Kiwi claims Harry Potter castle
A Napier antiques dealer has claimed that his family are the rightful heirs to one of Britain's most famous dynasties, which owns the castle used in the Harry Potter movies.'Buy your own furniture'
By COLIN ESPINER - The Dominion Post
Cabinet ministers are being told to buy the furniture and other chattels in their ministerial houses or face them being sold as the Crown terminates their leases and moves out of the property business.
Griffin's moves biscuits to Fiji
By AMANDA FISHER - The Dominion Post
Some of the nation's favourite biscuits are no longer true Kiwi institutions, with Griffin's outsourcing some of its production to Fiji after more than 140 years of New Zealand manufacture.
Mayor's husband threatens libel suit
Rex Nicholls, husband of Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast, has threatened to launch a libel suit against a man trying to stop Manners Mall being turned into bus lanes.
Drunk, unruly police punished
Police officers have turned up to work drunk, sped unnecessarily in police cars, and while off duty have unlawfully used their police ID, and been charged with assault.
Harawira may not be forced out
The Maori Party could step back from the brink over Hone Harawira as he keeps his head down before a major hui today.
Community boards watching Auckland
Councils could come under pressure to hand over more responsibility to community boards after Auckland's local body shake-up.
Dispute leads to investigation
Finance industry examined
Heavenly movie tests Jackson
After the mammoth undertaking of The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, Peter Jackson had hoped smaller-scale film The Lovely Bones would be a welcome change of pace.
Driver haunted by memory of death
A lonely void has been left in Pam Fitzgerald's life after the death of her husband, former top traffic officer Steve Fitzgerald.
Bus company to investigate drivers
Drug-busters at work
Mt Bruce hatches new kiwi watch
The little brown kiwi is about to be thrust into the public glare.
Victim 'a good Kiwi bloke'
Andrew Forster, the bomb disposal expert killed by an exploding shell at Waiouru, was a devoted family man, proud serviceman and all-round good Kiwi bloke.
Sperm decline spurs research into face cream
Kiwi blokes who use face cream could be denting more then their macho image – they could also be seriously damaging the quality of their sperm.
On track to Napier- Gisborne
Reputation 'tarnished' by marine laws
A weighty issue when pregnant
Women who develop weird food cravings and pile on excessive amounts of weight during pregnancy may be able to blame their brains.
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ABs wary of 'loading gun'
The All Blacks are quietly determined as England's shortcomings bring the critics out in force.
World Cup party over for Nix
Newcastle coach Branko Culina is hoping to face a Wellington side on a World Cup comedown in Sunday's A-League clash at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
European match-fixing ring exposed
Competitor dies in swim event
'Mad Dog' after another ABs scalp
Lewis Moody is so terrified of spiders he had to take an "arachnophobia course." All Blacks, it turns out, don't worry him quite so much.
Oprah to go off air
Oprah Winfrey will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones".
Chills in the night for Sting
The Police frontman claims to have seen the apparition of a woman and child in his home.
'Pussycat' Tem happy to be home
Middle Earth returns
Snipes appeals convictions
US actor Wesley Snipes is set to ask a federal appeals panel to overturn his three federal tax convictions.
Kiwi blokes 'hot', women 'not'
New Zealand men are among the most attractive in the world, but Kiwi women are among the world's ugliest.
No more letters to Santa
US children busy writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole are unlikely to get a response this holiday season from Santa or his helpers.
Rare tiger killed by zoo lions
'Brainless' stunt by NZ 'idiots' a global sensation
Top dollar for bachelors
Despite the economic downturn men still attract a good price.
Code a chance 'to get it right'
Financial advisers have been portrayed as both collaborators and fall guys in the finance company collapses. Will the code of conduct will make a difference.
Certification for financial advisers welcome
The Institute of Financial Advisers says the push to have financial advisers certified will bring others up to the standards that it has long required.
Griffin's moves biscuits to Fiji
Family tells of Bridgecorp devastation
Agria takes cornerstone share
PGG Wrightson's $180.7 million capital raising will see upstart Chinese firm Agria Corp take over the top cornerstone position with a 19 percent stake, pushing ahead of traditional large stake holders.
In praise of ... Minties
Okay, they're not an iconic Kiwi sweet.
Real estate renovation
Times have changed in the real estate business.
It's what you do with potential that counts
Another twitch in our race relations fidget
SIS right to be vigilant
The SIS move is a prudent response to realities of the 21st century world.
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