Neil Ladyman and motor neurone disease

Still giving despite death sentence

He's going to die soon, but that isn't stopping Neil Ladyman from living life to the full.

Ready for the big chill

10:32am Heavy snow may blanket Canterbury's hills but spare Christchurch city, as the upcoming polar blast moves up the country.

Key Lundy evidence 'bad science'

Mark Lundy's lawyer again raises doubts at Privy Council about "fundamentally flawed" evidence.

Taiaroa murder suspect spotted

Prime suspect in the George Taiaroa murder case spotted back in Whangamomona.

Mayor's dream runs off rails

They say dreams are free, but Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown's light-rail one comes with a $940m price tag.

Murder denied in burnt body case

Court generic Men accused of burning an Auckland man to death plead not guilty and will go on trial.

Link keeps tackling crime

A disappearing offender and 2km hunt is no problem for police dog Link.

Stabbing lifts tension

Large methamphetamine lab busted

Mayoralty race heats up

Lianne Dalziel vs Bob Parker Bob Parker v Lianne Dalziel looms as a test of two hard-bitten political personalities in the race to be Christchurch mayor.

Key puts boot into Opposition

Winston Peters lashes back at John Key calling him a liar after the PM commented the NZ First leader didn't want Chinese people coming to New Zealand.

Job revealed in Rebstock appeal

Key vigilant about spying

Greens dump money-printing plan

The Greens have dumped their call for quantitative easing - or printing money - after it became an electoral liability.

Anger course for teacher

A teacher writes on a blackboard Teacher who hit pupils with a ruler and dragged them across the classroom sent to anger-management.

Topec pair admit charges

A "public discussion" on the value of outdoor education is back on the agenda as a Taranaki adventure trust admitted blame in the Paritutu tragedy.

Principal failed pupils over abuse

Students' achievement 'increasing'

Top staffer quits over Novopay

Second senior staffer at the Ministry of Education quits in wake of Novopay payroll debacle.

ACC shirking, says injured woman

Liz Johnson Liz Johnson suffered a nasty fall at Invercargill's tip in February and has now been cut off by the ACC.

Community rallies for Marcus

A few days after Marcus Greville turned one, his parents learnt he had leukaemia.

Good hygiene urged to stop iillness

Calls for fluoride referendum

Big surge in disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is rapidly spreading through childcare centres in Wellington.

Farms selling for 20% more

dairy cow The pace of farm sales has quickened in recent months, with farms selling at prices 20 per cent more than a year ago.

Dairy auction prices improve

Dairy prices at Fonterra's latest international online auction snap three-auction run of falls.

Fieldays 'on the up'

Prices soar for elite cattle

Farm worker awarded $40k

Dairy farm worker awarded over $40,000 after he was sacked for allegedly dehorning cattle without anaesthetic.

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