New Air NZ manual rules the air
A new jumbo-sized rulebook has been issued to Air New Zealand cabin crew. Susan Pepperell has a read.$17.8m ASB rip-off 'was easy'
THE ASB investment adviser who stole $17.8 million from customers has said the swindle was so "easy" that "anyone could have committed the offence". He has offered to help his former employer and the Serious Fraud Office to prevent other rip-offs.
14th conviction for repeat drink-driver
ONE OF New Zealand's worst repeat drink-drivers has been caught again, racking up his 40th driving conviction – 14 of them for drink-driving.
Auctions hit record but market still frozen
RECORD NUMBERS of people are trying to sell their homes at auction – but uncertainty about the housing market means buyers aren't bidding, leaving the majority of properties unsold on auction day.
Kiwi firms slammed over stadium security
Security expert says guards often unskilled and chosen for cheapness. By Jonathan Marshall.
Pressure on family rises as reward hits $50,000
THE REWARD for information leading to the conviction of the Kahui twins' murderer has been doubled to $50,000 – a move the twins' aunt believes could crack the case.
Amazing Race host sings Canty's praises in Oz
THE KIWI host of US reality show The Amazing Race is taking a detour from Los Angeles to Sydney this week to impress upon Australians the benefits of holidaying in Canterbury.
Guantanamo firm's fresh bid for Kiwi prisons
'Sir' backs national standards in schools
How Simple Minds got their mojo back
Jim Kerr tells Grant Smithies how Simple Minds got their mojo back after the 1990s' wilderness years.
The book of the film of the story of my life as a movie critic
MARK KERMODE, for those who don't know, is the usually entertaining, always certain and occasionally ranting film critic for BBC Radio Five Live.
Waking up with the Don
This Way of Life
Lightning conductor
A musical collaboration has taken Bill Manhire into new poetic territory. By Mark Broatch.
Hobbs offers to quit NZRU chair
Former All Black Jock Hobbs this week volunteered to resign as chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union.
Kevin Barry: King of the Strip
Kiwi trainer Kevin Barry is off struggle street and finally making it big in Vegas. He now has a world champ and has his life in a good space.
Barry warns Tua: this is a 'real' test for you
Join Aussie? You're kidding
Thunder on canvas
HE ONCE had the fastest knockout in the world, but life has dealt some sickening blows to champion Kiwi boxer Jimmy "Thunder" Peau.
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Attack on tax losses signalled
THE GOVERNMENT looks likely to escalate its tax attack on investment property by clamping down on the way losses can be offset against other income.
Hospitality landlords urged to help tenants
LANDLORDS IN the hospitality sector are under pressure to drop rents or risk being left with vacant buildings.
Erecting a new dysfunction
Getting cable: The Pros and Cons
Casting a new net
Telecom's fortunes depend on how our fibre network is rolled out. But a new kid on the block may tip the scales, writes Tim Hunter.
Lightning conductor
A musical collaboration has taken Bill Manhire into new poetic territory. By Mark Broatch.
Staying afloat in a sea of loss
Anne Else finds Elizabeth Smither's latest novel a bumpy but ultimately pleasurable journey.
Alice's real life no wonderland
Healing the sick, and the self
Bishop's Queen: A life with Brian
When crisis hit Destiny Church's Brisbane branch, it was Hannah Tamaki who was sent to sort out the mess. As Tony Wall reports, the good bishop's wife runs the operation from behind the scenes with an iron fist.
Smugly faithless or pious Christians?
BEHOLD HIS mighty hand! Whatever you think of God – supreme being or supreme silliness – you can't deny He's still relevant.
I envy brave Charlie his clear midnight path
CHARLES CHAUVEL has to be the bravest gay man in the country. The MP's complaint about a noisy toddler on a flight between Wellington and Auckland put him right in the firing line of bigots, but he gaily (I think I can safely say that) stuck to his guns.
Cricket a distant second to finding the right wife
PC madness means we must turn blind eye to bully boys
Deluded jury lets greenies plant seeds of terrorism
IT WAS the jury verdict that satisfied nobody. Not the defendants seeking martyrdom, nor the prosecution seeking a conviction.
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