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SYDNEY - Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by one percentage point Tuesday in the latest bold move… More
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Bangkok stand-off: Hercules set to rescue stranded Kiwis
The Government will decide within 48 hours whether it needs to send a military transport aircraft to Thailand to rescue up to 300 stranded New Zealanders, Prime Minister John Key said today. The C130… More
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Labour left $1 billion hole in ACC books - Govt
The outgoing Labour government left behind a $1 billion hole in the ACC budget which will have to be filled, Prime… More
Air NZ crash: Family and friends arrive at crash site
More than 20 family and friends of the five New Zealanders killed in the Air New Zealand A320 crash will be in… More
Men with shotgun tried to rob post shop - witness
Three men wearing balaclavas and armed with a shotgun attempted to rob a New Zealand Post Shop in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie this afternoon, according to a witness. A man… More
Car finance next to feel the freeze, says new report
Finance company collapses over the last year have hit the property development industry, but it is vehicle dealerships that will suffer in the future with the withdrawal of their financiers… More
Rugby: World Cup not just about All Blacks - Snedden
LONDON - Guests at the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool draw were treated to an audio visual extravaganza of all that is bright and beautiful about the tournament host when they sat inside… More
Obama names Clinton as Secretary of State
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama today confirmed his national security team will be headed by former campaign rival Hillary Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates… More
Google launches Street View for NZ
Google's Street View kicks off in New Zealand today, making us the seventh country that the popular on-the-ground mapping service is available in. Street View is a unique Google… More
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Police in Torbay, Devon, will hand out jandals to drunken women to help them walk home safely. The women are being offered the chance to swap their high heels for flat shoes to…… More
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Suspect in Hudson family murders arrested
CHICAGO - The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been arrested and will be charged with the October slayings of three of her… More
Dunedin: Hot spot in city of Scots
If there's one New Zealand city where you don't expect balmy temperatures, it's Dunedin. Yet the city has one place that's always as toasty as a sauna. Otago… More
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More than just a filling for dainty high tea sandwiches, cucumbers add crunch and colour to all kinds of salads, and their cooling effect makes them an essential… More
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