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Wedding couples left in the lurch
Wedding couples have been left scrambling for venues by the failure of a string of Auckland restaurant businesses.
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Mentally ill killer's outings safe - Coleman
The Associate Health Minister says he is confident it is safe for a schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death to be out unescorted in public, despite the victim's brother's pleas.
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Mentally ill killer released on leave
A schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death after being released from psychiatric care - despite telling staff he wanted to kill someone - is allowed back into the community without supervision.
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What will happen to Hobbiton?
Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.
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IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes
Among the 24 state sector CEOs whose performance over the year had been reviewed, six were paid more, five were paid less and 13 stayed the same.
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TV3 makes play for older viewers with C4 shakeup
Mediaworks' says its rebranded 'Four' channel will be pure entertainment while TV3 is to focus on viewers aged 25-54.
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Former All Black faked ACC invoices
A former All Black, now a chiropractor, has been convicted for fraudulently billing ACC for treatment sessions his clients never received.
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Coroner: Parent caused baby's death
A seven-month-old girl died after a "profound episode of shaking" by either her mother or father, a Coroner has found.
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Swimming: Bell's fate undecided
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Daniel Bell may yet suffer more punishment for breaking a zero-tolerance alcohol policy.