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VIDEO: Ferns shock Mexico with (2) last-gasp goals
NZ's Football Ferns claimed their first ever result at the Women's Soccer World Cup in extraordinary fashion overnight.
Outrage as visitors are charged to see former concentration camp
Managers at Sachsenhausen have started charging visitors for guided tours of the memorial site.
Mini Coupe: Endurance racers hit the 'ring
Mini gave its new two-seat Coupe the full racing treatment at the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race last weekend.
Soccer: Football Ferns target top points after loss
New Zealand have emerged from their toughest pool match at the soccer women's World Cup in Germany with their confidence intact.
Fiction Addiction: Sarah Quigley Q&A
Sarah Quigley - or should I say Dr Sarah Quigley, for she has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford, no less - has long been recognised as one of New Zealand's finest writers.
Rowing: NZ dominate in Hamburg
New Zealand's rowers are looking for a tougher test at next month's third leg of the World Cup after dominating proceedings at a weakened Hamburg round on the weekend.
Long-term kidney damage threatens E. coli victims
As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.
Hockey: Injury concerns following Black Sticks' draw
Two injuries to key players blighted the New Zealand women's hockey team's 3-3 draw with Germany in Berlin this morning (NZT).
Hockey: Black Sticks beat Germany
The Blacks Sticks women have recorded their first ever test win against Germany, 4-3 in Berlin.
Kayaking: Ferguson and Fitzgerald into A final
Steven Ferguson and Darryl Fitzgerald have progressed to the A final of the men's K2 1000m at the World Cup canoeing event in Duisberg, Germany.
Brothel checks stepped up for Rugby World Cup
Immigration officials are tightening border controls to intercept overseas prostitutes arriving to work illegally during the RWC...
War crimes trial focuses on ID card
Lawyers representing suspected Holocaust camp guard John Demjanjuk have demanded that Germany suspend his war crimes trial.
Couple's natural disaster-plagued honeymoon
Honeymoons aren't always easy for newlyweds, but six natural disasters?
Honeymooning couple attract disasters
A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.
At home: Furniture of the future
Auckland interior designer Sonya Cotter shares the key trends from this year's IMM Furniture Fair in Germany.
Merkel party pays price of stance on nuclear power
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were ousted from power in Germany's richest state for the first time in 58 years.