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NRL: Tigers angry at 'missing' penalty
The West Tigers claim a missed penalty in Saturday's preliminary final may have cost them a place in the NRL grand final.
Demi Moore settles stoush with <i>New Idea</i>
Hollywood star Demi Moore sued New Idea over a series of black and white snaps of herself, daughter Rumer Willis, Orlando Bloom, P Diddy and Cameron Diaz.
Family relieved as body removed from bush
The sister of murdered Paraparaumu man Raymond Piper says the family are relieved his body appears to have been found today, four months after he went missing.
Scandals hurt Act in the polls
A new poll suggests the saga around David Garrett's false passport and Heather Roy's ousting as deputy leader have hit the Act Party hard.
Police rip up concrete at construction site
Police today found "odd-shaped" bits of concrete at the building site that is the focus of the Carmen Thomas murder inquiry.
Concern in Britain over NZ halal lamb
Some British consumers say they won't buy New Zealand lamb because of concerns over the halal method of killing animals.
Girl dies in her father's arms
A grieving dad has told how he cradled his 10-year-old daughter in his arms as she passed away from an asthma attack.
Teens die in tanker collision
A keg of beer was pulled from the wreckage of a sports car which crashed head-on into a milk tanker, killing two teenagers.
Shock jock back on airwaves
Notorious DJ Iain Stables - famous for live pranks landing him in hot water - will be back on air next month.
Christchurch hit by more aftershocks
At least three aftershocks have hit Christchurch in quick succession this evening, the latest a magnitude 4 quake centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 9km.
Carmen: More items removed from site
Homicide police were back at a central Auckland building site at first light today, digging deeper in their search for clues into the death of Auckland mother Carmen Thomas.
Doctor? It's a big job when you're only 4
Four-year-old Samantha Hook was offered a fellowship in arthroplasty at North Shore Hospital. Shades of Doogie Howser?
Noble lines on Riviera's new cruiser
Riviera's new offering is being hailed as their most innovative yet.
New Act MP has brothel connection
The new Act MP replacing disgraced David Garrett in Parliament has no criminal skeletons in her closet, but revealed a brothel is run from one of her investment properties.