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First-home buys fall (+infographic)
The number of first-home buyers in the market has declined since mortgage-lending restrictions came in. So where are the worst-hit centres? Use our infographic.
The number of first-home buyers in the market has declined since mortgage-lending restrictions came in. So where are the worst-hit centres? Use our infographic.
A bill which will allow a 21-year-old woman to list two women as her mothers on her birth certificate passed in Parliament last night.
Here are the top news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.
These mouthwatering ideas from Megan Singleton will have you packing your bags.
From a 60-yard 'non celebration' to the most vicious footy fight you will see today, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.
A Big Day Out promoter says Blur pulled out of the music festival because members of the reformed Britpop act were having "fisticuffs" while on tour.
Apocalypse-mongerers are greeting a fairly rare (but foreseeable) astronomical event as the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy of global catastrophe.
Former Warriors' coach Matthew Elliott has slammed suggestions that the club's Polynesian players don't respond well to Australian coaches.
Emigration is driven not only by opportunities, but also by inequalities, writes Alan Gamlen. Emigration has been worryingly high for decades.
Low-cost carrier Nakedbus denies a passenger's claim she was left behind at a toilet stop.
Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker will join forces with the Duchess of Cambridge against her husband, Prince William, and Grant Dalton in two match races.
Here are the top news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.
Kim Dotcom's NZ lawyer says court papers regarding legal action by seven major Hollywood movie studios against the internet mogul are yet to be served.
From the perspective of a bona-fide New Zealand monarchist, the Cambridges are more relevant to New Zealand today than Royals have been for decades.
Tau Henare had the 'X-factor' and will be missed by Parliament, writes NZ Herald political editor Audrey Young.
From a 12-a-day diet Coke habit to the coach sacked twice by the same team, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.
Six Game of Thrones fans give their thoughts on last night's epic and extremely stabby fourth season opening episode. Warning. There are spoilers. So don't complain.
A London-based Kiwi, whose controversial Maori cultural advice to British newspapers was branded an ``infantile prank'' in his home-country, is reportedly ``quite upset'' his comments were misconstrued.
Parents of stillborn babies have been banned from allowing volunteers who provide keepsakes of the children into Waikato Hospital as part of tightened building access.
A petrol station attendant believes she was let go from her job when a new lessee took over because she was pregnant.
Here are the top news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.
It's a story about a precious engagement ring lost in the surf on a Northland beach and found by an honest Metal detectorist six years later.
From a possibly decapitated ice hockey player to a popcorn aided baseball catch, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.
The 37-6 loss was appalling. It was incompetent, writes Dylan Cleaver. It spoke of a team that was either not getting the message from their coach or had stopped listening.
Can't wait for tonight's fourth episode premiere of Game of Thrones? Then pass the time by checking off every item on our list of 10 things you need to do before show time.
Lorde has played the biggest show of her short career - performing for 40,000 people in Brazil.
The moment Matt Stewart clicked his safety harness on to the line, he realised his mistake. It very nearly cost him his life.
Given economist Noriel Roubini's track record it would be foolhardy to write him off as just another overly pessimistic grump, writes Liam Dann.
The condition of about 12,000 people crammed into Solomon Islands evacuation centres is of grave concern, says a Unicef sanitation specialist.
Plans for one of the country's most expensive transport projects - a $760m extension of Auckland's motorway network - will go under the microscope today.