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O'Rourke cleared over staff allegations
Parliament’s Speaker says he has had to accept that NZ First MP Denis O’Rourke is not in a relationship with his taxpayer funded employee and housemate.
Parliament’s Speaker says he has had to accept that NZ First MP Denis O’Rourke is not in a relationship with his taxpayer funded employee and housemate.
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A white supremacist couple who carried out a plan to kill a registered sex offender and his wife kissed, smiled and shouted during their sentencing in court.
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Health Minister Tony Ryall has ruled out a grace period for synthetic drug users after a complete ban on the products kicked early in this morning.
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The chairman of a school board has accused victims of historic sex crimes of exploiting their abuse as an 'excuse' for difficulties in later life.
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Sonny Bill Williams says he's switching from NRL to rugby union because he wants to challenge himself - before retiring relatively early and having children.
Helicopter rides, smartphones, golf memberships and a Hobbit statue are among the gifts declared by MPs over the last year.
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Today is International Day of the Midwife and we reflect on the changing face of midwives in New Zealand.
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A Kiwi woman detained in Bali after a drug raid is "doing it tough" and is relying on her family to keep her fed.
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Sitting in the plush boardroom of her 14th floor office in the heart of Auckland's CBD, Mai Chen is talking up Auckland.