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Supreme Court to hear appeal on sex offences
A New Plymouth man convicted of employing an underage girl as a prostitute will have his conviction considered by the Supreme Court.The court - the highest in the land - granted Michael Hastie, 61, leave to appeal his convictions...
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Sections of Northern Gateway toll road to close next week
Sections of the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will be closed over two nights next week for maintenance work to be carried out.On February 14 northbound between the Silverdale interchange and Puhoi...
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Police deny claims of misuse of force
Waikato Police are refuting claims of misuse of force against a 56-year-old Chinese woman visiting from overseas who suffered a dislocated elbow and a cut to her left cheek.District commander Superintendent Win van der Velde said...
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Body found at Wellington bay
A body has been found at Wellington's Scorching Bay.It was not yet known what had happened to the person, or whether the body had come from the water or from the land, a police spokesman said.Police were currently at the scene...
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Two Megaupload accused granted bail
The head programmer of the Megaupload website has been granted bail on the condition internet access is blocked to all members of his household.Bram van der Kolk, 29, left North Shore District Court with his wife today after he...
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Herald readers: John Key should apologise for radio show
Prime Minister should apologise for appearing as a host on Radio Live for an hour before the election.That's the view of a majority of nzherald.co.nz readers who replied to the question "Should John Key apologise for his Radio...
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Sonny Bill's knockout kiss
Sonny Bill Williams took just 2 mins 54 secs to stop his opponent. But some in the crowd who paid up to $100 felt it was money well spent.And with a pay-per-view bill of $39.95, the boxing bout cost Sky subscribers $13.77 a minute...
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Man dies during police arrest
Police are investigating why a man in his 60s collapsed and died as he was about to be arrested for disorderly behaviour at a block of flats in Levin.Police were called to the block of seven flats in Bristol St after reports of...
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Ex principal sentenced for fraud
A once high-profile Hamilton secondary school principal has been sentenced to 40 hours community service after he pleaded guilty to using school funds to pay for building work on his personal property.Martin Elliott, who resigned...
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Heart attack possible cause of fatal west Auckland crash
Witnesses to the aftermath of a fatal head-on collision in west Auckland this morning believe it may have been caused by the driver of an SUV having a heart attack and drifting into traffic.Emergency services performed CPR on the...
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