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Wall tipped for swift return to MP's role

AMP AXA want stake exemption

Netball: Aussie skipper out of world champs

Australian netball's worst fears were formalised today with inspirational captain Sharelle McMahon ruled out of July's world championships.

Police hunt man after Palmerston North stabbing

A young man on a rehabilitation programme for offenders has been stabbed outside the Probation Service building in Palmerston North.

'For God's sake, get a smoke alarm'

A woman who died in a Rotorua house fire early today would probably have been saved had the house been fitted with smoke alarms, firefighters say. Six occupants were taken to Rotorua Hospital for minor smoke inhalation. Two ambulances

Suspicious fire at Manawatu hair salon

New harsh regulations for Australian childcare centres

Couple offer reward for stolen dolphins

Poll: 40pc of Kiwis favour temporary tax to rebuild Christchurch

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.

Greg Ansley: Life eases back a gear beyond the Black Stump

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.

Diana Clement: Best not to bury head in the sand over tax

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.

Manufacturing sales bounce back

Children found in BOP tinnie houses

Controversial councillor's fate to be decided on Monday