Christchurch taxi driver stabbed to death
The Press
Christchurch police are hunting for two people seen running from the scene of a fatal stabbing of a taxi driver in Christchurch early today.
Neo-nazi a double killer
The Dominion Post
"Abhorrent" neo-nazi white supremacist beliefs sparked the hate-killings of two men on the West Coast, it can now be revealed.
Climber perishes in Mount Cook ordeal
Martin van Beynen and Beck Eleven - Canterbury
Huddled in his cramped ice-hole, Japanese climber Hideaki Nara, 51, could do nothing for his friend and climbing companion as he succumbed to the alpine cold to become Mount Cook's 69th fatality.
Ikenouchi family visit likely
Canterbury
The family of the Japanese climber who died on Mount Cook may come to New Zealand to take his body home.
School boards under attack
John Hartevelt Education reporter - Canterbury
Illiterate, sexist and anti-intellectual school boards are appointing poorly qualified school principals, says a researcher with 15 years experience working with boards.
Harbour roads draw NZ's best
Jane Marshall - The Press
Olympic brotherhood will be temporarily put aside when New Zealand's leading cyclists battle for national honours on the road today.
Govt says goodbye to Buy NZ Made
The Government has stopped the Buy New Zealand Made advertising campaign, while it reviews its effectiveness.
Questions remain unanswered
Canterbury
The end of the occupation of two Bangkok airports means that the backlog of up to 350,000 foreigners can begin to be cleared. Among them are about 200 New Zealanders whose travel plans were disrupted by the People's Alliance for Democracy protest which began on November 25. But although their travel difficulties have now been, or will shortly be, resolved, the questions surrounding the New Zealand Government's response to their predicament will linger, writes The Press in an editorial.
ZEST CHRISTMAS: JOY in a JAR
The Press
Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, who penned the original Night Before Christmas in 1823, but the simple message of goodwill to all lives on.
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STABBED: The tax driver's body lies at the scene of the stabbing.
Jonah can still wow
One of my great joys from covering the just-completed All Blacks tour had nothing to do with the Grand Slam. It was a retro moment but it wasn't Munster.
Festive fashion from the stars
Stuck for what to wear over the festive season? Take a cue from the celebrities with the latest looks from the red carpet.
Thai crisis shifts to king
Thailand's crippling political crisis shifted its focus from Bangkok's gradually opening Suvarnabhumi airport to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who will address the nation on the eve of his 81st birthday.
Kiwi missionaries' Bangkok miracle
A miracle is how a group of Wellington women are describing their belated escape from a mission in Thailand.
Bad sound sparks Pussycat Dolls fist fight
Nicole Scherzinger, sparked a fist fight after storming off stage during a performance in Hollywood.