A severe heavy rain and gale weather warning is in place for much of the country as widespread flooding affects farmers, drowning lambs, dousing paddocks, and making driving difficult.Heavy rain is forecast today for Fiordland...
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A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a car in Auckland was the only fatality on the roads over the weekend.The incident took place in the Beachlands suburb yesterday on Beachlands Rd, just before 12.40pm.Senior Sergeant...
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Two people have made a lucky escape after a group of buildings collapsed in the Christchurch CBD during a heavy aftershock just before 1pm.A man and a woman were in a brick building in on the corner of Westminster and Cranford...
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The trial of a Northland man who allegedly allowed his dogs to kill 14 endangered and protected weka, has been delayed until tomorrow.Donald Shepherd, 66, of Warkworth, north of Auckland, faces two charges of allowing his dogs...
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About 60 streets across Christchurch are still without water this morning as aftershocks continue to shake the city after Saturday's earthquake.Council staff are working around the clock to restore water to between 15 and 20 per...
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On a pool table at a Fox Glacier pub, a variety of drinks were arranged alongside the words "RIP Boys", as locals remembered their friends killed in Saturday's fiery plane crash.A few hundred metres away, the bodies of pilot Chaminda...
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Matthew Newton allegedly assaulted his fiancee after an altercation with a man in pub who approached her.
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Australian Muslim preacher condemned by Sydney leaders after he called for the beheading of an anti-Islamic politician.
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Shoya Tomizawa, 19, comes off his bike and the two riders behind him run over him at full speed in shocking crash.
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Mother's grief for son, 18, who had been living it up on his first trip overseas before dying in glacier plane crash.
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Earthquake that hit Christchurch expected to create economic boost.
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THE Christchurch earthquake shook up more than the house and surroundings of 89-year-old Bob McCombe.
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The Metropolitan Police says it may reopen the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World if new evidence is uncovered.
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The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.
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A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.
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Former prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government's prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.
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A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
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Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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As much as the Tea Party fervor is expected to help Republicans in November, it may also create problems for them, and opportunities for the Democrats.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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Downing Street’s chief communications officer is being accused again of encouraging reporters to illegally intercept messages when he was editor of The News of the World.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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Donald L. Kohn, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that unless the recovery showed signs of “decent progress,” more stimulus might be needed.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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As devastating floods appear to widen divisions, Pakistani officials, some accused of ineptitude and favoritism, are trying to repair the political damage.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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Since blocking its “adult services” ads as the weekend began, Craigslist has refused to discuss its motivations.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
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