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Two guilty of intellectually disabled woman's death
16 hours 43 min agoThe sister of an intellectually impaired woman who was repeatedly beaten by two south Auckland caregivers then left without medical help until she died several days later, says she still has many unanswered questions.
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Real estate agent wins appeal
16 hours 43 min agoWelllington real estate agent Tim Whitehead has won a "discharge without conviction" by appealing to the High Court over his landmark convictions for misleading home buyers.
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Kiwi beaten in Antarctic ridge race
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:56A New Zealand mountaineering expedition on the Antarctic Peninsula has been beaten in the race to be first to scale one of the biggest ridges in the region by a group of French climbers.
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Caregiver never 'laid a hand' on toddler
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:34A woman who is on trial for murdering a three-year-old boy in her care told police she never laid a hand on him, a court was told today.
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Teen killed, five injured in Kapiti crash
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:05Friends of the 16-year-old girl who died following a crash today have paid tribute to the Paraparaumu College pupil.
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Petrol prices highest in 18 months
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 03:22Shell and Mobil have followed the lead of competitors BP and Caltex and hiked petrol prices this afternoon.
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Wife pleads not guilty to murder
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 02:54A woman charged with murdering her husband in west Auckland will stand trial in October.
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Thunderstorms, possible flooding for Gisborne
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:53The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for Gisborne and the Bay of Plenty ahead of thunderstorms and possible flooding later today.
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Car rams Hamilton police station
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:47A car has driven through the front entrance of the Hamilton central police station.
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Focus change, job cuts announced for Ministry of Education
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:23A $25 million budget cut at the Ministry of Education has come in for criticism hours after it was announced.
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Bennington inquest: Search and rescue safeguard needed
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:01The decision to launch a search and rescue operation should not be left to just one person, a coroner has recommended following the tramping tragedy that claimed the life of Te Papa boss Seddon Bennington.
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Spy base 'disarmed for Jesus' - accused
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:42A man on trial for attacking the Waihopai spy base has told Wellington District Court how he and two fellow activists planned and executed their mission.
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Yacht death: Police seek legal opinion
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:53Police have asked their legal experts to decide if a man who died at a Christmas party on a luxury launch in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour was unlawfully killed.
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Doctor suspended, fined for forging practising certificate
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:30An Auckland doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for working without a current practicing certificate and for forging a certificate which he presented to clients.
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Warning over bogus IRD emails
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:21Inland Revenue is warning customers not to respond to a hoax email claiming to offer the recipient a tax refund.
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Duo jailed over taxi driver murder
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:11Two youths who killed a Christchurch taxi driver have been sentenced in the Christchurch High Court today.
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Youths rob Huntly superette
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:59Three youths wearing bandanas and brandishing pistols and an iron bar robbed a superette in the Waikato township of Huntly last night.
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Trio rob hit-and-run victim
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:04A man was run down by a car whose occupants then robbed him of his backpack and wallet in central Hamilton last night.
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Happy Jack cops all his wishes
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:44Jack Peacock had a wish to become a policeman and to holiday on the Gold Coast – and yesterday it all came true.
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'Hero' tag embarrasses solider
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:29New Zealand soldier James McKie says he's "embarrassed" by being described as a hero after saving his commanding officer from a hand grenade attack in Afghanistan.
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