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'Always drunk', 'controlling': Johnny Depp criticised by famous ex in court
The 68-year-old former girlfriend claimed Depp was "drunk a lot of the time"
14-yo armed robbery suspect walks free after police botch arrest
Judge believed police wanted to make sure teen didn't get bail again.
Rare prosecution: Ex-Auckland port CEO denies charges over worker's death
The charges are unprecedented for an executive of a major New Zealand company.
'Ask for help': Retiring business head Michael Barnett warns overwhelmed executives
Michael Barnett plans to promote mental health in the business world in his retirement.
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of David Seymour
Act leader takes swipes at Chloe Swarbrick and The Budget trying to find relevance.
Inland Revenue takes flak over surge in overdue taxes
Levels of unpaid GST triple, and PAYE and KiwiSaver debts double, since 2017.
The inheritance trap: What you'll be entitled to under new law
Kiwis under the age of 25 may not be able to contest a parent's will in the future.
Mary Holm: What to do with an $800,000 investment?
Investing in a few funds is good, but juggling 30 of them is plain crazy.
Weather: Wet start for battered Levin, more snow for parts of Southland
Community members, contractors called on for clean up.
Mike Munro: Mr Shrewd delivers the goods on Budget day
In difficult times, Grant Robertson's Budget struck the right balance.
Claire Trevett: Will the Budget prove a bandaid for Labour's polling?
Grant Robertson is playing chicken with inflation - and it's far from certain he will win.
Casketeers pair's secret pain: 'We've never experienced grief like it'
The stars of The Casketeers are supporting each other through a harrowing time.
Fran O'Sullivan: Brian Gaynor - A champion of investors and journalists
Brian was vigorous, courageous, provocative, with a consuming drive to get to the truth.
John Roughan: The bad news about this week's Budget
OPINION: The public debt is the secret of our success.
What Budget 2022 means for Wellington: From social housing to transport woes
No money for new trains, but $49m towards new homes for Pacific families in Porirua.
'Living in Moscow is like travelling back to the Soviet era'
McDonald's restaurants are closing in Russia as war takes the country back to the future.
Mum 'trying to be Wonder Woman' repressed memory of injuring her son
Despite hazy memory, mum accepted responsibility, was sentenced to 9 months' supervision.
Senior prison officer under investigation after inmate's arm broken
After his colleague was bashed in the head, one senior officer broke the arm of an inmate.
A man of exile and mystery: The life of a German author who wandered Ponsonby's streets
Steve Braunias on the life of a German author who wandered the streets of Ponsonby.
What can you buy for under $875,000: The homes priced under the First Home Buyer Grant
The Government may help some buyers into the city's tallest building and even the Viaduct.
Qatar's missing plane mystery continues
Passengers were left stranded and perplexed in Auckland after their plane was a no-show.
'Our beautiful tama has passed away': Tragedy at South Auckland school
Emergency services are responding to the death this morning at Kia Aroha College.
'It was devastating': Witnesses tell of tragedy as toppled tree crushes woman
It took time for emergency services to free the critically injured woman, who later died.
Death of ex-All Black's mum ruled an accident
Suzanne Hore, 67, died in fall from a vehicle on a Central Otago farm in November 2019.
'So much blood': Tornado carves path of destruction through house
10-year-old injured as debris from Levin tornado flies at her second-storey window.
Steven Joyce: A Govt spending inflationary spiral
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'Neighbour urinated on my fence': Kāinga Ora tenant wins $5k for landlord's inaction
A Kāinga Ora tenant made more than 130 complaints about a noisy, abusive neighbour.
Ex-spy's shocking claims about 'cancer-riddled' Putin
He claims Putin is surrounded by doctors and takes breaks during meetings for treatment.
Victorian man in hospital with monkeypox; another 'probable' case detected in NSW
Probable case of monkeypox detected in a Sydney man who recently returned from Europe.