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Concert Review: Bruno Mars, Vector Arena
Bruno Mars' enamoured young crowd sings his lyrics right back at him, but none with more conviction than "I think I wanna marry you".
Cries of 'utu' as Vanessa Pickering's murderer sentenced
Malcolm George Chaston has been sentenced to preventive detention for murdering Christchurch woman Vanessa Anne Pickering, whose body was found down a bank near Christchurch's Godley Head more than a year ago.
First snowfall of 2011 for central North Island
Snow is falling in the central North Island for the first time this year and strong winds continue to lash both the North and South islands.
Floods probe to hear desperate final phone call
An inquiry will hear the distressing final phone calls of a mother and son killed in the Queensland floods.
Flights delayed after system failure
A failure involving a Telecom communications network vital to air traffic control has delayed flights throughout the upper North Island this afternoon, with some flights remaining grounded as a safety precaution.
Kiwi-Chinese artist's work spans cultures
Asked to describe his art style, Shanghai-born Dennis Juan Ma says it's "Kiwi-Chinese".