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Missing Christchurch women dead

Christchurch Police searching for two missing women have found their car and two bodies.

Girl assaulted on way to school

11 min ago A teenage girl was indecently assaulted as she walked to school today, police say.

Capsize hero's actions praised

3:00pm LATEST: A hero left his son's side to rescue three children in a dinghy capsize tragedy.

Cop in sex-for-favours claim

3:28pm A police officer is facing a charge of corruption after he allegedly asked for sexual favours in return for not prosecuting a drink driver.

Kapiti woman found dead named

13 min ago Police have named the 77-year-old woman found dead floating off Raumati Beach this morning.

Whanganui victim 'knew attacker'

Police believe journalist Derek Round knew the person who beat him to death in last week.

Stats 'hard to interpret'

Family violence incidents jump by more than 2000, but those numbers could be misleading, police say.

Inquest into killer's death

$65m for Corrections in Budget

Students losing out - ERO

Education Schools are making little progress in improving the achievements of students from Pacific cultures, ERO says.

Danger in ignoring violence in girls

New Zealand ignores the increasing violence among teenage girls at their peril – because these are the mothers of the next generation, says Dr Donna Swift.

Family-reared literacy program

Students flock to arts

Entrant packing big dictionary

When Ryan McLellan travels to the US he will have to pack lightly - his dictionary alone weighs 5 kilograms.

Alarm at ADHD drug use

Ritalin Scripts for drugs to treat hyperactivity have soared, with more than 100,000 Kiwi kids on pills.

Cancer scare inspires

She's climbed Auckland's Sky Tower three times for charity; this time it was personal.

Mother fights 'discrimination'

Surgery helps Olivia enjoy life

Halfway house criticised

A Wellington halfway house where a man was stabbed to death was not under proper DHB supervision, a coroner has found.

Retirement age challenge

LESS MONEY: Mercer, one of KiwiSaver's main providers, found that 49 per cent of people think life in retirement would be less comfortable than now, up from 42 per cent three years ago. David Shearer revives calls to raise the pension age and calls on National for support.

Labour cops debt blame

Fairfax survey shows voters blame Labour more than National for the country's current debt levels.

Council debt 'matter for ratepayers'

Key promises Korean fishing action

Banks received gift from Dotcom

ACT leader John Banks says he gave away a $1000 luxury gift basket from millionaire Kim Dotcom.

Fonterra strikes back

Theo Spierings Fonterra has torn a strip off Federated Farmers, accusing the peak rural lobby group of repeatedly making "ill-informed" comments.

Unwanted visitors alert

Adam Dudding investigates a few of New Zealand's most unwelcome arrivals

Sights on hunting's pot of gold

Foley ramps up NZ wine interests

Shear joy for wool industry

Eleanor Ainge Roy meets the farmers on the cutting edge of a new type of wool industry.

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