Special votes see Greens gain seat, Nats lose
The Greens gain a new MP and National lose one with the special votes now counted. There were 270,965 special… More
LIMA - New Zealand's new prime minister John Key has met Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd for the first time since winning government, with both leaders pledging to continue the strong relationship between… More
All Blacks: Welsh fire must be extinguished early
Richie McCaw runs with Isaia Toeava in training ahead of tomorrow's clash with Wales in Cardiff. Photo / Getty Images
The Greens gain a new MP and National lose one with the special votes now counted. There were 270,965 special… More
A Taranaki student had to jump out of a window to escape a bashing by three fellow students this week. Three… More
MIAMI, Florida - A Florida teenager died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12… More
Passengers on partly full Air New Zealand flights to the United States can guarantee an empty seat next to them - if they're prepared to pay $75. The airline's novel way of making… More
Dairy giant Fonterra has slashed its payout forecast, ripping more than $700 million from the economy. Fonterra yesterday made an unscheduled change to its forecast payout to farmers… More
SYDNEY - Daniel Flynn issued the rallying cry for his fellow New Zealand batsmen as they eye a tough runchase for a boilover first cricket test victory against Australia. On a frantic… More
MIAMI, Florida - A Florida teenager died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an… More
Grant Straker spent his earlier years jumping out of planes in Africa and training in the jungle, but has found converting websites into different languages just as exciting, especially… More
Christine Ody wants answers: "I've been eating low-fat EasiYo yoghurt for years, which I had always thought was packaged as 'Slimmers'. Several months ago, I realised the packet…… More
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She's come a long way from Milton. So far, in fact, that late-night news beauty Samantha Hayes has been voted Auckland's sexiest woman. The Nightline presenter… More