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![College Sport: New artificial turf given a real workout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
College Sport: New artificial turf given a real workout
Westlake Boys' High School's new cork and rubber-based FieldTurf NZ artificial turf is one of the first to be installed in New Zealand and the recent opening event was a fitting tribute to mark the celebration of this milestone in Westlake sporting histor
![Racing: Adore Me among winning chances](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Racing: Adore Me among winning chances
Mark Purdon says he has no regrets about turning his back on a possible $500,000 payday with Adore Me tomorrow.
![Wheeler criticises Auckland 'nimbys'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wheeler criticises Auckland 'nimbys'
Building height restrictions and NIMBY attitudes in inner Auckland are standing in the way of an response to Auckland's housing shortage, the Reserve Bank governor says.
![Sex-claim driver wins compo case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sex-claim driver wins compo case
A truck driver sacked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking staff at a restaurant he delivered to has been awarded almost $20,000 for unjustified dismissal.
![Foo Fighters' surprise NZ show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foo Fighters' surprise NZ show
Dave Grohl, frontman for US rockers Foo Fighters, is a man who likes surprises - and he's just sprung one on his band's Kiwi fans.
![Kiwis aboard ship trapped in Antarctica](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis aboard ship trapped in Antarctica
Twenty-six crew members on board an Australian-flagged fishing boat are trapped by ice in Antarctica, sparking a rescue bid by a New Zealand fishing vessel.
![Kiwi veteran receives prestigious French honour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi veteran receives prestigious French honour
The 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.
![Hobbit films put Tolkien fans off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hobbit films put Tolkien fans off
Die-hard fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels have been turned off by Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, according to Kiwi researchers trawling through responses from viewers.
![New head Currie has open-door policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New head Currie has open-door policy
Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.
![TV station worker sacked over emails](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TV station worker sacked over emails
A woman who was sacked from a TV station after posting "angry and abusive" emails on a social media site has been awarded more than $15,000 for unjustified dismissal.
![Editorial: Key's 'State of Nation' a lost opportunity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Key's 'State of Nation' a lost opportunity
State of the Nation speeches, so called, are really about the state of the government or the party in opposition at the opening of a new political year. Politicians, like the public, have been refreshed by a summer break.
![John Key's plan to boost housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Key's plan to boost housing
In his first major speech of the year, John Key is expected to outline what his government will do with the supply of social housing stock.
![Fugitive sentenced to community work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fugitive sentenced to community work
A man who breached his parole conditions by leaving the country for Australia has been sentenced to community work.
![Fish oil or snake oil? Claims misleading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fish oil or snake oil? Claims misleading
Nearly all fish oil supplements marketed in NZ contain much less of the brain-boosting omega-3 fatty acids than their labels claim.
![Port pair enjoy the high life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Port pair enjoy the high life
Eddie Haretuku and Graham Tahiwi are not afraid of heights - which is good, because their port work can take them up to 30m off the ground.
![Kiwi fugitive caught in Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi fugitive caught in Australia
A fugitive who dodged border controls and fled NZ has been caught in Australia and deported - but Australian police missed a chance to detain him in December.
![Kathy Marks: Death by 1000 political cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kathy Marks: Death by 1000 political cuts
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are, by all accounts, model prisoners.
![Gareth Morgan: Co-operation needed to deliver rangatiratanga fairly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gareth Morgan: Co-operation needed to deliver rangatiratanga fairly
So far we've identified the achievements of the Treaty settlement and reconciliation process, and flagged that the process is now being pushed beyond the point of being useful.
![Thailand wants refugee returned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thailand wants refugee returned
New Zealand is being urged by Thailand to revoke the passport of a Thai fugitive who has fled to this country.