October 11 2013, updated 3:36pm

Mark Lundy

Mark Lundy free after 12 years behind bars

Mark Lundy is granted bail at a hearing in the High Court at Wellington, just days after the Privy Council in London quashed his conviction for the frenzied axe murder of his wife and daughter.
Gallery: The Mark Lundy case | Timeline of the Lundy case | Privy Council decision

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Obama US President Barack Obama and PM John Key talked by phone after the Apec summit, the White House confirms.

Drowned man had been drinking

Person drinking alcohol, binge drinking, beer A man who tried to cross a West Coast river was ''grossly intoxicated'' before his drowning, a coroner finds.

Teacher a no-show to hearing

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I'm a drunk Kiwi - lock me up

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TV host fired over low-cut dress

Miley directing porn?

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Kabul Strap

Kabul with a splash

After the body search, it's easy to forget that fun is happening in ultra-conservative Afghanistan

Breast cancer battle scars

Emerald Reid Has breast cancer affected your life? Share your story for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Oh, the glory of bakeries

Every Belgian village, no matter how small, has at least one bakkerij - though often more.

Code hopping has to stop

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Why I'm staying in Aussie

Kiwi Robbie Honore found it easier to get into medical school in Australia - so he's staying.

Shifts not set in stone

AgResearch Proposals to centralise research in agricultural science at Lincoln and Massey are apparently not a fait accompli.

Green grass envy

NZ's grass-based feeding system for cattle has been the main talking point of international visitors ahead of the World Angus Forum in Rotorua.

NZ merino a winner

Bounty on angry birds

Finding our edge in space

Solar System Astrophysicists try to work out exactly where our neck of the celestial woods ends.

Working out builds brains

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Scientists peer into apocalypse

Manhattan Project for aging

NZRL embrace code-hopping

Sonny Bill Williams NZRL boss says the rival codes have no choice but to to embrace his Sonny Bill Williams' career goals.

All Whites watch with interest

The All Whites hope to know tomorrow who they will be playing in the World Cup inter-continental playoffs.

Chiefs announce key signings

Vaega claims final Canes spot

Joseph Parker

Cut sidelines Joseph Parker

Injury has ruled rising boxing star Joseph Parker out of the Fight for Christchurch next month.

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Flooring's not boring

In which I have harsh words about flooring and rude words about Palmerston North.

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CD Drive

A digital desert

When future archaeologists start digging back to 2013, they may find precious little.

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