Honours for crash rescues
Two South Island men who saved lives in separate car crashes have received national awards for bravery.$4b tax cuts traded for GST rise
Up to $4 billion in personal tax cuts could be delivered in October as the Government looks to raise GST and end some tax breaks on property.
School yet to decide on action
Burnside High School has yet to decide if it will discipline a year 12 pupil who created an internet page inciting hatred against the new principal.
Use of drone radar units exposed
Newly revealed drone radar units – used to confound radar detectors in cars – were invented in Christchurch and have been used "on the quiet" for three years.
Judge was too lenient - widow
The widow of a Canterbury science student says she has forgiven the drink-driver who killed her husband, but she wanted a harsher sentence than he received.
Parents Vancouver-bound
The mother of Canterbury's only Winter Olympic Games competitor thinks her nerves will be worse than her son's as she watches him take on the world's best speed skaters in Vancouver.
Tepid welcome from business
John Key's 2010 reform programme is "light", says local Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend.
Govt should 'get rid of Working for Families'
Outrage as Key signals national park mining
ABs into the fray
Todd Blackadder hasn't filed off his rough edges just because he wears the coach's whistle.
Coach's faith in his side
The Super 14 season starts this weekend and Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder will provide a weekly column for The Press, offering his thoughts on the team and the competition.
S14 powerhouses to benefit
How to watch ice hockey
Canterbury earn CD rematch
Canterbury gets another crack at their one-day nemesis this season, Central Districts, in a domestic semifinal at QEII's Village Green on Saturday.
Avalanches kill at least 28
At least 28 people died and hundreds were trapped through the night in freezing cold and darkness after avalanches closed a mountain highway tunnel in Afghanistan.
UN slams Haitian hospitals for charging
The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients.
Canadian air commander in murder probe
Moscow says missile shield aimed at Russia
Iran accelerates nuke programme
Iran has begin enriching uranium to a higher level in defiance of world powers.
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Depreciation tax breaks to go
Property investors will bear the brunt of planned tax changes, with the Government looking to claw back $1.7 billion a year from the sector to help cut income tax rates.
Tepid welcome from business
John Key's 2010 reform programme is "light", says Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend.
Fonterra relaunches brands in China
Return to growth depends packages
'There's a lot of coal at Stockton'
Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder says its Stockton mine which was expected to produce coal for 3-5 years when he first became boss, now "very possibly" had a 20 year-plus extended lifetime.
Jamie Lynn Spears, boyfriend split
Jamie Lynn Spears moved out of the house she shared with her boyfriend six weeks ago.
Lindsay beaten by girlfriend - report
Lindsay Lohan was allegedly beaten up by on/off girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
Sheen charged over assault
Gary Coleman pleads guilty
Pattinson: Sex scenes 'disturbing'
Robert Pattinson had sex scenes with three women making new movie Bel Ami but insists he didn't enjoy it.
Space-saving flat
Hong Kong architect Gary Chang is obsessed by living space, or rather a lack of it.
Beer good for bones
Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round - the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found.
Time's up for timelord
Masterchef worth a taste
Quickfire questions: Shannon Ryan
Shannon Ryan is the new host of the Official NZ Top 40 show on C4 and reads the breakfast news on George FM.
Know your enemies online
Bank accounts, emails, your TradeMe password - it's all fair game to cyber hackers.
Fashion goes 3D
Burberry is to stream its London Fashion Week show in 3D.
Review: Apple MacBook Pro
The rise of geek fashion
Touch-screen table hits Aust
Microsoft is now selling its Surface touchscreen coffee table computer in Australia.
Mana well executed
It's a scooter, Jim, but not as we know it, says PAUL OWEN.
Suzuki gains paddles and power
An uprated engine and a CVT transmission with steering-wheel shifters invest Suzuki's SX4 with better economy, lower emissions and higher refinement levels, says DAVE MOORE.
Going retro
Avensis affected by recall
Audi hatches a liftback
Audi has launched the A5 Sportback, putting four doors and a hatch on to a two-door coupe.
Carlos Garcia will bring a unique flavour to NZ's Masterchef competition.
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