PM decries 'decade of missed opportunities'
By TRACY WATKINS - The Dominion Post
Prime Minister John Key has promised an ongoing programme of personal tax cuts, more infrastructure spending and less bureaucracy to kick start the economy.
The Speech from the Throne
Stabbed tagger moved onto knife, court told
A 15-year-old boy was accused of "moving forward onto a knife" which pierced his heart and killed him, a jury was told on the second day of the trial of a man for his murder in Auckland today.
Hammer attack victim planned to emigrate
The victim of a "cowardly" claw hammer attack, had been planning to move to Australia this month.
Kiwis working longer and longer
The nine-to-five work day still rules in New Zealand but things are slowly changing.
Tears as cabbie murder accused remanded
By IAN STEWARD and REBECCA TODD - The Press
The 16-year-old charged with murdering taxi driver Abdulrahman Ikhtiari wiped tears from his eyes as he appeared in court today.
Otara house raided after bank robbery
Three dead after San Diego jet crash
Reuters
A fighter jet on a training flight careened into a suburban neighbourhood in the Californian city of San Diego and slammed into two homes, killing three people.
Military jet crashes
Blackwater guards charged in Iraq shooting
Oracle refuse to sign America's Cup plans
BMW Oracle will not sign proposals for the next America's Cup and will rely on a legal appeal against defending champions Alinghi's plans.
Alinghi confirmed for NZ regatta
Oracle trimaran fastest inshore sailboat - Coutts
Young Kiwi surfer thrown in deep end
BNZ cuts home loan rates
By ADRIAN CHANG - Businessday | 04:09PM
The Bank of New Zealand has announced cuts to a range of home loan rates today, following the Reserve Bank's 150 basis points cut to the official cash rate last week.
Clarkson cleared over prostitute comments
By MICHAEL FOX - Stuff.co.nz
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been cleared by Britain's broadcasting watchdog over a series of controversial comments about truck drivers killing prostitutes.
Top Gear's prostitute joke irks viewers
Top Gear Live is coming to NZ
Beckham's Harbour Bridge bungee plunge
- Sucking face deafens woman
- Tears as cabbie murder accused remanded
- Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn - judge
- Teacher dies at karate grading
- Pammie stuns in barely-there outfit
- Child force-fed wasabi and mustard, court hears
- Schools' uniform rules may be illegal
- Mt Taranaki moved
- Three dead after San Diego jet crash
- Less nudity key to calendar success
Pammie stuns in barely-there outfit
Actress Pamela Anderson stunned onlookers when she arrived at a prestigious art fair wearing just a T-shirt and underwear.
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Brain booster drugs - why not?
Healthy people are increasingly turning to brain-enhancing drugs like Ritalin to boost their performance in school or at work, researchers say.
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McCaw a modern miracle
Lost in the rich praise that has deservedly been dished out to Richie McCaw recently has been his herculean feat of appearing in nine games of top-class rugby in seven and a half weeks.
Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 12
Dell's latest netbook blurs the line between these pint-sized portable PCs and their larger cousins.
Jakarta - the new nightlife capital?
The chaotic capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation is rarely associated with glitzy nightlife, but new venues in Indonesia's Jakarta may soon see it challenging more cosmopolitan centres in the region.