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Childcare centre drug dash
It was like a B-grade movie. The scene: Hamilton. The plot: A drug bust. And a twist.
Missing mum found
![FOUND: Laura Singh has been found in Wellsford.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/b/8/p/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dv1x.11ys6n.png/1423792417484.jpg)
18 min ago Missing mother-of-three Laura Singh has been found alive and is en route to Auckland for medical help.
Lundy sex life admission
2:20 PM Within days of the Lundy murders the accused confided about using prostitutes.
Company's victims count the cost
Home building company's liquidation leaves a trail of heartache and bitterness.
Iraq asks for our help
2:51 PM NZ is a step closer to sending troops to Iraq after it asked for help in the war against IS.
IRD letter sent to 'abusive' address
2:05 PM A letter from IRD was mailed to '5 Someone Kill John Key This Year Please'.
Peter Wrigley jailed 6.5 years
![Runner Peter Wrigley was the only New Zealander to be appointed as an athletics official at the Beijing Olympics.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/3/q/a/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dpyk.11h8q4.png/1418148982530.jpg)
Sporting identity jailed after being caught with 40,000 images of sexual assault of children.
Movie a 'perverted fantasy'
Swapping Fifty Shades of Grey tickets with passes to other movies will save sex lives, church says.
![Mark Lundy at the High Court in Wellington.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/9/c/8/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dip7.11h8q4.png/1423512002088.jpg)
Lundy trial: Prostitute talk
The prostitute Mark Lundy ordered on August 29, 2000 was his alibi, his brother once said.
Departing chief coroner speaks out
NZ's first chief coroner Neil MacLean speaks on suicide rates, drinking ages, cot deaths and quad bike accidents.
US airstrike 'killed 50 civilians'
![DEVASTATION: Men walk on debris at a site hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Al Waer in December. The US says local witnesses who blame a US airstrike for civilian deaths may be confusing their airstrike with a Syrian government attack.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/w/r/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dvs5.1082x1.png/1423792458091.jpg)
2:54 PM The US denies it but townspeople in al Bab, Syria, say the December 28 airstrike killed dozens of people.
First penis reduction surgery
2:12 PM They say size doesn't matter, but one American teen's penis was so big he had to have it surgically reduced.
![CONFIRMED: Ashton Carter testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this month.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/q/0/0/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dpgn.1082x1.png/1423790777002.jpg)
New US defence secretary
Ashton Carter has handily won Senate confirmation to become Obama's fourth defence secretary in six years.
Call on fund to drop fossil fuels
![Coal power plant.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/s/p/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13drxz.11jm2n.png/1423792637275.jpg)
17 min ago Greens want the NZ Super Fund to sell its investments in fossil fuels in the face of climate change.
eHome NZ sale expected
Receivers of the Auckland prefab house maker say interest in the business is strong.
![Apples.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/4/w/3/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dl6s.11jm2n.png/1423779410232.jpg)
Apple prices shoot up
Fruit and vege prices surged last month, but overall food prices rose only modestly for the year.
Save on fuel, spend on food?
Plunging petrol prices has consumers paying less at the pump, but spending more on food and drink.
Empire built on budget homes
![DEVELOPER: Ian Patton has been developing 28 hectares in Hamilton's northern suburb Rototuna for the last 15 years.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/b/4/n/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13b4it.11k44k.png/1423614579267.jpg)
Ian Patton is a product of Hamilton. But Hamilton is also a product of Ian Patton.
Chch rebuild benefits south
As the Christchurch rebuild swings into action Southern businesses are reaping the benefits.
Keep your Facebook account alive
![DATA AFTER DEATH: Facebook pages are often a place where friends and family congregate to grieve.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/0/s/y/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dm2b.zvl7t.png/1423781346031.jpg)
Your Facebook profile can now live on after you've gone if you allow access to a 'legacy contact'.
Rio in all its 10k glory
Welcome to the world as seen by an incredibly high resolution camera.
![05022015. News. Image is screenshot.
Neon screen shot???](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/k/y/5/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dkvi.zvl7t.png/1423781771492.jpg)
App delay stalls Neon launch
When it comes to dealing with technology behemoth Apple, it appears even Sky TV has little clout.
Best & worst dressed: AmfAR
![THE BEST: You know what Kendall Jenner does perfectly? Picking really simple but stunning clothes and just wearing the hell out of them. She never bundles on accessories or goes too wacky with the makeup - in this case letting a scarlet one-shouldered gown do the talking. Her beauty look is also stone-cold fox - love the slicked back hair, love the flawless complexion and love the feathery falsies (which manage to look more modern and fluttery than adult movie awards).](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/l/o/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dqnp.118kt5.png/1423788447829.jpg)
1:34 PM Slinky one-shoulder gowns on Kendall, Karlie and Naomi steal the show, while one poor soul plumps for Furby-skinned earrings (seriously).
Stop celebrating Robyn's body
When a slightly larger than average, impossibly beautiful white woman is seen as a win.
![ELITE ROMANCE ATHLETE: Nine years ago, journalist Kim Knight embarked on 15 first dates in one month. Was it all worth it?](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/l/1/o/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dl14.118kt5.png/1423781882414.jpg)
A decade after a month of dates
Nine years ago Kim Knight embarked on 15 old-fashioned first dates in one month. Was there a happily ever after?
Older women can drink to health
![HEALTHS BENEFITS DEBUNKED? Unless you're a woman over 65, alcohol consumption is unlikely to forestall your death, researchers have found.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/3/j/j/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13duef.118mbv.png/1423790734792.jpg)
2:25 PM But alcohol is unlikely to forestall your death unless you're a female over 65, study finds.
What cravings say about you
Do you crave chocolate because your body needs more magnesium?
![SWEETEN THE DEAL: Aspartame is found in sugar-free sweeteners and diet soft drinks.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/k/i/8/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dkhf.118mbv.png/1423777741697.jpg)
Are additives still health baddies?
Remember all those fears over aspartame and MSG? So 2010... but should we be eating them?
$1m home comes with free rides
![The one-bedroom is tastefully furnished with plenty of neutrals and dark wood floors.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/t/t/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dsff.118l16.png/1423789682150.jpg)
2:08 PM For one lucky buyer a year of Uber rides could be yours, along with this one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco.
Five tips for impressing dates
Your surroundings say a lot about you - be sure it's sending the right messages.
![HSBC OFFERS HOME LOAN SPECIAL ... But there are string attached, of course.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/a/e/0/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13do0j.118l16.png/1423789777790.jpg)
Mortgage wars continue
HSBC launches blistering offensive, cutting its 'special' fixed rates across the board to 5.29 per cent.
Don’t like hops? Don’t give up
![HOPPY DAYS: You can learn to love the distinctive bitter taste of hops.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/6/j/q/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.136jlp.118ols.png/1423088282399.jpg)
It’s natural for us to reject bitter tastes at first – but conditioning is the key to appreciation.
New Zealand's best rieslings
Looking for the perfect late-summer wine? Check out Cuisine magazine's top picks.
Co-op spirit's alive and well
![Kaye and Michael Wyss in their burnt-out cowshed.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/i/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13ciji.11jq0k.png/1423790480655.jpg)
A Taranaki couple has learned a lot about the co-operative nature of the dairy industry since fire engulfed their cowshed last week.
Ranui Farm is not all work
Ranui is foremost a working farm, but for two afternoons each week it becomes a public playground.
Amy Pascal breaks silence
1:44 PM Amy Pascal has opened up about what she learned after being fired after the Sony hacking scandal.
![FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE: Bobbi Kristina Brown](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/2/z/l/7/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dq22.117jqz.png/1423791078607.jpg)
Bobbi Kristina was in car crash
Whitney Houston's daughter was involved in a traffic accident days before she was found face-down in a bathtub.
Where is NZ's capital of romance?
![CAPITAL OF LOVE: The natural beauty and array of recreation options also makes Queenstown a popular spot for couples.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/p/x/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dpo4.108gna.png/1423792206348.jpg)
1:30 PM Lusty minibreakers are expected to flock this Valentine's Day to the most romantic destination in New Zealand.
Passengers better behaved
1:41 PM New data shows that the number of "unruly passenger incidents" in 2014 was the lowest since 1995.
![Luxury hotel seduces Fifty Shades fans with packages, although some guests are taking the experience a little too far.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/f/w/f/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dhzj.108gna.png/1423769126513.jpg)
Live out a 50 Shades dream
Luxury hotel seduces 50 Shades fans with packages. But some are taking the experience too far.
Top five comments today
![Helen Mirren](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/w/4/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dw8i.11z3d7.png/1423791722318.jpg)
2:39 PM Today's top commenters sang the praises of dive bombs, Helen Mirren, and single life.
New Zealand the 'Seabiscuit' of cricket
An unfancied underdog that has improved dramatically, the Black Caps are the World Cup's dark horse.
![THIS BITES: If anything 50 Shades will make a brilliant drinking game in the future, Clayton Barnett writes.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/j/4/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dj5h.11z3d7.png/1423773884556.jpg)
A guy's guide to 50 Shades
No one's here for Shakespeare, it's slightly dodgy sex they want and it's slightly dodgy sex they get.
Wheelie stunt goes wrong
![Lee Oliver attempting to do a wheelie on his motorcycle at more than 70mph, losing control and being thrown from his bike into the path of a passing van.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/r/7/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dnwt.11h2i3.png/1423783912577.jpg)
A motorcyclist in the UK has proved that the highway is no place for stunts or speeding.
Cyclists, truckies work together
A new initiative sees an unlikely union between cyclists and truckies.
![Coventry Classics Ltd engineer Evan Henderson, left, and Coventry Classics Ltd owner Mark Paterson, right, with the Jaguar C-Type cars they built from scratch, which are exact reproductions of the original built in 1951.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/5/q/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13d52w.11h2i3.png/1423783988742.jpg)
Jags made in Gore
Two C-Type Jaguars, made from scratch by a Gore company, are bound for England in the coming weeks.
CWC grabs American attention
![Cricket World Cup guide](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/n/3/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13drss.11gn2s.png/1423790158259.jpg)
2:10 PM In-depth feature on NZ’s hosting role has featured prominently on homepage of US sporting giant ESPN.
Allenby admits he was drugged
Aussie golfer admits his memory of alleged abduction in Hawaii could have been impaired.
![Australia's David Warner, South Africa's AB de Villiers and the West Indies' Chris Gayle all have the ability to shake up the Cricket World Cup with their on or off-field antics.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/m/p/p/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.13dkaw.11gn2s.png/1423781384749.jpg)
Obstacles in Black Caps' way
Warner sledging, de Villiers striking and Gayle celebrating all parts of the Black Caps' Cricket World Cup puzzle.
Pokies a folly Nats should let go
![A new system will try to limit the spending of problem gamblers on poker machines.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/9/2/x/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dbua.11z40i.png/1423737101599.jpg)
OPINION: The SkyCity pokie deal with the Government was never a good one. Now it goes from bad to worse.
It's not all work down at Ranui Farm
![Rob Ennor moving sheep. They breed their own replacements.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/q/5/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13cq2k.11z40i.png/1423764551628.jpg)
Ranui is foremost a working farm, but for two afternoons each week it becomes a public playground.
I don't have a home and that's OK
![NOT TIED DOWN: They call me the wanderer: Living the life of a nomad.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/b/a/3/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13b9wf.11z40i.png/1423737101599.jpg)
I don't have a home. I don't know where I'm from. But I have a fair idea of where I'm going.
Another way on seabed mining
![Pattrick Smellie](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/o/9/d/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dd80.11z40i.png/1423737101599.jpg)
OPINION: The Govt promised a high bar for developing NZ's offshore resources.
Embrace the chaos, soak up the culture
![SPICES OF LIFE: Richard food shopping at his local fresh food market in Dhaka.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/6/q/3/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.136l98.png/1423097933795.jpg)
Richard and Tracy Rattray enjoy a wealth of new experiences in their new home in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Heaven ... with sandy togs
![Torrent Bay. Every year I come here, and am amazed all over again.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/0/m/9/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.130kl6.png/1422583317679.jpg)
Take pity on me as I endure yet another annual holiday at the tiny, bush-ringed hamlet of Torrent Bay.
Hijabs and hospitality
![UGC - 14. A street vendor, Shiraz](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/y/d/t/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12yd7m.png/1422248712128.jpg)
Iran is a destination with more to offer than you might think - you just have to ask, writes Mike O'Connor.
First penis reduction surgery
![Many surgical procedures are not covered by the wait-time guarantee.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/8/n/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dqrd.png/1423789972873.jpg)
They say size doesn't matter, but one American teen's penis was so big he had to have it surgically reduced.
First of three Friday 13s
![SUPERSTITIOUS?: The black cat, another icon of ill fortune.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/m/l/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13djyc.png/1423781455427.jpg)
For the superstitious, 2015 is shaping up to be a stressful year - there are three Friday 13ths on the calendar.
The art of bombing
![16122014. News. photo: Kent Blechynden/Fairfax NZ. People having fun on the Wellington waterfront.](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/d/f/k/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13dfh1.png/1423769451206.jpg)
The staple, the manu, black outs, back flips, gorillas, the biggest bang possible... that's why they call it a bomb.
Oregon's 'milky rain' mystery
![milky rain](/web/20150213022537im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/c/e/4/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.13ce1e.png/1423684540735.jpg)
What caused the milky rain? Dust from hundreds of kilometres away, or a volcano from across the sea?