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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.
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.
'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.
Family loses legal battle over body burial
The family of a man, who was buried in a place against his partner's wishes has lost a five-year legal battle to have his body buried with his ancestors, the Supreme Court has ruled.
'Aussie' Kiwis may get welfare rights
More than 100,000 New Zealanders living as "indefinite temporaries" in Australia may finally gain rights to Australian welfare and student loans.
Call for caution after abduction
A 9-year-old girl was led 50m away from her school by an abductor - one of at least two incidents that have alarmed schools and police.
Drug-dealing grandmother jailed
A drug-dealing grandmother has been jailed for nearly seven years for her part in a multimillion-dollar drug syndicate.
Gun bill passes third reading
A bill that clarifies the definition of military-style semi-automatic guns and places controls on the importation of airguns that look like real pistols has passed a third reading in Parliament today.
Antarctic hero's 'ill fated' calls
For the past century, since heading the first Australian-led Antarctic expedition, Sir Douglas Mawson has been considered a national hero.
Key in Burma: The Herald interview
As John Key wraps up an important Burma visit, he talks to Herald Political Editor Audrey Young about what he's learned and seen.
Taste the difference
Major breweries are battling for market share as the taste for "quality" beer takes hold in supermarkets and pubs. Geoff Cumming follows the consumer-led revolution.
Life in jail for thistle grubber murder
A man who murdered an Auckland man with a thistle grubber has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 21 years.
Editorial: Threats won't produce more engineers
Editorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.