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Jail for punching baby 27 Aug 2013 | 05:46 am
A man who shook, smothered and repeatedly punched a 5-month-old baby, causing brain damage and permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to three years and three months imprisonment. The Hig...
Mighty River shares slump to new low 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
Shares in Mighty River Power traded at $2.17 this morning - their lowest point since listing - and down 33c or 13.2 per cent from their $2.50 a share issue price. Mighty River, which debuted on the N...
9 reasons twerking is over 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
The day after the MTV Video Music Awards came with a few more people Googling the phrase: "What is twerking?" It's been a popular search all summer, ever since Miley Cyrus, America's former teen swee...
McCaw leads the way again 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the second Bledisloe Cup test where Richie McCaw once again led the key statistics. ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES (27-16) The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup ....
Ko climbs to seventh in world 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
Lydia Ko has attained the highest world ranking by any New Zealand golfer. The 16-year-old from Gulf Harbour has jumped 12 spots to No 7 on the official world rankings after successfully defending he...
Pressured to work while sick 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
Almost two thirds of New Zealanders feel under pressure from their boss to carry on at work when suffering from a cold or flu, a new survey has revealed. However, more than one third of the survey's ...
The mystery killer 26 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
Trevor Waite and Glenys Stanton were gunned down in Mr Waite's bedroom - but the nature and even existence of their relationship seem as baffling to friends and family as the identity of the pair's ki...
6-year-old dumped by bus driver 26 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
A bus driver on a school run dumped a 6-year-old at the side of the road and headed back to the depot instead of taking him to his bus stop. Oliver Hunter's family are furious the driver left him in ...
Labour MPs take their sides 26 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
Several Labour MPs are openly stating who they support in the leadership race after David Cunliffe one-upped the other candidates by launching his bid with a string of his supporters in caucus standin...
Snipers fire on UN inspectors' vehicle 26 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
UN experts in Syria gathered "valuable'' evidence on a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus despite coming under sniper fire, UN officials said. Unidentified attackers fired at a UN convoy...
