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Dollar stabilises from overnight fall

Govt didn't look at environment when awarding oil permit

Official documents show the Government did not consider the environment when awarding an East Cape off shore oil exploration permit.

Facebook Places - when stalking becomes good business

Mazda3 steering problem impacts NZ models

Mazda New Zealand will be fixing vehicles affected by a power steering problem that has sparked a recall in the United States.

Google boss warns over personal data we share online

Eric Schmidt warns that the amount of personal data people leave online could force them to change their names to escape their cyber pasts.

<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Only the right to marriage will give gays full equality

High life brought down to earth

Frustration is a familiar emotion to passengers who fly often - so just imagine how it afflicts the most frequent flyers of all, the cabin crew.

Obama dribbles, rest of the world burns

Parole hearing for John Lennon's killer

Dollar little changed, all eyes on US

From breaking records to yesterday's news

CNN changed the media landscape by becoming the first network to provide 24-hour rolling news. Now it's the victim of another revolution.

Hallenstein Glasson shares leap over 6pc

Garrett clan resist pardon

Banding together

Canadian anti-pop collective Broken Social Scene's New Zealand shows are likely to be as messy and mysterious as their music. Edward Helimore reports.

Stocks: Kathmandu plunges over 11pc

Hollywood's highest paid actresses

She may have had a tough year personally, but Forbes.com has named Sandra Bullock as Hollywood's highest earning actress of the past year.