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Pike River miners set to lose jobs
The majority of miners remaining at Pike River Coal mine look set to lose their jobs, as officials today told workers they were going to proceed with redundancies three weeks after a series of explosions killed 29 workers inside the mine.

Women in their twenties smash glass ceiling to reverse pay gap
British women in their twenties have smashed the glass ceiling and are now being paid more than their male counterparts.

Concern over serial animal abuser
Tauranga residents are concerned they are dealing with a serial animal abuser after a kitten was violently thrown against a door and killed this morning - the third horrific act of animal cruelty in the city in a month.

Just one in three Australians will be 'healthy weight' by 2025
Figures to be released at an obesity summit today indicate 72 per cent of Australians aged over 25 will have a weight problem in 2025.

Three-year-old girl dies of head injury
A toddler admitted to Starship Hospital earlier this year with a severe head injury has died.

CYF slow to follow up child neglect, says report
An investigation has found that CYF failed to act on more than 200 cases of child neglect last year until notified more than 10 times.

Officers accused of assaulting teen
A trial has begun for two police officers accused of punching and challenging to a fight an 18-year-old who was getting "a little bit lippy" after they were called to disperse a group of teens drinking in an Auckland park.

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Unpaid work invisible and undervalued
Stay-at-home mums are an endangered species these days. I was one once and even then it was hard work explaining why.

Minor crime led to all killer chases
All police chases which led to a record 14 deaths this year were sparked by minor offences, rather than serious crimes, figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal.

Huge horror buried in small news story
Dita De Boni is horrified at the fear of a 2-year-old kicked to death after wetting himself.

'Give me a fair go,' says AC/DC drummer
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd believes he is being treated unfairly after being convicted yesterday for possessing 27 grams of cannabis.