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Person hurt in SH1 crash

Cars collide on Tawa off ramp

A person has been injured in a car crash on State Highway 1 near Wellington.
car crash

Killer used man's car

The killer of veteran journalist Derek Round drove around Whanganui for hours in his blue Jaguar after bashing him to death.

'No-where for bands in Wellington'

The Hutt Valley could be replacing Wellington as the creative capital, Black Seeds guitarist Mike Fabulous says.

Businesses pay to sit with PM

Businesses have been buying access to John Key through an Olympic fundraiser.

225 film crews swarm Wellington

Making an original short film in 48 hours takes ingenuity, creativity, the ability to operate while sleep deprived and a lot of good humour.

Police coy about hunt for car

Police say they have found a bright orange convertible and are no longer asking for sightings of it.

Person hurt in SH1 crash

A person has been injured in a car crash on State Highway 1 near Wellington.

Colder weather good for Kiwi ski bunnies

A cold snap has left skifields confident they'll open as scheduled early next month.

Arts popular despite job conditions

Two injured in Kapiti Coast crash

Debara Martin

Victim 'saw the good in people'

'Free spirit' and hard worker were used by mourners to describe Debara Martin, killed in NSW this month.

McCully tipped to stand down

Murray McCully Murray McCully intends to stand down as sports minister to concentrate on his foreign affairs portfolio and is set to be replaced by Chris Tremain.

Minorities shut out of public service

Government departments are failing to promote racial diversity.

Shearer wants 'robust' answers

Former staff rehired as consultants

John Key

Assets selloff to cost $120m

The Government expects to pay contractors about $120 million to help sell its controversial asset sales plan message.

Editorial: Homes for yuppies rightly axed

Penny Hulse Taxpayers are no more enthusiastic about financing a handful of would-be yuppies into a harbourside housing development than Auckland ratepayers.

More happy, less dirty laundry

The fascination with the shock and the probe seems to leave ever decreasing room for the positive stories about ourselves and our country.

Kiwis are tolerating moderate austerity

Attitudes to our ocean need a sea change

Parent

Children a gift that keeps giving

Parenting can feel about as much fun as the morning peak-hour commute, the activity ranked as the most hated by respondents to happiness surveys.

AMP bails on 500-home subdivision

Waimau subdivision AMP is quitting a long-stalled 70ha Waikanae subdivision and selling the undeveloped block.

Building's new lease of life

The historic Huddart Parker Building in Jervois Quay is being given a new lease of life with the help of a large "gift" from bankrupt former property tycoon Terry Serepisos.

KiwiSaver lucrative for older workers

Petrol firms creaming motorists

The Hobbit

Hope in The Hobbit

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

The Outsiders

Garry Forrester An American public servant living in Wellington has written a novel about a European public servant living in Wellington.

The daily stampede

One of Wellington's lesser known tourist attractions is the "Stampede of the Suits" each lunchtime at Nikau Cafe.

The buildings that shape us

Are manners dead?

Quinoa

Dynamic grains

Make grains tempting by adding a vibrant colour, writes Ruth Pretty .

Good book, bad movie

Ewen McGregor ''Cliche'' doesn't even do the phrase justice anymore, but I'll repeat it anyway: good books seldom yield good movies.

You should see this film

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

Music for all ages

48Hour film fest heats up

the gc

The GC an observational doco?

In response to public backlash NZ On Air have released the proposal for The GC, billing it as an "8 x half-hour observational documentary".

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Canes crumble in second half

TJ Lightning struck twice for the Hurricanes as they crashed to a damaging 37-25 loss to the Brumbies.

Crusaders chase unsettled Nonu

The Crusaders are making a strong bid to lure All Blacks midfield back Ma'a Nonu to his third Super Rugby home in as many seasons.

Sky TV's sports influence comes into question

Youth no excuse for Canes

Casey Frank

Saints pipped by Pirates in thriller

The good guys lost, but even so a record crowd witnessed a wonderful contest.

TJ

Canes crumble in second half

Lightning struck twice for the Hurricanes as they crashed to a damaging 37-25 loss to the Brumbies.

Victor Vito

Youth no excuse for Canes

Victor Vito says the Hurricanes need to stop hiding behind their youth and inexperience and learn to put opposing sides away.

Beauden Barrett

Trying to kick the habit

Percentages are often thrown out there as the true measure of a goalkicker's skill, but the devil is often in the detail.

Returned: Henry Speight, who has been in Canberra with the Brumbies this year, at training with Waikato in Hamilton this week.

Deceptive look to Brumbies

They look and talk like the Brumbies of old, but the Hurricanes are preparing for a challenge with a distinct South African flavour tonight.

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