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  • Police

    Felled by 'king hit'

    A teenager has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Bay of Plenty school principal in Whakatane.

  • Classroom

    Certificate suspended

    A woman teacher, who had a baby with one of her 17-year-old students, has managed to hang on to her registration.

  • Police

    Teen facing prison time

    A teenager is facing a possible prison sentence for helping his friend take his own life.

  • Dan Carter

    British press slate All Blacks

    British rugby writer Stephen Jones has described the current All Blacks side as one of the worst in recent memory.

  • Robert Pattinson

    New Moon star paranoid

    Robert Pattinson needs 25 security guards to protect him from crazy fans.

  • Hone Harawira

    Party to hold another hui

    Maori Party leaders are refusing to comment on reports the majority of party members are backing Hone Harawira.

  • Tim Tam

    Here's how it works

    We help you understand what drives you to overeat so you can be the boss of the biscuit tin.

  • International Balloon Fiesta

    Take a look at our gallery of some of the week’s best pictures.

  • Neil Broom

    Pair questioned by police

    Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have owned up to breaking team curfew and inadvertently starting a riot while in India.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Woman files a lawsuit

    Jennifer Lopez's personal guard dog has been branded a 'menace' for attacking a stewardess.

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