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Reeling in the years

Lady Anglers toast 50 years of catching fish

The Auckland Lady Anglers' tale began in 1963 when a group of housewives decided to form their own fishing club.
Lyn Salvidge and Elva Colgan

Cop caught in drug-bust

A sworn policeman is among a group of 10 people arrested today in an Auckland drug bust.

Missing woman worries police

Police have concerns for the safety of a Pukekohe woman who was last seen almost 100 kilometres north of her home.

Staying put? Yeah, nah

Kiwis are more likely to up roots than residents of any other country, according to survey.

3000 more bedrooms

overhaul New rooms will be dropped onto state houses to accomodate larger families.

Cool end for feisty crabs

Biosecurity staff narrowly avoid a nipping as five large crabs are discovered in a traveller's luggage.

A ticket to hope for Greer

Greer Haddock A trip to the Gold Coast helped Greer Haddock celebrate being cancer free after battling with leukaemia since she was a toddler.

Exhibition draws on personal experience

Dorothy Giam's exhibition Journey of the Heart is a fusion of Chinese and Western techniques.

Students visit Large Hadron Collider

Groups still pay to swim

beatrice

A stroke of artistic genius

From designing McDonald's uniforms to blending traditional Maori culture with iconic European designs, Beatrice Carlson is constantly testing the artistic waters.

Blacks Caps humiliated in defeat

Tim Southee They had every chance of winning - instead they crashed to 29-6 and were all out soon after.

Warriors vow to bounce back

Having hit rock bottom, the Warriors are convinced that next week can only be better.

Tactix come down with Fever

Light session for ABs

Quade Cooper

Folau in, Cooper out

Quade Cooper omitted from the first Wallabies squad to be named for the British and Irish Lions tour.

Shooting arrest made

Police Man due to appear in court tomorrow charged with murder after turning himself in at a police station.

Taiwan free trade deal close

New Zealand poised to sign its first free trade agreement in more than three years.

Jackpot hit in monster lottery win

Housing intensification 'haphazard'

JK Rowling

Written in 'snatched hours'

Unique annotated Harry Potter first edition giving insight into JK Rowling's ideas going to auction.

Poacher turning game-keeper?

Sean Morgan A New Zealander convicted and imprisoned for fraud on two continents says he has become a 'fraud-buster'.

Zombie tourism heading your way

Raising money to raise the dead is the aim of a trio of Australians intent on building a New Zealand-based zombie tourism company.

Industry acts on steel imports

NZSki rumoured to buy Cardrona

Lambie

Lambie's recipe for success

Mary Lambie has swapped the TV couch on Good Morning for the sandwich counter at Subway.

Denmark wins Eurovision

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest celebrates after winning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with her song Only Teardrops at the Malmo Opera Hall in Malmo. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with an ethno-inspired flute and drum tune.

Roth and roll

Known for playing criminals and low-lifes, Tim Roth is a caring dad in his latest film, writes Steve Kilgallon.

A lucky break

Rock of ages

Rolf Harris

Rolf's odd encore choice

Rolf Harris made an odd choice for a final encore, considering.

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An Auckland Minute

You never know what the day might bring, or who you could meet, writes a nostalgic Richard Boock.

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The Diary

Bridget Jones has decided that epic movies aren't all they're cracked up to be.

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Backchat

Making Ali Williams captain of the Blues is a bold move for a number of reasons, writes Justin Latif.