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August 21 2013, updated 7:50pm

Alden Peters

'My year of coming out'

He told his family he was gay, and he filmed it all so that LBGT teens could see it'll all be OK.

Spy laws pass

John Key The controversial spy laws have been passed by Parliament by 61 votes to 59.

Bain loses bid to access papers

David Bain has lost his bid for access to documents linked to his compensation case.

Fans call for Benji axing

Goodwill has turned to vitriol amongst Wests Tigers fans with growing calls for the Blues-bound playmaker to be axed for the rest of the season.

Coach groomed teen for sex

Flirtatious texts was the start of sexual offending that led to jailing of former surf life saving coach.

Few doubts on climate change

Draft UN report concludes it's 95 per cent likely humans causing most of the world's warming.

One dead in Pukekohe crash

Police car generic 1 One person is dead and two others injured after a car crashed into a powerpole in Pukekohe this evening.

Body pulled from Pohangina River

Police are using spotlights to investigate the scene around where a man died near Palmerston North this evening.

Retiree 'happy' with arrest inquiry

Fine over boy's ute fall

Wiremu Rawiri's tangi

Students mourn friend

Wiremu Rawiri just got a new outfit for his school ball, but will instead be wearing it to his tangi.

Soldiers move to intercept strike

Fiji Fiji’s military has sent forces into one of the country’s major sugar mills as workers threaten to strike over wages.

Malaysian bus plunges into ravine

A bus carrying around 30 passengers has plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian highland resort area.

Teen raped walking home

Egypt may free Mubarak

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Afghanistan beats Pakistan

The Pakistan national football team plays in Kabul, as Afghanistan slowly returns to normal.

Mixed bag for Fletchers

Mark Adamson Fletcher Building is set to hire more people in New Zealand, but jobs in Australia are likely to go.

Complaints rise against lenders

Seizing goods and pressuring borrowers into paying faster than courts order are among complaints.

Brewery's last breath

Arrest after alleged real estate fraud

Brian and Fennella Dalton Destiny Motels

Name hurts Destiny Motels

Motel owners opt for change after name shared with Brian Tamaki's church proves damaging to business.

Teach kids good money sense

Piggy bank kid Making children understand how to make money work is achieved not just by a focus on financial literacy.

KiwiSaver campaign suggested

"What's My Number"-style campaign for KiwiSaver funds a good idea, but cheapest is not always best, lawyer says.

Sweet move for Sharapova

Moa's crash course on investment

Jedi Craig Thomas

Trick yourself into saving

A Jedi would never use the power to grow their own wealth but in the real world we have no such qualms.

Short app attention spans

Smartphone apps A record 70 billion apps are expected to be downloaded this year, but consumers' attention spans are dropping.

Sims 4 adds emotions

Fourth edition of life-simulating game to feature more emotional versions of virtual people.

Sex, cats and introverts

State offers Klingon translations

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook aims to get more online

Mark Zuckerberg wants to get more of the world's 7 billion people online.

An atheist's afterlife

Afterlife How a second-generation non-believer had an epiphany after a dear one died...

Becks back in his undies

H&M; do us a favour and put Beckham back where he looks best - in nothing but his smalls.

Weight loss adulation

Grown up: Celeb daughters

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The world's best paid models

The model who leads the rich list pack is digits ahead of the rest - so who is it?

Now these are potato chips

Fries These pesto parmesan fries will probably change your life.

My 'hanger' triggers

You've probably experienced food rage - well here's what sets me off in a restaurant...

A Vietnamese beef classic

The dessert smoothie

Manic Ferrari unveiled

Ferrari 458 Speciale Ferrari unveils new track-focused 458 Speciale - because the regular version just wasn't fast enough.

Pebble Beach double delight

Winning "best in show'' twice at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance like repeating at the Olympics for a US-based car collector.

Amazing crash off overpass

Cruze brake recall

Fans go wild for One Direction

One Direction Boy band One Direction has been greeted by more than 3000 screaming fans for the premiere of its doco This Is Us.

Festival picks funniest joke

Comedy fans at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival have named the best joke of the global arts extravaganza.

N Sync to reunite at 2013 VMAs

Blow outs and waterworks

Lady Gaga

Gaga embraces being naked

Lady Gaga was comfortable shedding her clothes from a young age.

NZ's world class dive spots

Descending Strap Kiwi adventurer Ellis Emmett talks about New Zealand's world class dive spots.

Big bargains in London bistro

London is one of the most expensive cities in the world for dining. Casse-Croute shows it doesn't have to be.

Transports of delight

Venice tourists get shock bill

Macchu Pichu Strap

Was it really breathtaking?

You do it, and I do it. When it comes to describing our travels, it's hard to be original.

Asset sales: a rational decision?

asset sales There is a problem with the economic rational behind the current asset share sales, Ray McKeown writes.

Learning to hustle

It's not enough to be simply competent, or even highly accomplished, when applying for a job.

How I got out of my fine

Raw data 'useless' for schools

JFK

The death of a President

I sat up straight, hardly believing what I was hearing. President Kennedy was dead.

Poachers' take tainted meat

Rifle The owner of a heifer that was slaughtered on a farm near Feilding is warning poachers that the meat is tainted.

Dog adopts orphaned lamb

Rejected by her mum and abandoned in a lonely field, Lily the lamb has been adopted by a loving foster parent.

Arthritic dogs wanted

Ferrets checked for Bovine TB

Baby star's display of colour

Baby star's display of colour The ALMA telescope in Chile has captured a close-up of the glowing material spewing from a newborn star.

Hit in the head with a proton beam

Today I found out what happens when you stick your head into a particle accelerator.

The saddest spot in New York

When a spacewalk goes bad

Kopua re-signs with Magic

Casey Kopua The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic have re-signed Silver Ferns skipper Casey Kopua for another season.

Australia bat first in final test

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first in the fifth and final Ashes test against England at The Oval.

Lehmann calls Broad a cheat

Carter sidelined from fun

Benji Marshall

Fans call for Benji axing

Goodwill has turned to vitriol amongst Wests Tigers fans with growing calls for the Blues-bound playmaker to be axed for the rest of the season.

Afterlife

An atheist's afterlife

How a second-generation non-believer had an epiphany after a dear one died...

JFK

The death of a President

I sat up straight, hardly believing what I was hearing. President Kennedy was dead.

Macchu Pichu Strap

Was it really breathtaking?

You do it, and I do it. When it comes to describing our travels, it's hard to be original.

Internet cats

Sex, cats and introverts

The hissing engine that is the internet runs on four fuels: sex, outrage, cats and introverts.

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If you believe everything you read, the average couple spends 40 minutes a day arguing about housework.

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Junk food leads to troubled kids

Mothers who eat junk food while they are pregnant are more likely to have children with behavioural problems, a new study says.

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Sleeping through

Questions about a baby's sleep are probably well-intended, but often leave a sleep-deprived mother with a feeling of failure and guilt.

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Taking the kids out for lunch

Matt and his family experienced Wellington on a plate, a fine dining, fun experience for the whole family.

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We're finally coming home

After arriving in London in 2006 for a six months working holiday, Trish Dench is finally coming home.

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Living the American dream

Clark Vautier has an ongoing love affair with Los Angeles.

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Ask an expert: Asia travel

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Record day for car thefts

More cars were reported stolen on July 14 than on any other day in the last six months.

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Explore each category of expenditure and revenue in the 2013 Budget.

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How does your school rate?

National Standards results from more than 1000 NZ schools revealed.

Blackspots

Mapping road crash data

Stuff's Blackspots project maps the latest road crash data from 2010 to 2012.

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, qatlh naD tlhInganpu'

An Illinois state website for the unemployed is offering visitors a translation in Klingon.

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Desperately deformed

Stillborn calf in Taranaki had one head, two bodies, four ears and eight legs.

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Misplaced kick costly

Man must pay $1000 for a kick that accidentally hit his golf buddy in the testicles.

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Romanian princess arrested

A princess who "turned hippie" is charged in connection with a cockfighting ring.

Colin

Spy bill taken on trust

John Key's getting his way, but he's burning up plenty of political capital today - GCSB Day.

Jeremy

Kiwi biscuit favourites

Picking a top five biscuits is a tough ask with so much crunch and cream to choose from.

James

The places we take with us

As time passes we seem to crave meaning for our fond reflections on familiar places.

Simon

Last truly great soul record

Many haven't heard of him, but listening for a moment you know he was a great.

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