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Leak victims claiming $1.6m for stigma
Owners of Ponsonby's 63-unit Blake Central are the latest to be blighted by the leaky-building disaster.

Govt wants action after attacks on police
The Government is considering how to better support officers following a series of "barbaric" assaults.

NZ may join anti-whaling lawsuit
Murray McCully says NZ will consider joining any legal action to force Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean if diplomatic channels fail.

'I wish I'd told her not to go into the gorge', manager tells inquest
An outdoor pursuits field manager has told an inquest he wishes an instructor had not taken students into a gorge where they died canyoning.

Perez Hilton lawsuit settled
A judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed against a Black Eyed Peas manager who punched blogger Perez Hilton.

Pitt and Jolie suing British tabloid
Celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid.

Brangelina to sue over 'split' story
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a British tabloid for claiming that they were planning to split.

Turban dispute goes to mediators
A Sikh community leader refused entry into a cosmopolitan club because of his turban will take his fight to the Human Rights Commission.

Psychic sues over claims he betrayed Jackson
Uri Geller is to sue CNN after it broadcast an allegation he had betrayed his friend Michael Jackson for £100,000 ($216,000).

Lisa Cropp denies criticising industry
Top jockey Lisa Cropp has denied calling others in the racing industry "back- stabbing pricks", as she seeks to return from disqualification for a positive methamphetamine test.

SFO called in over First Step loan deals
The trustee of six investment trusts set up by Money Managers says it has called in the Serious Fraud Office.

Liza Minnelli settles sexual harassment suit
Liza Minnelli has settled a lawsuit from a former chauffeur who accused the star of sexual harassment.