Tug-of-love daughter to be handed over
02:25PM
Caitlin Thorne, the girl at the centre of a trans-Tasman custody row, is expected to be handed to a "nominated person" in Auckland later today.
316 jobs axed at sawmills
By FLORENCE KERR - Waikato Times
Carter Holt Harvey is to cut 316 jobs at its sawmills in Putaruru and Mount Maunganui.
Witness accuses Reid of horrific rape
A 22-year-old woman has told of the moment when she says Liam James Reid was strangling her and she decided: "I'm not going to die here. This person is not going to kill me."
Sex-store robbery bit of a rush job
By BELINDA FEEK - Waikato Times
A quick peek at an adult magazine was just one of an alleged robber's bungled moves in his robbery of a Hamilton adult shop.
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- Individual freedoms hamper suicide prevention - report
- Pot plant and ladder thrown at driver
- Bok flanker claims speech twisted for propaganda
- I've got a message for those dull election posters
- French actor Depardieu dies at 37
- Bali bombers will be shot within a fortnight
Shock guilty plea at murder hearing
By GILES BROWN - The Press
A 31-year-old former Westport man has pleaded guilty to the murder of South Korean backpacker Jae Hyeon Kim.
Lucky escape for microlight pilot
Two dead as brush fire threatens LA homes
Reuters | 02:40PM
LATEST: Deadly wind-driven brush fires have roared out of the foothills and canyons on the northern fringe of Los Angeles, destroying dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more dwellings.
McCain tries fresh comeback bid
Ruben Wiki hangs up boots
02:00PM
Former Kiwi skipper Ruben Wiki today announced his retirement from rugby league.
Muliaina on wish-list of ambitious Cardiff
Asia Pacific markets on the rise
By AARON LIM - BusinessDay.co.nz | 02:19PM
Asia Pacific markets tracked sharp gains on Wall Street today, with shares in Japan rising more than 9 percent and the NZX50 up 6 percent.
Aussie govt to spend $11.8b on stimulus
The future is Brown
Wall St up 11pc
Playing it safe pays off for KiwiSaver funds
Ringo 'too busy' for fan mail, autographs
Reuters
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has told fans to stop sending letters and requests for autographs, saying such mail will be thrown away after next week because he has too much to do.
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- Shock guilty plea at murder hearing
- Cast overboard in Tintin bust-up
- Paralympian gets massive welcome back to school
- Over 100 sick as too many cooks spoil broth
- Roy stumped by stamp's rejection
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British dialects 'on brink of extinction'
Britons are struggling to get to grips with the country's rich vocabulary of regional dialects to such an extent that they are "teetering on the brink of extinction", according to a linguistics professor.
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Deadly breadsticks, Luxury Flakes and $3 massages - life hasn't been easy for Shortland Street hunk Lee Donoghue.
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Hooker has third knee rupture
There will be no running, no footy, just rehab session after rehab session, for Canterbury hooker Ti'i Paulo after he suffered a third anterior cruciate ligament rupture against Tasman.
Youngsters risk hearing damage
Millions of youngsters could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at loud volumes for more than five hours a week.
Shoe scanner boosts security
Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travellers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for hidden weapons, though the device cannot yet sniff out explosives.
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