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Giant talent in rugby poaching row
A rising rugby star who dreams of playing for the All Blacks is at the centre of a poaching row between two top private schools.
Kiwis snap up sweet travel deals
Tourism retailers see an upsurge in Kiwi's heading abroad as the strengthening dollar makes overseas travel more appealing.
Mother-of-four died on way home after six months away
A mother-of-four killed on her way to the airport to fly home to Vanuatu had spent six months working in NZ to raise money after her husband's death.
All aboard to discover 'Bali Hai'
Catherine Masters joins a Kiwi catamaran on its first cruise around Vanuatu.
Key butters up Clark with Vogel's at NY meeting
John Key and his predecessor swap views during a "wide ranging" discussion in New York.
Rarotonga: Luxurious experience on a budget
Simon Vincent finds you don't have to spend a fortune to have a perfect holiday.
Samoa's switch to left claims first victim
Samoa's radical road switch has claimed its first casualty.
Hawaii: Smouldering goddess vents her fiery fury
Kilauea quietly steams as worshippers bring offerings to its deity... But the volcano can still show no mercy, writes Jim Eagles.
Child-bashing accused 'asked for forgiveness'
A woman accused of inflicting head injuries which nearly killed her son asked the child's grandmother for forgiveness, a court was told.
Danger time to come, say Samoans
Samoan police will remain on alert for accidents today, the second day since the switch to driving on the left.
Cat-sized rat discovered in South Pacific
The outsized rodent, which has been named the Bosavi woolly rat, is almost a metre long and weighs in at 1.5kg.