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Dotcom loses warrant fight
The police raids on internet mogul Kim Dotcom’s mansion were legal, the Supreme Court has ruled.
![Diane Robertson: This Christmas, give compassion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Diane Robertson: This Christmas, give compassion
Christmas is meant to be a time of happiness and good cheer. Instead I find myself getting very angry.
![Alan Duff: Locals make me glad to be a Kiwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Alan Duff: Locals make me glad to be a Kiwi
Mick Jagger strolls into a pub in Russell and the patrons, though shocked, leave him alone. Wonder if they'd be the same with our own legend, Richie McCaw?...
![Partial victory in Red Nose battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Partial victory in Red Nose battle
A New Zealand charity has won the right to use Red Nose Day in New Zealand after a challenge by an Australian charity, but it has not won its case outright.
![Silence ... then grim realisation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Silence ... then grim realisation
It was the first time in 40 years Andrew Welch had not been home for Christmas, his brother Jeremy recalls.
![How to stay safe in water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
How to stay safe in water
As thousands of holidaymakers get set to hit the beach and boaties prepare to launch, warnings are being issued about staying safe.
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Christchurch 'ready' for return of tests
Canterbury officials are confident the country's newest test venue will scrub up impressively when New Zealand meet Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval beginning on Friday.
![Holiday driving warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Holiday driving warning
With the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.
![Baby #2 for Dan and Honor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Baby #2 for Dan and Honor
All Black star Dan Carter, 32, and his wife Honor, a former Black Sticks player, are expecting another baby.
!['Miracle' lifts teen's health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Miracle' lifts teen's health
A teenager with a life-threatening illness has had a "miracle" response to a drug Pharmac said it wouldn't fund.
![Smith back in black as defence specialist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Smith back in black as defence specialist
Wayne Smith, confirmed as an assistant to Steve Hansen for next year's World Cup, says he never thought he would coach the All Blacks again following their triumph in 2011.
![Mystery riders' Xmas cards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Mystery riders' Xmas cards
Two good Samaritans buzzed into the Auckland Zoo carpark on a Vespa at the weekend, randomly handing out Christmas cards containing $100 apiece.
![Father: 'I've lost a beautiful daughter'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Father: 'I've lost a beautiful daughter'
A grief-stricken father is trying to make sense of his daughter's death in Cairns, on what should have been her 14th birthday.
![Martinborough: Sweet summer wine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Martinborough: Sweet summer wine
Three-wheel pedal power can lead to a perfect pinot noir, writes Paul Rush.
![Bernard Hickey: Our 'rock star' economy in numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Bernard Hickey: Our 'rock star' economy in numbers
This was meant to be the year of the "rock star" economy. Finance Minister Bill English now describes it as the "rock solid" economy...
![Football: Clean slate for PNG with Rufer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Football: Clean slate for PNG with Rufer
Wynton Rufer has taken on one of the biggest challenges in Oceania, and possibly world, football.
![Tiritiri Matangi: You light up my life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Tiritiri Matangi: You light up my life
Elisabeth Easther's love for lighthouses wasn't dimmed after a trip to Tiritiri Matangi's 150-year-old beacon.
![Hauraki Gulf: On island time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Hauraki Gulf: On island time
There's more to the Hauraki Gulf's island treasures than meets the eye, discovers Sarah Ell.
![The secret diary of the PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
The secret diary of the PM
Cameron was there, of course. We hugged, and he said, ‘Yo dawg sup LOL.’ He could have just sent a text, but it was good to see him...
![Injured girl to be woken from coma](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Injured girl to be woken from coma
An 8-year-old girl struck on a pedestrian crossing is expected to be woken from her coma today.
![Auckland's hold on Shield looking shaky against CD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Auckland's hold on Shield looking shaky against CD
Auckland's grip on the Plunket Shield looks shaky halfway through the third round matches.
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Publisher hits back at claims
An Auckland publishing company that got $330,000 of taxpayer money is complaining it was treated unfairly after its funding was suspended.
![Sri Lankan run machine ranks up with the best](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Sri Lankan run machine ranks up with the best
In recent years, there's been Sachin Tendulkar (2009), Ricky Ponting (2010), Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith (2012) and Kevin Pietersen (2013).
![Brian Gaynor: Kiwi economy set to beat Aussie ... again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Brian Gaynor: Kiwi economy set to beat Aussie ... again
Next year's outlook for the New Zealand and Australian economies is the same as this year's - we are expected to outperform our Tasman neighbours once again.