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Cup ticket sales still $30m short
With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.
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4.2 aftershock hits Christchurch
A 4.2 magnitude aftershock has struck near Christchurch this morning, six months on from the devastating February 22 earthquake. GNS Science said the quake was "widely felt in Christchurch", with reports it was felt strongly in Bexley...
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Fears for kids after attacks
A dog lover has told how she fears for her grandchildren after her pet dogs were mauled by a pack of American pitbulls.
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Still difficult eight years after Daniel's death
Daniel Morcombe was 13 when he disappeared from a Queensland bus stop nearly eight years ago, sparking the state's biggest police investigation. This week a murder suspect was charged. Daniel's parents tell how they have coped.
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My Auckland: Waiheke Island
Fraser Munroe has been a stonemason for 17 years, and his quality stonework can be seen at many of Waiheke Island's vineyards and lodges. He tells Raewyn Court what he loves about living on the island.
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Citroen hatches Kiwi assault
EXCLUSIVE: Jacqui Madelin's first NZ test of the car that Citroen hopes will take down the Corolla
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Fiction Addiction: [Not] There But For The
This was supposed to be the blog in which the author of There But For The answered all the questions that you so carefully crafted for her.