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Firemen scale the Sky Tower for charity

Firefighters from across the country today scaled the stairs of Auckland's Sky Tower to raise money for charity.
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Epsom school blaze

A fire has ripped through the second storey of a building at Diocesan School for Girls.

Police search for missing teen

Police are searching for a mentally disaffected teenager who went missing from Point Chevalier.

Shame, doubts haunt schools

Shame and doubt haunts the schools tricked into entrusting their children to the care of a child sex offender.

Mangere house fire suspicious

Fire crews have managed to bring a suspicious house fire under control in South Auckland.

Labour donor wanted for fraud

Labour MPs face questioning over how a donor, wanted for fraud in China, was granted NZ citizenship.

Jury considers murder verdict

Emily Longley A jury has started deliberating whether Elliot Turner is guilty of murdering Aucklander Emily Longley.

Crash death accused in court

The mother of a woman critically injured in a crash which killed three tourists has reached out to the man charged over the deaths.

Former Bridgecorp boss sentenced

Push to put tolls on motorways

Sir Peter Leitch

Butcher auctions off black gold

Sir Peter Leitch will auction off a jar of marmite he paid $2300 for to raise funds for allergy sufferers.

A new summit for ageless Thorn

Brad Thorn Brad Thorn enough already. Isn't your resume full enough?

Report rocks NZ Swimming

Swimming New Zealand is in shock after recommendations for a complete overhaul of the "dysfunctional" national sports organisation.

Ropati sidelined for the season

Speedway boss tours Mt Smart

Feleti Mateo

'Soft' second half costs Warriors

The Warriors missed a chance to consolidate a position in the NRL's top eight, fading in the second half against the Wests Tigers.

'Horrific attack'

Derek Round An autopsy shows journalist Derek Round was killed in a "horrific attack" in his Whanganui living room.

Mystery disappearance

The disappearance of a mother and daughter is "totally out of character", police say.

Tramper's body found

Activist set to leave China

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Everest dream reached

Kiwi climber Grant "Axe'' Rawlinson has conquered Mt Everest via the treacherous northern route.

Highlanders secure vital win

Highlanders The Highlanders have kept their play-off hopes alive with a courageous win against the competition leading Bulls in Dunedin.

Resurgent Magic outclass Tactix

The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic have got themselves back into the top four of the trans-Tasman netball competition.

Reid eyes premiership pay day

NBA playoff wins for Lakers and 76ers

Feleti Mateo

'Soft' second half costs Warriors

The Warriors missed a chance to consolidate a position in the NRL's top eight, fading in the second half against the Wests Tigers.

Facebook's debut modest

Facebook Facebook has made a modest debut on the Nasdaq with a high valuation and trading glitches capping the stock's rise.

Hope in The Hobbit

A film about furry-footed creatures desperately needed to revive ailing quake-hit tourism sector.

Tainui leader urges Talley's to end strife

Synlait eyes troubled Waimate plant

Bars on jail cell

Convictions not cash for investors

Investors will get scant reward from the sentencing of the five directors of Bridgecorp, aside from the satisfaction of seeing three of them behind bars.

Metaphor concert aims for a record

Jack White Jack White is aiming to claim the Guinness World Record for most metaphors in a single concert.

48 hour film-making frenzy

Thousands of aspiring film-makers will be experiencing sleeplessness, creative exhaustion and the stress of a 48 hour deadline this weekend.

A slap for a kiss

The GC an observational doco?

A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN: Jon Toogood.

You should see this film

Shihad: Beautiful Machine is the best music documentary that will ever come out of New Zealand.

48 hour film competition

48 hour film-making frenzy

Thousands of aspiring film-makers will be experiencing sleeplessness, creative exhaustion and the stress of a 48 hour deadline this weekend.

Slash

Slash to play Vector Arena

Slash, one of the best guitarists of all time, has announced he's bringing his axe-man skills to New Zealand for two arena shows.

Robyn Malcolm

Treading boards for rights

Top Auckland actors are banding together to put on a free production highlighting gay rights issues and the fight for equality.

Rose Matafeo

Review: Rose Matafeo

Rose Matafeo starts her show, Scout's Honour, singing karaoke in Japanese with English words on the screen - a cute joke that just gets funnier.

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Who would have thought a band as outwardly innocent as Coldplay could divide a nation, asks Bridget Jones.

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John Key has followed Obama's lead and said it's time for a debate about gay marriage, but is he just riding the US president's coat-tails, asks Richard Boock.