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Motorsport: Legend Millen's Leadfoot power party
Today the usually peaceful Coromandel will echo to the sounds of some of the most serious motorsport machinery ever assembled in NZ.
Quietly ambitious Labour MP bides his time
Could Dunedin's quiet achiever David Parker be a future Labour leader?
Phil Quin: The anatomy of a failed Labour coup
Fifteen years ago, Helen Clark stared down a party coup mounted by her eventual successor, Phil Goff. But her victory came at a huge price for Labour. Phil Quin, one of the plotters, offers an insider's account.
Thai man deported hours after appeal fails
A Thai overstayer who has been living in New Zealand illegally for 10 years has been deported to Thailand, after a failed bid to stay with his partner and New Zealand-born daughter.
Controversial nude artist opens new show
Fans of controversial artist Bill Henson say those offended by his work in the past are likely to be similarly disturbed by his latest exhibition.
NZ singer in major cycle crash
Kiwi singer Don McGlashan has three broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a punctured lung after crashing into a car door that opened in front of him as he was cycling to his Auckland home.
Mudslides spark emergency in Queensland township
An emergency situation has been declared in a tropical Queensland township that's endured three mudslides in the past few days.
Hitler house becomes internet sensation
A semi-attached terrace house in Swansea, Wales, has become an internet sensation - for looking like Adolf Hitler.
Student loan rebuild plan 'offensive'
Two Hong Kong-based Kiwi graduates have slammed a renowned NZ scientist's suggestion that overseas graduates should pay back outstanding student loans to help finance the Christchurch rebuild.