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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.

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'.

national

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.

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.

Lundy trial: Prostitute talk

The prostitute Mark Lundy ordered on August 29, 2000 was his alibi, his brother once said.

Video

Departing chief coroner speaks out

NZ's first chief coroner Neil MacLean speaks on suicide rates, drinking ages, cot deaths and quad bike accidents.

world

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.

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.

New US defence secretary video

Ashton Carter has handily won Senate confirmation to become Obama's fourth defence secretary in six years.

business

Call on fund to drop fossil fuels

Coal power plant.

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.

Apple prices shoot up

Fruit and vege prices surged last month, but overall food prices rose only modestly for the year.

money

How to escape debt

A budget or spending plan is essentially working out how to use your money so it supports your priorities and values.

Want to get out of debt? Here's how to do it.

Save on fuel, spend on food?

Plunging petrol prices has consumers paying less at the pump, but spending more on food and drink.

Ad scammer admits to fraud

Cover offer for rebuild shortfall

small business

Empire built on budget homes

DEVELOPER: Ian Patton has been developing 28 hectares in Hamilton's northern suburb Rototuna for the last 15 years.

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.

Shutters close on camera store

Political eyes on SMEs 

technology

Keep your Facebook account alive

DATA AFTER DEATH: Facebook pages are often a place where friends and family congregate to grieve.

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 video

Welcome to the world as seen by an incredibly high resolution camera.

05022015. News. Image is screenshot.
Neon screen shot???

App delay stalls Neon launch

When it comes to dealing with technology behemoth Apple, it appears even Sky TV has little clout.

life & style

Best & worst dressed: AmfAR gallery

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).

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?

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?

well & good

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.

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.

Are additives still health baddies?

Remember all those fears over aspartame and MSG? So 2010... but should we be eating them?

home & property

$1m home comes with free rides

The one-bedroom is tastefully furnished with plenty of neutrals and dark wood floors.

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.

Mortgage wars continue

HSBC launches blistering offensive, cutting its 'special' fixed rates across the board to 5.29 per cent.

food & wine

Don’t like hops? Don’t give up

HOPPY DAYS: You can learn to love the distinctive bitter taste of hops.

It’s natural for us to reject bitter tastes at first – but conditioning is the key to appreciation.

New Zealand's best rieslings video

Looking for the perfect late-summer wine? Check out Cuisine magazine's top picks.

Pairings so odd, yet so right

Food facts you may not know

nz farmer

Co-op spirit's alive and well

Kaye and Michael Wyss in their burnt-out cowshed.

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.

Fruit of the vine

Variety best form of defence

entertainment

Did she really just say that? video

Family Feud contestant Darci

This will go down as one of the most awkward moments in TV history.

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

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.

travel

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.

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.

Live out a 50 Shades dream gallery

Luxury hotel seduces 50 Shades fans with packages. But some are taking the experience too far.

stuff nation

Top five comments today stuff nation

Helen Mirren

2:39 PM  Today's top commenters sang the praises of dive bombs, Helen Mirren, and single life.

New Zealand the 'Seabiscuit' of cricket stuff nation

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.

A guy's guide to 50 Shades stuff nation

No one's here for Shakespeare, it's slightly dodgy sex they want and it's slightly dodgy sex they get.

motoring

Wheelie stunt goes wrong video

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.

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.

Jags made in Gore

Two C-Type Jaguars, made from scratch by a Gore company, are bound for England in the coming weeks. 

sport

CWC grabs American attention video

Cricket World Cup guide

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.

Obstacles in Black Caps' way

Warner sledging, de Villiers striking and Gayle celebrating all parts of the Black Caps' Cricket World Cup puzzle.

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good reads

Pokies a folly Nats should let go

A new system will try to limit the spending of problem gamblers on poker machines.

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.

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.

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

OPINION: The Govt promised a high bar for developing NZ's offshore resources.

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Embrace the chaos, soak up the culture

SPICES OF LIFE:  Richard food shopping at his local fresh food market in Dhaka.

Richard and Tracy Rattray enjoy a wealth of new experiences in their new home in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Drawn to London's diversity

Chris Walsh in London.

Chris Walsh never tires of life in Notting Hill, London.

Heaven ... with sandy togs

Torrent Bay. Every year I come here, and am amazed all over again.

Take pity on me as I endure yet another annual holiday at the tiny, bush-ringed hamlet of Torrent Bay.

Hijabs and hospitality stuff nation gallery

UGC - 14. A street vendor, Shiraz

Iran is a destination with more to offer than you might think - you just have to ask, writes Mike O'Connor.

oddstuff

First penis reduction surgery

Many surgical procedures are not covered by the wait-time guarantee.

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.

For the superstitious, 2015 is shaping up to be a stressful year - there are three Friday 13ths on the calendar.

The art of bombing video

16122014. News. photo: Kent Blechynden/Fairfax NZ.  People having fun on the Wellington waterfront.

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

What caused the milky rain? Dust from hundreds of kilometres away, or a volcano from across the sea?