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'Why can't police accept I'm innocent?'

EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to the Herald, Teina Pora says he has been treated unfairly.

ANZ wins battle of the mortgages

A deep analysis of mortgage registrations has revealed which areas of NZ are the most and least leveraged, and which bank is winning the cut-throat mortgage war.

NZ Rugby to investigate concussion-dementia link

NZ Rugby has partnered with Statistics NZ to try to determine whether the lasting impacts of concussions while playing rugby increase the risk of dementia.

Rugby research caught in the breakdown

Last year representatives from World Rugby, NZ Rugby and AUT delivered the results of a study into the health of retired rugby players. Behind the united front, there were divisions.

'He's had everything stripped from him'

An autistic man has been locked in a tiny, isolated area of a mental health unit for five years despite top-level warnings his treatment breaches human rights.

Inside the curious world of pigeon racing

"First we'll have a couple of beers then we'll check out the birds." Never a truer word has been spoke as the Auckland Pigeon Racing Federation's season takes flight.

Railside Dairy Killer: CYF admit failings

CYF has admitted failing the teenage boy who killed Auckland dairy owner Arun Kumar, but say it is "unclear" whether the tragedy could have been prevented.

Dotcom, Yan and the wealthy Nat donors

A wealthy National Party donor described one of China's most wanted fugitives as his "best friend", court documents reveal.

'How many more have to be king hit?'

A drunken brawl that left Melissa Ansin's partner George Siaosi trapped in his own body highlights the battle to create a safe city at night.

Inside TV3 revolt: Hilary's killer effect

Hilary Barry's resignation from TV3 appears to have been the tipping point which led to a revolt by MediaWorks executives against company boss Mark Weldon.

Key's lawyer criticised for sham trust

John Key's lawyer, Ken Whitney, was criticised by the High Court after creating a sham trust for a bankrupt property developer then

Antipodes email: What Key's lawyer did

John Key's personal lawyer cited a conversation with the Prime Minister when lobbying a Minister about a potential crackdown on the lucrative foreign trust industry.

Affco: War of the works

A cleaner caught on a meat hook in a terrible workplace accident has lifted the lid on simmering tensions at the country's largest meat works.

As his body healed he crumbled inside

GRAPHIC IMAGES: Jason Matahiki points to the back of his head. The hook went in here, he says. Then his hand moves to the front of his face. It's where it came out.

Hidden toll of the Christchurch quakes

The 2011 Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people, and NZers vowed never to forget them. But what of those who took their lives in its aftermath?

The Big Read: How are criminals getting their guns?

It takes a shocking incident to set off the kind of alarm that results in an inquiry into gun laws.

Richie McCaw, rugby's $5m man

Retired All Black skipper creates an income base that reveals a canny eye for shrewd investments.

Underage teen sex case that rocked town

Teen sex is again in the spotlight after a group of boys were spared convictions for sex with underage girls. Some say they should never have been charged.