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I Love Ugly goes online

Kiwi clothing label I Love Ugly are to supply European online retail giant ASOS.com.

Knife-wielding prostitute shuts shops

A knife-wielding prostitute has forced a long-standing shop owner to shut up shop in South Auckland.

Drunk and abusive flyer fined

A man has been convicted for abusing staff and refusing to obey instructions on a flight from Fiji to Auckland.

Teen jailed for sexual assault

A teenager who sexually assaulted a woman while she lay sleeping has been jailed.

Auckland bigamist sentenced

An Auckland man who confessed to bigamy has been sentenced to community work.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

Hannah Lacey It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Show debunks Kiwi celebrity myths

A former Shortland Street star is posing as a talk show host to exploit her life story.

Ukulele band funfest at Q

Man run over in park

Strangers harass family

Harassed Family Suspicious people lurking around their property and frequent attempted home invasions over five months have left a young Indian couple afraid to answer their door.

Ukulele band funfest at Q

The sell-out Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra will kick off its New Zealand summer tour with two concerts at the newly opened Q Theatre next week.

Family tree search made easier

Fed up with brothels

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

Hannah Lacey It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Skeleton shrimp invasion spreading

NIWA is asking boaties to be on the lookout for stowaways this summer because the Japanese skeleton shrimp or caprella mutica could be hitching a ride on boat hulls.

Work starts on campus

Fairy spreads her wings

Keen to help angry teens

A counselling service that specialises in helping angry teenage boys become responsible men has openings available in its east Auckland operation.

Seeing red over dog laws

Dog Laws Sports club members and dog owners are going head-to-head over the best use of sports fields.

Book helps earthquake victims

Dieter Dyck is cashing in on his extraordinary life story to raise funds for victims of the Christchurch earthquakes.

Outrage over booze store

Playwright looks at homlessness

Online origami earns fame

By combining YouTube and origami a Glen Innes resident has found a way to make money and has become something of an internet sensation.

Witness sought in carpark death

Police investigating the death of a three-year-old boy run over in a shop carpark are searching for the woman who attempted to save his life as they try to figure out what happened.

Street workers headache

No one would expect the ancient arts of haberdashery and prostitution to clash. But the score is Prostitutes 1, Haberdashers 0 in Manurewa.

Travel woes for airport workers

Love thy neighbourhood

Tiki keeps himself busy

He's been rocking stages for 20 years and has won numerous music awards but Tiki Taane has his eyes on another prize.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

Hannah Lacey It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Petrel breeds in gulf

A bird once thought to be extinct for 150 years is now reportedly breeding on islands in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, according to collected evidence.

Run-off monitored

Organ is music to the ears

Trash to treasure

Members of a fringe group known as dumpster divers are enjoying fancy meals – for free.

Robbed at gunpoint

An Elderly woman was robbed and had what police say was a gun pointed at her in broad daylight.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Thieves steal daughter's food money

Run-off monitored

Trash to treasure

Members of a fringe group known as dumpster divers are enjoying fancy meals – for free.

Birch toughs it out to finish the Dakar

DAKAR Motorbike rider Chris Birch survived a crash which broke his ankle to complete the Dakar Rally.

Show wants old tractors

Do you have a classic or vintage tractor you could display at this year's Kumeu Show?

Stephie rides to show hunter victory

New preschool is teacher-led

`Charming' festival a big hit

Keeping it small could be the key to another popular Muriwai Waitangi Day Festival.

Party in the park to unveil plans

Taka Park Takanini's Taka Park is getting a $250,000 upgrade and Auckland Council and the suburb's neighbourhood policing team are throwing a party in the park to unveil the plans.

Work starts on Hayman Park

More than 50,000 students will flood into the heart of the south next year when the doors open at Manukau Institute of Technology's new campus.

Taylor Shield chase is on

On the Run

Running for kids' hospital

She spends her days running a charity and her weekends running for charity.

`Positive' Waitangi Day

A sense of optimism and good will permeated through Waitangi Day celebrations.

Eel farming could be the way ahead

Commercial eel farm research at Warkworth is offering hope for endangered wild populations in Britain.

Folk festival fun

Growth in football

Danger on the beach

Confusion over who monitors beach bylaws is allowing motorists to get away with breaking rules.

Pair launches information service

Disabled Karen Tait knows first hand how hard life is for people with disabilities. The Henderson-based social worker lives with rheumatoid arthritis.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

It's hard to believe little Hannah Lacey can still raise a smile when you consider all she's gone through in her short life.

Testing time for dogs

Ecologist on track to help save kokako

Paerata-Reid wins round one

Elliot Paerata-Reid's got off to a good start at the Billabong Grom Series.

Bright start for school

Waiheke Heads Better NCEA results, a higher roll and the election of a new head boy and girl have got the new year off to a good start at Waiheke High School.

Ship most likely killed whale

A post-mortem has confirmed the Bryde's whale spotted off Cactus Bay a week ago was killed by a ship.

Runners are heroes for kids like Hannah

COMPETITION: Meet the Jersey Boys!

Day draws people together

The community met Piritahi Marae's plea last week to "come together" to celebrate Waitangi Day.

Power restored north of Whangarei

Northpower crews have repaired an electricity fault affecting almost 700 customers in the Helena Bay, Oakura and Bland Bay areas since 4.30am today.

Falls water leaves rash

It's unsafe. That's the word from mother of three Kristi Henare who got a rash after swimming at the Whangarei Falls.

Thundercats silenced

Cameras capture garden vandals at work

Angel Flight heaven-sent

Lance Weller is single-handedly setting up a charity to fly patients to far-away hospitals for non-emergency appointments.

Mall 'not up to code'

Merivale mall Several shops in a Christchurch mall were evacuated after a report showed issues with the building's structural integrity.

One dead after Hawke's Bay crash

One person is dead and two seriously injured after a crash in Hawke's Bay today.

Man missing after bridge fall

Top prize for Spanish photographer

Gardner honoured for Chch effort

Kent Gardner has been named UK New Zealander of the Year for his support of Christchurch.

NZ products popular

Great Wall of China Kiwi products are selling in China because locals trust our national brand.

Quake city assets set to be popular

Investors expect to be potential buyers of Christchurch City Council's airport and electricity companies, should it be forced to sell assets.

EU courts Kiwis for science grants

Government blamed for Psa entry

Employee awarded $21,000

Christchurch Casino has to pay a former employee more than $21,000 in lost wages and damages after it restructured her department while she was on parental leave.

All Blacks cause good vibrations

Live blog - Rugby World Cup final The earth did move at Eden Park as the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup final, though not in the way some had predicted.

Rugby history caught on film

It was one of the most tense games in NZ history but that's not stopping thousands reliving the Rugby World Cup final in a video that has become an online hit.

Retailers in last-minute frenzy

Roadkill tribute to winning ABs

Why this was the best RWC

The hype was right, we really did see a stadium of four million.

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