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Brits left fuming after voting station log-jam
They came in their millions hoping to vote in the most closely fought general election in decades - but many weren't able to vote.
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UK's top parties locked in election standoff
The Conservatives and Labour jockeyed for the support of Britain's smaller parties after a close-fought, confusing election.
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UK election - latest updates
Conservative Michael Gove says the swing towards his party in terms of seats gained is bigger than that achieved under Margaret Thatcher.
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Legal challenges to UK poll result likely
Crowds of British voters turned away from polling stations have staged sit-ins and tried to block officials from taking ballot boxes.
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UK vote draws to close
As UK polling booths closed, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg could do no more than anxiously await the results.
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Rugby fans set sights on private properties
As hotels begin cashing in on next year's Rugby World Cup by increasing prices, interest in private homes is also picking up pace.
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Whanau Ora to receive $134.3 million
Families-based social services initiative Whanau Ora will receive $134.3 million in funding over the next four years, Prime Minister John Key announced today.
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Trade delegate defends Key's funeral trip
A businessman on a trade delegation to the Middle East has rejected criticism of John Key for ditching the delegation to attend the funerals of three Air Force crewmen.
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Bennett suffers from mistaken identity
Paula Bennett lauded a professor she appointed to a welfare reform group - then confused him with a namesake with wildly opposing views.
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<i>Jane and Antony Matthews:</i> Harbour sheds old, but not 'cheap and nasty'
Jane and Antony Matthews write on the historic significance of Queens Wharf and its buildings.