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Concert Review: The National at <i>The Powerstation</i>

And you thought Matt Berninger, the oddly charismatic mate of President Obama and singer in the National, was an introverted type.

Watch Shihad's Big Day Out set from the side of the main stage!

NOTE! This competition has now closed

China murder trial 'insult to NZ jurisdiction'

Chinese authorities are to travel to NZ to gather evidence on the murder of a taxi driver in Auckland.

Police renew appeal for witnesses to school blaze

Police target properties in hunt for bank robber

Missing Royal Oak man found safe

The year ahead

Grab your diaries for <i>Viva</i>'s essential guide to what everyone will be talking about in 2011. Here's to an eventful year.

Unusual jobs: Living dangerously in the bridge barrier lane

Guard kept rifle at home after threats by inmates

Tree dilemma for church board

Unusual jobs: Staying grounded while aiding high flyers

'Ghost bikes' grim reminder of deaths

Motorists impatient with cyclists should watch out for a ghostly spectre as they drive past the scene of a fatal bike crash.

Torched primary school to reopen on time

The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.

Under-threat cottages in good condition - surveyor

Three much-loved art deco houses scheduled to be demolished are in good condition, contrary to the Auckland Council's assertion that they are in disrepair and should be knocked down, a surveyor says.

Lengthy delays on Auckland Harbour Bridge

Kidnap accused further remanded in custody

KiwiRail removes 'eyesore' ramps at $600,000 cost

KiwiRail has spent $600K to remove controversial footbridge ramps in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden.

Minutes to destroy, years to rebuild school

A clean-up began yesterday at a primary school left in ruins after a fire swept through a third of its buildings on Friday.