Plan for bigger Aratere probed
A hush-hush move by KiwiRail to increase the size of the Aratere inter-island ferry is being investigated by a maritime engineer to ensure any changes meet contentious wave wash rules.
'National won't raise GST'
Prime Minister John Key is defending his 2008 comment that he would not raise GST.
Harawira's member's bill mistake
Maverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he did not mean to enter a bill apparently flouting his party's confidence and supply agreement with the Government.
Police advertise for public help
Police are resorting to using a billboard calling for information in the killing of taxi driver Hiren Mohini.
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$4b in tax cuts coming
Up to $4 billion in personal tax cuts could be delivered in October as the Government looks to raise GST and end some tax breaks on property.
Alliance broadcasting complaint upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld a complaint by the left-wing Alliance Party, suggesting "some implications for future elections".
Outrage as Key signals national park mining
Benefits earmarked for revamp
Capital faces a decade of rising fares
Public transport users face a decade of fare increases, with inner-city Wellington bus passengers first in the firing line.
Crackdown on pokies
A review of Wellington's gambling venues could see a crackdown on pokie machine numbers in the suburbs.
Meridian tests solutions to turbine noise
Appeal sought in flawed parking ticket case
Winds put paid to swimmer's dream
Strong winds have robbed Mike Bodger of his dream of becoming the oldest person to swim across Cook Strait.
Plan for bigger Aratere probed
A hush-hush move by KiwiRail to increase the size of the Aratere inter-island ferry is being investigated by a maritime engineer to ensure any changes meet contentious wave wash rules.
Pop's goat cruelly slaughtered
A Gisborne pensioner is heartbroken after is pet goat was cruelly slaughtered while tethered to a chain outside his house.
ACC admits information botch-up
Cameras in cabs could be compulsory
Rugby star apologises for groping teenager
Former All Black Robin Brooke says he is sorry for groping a 15-year-old girl in Fiji.
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Williams sees positives
Ali Williams believes his latest Achilles tendon injury can extend his career rather than end it and he has vowed to fight his way back, hoping to fulfil his World Cup dream.
More America's Cup delays
Attempt No 2 at race one of the 33rd America's Cup remained on hold in Valencia this morning (late evening NZT) amid growing fears of another abandonment.
Rugby has to change - ref
Flynn pays selection price
Hi-tech glasses boost Cup info
BMW Oracle Racing helmsman James Spithill has revealed what goes on when he dons his game face for the US-challenger ahead of the rescheduled first race for the 33rd America's Cup tonight (NZT).
Cruise's next mission
Hollywood star Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission.
Rapper's sentencing postponed
Lil Wayne's sentencing has been postponed because the rapper needs time to heal from a dental operation.
Fox used hand double
Eva in porn Tweet mishap
White Stripes object to ad
The White Stripes say the Air Force Reserve used one of their songs without permission in an American football championship Super Bowl ad.
Too scary for Italians
Italy's government is mulling whether to slap restrictions on horror thriller Paranormal Activity after some movie-goers suffered panic attacks, sparking protests by children's and consumer groups.
Cuban woman has 125th birthday
Relatives in eastern Cuba claim to have held a 125th birthday party for a woman named Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, but it is not clear if she is really that old.
He didn't eat all the pies
Lap dances for Haiti
Thief robs arcade with coffee
A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee.
Mixed day for New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar was mixed today and investors digested conflicting reports about the likelihood of a bailout for Greece's finances.
Kiwis turn to credit to pay bills
Almost a third of New Zealanders expect to use their credit card to pay for unaffordable expenses in the coming months, according to a new survey.
Share-based funds best performers
FMG to hire more staff
Sales up for Postie Plus
Postie Plus Group Ltd said sales increased by 9.25 percent in the six months ended January 31, 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Goff has a bob each way on Tiptoe Tuesday
The trouble with being a relatively new Opposition leader is that one's opponents have inconveniently good memories about what one did and didn't do in government - as Phil Goff found when he evaluated the Government's new fiscal plan in Parliament yesterday.
Careful words leave little wriggle room
John Key's speech was impressive in its scope.
Schools may come in many guises, but are the staff user-cuddly?
Cricket's splat factor calls for creative thinking
We've got it - so when do we start to flaunt it?
NZ needs to make the most of what it's got if it's going to match or beat Australia on the economic front, writes Don Nicolson.
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'National won't raise GST' - Key in 2008
Harawira's member's bill mistake
Wellington news quiz 10 February 2010
Fire destroys newly renovated karate dojo
PM on knife edge finding the cash to pay for changes
Outstanding student - five times over
Scots College first XI tour to remember
Story of a suburb: Where people are proud to be Wainuiomartians
GST could go up to 15 per cent
Council works on sewers as pollution keeps Owhiro Bay shut
Plan to claw back $1.7b by axing depreciation tax breaks
Meridian tests solutions to turbine noise
Kong movie ship scuttled in strait
'National won't raise GST' - Key in 2008
Outrage as Key signals national park mining
Harawira's member's bill mistake
Basic climate change science 'sound' despite IPCC errors
Conservation land could be mined
Key announces benefit crackdown
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