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Scribe's Ryder tweets spark anger
A Kiwi rapper has caused anger by suggesting Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack that left him with a fractured skull and punctured lung.
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Fall in Aussie migration
The number of kiwis who crossed the ditch last month was its lowest in two years, according to figures out today.
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Wrecker's ball for $2.4m home
A developer has paid $2.41 million for a five-bedroom family home in Epsom, with plans to knock it down and build two new townhouses.
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Masterchef debut tops a million viewers
More than 1.1 million people tuned in to watch the first episode of the new season of MasterChef New Zealand on Sunday night, TVNZ says.
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Kiwi found safe in flood zone
An 82-year-old former Masterton resident has been located by Interpol after his family feared he was lost in the Queensland floods.
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Kiwi trapped by floods
A Northland man who had been repairing Queensland roads damaged in floods in 2010 and 2011 has been stranded in Bundaberg as a result of ex-cyclone Oswald.
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Study helps calm extinction fears
A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.
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Shares gain amid rising positivity
New Zealand shares rose yesterday as another consumer confidence survey showed improving sentiment, especially in Auckland, even as Australian jobs data disappointed financial markets.
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Breakthrough for cancer test firm
NZ company Pacific Edge Biotech is on track to roll out its product to the US, Australia, Spain and Portugal.
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Burial battle may require court order
A High Court order enforcing the exhumation of a Christchurch man's body might be needed to finally return his body to his partner, after it was taken to Bay of Plenty.
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'Extreme relief' at end of burial battle
Denise Clarke is overwhelmed that the fight to have the body of her partner returned is over after it was taken by his family to be buried with his ancestors.