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Men wouldn't be asked to 'twirl'
1:29 PM Serena spots the double standard, but stops short of calling sexism over the twirl.
'Cyclist not to blame'
![A cyclist spent 10 days in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash. He was then fined $150 for the crash.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/m/p/2/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12we4g.11ys6n.png/1421976457870.jpg)
1:56 PM Cyclist fined $150 after crash which put him in hospital for 10 days may have been wrongfully blamed.
Saudi King Abdullah dies
2:16 PM Crown prince announces Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's death.
Key 'warped and outrageous'
PM "has the gall to say NZ was settled peacefully" say Greens in Ratana attack.
Freedom camper 'rebellion'
Tension escalates in a Christchurch suburb as tourists throw a wild party in a car park.
Live cricket: Fifth ODI
1:02 PM Ronchi and Elliott score centuries as the Black Caps power on against Sri Lanka.
Seatbelt could've saved man
![YOUNG ADVENTURER: Mark Ellis pictured at the summit of Mt Franklin in the Southern Alps.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/j/l/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wjip.11h8q4.png/1421969188540.jpg)
1:19 PM A seatbelt would have enhanced a Christchurch man's chance of surviving a crash on a gravel road.
Fire razes medallist's house
Spark from BBQ thought to have ignited blaze at Commonwealth medallist Tony Ebertās Auckland home.
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Truck spills sulphuric acid
14 min ago A truck has spilled 500 litres of toxic acid near Feilding.
Saudi King Abdullah dies
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has died, state television report, and his brother Salman has become king.
'We didn't invite Netanyahu'
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/3/p/r/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wko0.1082x1.png/1421971012473.jpg)
12:56 PM Fuming Democrats accuse Republicans of breaking protocol over invite to Israel's PM.
Chinese journos feeling the heat
Zhang Miao has now been in prison for almost four months.
![ACCUSED POO THROWER: Sian Payne.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/k/5/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.12wl03.1082x1.png/1421972557224.jpg)
Alleged poo fight ends in court
1:02 PM A long-running dispute between two women in Australia took a horrifying and rather putrid turn.
Budget surplus hopes renewed
![Prime Minister John Key beside Finance Minister Bill English as he delivers the 2014 budget at Parliament, Wellington.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/m/x/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wmkn.11jm2n.png/1421973418474.jpg)
1:29 PM Finance Minister Bill English repeats his belief in a return to surplus this year after a slight improvement to the Budget deficit.
New CEO for Kathmandu
1:24 PM Outdoor sporting goods retailer makes appointment, but three other retailers are still searching.
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Kiwi dollar drops against US
NZ dollar dips below US75c after the European Central Bank takes big steps to boost the Euro Zone.
How to avoid buying a lemon
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Buying a second-hand car can be a bit like navigating a minefield. Here's how to dodge the old bombs and clangers.
rate hikes will hit homeowners
RBNZ will start lifting interest rates later this year to ward off threat of rising inflation, HSBC economists predict.
Fashion veteran shuts up shop
After 25 years in Nelson's retail fashion scene, Boutique owner Vanessa Griffin is ready to move on.
Batteries still suck
![Battery capacity has tripled since 1990, but that's nowhere near enough.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/g/2/e/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wn5v.zvl7t.png/1421973856286.jpg)
1:44 PM Battery capacity has tripled since 1990, but that's nowhere near enough.
Has Microsoft learnt new tricks?
OPINION: Microsoft had been slow to adapt to a new economic landscape but its latest move signals it can change.
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iPad stylus on the way?
A stylus would be out of character for Apple, but reliable sources indicate one could be coming.
Best & worst: Miss UniverseĀ
![MISS GREAT BRITAIN: Anyone that goes to Buckingham Palace after this will be sorely disappointed to see the guards don't look like this. They definitely, definitely wear trousers. It looks like she got caught out playing strip Changing of the Guards. "But guys, I'm sure a straight beats three of a kind?" Every other guard: "No, it definitely doesn't, someone must have been having you on. Guess you better lose those pants then..."](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/i/m/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wkoe.118kt5.png/1421974063495.jpg)
1:47 PM If you thought parading around in a skimpy bikini would be the most mortifying part of the pageant, well, you were wrong.
I pay $25 for an Invisible Boyf'
'Ryan Gosling' and I chat about Downton Abbey, crying and more. My package includes 100 texts a month.
![NEW-AGE PROCEDURES: From back rolls and chubby cheeks to "long nipples", it seems there's nothing plastic surgery can't solve.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/g/e/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.12wfx0.118kt5.png/1421971694466.jpg)
Most bizarre plastic surgeries
Making an "innie" an "outie" and a silicone bra screwed into your rib cage . . . Who comes up with these things?
Could partners make pain worse?
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Your partner is supposed to soothe you through pain, but a new study tells it differently.
Rethink our fitness approach
'The fact that it takes character to get out of your chair is perhaps the greatest benefit to be derived from exercise.'
![HEALTH BRAGGING: Being the picture of health is the new status symbol.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/f/i/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.12wfbp.118mbv.png/1421967812092.jpg)
Are you health bragging?
Forget flaunting the new handbag or car, wellness is the new status symbol.
Meet Claris the comeback caravan
![Claris’ Technicolour coat is a combination of Resene ?Tangerine’, ?Trade Green’ and ?Solitaire’ and her awning was custom-made by Cairnscorp in Pukekohe.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/u/n/l/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12umqm.118l16.png/1421870884513.jpg)
From forgotten in a field to festival favourite, this 1960sā glamour girl now has a new look and a wardrobe to match.
DIY wooden planter box
Take back the power and build your own wooden planter box in eight easy steps.
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Amazing 3D-printed mansion
Is this a solution to Auckland's housing supply problem - print your own?
What's really in McDonald's fries
![WHAT'S REALLY INSIDE: Potatoes, plus 14 other ingredients.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/m/y/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wm7m.118ols.png/1421974819767.jpg)
1:23 PM The good news - real potatoes are definitely in there. Along with 14 other ingredients . . .
All about sweetcorn
Try these five delicious ideas for that top summer treat - fresh sweetcorn.
Vets find more hoof disease cases
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Taranaki study into a hoof disease in dairy cattle has revealed the infection is more widespread than expected.
Farmers want to tap Tekapo
Fed Farmers boss says taking water from Lake Tekapo merits discussion, despite a negative economic report.
What to see at Laneway
![Must-see: Courtney Barnett's charm and effortless skill will be on show at the Laneway Festival.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/r/w/g/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wk1t.117jqz.png/1421976072730.jpg)
Don't know any of the music at the Laneway festival? Check out some of the artists.
NZ's vampires in the US?
Open your wallets ā with your help What We Do in the Shadows will be off to the United States.
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British MP blares Beyonce
12:50 PM A British MP got told off by the prime minister when his smartwatch began playing during a cabinet meeting.
King Tut's beard glued back on
![A golden funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/h/v/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12whn7.108gna.png/1421966854903.jpg)
The blue and gold braided beard of famed pharaoh was hastily glued back on after being knocked off during cleaning.
Top travel pics of the week
Here is our round up of the top travel photos from around the world.
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Death came in a bundle of cloth
A tailor who ordered a bale of cloth unwittingly triggered a chain of events that led to 260 villagers dying.
Top 6 Doomsday comments
![3-T0-DOOM: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/o/x/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wp3o.11z3d7.png/1421975948203.jpg)
12 min ago If we can't laugh at the end of mankind, what can we laugh at? Right?
Will Hollywood glitz tarnish New Zealand?
As New Zealand's film industry continues to grow, Seng-Lip Ferguson questions who will benefit.
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Black Caps' line-up battle on
There are a lot of question marks in the Black Caps' line up. Andrew Houston fills in the gaps.
Old Ford now a supercar replica
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Amateur mechanic in the UK has spent five years turning his 1990 Ford Granada into a replica of an Italian supercar.
The rise of fake engine noise
Engine growl in many best-selling vehicles is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing - and it's driving car car enthusiasts insane.
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What were they thinking?
Here's a handful of automotive shockers from the US car industry that you might not have thought of.
Allenby 'passed out, hit rock'
![WORSE FOR WEAR: Australian golfer Robert Allenby said he suffered these injuries after being abducted, beaten and robbed in Hawaii last week.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/t/a/6/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wh84.11gn2s.png/1421975738143.jpg)
Two homeless men in Hawaii claim golfer injured his face falling on to a rock.
Reid tries to ignore the hype
1:15 PM Kiwi trying to block out daily speculation about playing future as British reports persist.
![LOOKING FOR CASH: Stuart MacGill in action for Australia against the West Indies in 2008.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/t/l/v/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.12wfju.11gn2s.png/1421976360529.jpg)
MacGill suit could cost players
1:16 PM Massive claim against Cricket Australia could come out of the pockets of former spinner's fellow players.
Death came in a bundle of cloth
![BATTLING THE PLAGUE: The boundary stone where all food and supplies to Eyam were left.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/0/6/j/f/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wgfu.11z40i.png/1421968760109.jpg)
A tailor who ordered a bale of cloth unwittingly triggered a chain of events that led to 260 villagers dying.
Where queuing is a profession
![People line up outside a pharmacy to buy baby diapers in Caracas on Monday.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/4/f/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12w55w.11z40i.png/1421910441049.jpg)
Lines for basic necessities in this oil-rich nation start before dawn.
Holocaust survivor's story
![Holocaust survivor Vera Egermayer at the Holocaust Centre in Wellington tells of being a child at the Terezin concentration camp.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/v/f/p/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12uz3p.11z40i.png/1421871976891.jpg)
One concentration camp survivor explains the importance of remembering the past.
When life unravels
![Julianne Moore, who won a Golden Globe for her role in Still Alice, is up for best actress in a leading role.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/s/1/6/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12w1xv.11z40i.png/1421905997187.jpg)
Julianne Moore is on course to winning an Oscar for playing a woman with Alzheimer's in Still Alice.
How to travel, even if you haven't saved
![SWAPPING HOMES: Richard Lintott and his wife turned to home swap as an affordable way to travel the world.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/d/n/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wdif.png/1421954360574.jpg)
Long and leisurely trips after retirement would have been out of reach if Richard Lintott and his wife hadn't begun home swapping.
Time travelling to Hawaii
![HAPPY NEW YEAR: Fireworks explode over Waikiki Beach to ring in the new year.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/v/o/w/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12voir.png/1421888908362.jpg)
NZ has an unusual advantage for NYE: it's one of the few places where you get the chance to replay the occasion.
Don't be a 'cultural pillock'
![SLIM PICKINGS: Jason Scott, co-owner of Scott's Epicurian, empties the meagre takings from the tipping jar.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/v/b/w/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12vbo9.png/1421918000403.jpg)
Kiwis hate tipping more than anything else when they travel, a new survey reveals.
Top Kiwi summer escapes
![Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/t/x/t/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12tx5l.png/1421715329228.jpg)
If you're looking to follow the crowd for the upcoming long weekends, it appears Queenstown is the place to go.
Alleged poo fight ends in court
![ACCUSED POO THROWER: Sian Payne.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/w/k/5/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wl03.png/1421971703859.jpg)
A long-running dispute between two women in Australia took a horrifying and rather putrid turn.
Smoker fined $19k for butt-throwing
![NO BUTTS ABOUT IT: Singapore has fined a smoker $19,716 for throwing cigarette butts out his window.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/k/b/5/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12wibd.png/1421967175184.jpg)
Singapore fines smoker $597 for every butt he threw out his flat window. The total sum was a record.
Whoops! Meth-o-drone crashes
![METH-O-DRONE PROGRAMME: A drone loaded with packages containing methamphetamine lies on the ground after it crashed into a supermarket parking lot in the city of Tijuana.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/v/u/f/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12vuhu.png/1421894758363.jpg)
A drone overloaded with methamphetamine has crashed into a supermarket parking lot in Mexico.
Cut off by 'young, dumb' gull
![Bad news for the birds in Minnesota.](/web/20150123014029im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/s/a/y/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12tqoy.png/1421786694185.jpg)
Cutting power to large parts of Tauranga was one seagull's final act on this earth.