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Ernest Waterworth

Retailers demand security

Terrified store owners are demanding Wellington City Council beef up security on the main shopping street in Tawa.

Urewera group 'training to kill'

Surveillance footage of a group allegedly training for armed revolution has been seen in court.

Local Maori support Gully

The cultural effects of Transmission Gully will be less severe than improving the coastal route, Maori say.

Wellington bus services disrupted

Bus passengers are in for a difficult morning, with a scheduled union meeting disrupting services.

'Sock bandit' turns himself in

Porirua police have charged a man following a search for a person interfering with vehicles in Porirua.

Redfred's last ride

Titahi Bay man Fred Bonnette, better known by his motorcycling moniker 'Redfred', was an icon both among his mates in the Kapiti Ulysses older motorcyclists' club, and among his neighbours in Titahi Bay, for his eccentricity, generosity, inventiveness and spark.

Van driver with a love of opera

Christie Otene was an opera-singing truck and van driver who managed to engineer a meeting with world famous Spanish tenor Jose Carreras during the latter's visit to New Zealand in 2003.

Lawyer with a passion for the Pacific

Thoughtful man in charge of laying down the law

Deaf MP 'inexperienced' - Speaker

Mojo Mathers NZ First has offered to contribute funding towards costs for deaf MP Mojo Mathers.
Speaker's decision 'disgraceful'

Labour reveals radio show emails

PM's office helped draft documents for Electoral Commission approval for a radio show.

Key's leadership on Maori issues 'not good'

'Semi-professional' jurors suggested

Boss to refund airfares

Maori development boss will pay back tax-payer cash spent to fly his wife to a fashion event.

Urewera camps no game - Crown

Urewera accuse Tame Iti Footage of a group allegedly training for armed revolution has been seen in court.

Pike families upset at revelations

Miners' families upset to hear former Pike GM was job hunting minutes after the mine exploded.

Maori doubtful of PM

Rimutaka train dream on hold

House row 'sparked killings'

A bitter marital dispute over four properties led to two men being stabbed to death at an Auckland mansion, a High Court jury has heard.

American held after bullets found

Pakistan An American has been held for questioning in Pakistan after airport security officials discovered bullets in his luggage, police say.

Sandford had secret life - brother

The brother of a New Zealand nurse who disappeared from Sydney in 1980 had no idea about his sister's secret life as a prostitute and heroin addict.

Iran's web blocked temporarily - experts

China issues rules to limit foreign TV shows

Fears Greece will fall into chaos

Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more austerity or face a social explosion, but some people fear this explosion has already begun.

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