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$Valerie Adams has reached another Commonwealth Games shot put final. (Photo \ Getty Images)$

Dame Valerie Adams cruises into shot put final
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 2:36pm
Valerie Adams's hopes of a fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal are on track after she qualified comfortably at Carrara Stadium...
Christchurch

$Christchurch City Council is again being urged to intervene in the Lyttelton Port dispute. (Photo \ Getty Images)$

Union upset at lockout at Lyttelton Port
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 10:58am
Lyttelton Port Company is locking out workers, prompting those affected to call on owner Christchurch City Council to intervene. Lyttelton...
Business

$Jag Rewat of Pegasus Energy Ltd, which was operating a BP station in Hastings, did not pay staff minimum wage, and made them work up to 16 hours shifts with lesser hours recorded in the log books. (Photo \ File)$

BP owner fined $250k for keeping workers in conditions 'verging on slavery'
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 1:17pm
The owner of a BP service station in Hastings is more than $250,000 out of pocket after not paying two staff members the...
Sport

$Photo \ Getty Images$

Ish Sodhi signed by IPL side
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 8:44am
New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi will make his debut in the Indian Premier League after joining the Rajasthan Royals as an...
Gold Coast 2018

$Laurel Hubbard set New Zealand junior records as a male, but will compete on the Gold Coast as a female. (Photo \ Getty Images)$

Lifting needs Hubbard gender debate: Games boss
Monday, 9 April 2018, 3:15pm
Listen above as caller Nigel talks to Andrew Dickens Afternoons The discourse surrounding New Zealand weightlifter Laurel...
Sport

$Brendon Hartley matched his best ever finish at a Formula 1 GP. (Photo \ Getty Images)$

Hartley 13th in Bahrain, as teammate finishes fourth
Monday, 9 April 2018, 9:16am
Brendon Hartley was overshadowed by his Formula One team-mate as he notched a solid 13th-placed finish at Bahrain Grand Prix. Kiwi...
Gold Coast 2018

$Andrea Hewitt was the last of the Kiwis to finish in the women's triathlon this morning. (Photo \ Getty Images)$

Hewitt flops in triathlon, no Kiwi medals
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 1:58pm
Kiwi Andrea Hewitt has lambasted her dreadful start to the swim leg after finishing 13th in the Commonwealth Games women's...
Gold Coast 2018

$New Zealand Commonwealth Games wrestler Michelle Montague has broken her leg, ruling her out of the Games. (Photo \ Photosport)$

'Heartbreak' as NZ wrestler ruled out of Games after breaking leg
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 12:27pm
New Zealand wrestler Michelle Montague has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after breaking her leg while training...
News

Clocks go back - Daylight saving ends
Saturday, 31 March 2018, 10:27pm
An hour extra tonight - whether you are working or sleeping. Daylight saving ends when clocks go back 1 hour at 3 in the...
Crime

$Turiarangi Tai has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Chozyn Koroheke in April 2017. (Photo \ NZ Herald)$

Man guilty of girlfriend's shotgun murder
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 2:34pm
An enraged Auckland man who used a shotgun to blast his 22-year-old girlfriend in front of her brother has been found guilty...
National

Govt to pay for return of soldiers' bodies
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 1:51pm
The government will fund the return of the bodies of all New Zealand soldiers buried overseas since 1955, it's been announced. Since...
National

Mycoplasma bovis cull will cost $60m
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 12:56pm
The $60 million cull of 22,000 cattle infected with disease Mycoplasma bovis is underway, the Minister of Agriculture has...
National

$A strong wind warning is in place for the Canterbury High Country for Tuesday. (Photo \ File)$

Heavy rain, gales on their way to the South Island
Monday, 26 March 2018, 12:22pm
Heavy rain and strong winds are on their way to the South Island, according to MetService. Heavy rain is expected to hit...
National

$Labour minister Phil Twyford has echoed Shane Jones' criticism of Air NZ cutting back on regional air services. (Photo \ NZ Herald)$

Another minister criticises Air NZ
Friday, 23 March 2018, 8:28am
Another cabinet minister has criticised Air New Zealand's attitude to regional services - and this time it's the transport...
National

$A study claims hundreds of lives could be saved every year if more Kiwis used public transport. (Photo \ File)$

Kiwis' focus on cars harming our health, says study
Friday, 23 March 2018, 7:02am
Local councils can improve New Zealanders' health and save lives with less focus on the car and a greater emphasis on walking,...
Christchurch

$Police have arrested a man and charged him with sexual violation. (Photo \ File)$

Christchurch man facing sex charge
Friday, 23 March 2018, 6:49am
A man has been arrested and charged with sexual violation at a Christchurch dance school. Police say the 52-year-old Christchurch...
Sport

More misery for Silver Ferns after Jamaica loss
Friday, 23 March 2018, 6:44am
A massive setback for New Zealand's Commonwealth Games netball preparations after a first ever defeat by Jamaica at home. The...
National

Middlemore Hospital walls full of mould
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 11:25am
Buildings at south Auckland's Middlemore Hospital face costly upgrades as some of the walls are filled with rot and mould,...
Business

$Acting Reserve Bank governor Grant Spencer. (Photo \ Mark Mitchell)$

Reserve Bank leaves OCR unchanged
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:23am
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has left the official cash rate unchanged at its record low of 1.75 per cent. Traders and...
National

$Rocket Lab's Humanity Star was expected to orbit the Earth for nine months, it will crash after two. (Photo \ NZ Herald)$

Rocket Lab's Humanity Star to crash much earlier than expected
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:25pm
Rocket Lab's Humanity Star is expected to reach a fiery doom much earlier than expected. The 8kg carbon fibre geodesic sphere...
Entertainment

Life imitates art as Flight of the Conchords postpone shows
Monday, 19 March 2018, 12:00pm
Flight of the Conchords have been forced to postpone their tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland after Bret McKenzie broke...
Politics

Nats apologise for using petition details to solicit donations
Monday, 19 March 2018, 11:07am
The National Party has apologised after information about people who signed up for two of its petitions was used to solicit...
Emergency

Rescue for woman injured on Mt Taranaki
Saturday, 17 March 2018, 7:59pm
A rescue operation is underway on Mt Taranaki after a woman was injured in a rockfall. Police were called around 2:30pm on...
National

Jacinda Ardern's decision to suspend free-trade talks with Russia
Saturday, 17 March 2018, 6:42pm
Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the Government will not now resume free-trade talks with Russia. Restarting the discussions...

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