Mayor heavy on 'spin doctors'

Harawira sons charged

Three sons of anti-violence campaigner Hinewhare Harawira - and nephews of MP Hone Harawira - are facing charges over an assault on a 12-year-old boy. ?

Updated 22 min ago

Tributes after Kevin Black's shock death

New Zealand has lost its second prominent broadcaster in a month, with the sudden death of former Radio Hauraki breakfast host Kevin Black at age 69.

Updated 43 min ago

Schools plan to rally against closures

A rally against proposed Christchurch school closures and mergers is planned this afternoon following Hekia Parata's controversial education plans for the area.

Flak for councillor over phone pic

Former policeman George Wood says he did not realise he was breaking the law by taking a cellphone photograph while driving across the harbour bridge.

Steenkamp's mum: Why did he do this?

The family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend wants answers as South Africans brace to hear why prosecutors believe a national hero murdered his model girlfriend.

Club drives Ko to despair

Lydia Ko's coach has revealed why the golfing prodigy stumbled in the final round of the Australian Open - and the depth of her disappointment at finishing third.

Pricey petrol's here to stay

Get used to high petrol prices - that's the stark warning for New Zealand motorists from an expert on global energy politics.

Party leader funds attack on MPs

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig is using his personal wealth to make a nationwide drop of leaflets which criticise MPs who do not follow their electorate's wishes?

The facts behind food price scare

Food prices are not becoming more expensive as the increase in cost tracks the rate of inflation, an economist says.

Secret meeting on new Fonterra HQ

A secret Auckland Council agenda item has revealed the Wynyard Quarter as a possible site for Fonterra's planned new $100 million campus-style world HQ.

Salvors battle above, below waterline

It's just over 500 days since the grounding of the MV Rena caused our worst maritime environmental disaster. Jamie Morton and Alan Gibson visit what's left of the ship?

Police pounce over fake profile

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly using fake Facebook profiles to send inappropriate messages to at least two young teenage girls.

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