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Scientist urges 25sec alert system

One of the world's leading earthquake scientists has called on New Zealand to adopt cutting-edge technology that could give people as much as 25 seconds' warning.

Dad 'starved in rest home'

A former rest home manager is calling for better care for the elderly after her father was "starved of food and fluid" in a Whakatane centre.

Exporter pays $39m for Hotchin house

Auckland's most expensive house, the seven-bedroom mansion on exclusive Paritai Drive partly financed by former Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin, has been sold to a businessman for $39m.

Surf's up: Broadband to get cheaper

NZ can look forward to cheaper broadband or higher data caps after National was yesterday left with no mates in Parliament to support its proposal to override price cuts.

Year's wait for rest home care

Elderly people needing home care in north and west Auckland are waiting up to a year to get help - ironically because a new, improved assessment system takes longer.

More care options for the independent

At 95, Lilian Robinson is blazing a new path for older Kiwis who want to stay out of rest homes.

Cunliffe: Kiwis in Oz should be treated the same as Aussies in NZ

Meet the CEOs: Vodafone, Russell Stanners

Business reporter Hamish Fletcher talks to Vodafone chief executive Russell Stanners

'Extinct' bird could still be alive

A claimed sighting of the South Island kokako, a bird declared extinct six years ago, has fuelled hopes the species could still be alive.

Inside our rest homes: Readers react

A caregiver says elderly residents at a rest home in the Wellington area were dressed again in dirty continence pads to save money on new pads.

Lifting the lid on rest home care in NZ

A two-month <i>Herald</i> investigation of rest homes has found some major failings - including a confused married woman "mauled" by a resident and a 9-month scabies outbreak.

All Blacks complete perfect season

The All Blacks completed their first perfect season as a last-gasp try by Ryan Crotty and an Aaron Cruden conversion defeated Ireland 24-22.

Following idealistic dad's steps

Do you remember where you were when you heard my father had died, asks Holly Donald, daughter of Rod.

What's really going on in rest homes

Retired air force warrant officer Frank Bailey, MBE, has never been a complainer. But when he speaks of his late wife, Lilian, he chokes up.

Credit card battle builds

Competition is heating up in the $5.6b credit card market, with two major banks releasing new offers in the past week.

How Dotcom wooed his wife

In this exclusive extract from a new book written by David Fisher, Kim Dotcom relates how he met his future wife Mona - and the efforts to woo her.

MPs to get 2.2% pay rise

The Remuneration Authority has approved a "restrained" pay rise for MPs, giving each backbencher $3,500 more a year and raising PM John Key's salary by $9500.

Kiwis on wrong side of 'digital divide'

Poor, elderly, small town dwellers and Maori and Pacific people are being left on the wrong side of the "digital divide", according to a new survey of NZ internet use.