Strangest places to stay
Wellington author's eight oddities
Cop corruption charge
A police officer is accused of asking for sexual favours in return for not prosecuting a female driver.
Matangi 'more susceptible' to frost
Matangi trains are ''more susceptible'' to frost because of ''sophisticated'' software meant to protect them surges.
Woman found dead at beach named
A woman found dead at Raumati Beach today was reported missing this morning.
Police say journalist likely knew killer
Police believe veteran journalist Derek Round likely knew the attacker who killed him.
Girl assaulted on way to school
A teenaged girl was indecently assaulted as she walked to school today, police say.
Matangi trains 'more susceptible' to frost
Woman found dead at beach named
Car flees police at 170kmh after burglary
Wellington gym survives liquidation attempt
Road rage incident after car crash
SlutWalk returns to capital streets
Black Seed: No-where for bands in Wellington
Paying to sit with PM worry for Greens
Shearer to talk with Jones before deciding his fate
Future of new strip club in limbo
Motel for Terrace tenants
Housing New Zealand tenants have been put up in motels after being forced to vacate their crumbling central city apartment block.
Four hurt in Upper Hutt crash
Four people were taken to hospital after two cars crashed in Upper Hutt this morning.
Lower Hutt church faces $680k tax bill
Council plan may jeopardise flights
Future of new strip club in limbo
Calendar Girls' owner has taken a swipe at Wellington police who have cost the club ''a fortune'' by opposing its liquor licence.
Retirement age challenge
David Shearer has revived calls to raise the pension age and is calling on National for support.
No action against Jones
Labour leader David Shearer says he has received assurances from Shane Jones that he followed due process in granting citizenship to Bill Liu when he was associate immigration minister.
Voters blame Labour for debt
Councils nudged on asset sales
Asset sales won't curb debt
Partial asset sales will do nothing to curb New Zealand's growing debt problem, a new report says.
Should school class sizes be increased?
Education Minister Hekia Parata and NZEI president Ian Leckie go head-to-head over the Government's changes to teacher-pupil ratios.
Editorial: Budget confirms shrinking ambition
On Thursday, Finance Minister Bill English will deliver the Key Government's fourth Budget. Already its shape is discernible from the pre-release of Budget-related information.
You can't print that: When people ask us not to publish
Who wants to see a rerun on television?
Nanny state to the fore
Good news! After three years of being told they are a burden, our growing army of beneficiaries have a government concerned for their physical, mental and even reproductive well-being.
Asset sales 'reckless'
Partial asset sales will do nothing to curb New Zealand's growing debt problem, economic analysts Berl say.
Old boys' club not good business
Ralph Norris says targets, not quotas, are the best approach to getting more top women in business.
SMEs support tough Budget
Petrol price cut by 4c a litre
Wellington gym survives liquidation
A Wellington gym has survived an attempt to put it into liquidation for unpaid taxes.
Miss a meal, help a charity
Food rescue charity Kaibosh is asking people to skip a meal out at a restaurant and donate the money they would have spent to its annual appeal.
Model hopefuls wow organisers
Record numbers of hopeful models have tried to wow the judges to be part of the capital's largest fashion event.
Dynamic grains
The Outsiders
Strangest places to stay
Wellington author Pip McCurdy takes readers on a unique journey through the eight strangest places to stay in New Zealand.
Vocally superb, riveting theatre
Superb direction, a marvellous set and an astonishingly accomplished cast make that latest reincarnation of Rigoletto unmissable.
Cancer claims Robin Gibb
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died after a long battle with cancer, his family says.
Kiwi writers' time to shine
'No-where for bands in Wellington'
Margolyes brings Dickens to life
Miriam Margolyes opens up Dickens' works in such a way that makes them appear as readable as any modern novel.
Hurricanes' defence hard to fix
Shifting Beauden Barrett to fullback and Andre Taylor to the wing won't fix the holes in the Hurricanes defence.
Saints book semis clash with Hawks
The Wellington Saints will play Hawke's Bay in their National Basketball League semifinal on Saturday.
Injured coach keeps Wairarapa on task
Wainui's defeat puts Porirua top-of-table
Poneke facing relegation
A late Brandyn Laursen penalty enabled Hutt Old Boys Marist to beat Poneke 18-15 and cement their position at the top of the Swindale Shield standings.
Canes crumble in second half
Lightning struck twice for the Hurricanes as they crashed to a damaging 37-25 loss to the Brumbies.
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.
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.
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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