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Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster
The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.
Trade delegate defends Key's funeral trip
A businessman on a trade delegation to the Middle East has rejected criticism of John Key for ditching the delegation to attend the funerals of three Air Force crewmen.
Marsden Pt ship victims named
Police have identified the two victims of the worst New Zealand port tragedy in years.
Game of golf ends in cliff plunge
A golfer was in a serious but stable condition in hospital last night after falling 30m down a cliff while looking for his golfball.
BP could pay megabucks in oil-spill costs
Lawsuits, fines, cleanup and reputation-repair from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to cost company BP billions.
Two crewmen die in ship rescue drama
Two crewmen died of suffocation and another was critically hurt in a log ship's hold at Marsden Pt wharf yesterday.
Bodybuilder facing life in chair
Lynette Kilmartin has been told she'll probably never walk again after being driven into by a man who had just attacked a prostitute.
Two dead in Northland port log accident
Two crewmen are dead after suffocating in a ship's timber hold at Marsden Point wharf near Whangarei this afternoon.
Police name horror crash victims
Police have identified the three young people killed in a horror collision between their car and a bus on Saturday, leaving two others with serious injuries.
Mother, kids survive motorway plunge
A woman and three children were lucky to escape serious injury when their car crashed off a motorway and then rolled 20m down a bank.