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'Immense breach of trust'
Students at the high school where a "respected and trusted" senior teacher has admitted making secret up-skirt videos are being offered counselling.
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Former prosecutor admits charges
When a former police prosecutor was talking about "two league tickets", he was actually talking about drugs, according to police.
Barker: 'A troll of the highest order'
The son of a former Split Enz member is cementing his reputation as Australia's worst internet troll, and his antics may be putting his father's career in jeopardy.
Boat capsizes in Waitemata Harbour
At least three people were rescued from Auckland's Waitemata Harbour this afternoon when their boat capsized near the harbour bridge.
Crash trio deny manslaughter charges
"Alcohol-fuelled madness" on a Tauranga road led to the deaths of two young teens on Christmas Day 2011, a court has been told.
Alleged armed robber in court
One of the men alleged to have held up tourists at gunpoint in Auckland has appeared in court.
Beer-swigging loophole unlikely to close
The Transport Minister will not close a legal loophole that allows people to drive with open bottles of alcohol in their vehicles.
Time running out for tax dodgers
Taxpayers who dodged the top personal tax rate by paying themselves artificially low salaries have until the end of this month to confess.
Tropical weather 'roaring into life'
A tropical cyclone and three other heavy rain patterns are due to position themselves above NZ this weekend, but it is unlikely they will bring much-needed rain.
$50m housing boom for Tauranga
Fifty million dollars worth of new homes are set to be built in Tauranga after being given council approval over summer.
Woman makes false sexual assault claim
A Nelson woman who said she was sexually assaulted while hitchhiking in the Maitai Valley last month fabricated the complaint, police say.The 21-year-old woman said…
Complaints shut horror maze
Noise Complaints from neighbours have closed the Horror Maze on the outskirts of Christchurch, leaving 50 people without work.
Opinion
Cracking start reason to grin just a little
The manner of the Blues' victories to open this year's Super 15 campaign makes the mind wander back a decade, writes Wynne Gray. Successive triumphs do not even qualify…
5CommentsNZ child poverty stats 'unacceptable'
Let's look at the facts, writes Alan Freeth. Today, a quarter of children live in poverty in New Zealand.
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National
Police baffled by cow poo mystery
Police have a smelly crime on their hands, after someone smeared cow effluent on Cobden homes.The offender first struck…
Injured tramper airlifted from Tongariro Crossing
A woman had to be airlifted to hospital after she fell while on the Tongariro Crossing this afternoon.The Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue Helicopter flew the woman to Taupo…
Woman sentenced for suppressing evidence
A two-year-old boy admitted to Whakatane Hospital in a hypothermic state is to receive $1000 emotional harm reparation from one of three people charged over the incident.Judge…
Woman claims 'feather' found on pie
An unpleasant surprise on a pie from a Rotorua bakery has prompted a reminder for food operators to keep doors closed to keep out vermin.Rotorua's Loressa Farrell-Takimoana…
Business
League: TV rights issue unresolved
Sky TV negotiators were this morning still in talks for rights with the NRL body - on the eve of the 2013 league season…
NZ being shown off to 400 travel agents
More than 400 travel agents from all over the world are being brought to New Zealand shortly in an attempt to get the country's tourism market firing. Tourism New Zealand…
Fran O'Sullivan: Challenge to ride Mexican wave
Prime Minister John Key will be plugging a "new era" in the relationship between New Zealand and Mexico when he meets President Enrique Pena Nieto at the Castillo de…
6CommentsNZAX listing a 'milestone' for Snakk Media
Tech entrepreneur Derek Handley says the main barriers to small businesses listing on the stock exchange are a lack of awareness of how to do it and having the right…
Technology
Imagine a fridge that re-stocks itself...
Imagine opening your fridge, discovering you're out of milk but knowing an email has been sent to your local store ordering…
Tech Universe: Wednesday 6 March
Dennis Tito is planning a private mission to Mars in 2018. Inspiration Mars Foundation aims to inspire and wants to take advantage of the way the planets line up in…
Inventors pitch next start-ups at launch festival
VideoThe annual Launch Fest in San Francisco aimed to show off new gadgets, including a high-tech police cruiser to a kitchen tool, promising to turn techies into top chefs…
Plea ahead of crucifixion
Speaking over a smuggled cellphone from his prison cell, one of seven Saudis set to be put to death today by crucifixion and firing squad for armed robbery appealed…
World
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Death of Hugo Chavez 'a very tough blow'
Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life…
Hugo Chavez dies at 58
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, has died at the age of 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer…
Grandmother shot teen as he called 911
As an American teen who had been shot by his grandmother pleaded with a 911 dispatcher to send help, the 75-year-old woman shot him again.
Galactic cluster or space invader?
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image which looks suspiciously like a villain from the hit 1970s video game Space Invaders.The image was taken by Hubble's…
Sport
Rugby: Hurricanes haven't hit the panic button
For a team that have lost their opening two games and were unable to cross the line in last weekend's defeat to the Reds…
Rugby: Dagg back at fullback
Warriors: The big questions
Justis Kamu previews the NRL season and the big questions that hover over the Warriors and the competition's contenders in 2013.1. The questions Coach: Matthew ElliottHe's…
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Politics
Dunne sends 'time-bomb warning' to Key
Peter Dunne has sent a "time bomb warning" to Prime Minister John Key, saying his "cut through" approach risks becoming…
Super City voter scam trial shifted
Eight men accused of an alleged Auckland Super City voter scam have had their trial shifted to the High Court.
Key hopes Mexico visit builds profile
Prime Minister John Key arrived in Mexico City last night, and said he was hopeful that his visit would help raise New Zealand's profile in the region.
Regional polytechs facing underfunding - Labour
Regional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.
Small Business
Small business: Vee Kessner - Corporate techniques
Vee Kessner, the owner of Space Studio, studied for a business degree at the University of Cape Town before studying interior…
