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Boilers 'time bombs' in our schools - engineer
The survivor of the fatal Orewa College boiler explosion fears there are ticking time bombs in most Kiwi schools.

Schoolgirls' crash 'devastating' for school
A two-car crash which left five Rotorua Girls' High School students injured today has been "absolutely devastating", principal Annette Joyce says.

Kiwis near top of piracy shame list
New Zealanders are among the worst illegal movie downloaders in the Asia-Pacific region, MPs were told yesterday.

Goff: Diplomatic cable leak damaging
The leak to Australian media of a high-level NZ diplomatic cable has jeopardised future discussions between the two countries, Phil Goff says.

Rail in New Zealand - a litany of loss
Nobody can agree on a single narrative about why NZ rail failed and continues to lose money.

Alleged NZ diplomatic leak probed
A confidential diplomatic cable about Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd was allegedly leaked to an Australian newspaper.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Do we even need ultra-fast broadband?
It may be a solution that will not work to a problem that does not really exist.

<i>Garth George:</i> Union tirade the same tired story
Garth George writes that after the Labour years, activists are relishing the chance to take their fight back to the street.