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![Comedy Review: Terry Alderton, The Classic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comedy Review: Terry Alderton, The Classic
Terry Alderton's multiple-personality routine comes complete with sound effects, writes Scott Kara.
![Cities look to Christchurch for earthquake lessons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cities look to Christchurch for earthquake lessons
The February earthquake in Christchurch lays bare the complacency which surrounds our risk-management of older buildings.
![Brothel checks stepped up for Rugby World Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brothel checks stepped up for Rugby World Cup
Immigration officials are tightening border controls to intercept overseas prostitutes arriving to work illegally during the RWC...
![Start-ups find their progress stalled by 'valley of death'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Start-ups find their progress stalled by 'valley of death'
The gap in New Zealand's capital markets needs addressing urgently, writes Franceska Banga.
![Secret talks on farmers' trading plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Secret talks on farmers' trading plan
Fonterra's bold plan strikes hurdles, writes Jonathan Underhill.
![Power's confidence boosting agenda plays out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power's confidence boosting agenda plays out
The most important move so far has been to establish the Financial Markets Authority, writes Commerce Minister Simon Power
![Transtasman neighbours will find strength in unity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Transtasman neighbours will find strength in unity
The current global economic and business climate means the Australia-New Zealand relationship - always a close one - takes on an even more critical dimension, writes Alex Malley