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Peter Lyons: Kiwi battlers losing power in economic apartheid
When politicians talk about making the labour market more flexible, it means ensuring that the demand and supply of labour determines the wage rate. writes Peter Lyons.
Strong earthquakes jolt country
A shallow 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been detected near East Cape, after a strong aftershock near Wellington this morning.
Otago: A glow from old golden days
Josie Dale visits Macetown to recapture the atmosphere of the goldrush days.
RSA victim's husband awarded $60k
The husband of a woman murdered in the RSA triple killings has received $60,000 compensation from the Corrections Department.
Most Kiwis want islands' names to stay
The majority of New Zealanders want the names for the country's two main islands to remain the same, the results of a public consultation reveal.
New Zealand: Soak it up
The upside of living on the rim of fire is we have more than 100 natural hot springs in New Zealand, "gifts from the earth", so they say.
Ketamine treatment not 'experimental'
A psychiatrist who treated patients with the drug ketamine for depression was not carrying out research or experimental treatment, it's been found.
Leonard Cohen to play NZ
Leonard Cohen has announced a full New Zealand tour in December, taking in the country's three major cities.
Kiwi climbers lost on K2
New Zealand mountain climber Marty Schmidt and his son, Denali, are missing on the world’s second highest mountain, K2, following an avalanche.
GP 'crossed boundaries' - Commissioner
A GP who visited a patient at work, pulling his trousers down and asking her to perform a sex act on him, crossed boundaries, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.
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.
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.
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.
Horror film banned in NZ
A serial killer horror flick starring Frodo himself, Elijah Wood, has been banned from being released in New Zealand after its film festival screenings.
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
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
The FMA has issued a public warning against doing business with a foreign currency exchange company.