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Coffee institution turns 10

Mojo family reflect on a decade in business

The legacy of Mojo coffee goes back long before Steve Gianoutsos launched his coffee brand a decade ago.
Mojo Coffee

Smokefree Wellington?

The Golden Mile could become NZ's first smokefree CBD under a proposal made to council.

Man cleared of severe assault

A Napier man has been cleared of beating a man so badly he needed to have his spleen removed.

Jobs will be lost in library cuts

Controversial cuts to Wellington libraries will mean jobs lost and hours reduced, a union says.

Ten-hour ferry trip to nowhere

Kaitaki The Interislander has apologised to passengers on a ferry which was left stranded in the Sounds due to high winds.

Pollution colours river and wildlife

An unknown pollutant which was released into a Hutt stream has stained local wildlife purple.

Wainui RSA in liquidation

Wainui RSA The Wainuiomata Memorial RSA has gone into voluntary liquidation, costing 10 people their jobs.

Spacious offices could be cut down

City council managers could be forced to give up spacious offices as the new chief executive looks to rearrange use of civic buildings.

Financial outlook more positive for venues operator

More buses off the road

Makara Peak

Makara Peak bike park in decline

An award-winning mountain bike park risks ''rapid decline'' without city council funding, organisers say.

Natural assets need better valuation

Coromandel beach Without proper valuations for natural assets, decision-making about their use is a "lottery", NZIER says.

Vodafone mobile slide continues

Vodafone's mobile connection numbers drop, continuing the pattern of the last three years.

Gadget raises privacy considerations

Startups raise $3m of investment in one day

Hugh Green

Irishman a master deal-maker

The late Hugh Green is one of seven laureates in this year's Fairfax Media New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.

Police actions 'unlawful'

Sir David Carruthers A independent review of the Urewera raids has labelled police actions ''unlawful, unjustified and unreasonable''. The full report

Capital on show in Washington

Wellington enterpreneurs are in Washington trying to impress potential investors. Tracy Watkins reports.

Battle of the entertainers

NZ - US: The 'new normal'

John Key

Key greeted with protest in Dannevirke

It had been nearly 30 years since a prime minister visited Dannevirke on "official business", but all that changed yesterday.

Wondering what you missed

posting a letter The moment I saw it, held together with a rusting paper clip, I knew what it was. "Dear Paul," it began.

Passengers owed a safe ride

The derailment of a Wellington train are timely reminders of the duty public transport operators have.

Key not making US-NZ ties

Captain Cook warts and all

nanaia mahuta

Left holding the baby

Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta has fired a broadside at Parliament's rules after she found herself stuck with her baby.

Wellington galleries not doomed

art To borrow from Mark Twain, reports of the death of the dealer gallery are greatly exaggerated.

Game of love really hurts (spoiler)

A theory about Game of Thrones (Mondays, SoHo): it's a devious plot by hardline social conservatives to put impressionable young people off hanky-panky.

Light shows in crates

Penis Puppetry and Jimeoin

Jack Black

Tenacious D came to rock

Tenacious D played acoustic, but they played with power, writes Daven Parsons-Piwari.

Sirocco to return to Wellington

sirocco The kakapo made famous by Stephen Fry, is back in town this winter.

Timelapse shows vibrant city

A Wellington photographer is proving the capital is far from 'dying'.

Beehive honey plan considered

Inspirational legacy behind shave

simon gault

Sizzling seafood for waterfront

Simon Gault has a vision that his Crab Shack eatery in Wellington will be a first for New Zealand

Plenty to ponder for Black Caps

Tim Southee Close to four hours on a bus is enough for some serious contemplation, particularly when that trip takes you from London to Leeds.

Merrick's posting widely saluted

Ernie Merrick's appointment as Wellington Phoenix coach has been greeted by measured praise across the Tasman.

NZ's day wil come

Adams' NBA stock continues to rise

Globetrotters

Globetrotters in a spin

‘Flight Time’ Lang is justifying both his own nickname and that of his Harlem Globetrotters team.

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