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Passenger slips in a puddle of Baileys. Now an airline owes him up to $8.4m
'I was told I went 2m in the air.'
Mega $62m apartment repairs: Residents return to high-rise CBD block
Apartments are gradually being handed back by the head contractor, Teak Construction.
NZ's first woman doctor an abortionist
New Zealand's first woman doctor was struck off in Britain.
Wellington best place to live in the world
NZ's capital ranked the best place to live in the world in a new global study.
Zurich: City of surprises
Beneath its austere exterior, Alexia Santamaria finds the beating heart of Zurich.
Switzerland: The hills are alive with ...
Jamie Morton gets to grips with picturesque Switzerland's double act of charming culture and flashy style.
Professor fired after screening porn at lecture
A professor has been sacked after he accidentally beamed porn through a lecture room projector for all his students to see.
More to Zurich than meets the eye
Zurich is not only the city of banks, but also of public baths - or as the Swiss would say "Badis."
Auckland 24th most expensive city
Executives in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS - but Auckland workers are not flourishing to the same extent.
Author defends film of assisted dying as BBC fields complaints
British anti-euthanasia campaigners accused Sir Terry Pratchett and the BBC of "cheerleading" for a change in legislation.
Soccer: van Hattum backs under fire Blatter
New Zealand sided with the majority as the controversial Sepp Blatter was given another four-year term as Fifa president.
Soccer World Cup voting: All you need to know
On Friday morning 22 Fifa executives will vote in a secret ballot to decide the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Soccer: Oceania gives up fight for Cup votes
The Oceania Football Confederation has accepted the loss of its voting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.
Soccer: Confusion over Oceania's World Cup voting status
The murky waters of the World Cup got even murkier yesterday as the momentum towards Friday's voting in Zurich gathered pace.
Ronan Keating flies home in attempt to save marriage
The singer's wife allegedly discovered he had been having an affair with a backing dancer after finding text messages on a secret phone.
Hobbling Watson: Skiing can be a danger
Eric Watson is "up and about" in a Swiss private hospital after fracturing his back in a skiing accident.
Soccer: Phoenix fume over hand-ball goal
Ricki Herbert had no difficulty pointing to the critical moment in last night's controversial defeat to Sydney FC.
Polanski begins house arrest in plush 'prison'
One man's house may be his castle but in the case of film-maker Roman Polanski yesterday, released at last from his prison cell just outside Zurich, it is his luxury prison.
Outcry over Polanski's 'sinister' arrest
Roman Polanski's fate has became an international cause celebre as Paris, Warsaw and figures from the film world demand his release.