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PACKING DOWN: Christchurch family Neville Bamford, left, son Blake, 9, and wife Karen Mullaly moved to Waikato after the February earthquake. They now enjoy a country lifestyle on the outskirts of Hamilton.

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.

Niwa warns of 'praying mantis of sea'

Alien skeleton shrimps may have already invaded Waikato's coast.

Childfree Kiwis 'often cruelly judged'

Just because a woman has a womb, doesn't mean she should have to use it, says researcher Theresa Riley.

Unfit teachers in class

Hundreds of educators have criminal convictions and many are not fit to teach, new figures show.

Logging truck crash closes SH2

Delays are expected for most of the morning on State Highway Two in the western Bay of Plenty after a fully-laden logging truck crashed.

Urewera four face trial

Urewera accuse Tame Iti One of the four Urewera "terror raids" suspects has likened the case against the group to colonial oppression of Tuhoe in the 1860s.

Air NZ flight flu incident

People begin to leave a flight from Japan in which 73 passengers suffered flu symptoms.

Confidence in police soars

Accused denies mansion killings

Greece approves austerity plan

Greece flag Greek parliament approves a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second international bailout and avoid a messy default.

Woman sets herself on fire in Moscow

A 56-year-old Russian woman from the Urals set herself on fire in front of the main government building in Moscow.

Pilot attacked on Brazilian airliner

Arabs strive to end Syria conflict

Girl survives avalanche

Five-year-old girl pulled alive from a house flattened by an avalanche that killed her family.

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