http://www.stuff.co.nz/national Top Stories from Stuff.co.nz. New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz. en-nz Fairfax New Zealand Ltd. 30 http://static.stuff.co.nz/images/logo.gif http://www.stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/3084937/I-wish-I-could-take-the-pain-away Happy, smiley little Lilly cries when she sees needles and medicine heading her way – in her short life she's learnt to anticipate pain. By JODY O'CALLAGHAN stuff.co.nz/3084937 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:10:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085476/Bitter-MP-seeks-reconciliation Firebrand MP Hone Harawira is "hurting" over his treatment by Maori Party leaders and is preparing to give an undertaking that he can "work within party rules". By GRAHAME ARMSTRONG stuff.co.nz/3085476 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085475/Police-dob-in-drink-driver-to-Air-NZ An Air New Zealand flight attendant has lost her job after police caught her drink-driving outside work time – and then dobbed her in to her employer. By EMMA PAGE stuff.co.nz/3085475 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:34 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085474/Mortgagee-sales-hit-new-high The number of mortgagee sales around the country has bounced back to a record high after dipping briefly in August, dashing hopes the worst effects of the recession may be over. By LOIS CAIRNS stuff.co.nz/3085474 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:34 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085473/Lawyer-backs-down-over-drink-drive-website A barrister who advertised on his website that he would use "technicalities and loopholes" to get drink-drivers off charges has agreed to remove the page after an outcry from road safety advocates and victims of drink-drive crashes. By LEIGH VAN DER STOEP stuff.co.nz/3085473 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:34 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084304/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. By BRITTON BROUN stuff.co.nz/3084304 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3085115/Top-lawyer-advising-Harawira Embattled Maori MP Hone Harawira is taking legal advice about his future with the party from Auckland QC Peter Williams. stuff.co.nz/3085115 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:13 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085054/Injured-tourist-rescued-from-Tararuas Search and rescuers carried a German tourist out of the Tararua Forest Park overnight after she hit her head and knocked herself out. stuff.co.nz/3085054 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085346/One-dead-in-crash-south-of-Kaikoura A person is dead and another seriously injured after a motorcycle and car collided south of Kaikoura this evening. By CHERIE HOWIE stuff.co.nz/3085346 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:13:37 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3084778/Tougher-sentences-for-sadistic-robbers Dairy robbers can expect harsher sentences from a South Auckland judge who says growing violence is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism". stuff.co.nz/3084778 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:08:28 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084866/Gunmans-partner-seeks-ACC-payout The partner of the Napier gunman who shot dead a policeman during a three-day siege says she is entitled to the nearly $10,000 in ACC compensation she was awarded after he apparently took his own life. stuff.co.nz/3084866 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:26:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084297/Army-bomb-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. By SIMON WOOD stuff.co.nz/3084297 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085209/Memorial-service-for-shooting-victim Around 100 friends and family of Troy Minto, the 22 year-old Nelson man shot dead in Branford Park last Saturday, attended a memorial service in Nelson this afternoon. stuff.co.nz/3085209 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:34:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085183/Petition-launched-for-Auckland-Hamilton-commuter-trains A petition has been launched calling on the Government to support a commuter train service between Hamilton and Auckland. stuff.co.nz/3085183 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:47:16 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3085149/Hundreds-march-over-government-inaction Up to 5,000 people marched up Auckland's Queen Street today to protest at repeated government inaction on citizens-initiated referendums. By DAVID GADD stuff.co.nz/3085149 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:47:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084862/Families-head-to-France-to-remember-Air-NZ-crash-victims Relatives of the New Zealand crew who died in the Air New Zealand A320 crash in France a year ago head to France next weekend for the unveiling of a plaque in their memory. stuff.co.nz/3084862 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:26:13 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084475/Family-man-was-not-dogfather-jury-told The alleged "dogfather" of the Hamilton Mongrel Mob had moved away from the gang's dealings to become a family man, the High Court in Hamilton was told yesterday. By AARON LEAMAN stuff.co.nz/3084475 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084470/Man-dies-at-Queenstown-taxi-stand An altercation between two men at a Queenstown taxi stand on Thursday night has left one dead and the other in custody. By DAVE WOOD and NZPA stuff.co.nz/3084470 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3084469/Praying-for-Ben-after-explosion Two teenage boys have described harrowing scenes as they watched their 14-year-old friend become enveloped in a ball of flame after an explosion in Hamilton yesterday. By BELINDA FEEK stuff.co.nz/3084469 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3084438/Brainless-stunt-by-NZ-idiots-a-global-sensation The tale of the Cambridge man who trimmed his hedge using a ride-on mower strapped to a crane has gone worldwide. By NICOLA BRENNAN stuff.co.nz/3084438 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +1300