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Last hurrah for Happy Feet

Rugby: Waikato bounce back from embarrassing reverse

Large fire breaks out at Taranaki workshop

Coroner aims spotlight on dangers of helium

Lift caused chemical smell at 111 centre

A chemical smell which led to the evacuation of Wellington Police Station yesterday was caused by an electrical fault in the lift.

Frosts come a'creeping after southerly blast

The bitterly cold southerly which hit New Zealand this week is retreating, but widespread frosts are taking its place.

Fire guts Tawa home

A fire has gutted a derelict house in a north Wellington suburb overnight.

Stock Takes: Soldiering on in the markets

China tops list for National Party conference

Rugby: De Villiers calls in old hands to stop the losses

Fran O'Sullivan: Look out for the kids when you swing that axe, Mr Key

NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

England rugby great: NZ is 'awesome'

Former England captain Phil Vickery is encouraging the English rugby fans to make the trip to New Zealand.

Kayaker missing in Wellington harbour

Cancer patients will benefit from new technology - Ryall

More delays for Wellington train commuters

<I>Peter Calder:</I> Getting sniffy about hotel smells

At first, I thought somebody had died and we'd stumbled into the place where the corpse was being embalmed...