strait.

SMART WORK: Jack Dunn's results make the Wellington College 17-year-old one of  the top three  Scholarship students  in NZQA exams.
Outstanding student

Jack Dunn isn't just a smart teen, he is officially outstanding in five subjects.

The mother of Canterbury's only Winter Olympic Games competitor thinks her nerves will be worse than her son's as she watches him take on the world's best speed skaters in Vancouver.
Parents Vancouver-bound

The mother of a Winter Olympics competitor thinks her nerves will be worse.

UP FOR THE JOB: Rebecca Norrish is heading to Stewart Island to start as a teacher.
School finds teacher

Stewart Island has found its new preschool teacher after a nationwide search.

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Fashion goes 3D

Burberry is to stream its London Fashion Week show in 3D.

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Taste of Cambodia

If there's one word to describe the cuisine of Cambodia it would be 'fresh'.

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