Complications no bar to romance
Message of love simple
Fined for truant child
A Hamilton mum has been fined $200 after failing to send her child to school - for four years.
River returns Zharian to family
Family and friends of Zharian Watkins held a vigil on the bank of the Waikato River last night after his body was pulled from the water.
Passenger tells of ordeal
A Te Kuiti teacher described passengers "freaking out" on a flight after it was grounded and put into isolation.
Residents not told of contamination
Concerns about possible soil contamination in a Thames subdivision were raised in a Ministry for the Environment report five years before residents were warned.
Farmers face new take on water
The devil could be in the detail as Waikato Regional Council works out how its new variation 6 water allocation policy will apply in practice to farmers.
Mum cops $200 fine for truant daughter
River returns Zharian to grieving family
Contamination of subdivision raised before residents notified
Passenger tells of 'awful' flu scare ordeal at airport
Tainui leader ousted from board
Hail our new scenic wonderland - Lake Te Kuiti
Man dies in crash
A Waihou man is dead after crashing his scooter into a fence near Te Aroha this afternoon.
Frankton school brings in zones
Frankton Primary School has implemented a zoning policy.
Pageantry comes to Paeroa
Tainui leader ousted
Family's new life eases sorrow
A year ago Christchurch mother-of-one Karen Mullaly would never have contemplated shifting away from the Garden City.
Zimbabwe seek strong finish
Zimbabwe bowling coach Heath Streak wants his side to emerge with a modicum of pride following the final match of their tour.
Woodhill confident of strong showing
Ian Anderson reports that a solid showing against Zimbabwe bodes well.
McGlashan overlooked for Watling
King happy with first outing
Crewmates become rivals
New Zealand's London-bound rowers will be chasing bragging rights and persuasive performances at the national championships which start at Lake Karapiro today.
Suppression ends for SCF accused
Timaru lawyer Ed Sullivan and retired accountant Bob White have been revealed as two of the South Canterbury Finance (SCF) five accused facing charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office.
NZ shares fall ahead of Greek vote
New Zealand shares fell at the open, as investors pulled back on their holding in riskier assets ahead of a key vote in Greece on the latest package of austerity measures.
Bathurst court date possible today
Mixed earnings season expected
Adaptability key to retailers' success
Op shops must be the envy of their rival shopkeepers.
`Resilience' the focus for network
Resilience will be the focus of the Dairy Women's Network annual conference, to be held in Rotorua on March 21 and 22.
LIC earnings rise
Dairy farmer cooperative LIC saw interim revenue and underlying earnings lift, thanks to demand for its solutions to make dairying more efficient and productive.
Optimism from booming sheep industry
Record turnout as farmers consider share options
Farmers urged to look after cows
Waikato farmers should not extend their milking season to the point it compromises animal welfare, according to veterinary sector leaders.
Editorial - Peters already on attack
NZ First leader Winston Peters soon made his presence felt when Parliament got down to business for the first time since the election.
Our representatives are to blame
If the mayors and councillors let the chief executive and his staff run the outfit to their own satisfaction and rules, then they are to blame for the inevitable shortcomings that follow.
Hail our new scenic wonderland - Lake Te Kuiti
Central city cinema makes its undignified exit
It's not us advertisers want: it's those Reptilian Shapeshifters
I don't know if others think this way, but it's clear that if you buy a soft drink because you're celebrating "Bromitment", there's something horribly wrong with you.
One dead after SH1 crash
One person is dead and two others are seriously injured after a head-on collision north of Wellington, police say.
'Urewera four' trial begins
The 'Urewera four' case begins properly today, with Crown prosecutor Ross Burns giving his opening address.
Murder weapon adds to pain
Woman critical after hit and run
Lawyer loses name suppression
Prominent Auckland barrister Barry Hart is the lawyer facing three counts of misconduct laid by the NZ Law Society.
Attacks target Israeli diplomats
Assailants have targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes that Israel blames on Iran and Hezbollah
Kiwi in $3m cocaine case
A Kiwi accused of smuggling $A3 million ($NZ3.8m) worth of cocaine into Australia is far from a lowly pawn in the drug ring, a court has been told.
Leading al Qaeda figure freed
Kiwis' disappearances linked
Ex top UK cop jailed
A former senior British police officer has been jailed on corruption charges for falsely arresting a business rival over a financial dispute.
Sploratory
Amanda Wright has morphed from a trance-loving greenie to the organiser of highly successful festival Splore.
Where tequila fans will be spoilt for choice
They have something like 80 different tequilas at the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Be my valentine (??)
Datsuns perform powerful set at volume
A perfect setting
Hamilton's Gardens Arts Festival is a firmly established tradition, writes Denise Irvine.
Windows 8 a bold new step
Microsoft's reimagining of the Windows personal computer operating system has got PC World writers Jason Cross and Nate Ralph excited.
Review - CouchMouse M515
The CouchMouse, designed for those of us who operate personal computers from our couches, is sealed so fabric fuzz won't collect in the device's sensor opening.
Tech tips - Data usage on smartphones
Me and my gadget - Triumph motorcycle
Me and my gadget - 3M Ergonomic Mouse
Shane Hobson, retailer relationship manager for Ultrafast Fibre in Hamilton, tells Chris Gardner why he won't boot up his laptop without a 3M Ergonomic Mouse at his side.
Plenty of go in this girl
Anna Hutchison has an energy that seems to spread when she steps on to the Go Girls set.
Timomatic's got talent
Tim Omaji aka Timomatic - star of Australia's Got Talent and the 2010 film Fame - is being mentored by local Auckland musicians.
Adele wins big at Grammys
Seven Baftas for The Artist
Marketing efforts for Houston
Sony Music executives will meet this week to determine a strategy for marketing the nine albums, soundtracks and compilations that feature Whitney Houston.
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