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Girl, 8, plied with alcohol, court told
A young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.
8-hour ordeal stranded on a cliff
A woman clung to the side of a cliff face for eight hours after becoming stranded in rising tides.
Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp dating on the sly
A new year, a new romance: Actress Meg Ryan and veteran rocker John Mellencamp are reportedly dating on the quiet.
Holiday homes for getaway to remember
While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.
What will happen to Hobbiton?
Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.
IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes
Among the 24 state sector CEOs whose performance over the year had been reviewed, six were paid more, five were paid less and 13 stayed the same.
The world's best coastal hideaway: Eagles Nest
'Somewhere between seven stars and heaven' Eagles Nest in Russell has scooped a top global award.
The early sitting
A new book documenting New Zealand's restaurant history busts the myth that dining out is a recent Kiwi hobby.
Search continues for missing Russell man
Police dive squad members continue to search for a Northland man presumed drowned after he tried to row across a bay in rough weather.