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Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed
Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.
![Troubled youngsters failed by poor care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Troubled youngsters failed by poor care
An Auckland teenager who has spent much of his life in state care is warning poor quality caregivers are responsible for filling our jails with criminals.
![Review: Stafford Road Wine Bar, Northcote Pt.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Review: Stafford Road Wine Bar, Northcote Pt.
Under-estimating the dining treasure in Auckland’s suburbs can be a huge gaffe, as we discovered.
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Quake damage forces residents out
Residents have cleared out of a central Wellington street while urgent work is carried out on a quake-damaged carpark lift which could come crashing down in an aftershock.
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CGT no good unless comprehensive, says English
A capital gains tax on property makes little sense unless it also applies to the family home, says Bill English.
![Hundreds of claims after Wgtn quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hundreds of claims after Wgtn quake
More than 1000 claims have been lodged with the Earthquake Commission following the swarm of quakes centred off the Seddon coast.
![Road workers injured on job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Road workers injured on job
More than 50 people have been injured while working on Western Bay of Plenty roads and bridges in the past two years.
![Couple 'horrified' by link to FMA warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Couple 'horrified' by link to FMA warning
The FMA has issued a public warning against doing business with a foreign currency exchange company.
![Body found on beach to be released to family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Body found on beach to be released to family
The body of a man found in the Hokianga Harbour will be released to his family for burial as soon as his identity is confirmed.
![Scratch led to organ failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Scratch led to organ failure
A rose thorn scratch left a fit and healthy Tauranga man with major organ failure and in a four-month battle to save his life.
![Man drove drunk after sober driver assaulted, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Man drove drunk after sober driver assaulted, court told
A Rotorua man drove drunk after his sober driver was assaulted, a court has heard.
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NZ marks birth: 21-gun salute
New Zealand was one of the first Commonwealth countries to mark the birth of the Royal baby today with a 21-gun salute.
![KiwiSaver funds: Oz dragging the chain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
KiwiSaver funds: Oz dragging the chain
Most major KiwiSaver providers say they are ready to start accepting transtasman super transfers but their Aussie counterparts aren't playing ball.
![Child killed in driveway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Child killed in driveway
An 18-month old has died after being run over by a vehicle in an Auckland driveway.
![Woman left with large growths on face after unapproved drug injections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Woman left with large growths on face after unapproved drug injections
A doctor who left a patient with large growths on her face after being injected with an unapproved drug has been fined $8000 and told his work will be scrutinised.
![Woman admits underage sex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Woman admits underage sex
A 13-year-old boy turned down an offer of sex from a woman more than twice his age but she followed him and enticed him into her bedroom, a court has been told.
![Stock Takes: Tenon sparks up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Stock Takes: Tenon sparks up
A weaker New Zealand dollar and signs of life in the US housing market have combined to drive the share price of timber products group Tenon higher.
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Welfare fraud cases uncovered
More than 3000 cases of welfare fraud have been uncovered in the last six months through increased information sharing between Government departments.