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All Whites: What the Paraguayans think
Paraguay are planning special tactics to cope with an anticipated aerial bombardment, in tomorrow morning's sudden-death World Cup group F clash.
Stepfather guilty of toddler's manslaughter
A jury in the Whangarei trial of drug dealer Kyle Skerten has found him guilty of the manslaughter of his 15-month-old stepson, but not guilty of murder.
Australia reacts to its first female PM
Julia Gillard has become Australia's first woman prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped down to avoid a Labor party caucus vote - we look at what the Aussie media thinks.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Winners and losers in ETS wealth shift
Over the next two and a half years the emissions trading scheme will effect a substantial transfer of wealth.
NRL: Family a factor for departing Tate
Warriors centre Brent Tate says family reasons convinced him to play his rugby league for the North Queensland Cowboys from next year.
Husband killed as wife comforts grieving son
A Tauranga grandmother was comforting her grieving son over the loss of his partner when she received the tragic news her husband had died in a forklift accident.
Property title transfer system 'safer than paper'
New Zealand's property title transfer system is secure and changes have improved it, a Government official says.
Heroic Faun reveals secrets of the wardrobe
A Narnia extra gives audiences a peek into the world of a big-budget movie, says Dionne Christian.
Police arrest man linked to Piper killing
Police investigating the death of Raymond Piper, who was last seen on May 15, have arrested a 51-year-old Paraparaumu man in relation to the killing.