January 1 2014, updated 8:23pm

Corey Anderson

Record books for Anderson

Batsman Corey Anderson breaks the record for the fastest international century.

Measles spread

Hospital corridor, generic 7:17pm A measles outbreak in the North Island is spreading, with 10 confirmed cases so far.

Tramper death mystery

Police say they need public's help in identifying body found on Coromandel track.

Woman crushed by drawbridge

Witness heard woman "screaming and screaming and screaming" before death.

Cliff jumping teen injured

Teenager who slipped off cliff face onto rocks is flown to hospital with dislocated shoulder.

Williams into quarterfinals

Venus Williams needed three sets to beat Austrian journey woman Yvonne Meusburger.

Tauranga diver dies

Ocean A 42-year-old Tauranga man died while diving off the coast of Papamoa.

Lowest road toll since 1950

Safer cars, better road design and tougher policing have all contributed to a historic low road toll for 2013.

Motorbike crash victim named

Sting nabs 'flasher'

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Meet the first new Kiwis of 2014

Amid the fireworks, some parents had an extra special reason for celebrations.

Dubai's spectacular New Year

A fireworks spectacle lights up the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on New Year's Eve.

Putin vows 'annihilation'

Vladimir Putin Russian president vow to fight terrorists "until their total destruction," after the suicide bombings in Volgograd.

Explorers party on the ice

74 people trapped in Antarctic ice rang in the new year in a tent lashed to their boat's top deck.

Beyonce sample angers Nasa

2013's most annoying words

New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square

Ball drops in Times Square

The glittering ball has dropped in New York City's Times Square to usher in the new year.

Great year for local stocks

nzx It has been a record year for the New Zealand stockmarket, with more listings, low interest rates and a strong local economy.

2013's epic PR fails

The Roastbusters scandal and botulism bungle topped 2013's list of worst PR disasters.

A cow of a rescue job

Ship to boost iron-sands exports

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Young business owners fearless

A new generation of Christchurch entrepreneurs are leaping into gaps left by the earthquakes.

Breaking free from debt's grasp

debt Bruce Merrett found financial freedom by breaking the cycle of bad money habits in his life. He shares his solution.

Tax rules for kid's holiday jobs

Last year, the simple children's tax credit was replaced with a system only a bureaucrat could love.

'Possessed' printer tops Trade Me

Frustration as bank closes

nzx

Great year for local stocks

It has been a record year for the New Zealand stockmarket, with more listings, low interest rates and a strong local economy.

Christmas Day hacking

HACKED: BBC New Broadcasting House in London. A hacker secretly took over a computer server at the BBC on Christmas Day.

NSA hack team's methods revealed

American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal reporting system.

Tuna surprise in Christmas cans

2013 in technology: look again

Solar-charging tent.

Solar-charging tent

Camping used to be all about getting away from the clutter. Now there's a tent with a built in solar charger.

Indulgent oat pancakes

Pancakes With roast strawberries and salted caramel sauce, these yummy pancakes are the perfect holiday season brunch.

How to keep your resolutions

Most resolutions will be broken by February - here's how to keep yours.

Love your body this year

Net cast wide to catch right one

Bacon

Top 5 hangover cures

Feeling a little dusty this morning? These pantry essentials will get you back on your feet in no time.

Indulgent oat pancakes

Pancakes With roast strawberries and salted caramel sauce, these yummy pancakes are the perfect holiday season brunch.

Favourite food battered

Tis the season of fish and chips at the beach. So where can you find the country's best battered treats?

Brewing ale to a tea

Top five obesity myths

Top 10 car technologies coming soon

Toyota i-Road The car of the not-too-distant future will be wildly different from what we're driving today.

Muscular Lexus silences critics

Sporty Lexus IS 350F backs up its good looks with an impressive athletic drive.

Better car, better value

New Lambo 'hooned'

Rain brings box office bonanza

Frozen Rainstorms may have put a dampener on Christmas celebrations but they've proved a box office bonanza for cinemas.

Where's John Stamos?

Everyone's favourtie Full House heart thob John Stamos has come downunder for a little slice of Kiwi summer.

Telling a tragic life story

Why Keira couldn't take Twitter

Beyonce

Beyonce sample angers Nasa

Nasa criticises Beyonce's use of an audio grab from the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.

Kiwi campers tough it out

camping Hardy Kiwi campers have not let a run of wet weather dampen their spirits, holiday park owners say.

Battle for travel shoppers

Luxury brands step up the battle for travelling shoppers with more outlets at airports and on cruise ships.

Holidaying with the rellies

Chinese visitors topple Kiwis

Fiji

Twenty reasons to visit Suva

Suva has pockets of grandeur history and you can’t say you know a place till you know its capital.

Goodbye 2013, hello 2014

For the first time fireworks were packed on to three tiers of the Sky Tower for Auckland's traditional New Year's Eve display. What were your big moments in 2013, and what are your resolutions for the new year?

Best playgrounds: Kowhai Park

Wanganui's Kowhai Park is without a doubt the best playground in New Zealand, writes Nicola Soffe.

Drinking: People are the problem

Best playgrounds: Omana

samoa rugby

Pacific rugby should go pro

It's time for Pacific Island rugby teams to take hold of their own future, Jeremy Van Vliet writes.

A cow of a rescue job

cow waikato White-faced Hereford #308 spent a day jammed at the bottom of a well but lived to moo about it.

When the going gets tough

The year 2013 has been one of extremes for Waikato farmers.

Wins make Fed's work worthwhile

NZ's commodity cows come home

Invisibility tech offers quake fix

Zhang Baile Scientists find just as they can bend light to create cloaking devices, so too they can bend seismic waves.

Kiwis on moon mission

Kiwis part of a daring fly-by of Martian moon which could finally debunk science fiction theories.

Bubbles frozen in time

Merry Christmas, from space

England 'tactic' unsettles

ash Mitchell Johnson has accused England of deliberately backing away from him and the other Australian fast bowlers.

Rain delays start of cricket

New Zealand will bat first in a reduced 21 overs per side game in Queenstown.

Wozniacki, McIlroy engaged

Cilic sees off Dimitrov

Corey Anderson

Record books for Anderson

Batsman Corey Anderson breaks the record for the fastest international century.

Clara Gantt

Reconnecting after 63 years

The remains of a man who went missing during combat have been returned to his wife 63 years later.

Earth

News that shaped earth

A look back at some of the most significant events to affect the environment in 2013.

South Sudan

Trapped in a war zone

Missionaries and orphans huddled silently under their beds, as soldiers killed each other outside.

Bacon

Top 5 hangover cures

Feeling a little dusty this morning? These pantry essentials will get you back on your feet in no time.

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Kiwi campers tough it out

Hardy Kiwi campers have not let a run of wet weather dampen their spirits, holiday park owners say.

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New Year and beyond: the festivals

Partiers are headed to their New Year destinations, primed to bring in 2014.

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Looking for a roadie or a day trip out of town to escape the heat but can't face the Coromandel?

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Giant rubber duck explodes

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2013's most annoying words

Want to know how to really bug someone? Just "twerk" your way into a "selfie" on the "twittersphere".

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'Johnny Depp' unveiled

Man who set Cantabrian hearts aflutter is a really nice guy. But he's not Johnny Depp.

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Middle-aged man posts reward for finding his lost teddy bear, aged 47.

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