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Row over miscarriage bill

<i>Greg O'Connor:</i> Police abused every day for doing their job

NZ prostitutes' advocate speaks at Oxford debate

Smokers have lower IQs, says study

Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers and the more a person smokes, the lower his IQ, according to a new study.

Young offenders finish first military-style camp

Air NZ boss accuses police of intentional undermining

Air NZ boss Rob Fyfe has accused police of intentionally trying to undermine confidence in the airline - a claim the police minister rejects.

Pilot, hostess caught in Air NZ drinking row

A row has broken out between Air NZ and the police after claims of drink-driving staff and a drinking culture.

NZ prostitution for Oxford debate

Missing mother, daughter appear at police station

Name suppression decision attacked by Maori Party MPs

Party's MPs join chorus of condemnation at the permanent name suppression given to a Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images, many of them picturing children.

<i>Editorial:</i> Jobless data weak, but all is not gloom

Kyrgyzstan - a vanishing culture

Widespread fears stifle normal life

PM puts heat on race extremists

Prime Minister John Key will use his Waitangi Day address this morning to tackle extremists on both sides of the race relations divide.

Eighteen days to unravel a death

Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.

Foreshore and Seabed Act could go this year, PM tells Maori

After a warm welcome at Te Tii Marae, PM John Key told gathered Maori 2010 could see a 'better solution' to the foreshore and seabed issue.