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10 awesome sporting feats
Sports fans know about the phenomenal exploits of Brendon McCullum, Lydia Ko and the All Blacks this year. Michael Burgess looks back at 10 other feel-good sports stories that captured the imagination in 2014.
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Book charts airline's bumpy ride to top
Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".
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'Miracle' lifts teen's health
A teenager with a life-threatening illness has had a "miracle" response to a drug Pharmac said it wouldn't fund.
![Netball: Taurua working her magic on the Mystics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Netball: Taurua working her magic on the Mystics
She was the coach behind New Zealand's only transtasman league win. Now she is the coach behind Northern Mystics mentor Debbie Fuller.
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How lone wolf shattered a quiet morning
Man Haron Monis brought a nation to its knees. After taking 17 people hostage he was in charge, helping empty the heart of Sydney.
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'Disgraceful' attack on two officers
A male and female constable were attacked in Dunedin's CBD and police say it shows why the city's bars need to close earlier.
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Home risk for stroke survivors
Partnered content: Many stroke survivors who regain the ability to walk in hospital struggle to maintain the same level of mobility once they return home.
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Driveway tragedy: Toddler named
A toddler who died yesterday after she was hit by a car driven by a relative in her West Auckland driveway has now been named by police.
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Dita De Boni: The yawning rich-poor Oz divide
Certainly New Zealand offers a lot less than Australia in many ways, but at least we can still have the conversation about inequality, writes Dita De Boni.
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Road death casts shadow over weekend
One person has died after a a car and truck collided north of Auckland. It is the first road death of the long weekend.
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Two cases on watchdog's list
New Zealand's financial regulator is probing two possible cases of insider trading and market manipulation, after receiving 15 complaints about such behaviour in the past year.
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Scientists uncover monster squid's secrets
New Zealand scientists hope to discover what makes 350kg deep sea beast tick. Watch a live stream of the examination.
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Kiwi scientists to examine intact colossal squid
Scientists will soon examine an intact colossal squid for the first time in six years.