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May 25 2013, updated 10:34pm

Bundee Aki

Gallant Chiefs win titanic clash

It took a brave gamble but the Chiefs emerged triumphant over the Crusaders in Hamilton.

Video: Match highlights

Bridge collapse drama

Skagit River bridge "I hit the brakes and we went off" - victim tells of collapse of bridge linking the US and Canada.

Apples blocked from Russia

Apple growers seek compensation after produce was blocked on its way into Russia.

Queenstown building cleared

Firefighters have quelled a central Queenstown blaze that gutted a building.

No more Solid Energy reviews

Auditor-general refuses Solid Energy investigation, saying it is already under significant scrutiny.

Penis pills sold as herbal medicine

Jail for Auckland pharmacist who illegally sold erectile dysfunction drugs as "herbal medicine".

Peters: Immigrants, brothels, sin

Winston Peters Winston Peters says Chinese immigration is responsible for Auckland's dark side.

Crash snarls Auckland traffic

Long drive home ahead for some Aucklanders after a truck rolled at the Newmarket Viaduct.

Man killed in Waikuku collision

Dog mauls racehorse

Robert Chambers

Honour for great legal mind

Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died on Tuesday, was to have been knighted.

Chiefs edge out Crusaders

It took a brave gamble near the end, but the Chiefs emerged triumphant over the Crusaders in Hamilton.

Heathrow runways closed

Heathrow A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport with smoke streaming from an engine after developing a technical problem after takeoff.

Prom plea teen scores hot date

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Quakes in California, off Russia

Finally: Gay scouts allowed

Skagit River bridge

Bridge collapse drama

"I hit the brakes and we went off" - victim tells of collapse of bridge linking the US and Canada.

China meat compo mooted

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Accountants pinged for redundancy

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Dorchester hit by low-ball offer

Snakk capital raising beats target

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$9.2m mortgage fraud case

Glamorous 44-year-old Eli Devoy is at the centre of a $9.2m mortgage property fraud.

Mystery home buyer vanishes

Whitby house in Warior Group saga Homeowners who thought they'd sold their houses have been left in the lurch.

Agent fined over forgery

A real estate agent was found guilty of forging the signatures of a couple on an official sale document.

Over 530 car auctions cheated

Think before taking on their debt

Hillcrest High School leaky

Rich schools widen gap

School fees and fundraising are driving a million-dollar wedge between Waikato's richest and poorest schools.

Google to fight Facebook for Waze

Waze Google is considering buying map-software provider Waze, setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook.

Tumblr profits won't come easy

Like much of its photography, Tumblr's path to profitability is a bit fuzzy. Can Yahoo do it?

Galapagos coming to Street View

Weekend gaming: What you got planned?

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Steve Jobs' dream device has arrived

And it's made by Microsoft.

Kissing in front of the kids?

Brad Is it kosher? Brangelina certainly seem to think so...

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Get future-ready with high-impact shine, candy-wrapper technicolour and metallic, well, everything.

Meet Pistol Pete, male stripper

Are you ready to mingle?

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The Cinema Against Aids gala is the fashion pinnacle of the sartorial smorgasbord that is Cannes.

Heathrow runways closed

Heathrow A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport with smoke streaming from an engine after developing a technical problem after takeoff.

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Navigating Atlanta with only travel apps as a guide leads to spontaneous experiences.

Oldest person to conquer Everest

NY's other side

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Global snapshots

Here's a round up of some of the top travel photos from around the world this week.

Recipe: Chicken pot pies

pie A steaming chicken pie straight from the oven - does food get more comforting?

The power of three

How to make culinary magic with just three ingredients.

Recipe: Stuffed baked pears

Ten new grape varieties to try

'Fast pursuit' police coupe

Triumph TR4 convertible police car. It was a case of helmet chin straps on as British police hit the streets in two-door convertibles over 50 years ago.

Lou will always be a Falcon man

From towing his boat to lugging around 190kg welders, Lou McCauley's 1971Falcon ute has never missed a beat.

Bizarre crash sequence

Autobahn speed limit proposed

Cowell 'bored of TV talent shows'

Simon Cowell Simon Cowell believes TV singing competitions are "beginning to look the same".

Singer's suicide claims 'absurd'

Claims George Michael tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from a moving car have been blasted as "absurd".

Amanda Bynes arrested

It's a ....! Wait until the new season

Jennifer Aniston

Watch: Jennifer Aniston strip

Jennifer Aniston shows her raunchy side in the new trailer to upcoming pot-smuggling movie We're the Millers.

We came to NZ for a better life

immigration new zealand Maruschke Barnard's family fled South Africa for a safe start in NZ, but it wasn't as easy as they hoped.

'Who says I need a cure?'

I have Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD and dyslexia. I don't need your help and I don't need a cure.

Weather photo of the week

Race you to the bottom!

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My All Blacks dream team

The All Blacks season is so close you can nearly smell the mud, sweat and muscle tears.

Roaches drop sweet tooth

German cockroach Hard to trap cockroaches change their taste, meaning sugar is no longer a good bait cover.

Scratching that terrible itch

Not all itches go away with a simple scratch. Roughly 15 per cent of people suffer relentless, long-term itching.

Why so white, then?

Fussing over fossils

Support grows for reforms

Meat, steak A group pushing for reform in the red-meat industry has got farmer support for the next step.

New venison plan revealed

A new plan that aims to add $2 a kilogram to processed deer values has been put to farmers.

China meat block nears end

Dairy farm profit slips

Rain washes out first session

Brendon McCullum The opening session of the second cricket test has been washed out and chances of any play on day one look bleak.

Waratahs' escapability falls short

The Melbourne Rebels put a serious dent in the Waratahs' surge to the Super Rugby playoffs with a 24-22 upset win.

Henry out for rest of the season

Evans third in Monaco

Bundee Aki

Gallant Chiefs win titanic clash

It took a brave gamble but the Chiefs emerged triumphant over the Crusaders in Hamilton.

Voyages in America

Manufacturing controversy

US politicians have been trying double, extra, super hard to wring scandal out of anything.

Smorgasburg-Strap

NY's other side

Brooklyn's open-air Smorgasburg market gives you a taste of the artisan life.

simon buckingham

'Who says I need a cure?'

I have Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD and dyslexia. I don't need your help and I don't need a cure.

Peg Griffin

On turning 109

Longevity clearly runs in Peg Griffin's family.

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