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Teen allegedly threatens judge
A teenager accused of smashing the windscreen of a police car parked outside Napier District Court on Monday, later allegedly threatened to 'sort out' a judge if sent to jail, a court has been told.
Windswept isles tell a stark story
Chathams' history is as stirring as its winds, while the rugged shoreline of the bay looks like a place where dreams come to die, writes Jim Eagles.
Bryce Edwards: The ideological basis of the 'Fonterror' scandal
"Was the Fonterra milk scandal caused by New Zealand being 'hostage to a blinkered devotion to laissez-faire market ideology'?" asks Bryce Edwards.
Tiwai deal gets analyst nod
Meridian's deal with New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is a good short term solution to create certainty around its share market listing, says one analyst.
Tiwai Pt power deal done
A $30m subsidy from the government has helped Meridian resolve its negotiations with Rio Tinto to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter running until 2017.
Drunk quad bike driver avoids jail
A man who seriously injured his 6-year-old daughter when he crashed his overloaded quad bike while driving drunk avoided prison due to the "appalling experience".
IPCA apology on way over inaccuracy
The Independent Police Conduct Authority will formally apologise to a Whangarei family after releasing a report with incorrect information relating to drugs found in a car.
Workers blame KiwiRail for lost hours
Sixty-four Dunedin manufacturing workers will have their working week reduced by a day, following KiwiRail's decision to award a manufacturing tender offshore.
Austrian couple rescued from yacht
An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.
Milk powder price drops at auction
International dairy prices made a "modest" fall at the first global dairy auction to be held in the aftermath of the Fonterra infant formula scare.
Bleach attackers still being sought
No one has yet been arrested for throwing bleach into a regional council worker's face in a vicious highway attack in the Far North in June.
Home detention for party drug importer
A woman who imported more than 2kg of party drugs from the UK has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention.
Hotchin to bear any mansion shortfall
Mark Hotchin must bear any shortfall on the sale of a luxury Auckland mansion once others with claims on the property are paid out, the Chief High Court judge says.
'Ferocious gander' spooks meter reader
A power company employee refused to enter a property to read the meter because he feared being attacked by the homeowner's "ferocious gander".
Mackenzie Country: Drinking in the views
Mirages are not just seen in the desert, as Justine Tyerman discovers.
Coroners' recommendations ignored
Many life-saving recommendations made by New Zealand's coroners are not being carried out to prevent avoidable deaths, a unique study has found.
Pizza delivery man bashed by mystery attacker
A pizza delivery driver was lured to a vacant Hamilton house where he was bashed with a metal bar last night, police say.
Kiwi slumps on Fonterra botulism scare
The NZ dollar has dropped a cent and a half in reaction to Fonterra's announcement.
Mt Hutt: Yin, yang and pizza on the slopes
Barney McDonald revels in a powder-perfect Mt Hutt day.
Strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon
A series of aftershocks have rumbled across central New Zealand this morning, sparked by a strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon, Marlborough shortly before 1am.