Sir Paul Holmes' former flying instructor has tackled one of the greatest aviation feats - from South…

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An ex-girlfriend of a jailed rapist is furious he was able to stalk her from prison, and also arrange for another prisoner…

Rates for the controversial Hotchin mansion have remained at 2011 levels, despite multimillion-dollar capital improvements…

1. Hotchin up for a $6.4m slice

Home invaders terrorised and assaulted residents with a gun and knife early yesterday.

1. Bashed woman turns to Facebook for help

A man, 31, found dead in a bath at an address in Patea, South Taranaki, on Dec 30, has been included…

1. Body found after grim search

Like a spaceship taking off after a quick visit, Raglan's Futuro house is off to a new destination.

1. Foreign buyers snapping up NZ land

The apparent execution-style killing of a NZ woman in Libya has sparked concerns for five others still in the country.

1. Officials work to identify slain Kiwi

Girls from poorer suburbs may be shut out of a top Catholic girls' school in one of Auckland's richest suburbs when an enrolment…

1. Lorde told to harden up

A leaflet drop in a leafy Auckland suburb suggests house prices there will plummet if rezoning plans go ahead.

1. Young guns and shooting stars

The partner of a jetboater killed after hitting a tree is traumatised after a shocking high-speed tragedy…

1. Tourists lose everything during Taupo swim

Clutching his unconscious baby nephew in one arm, and fighting the pain of his own injuries, Sandeep Singh grasped blackberry…

1. Hurt man's climb to save family

A hothead Kiwi baker is defiant after sending a poo-shaped cake to a customer when she became annoyed at her for rescheduling…

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Holidaymakers heading to Taupo, Turangi or Australia have been urged to make sure they're fully immunised after a measles…

1. Hip-hop fever not in North

PM John Key is keeping coy about his round of golf with US President Barack Obama last week - but son Max is not so shy.

1. Obama, John Key play golf in Hawaii

A "massive" high-pressure system will bring up to 10 days of settled summer weather in NZ - but Kiwis…

1. Wild weather turns beach to danger zone

Ladder-related injuries are costing Kiwis almost $17 million a year, and those aged 50 to 64 are taking the most tumbles…

1. Featherston man hurt in ladder fall

Motorists are turning their cars into mobile billboards - with hopes of being paid up to $1k a month .CarAds began operating…

The New Year Honours list was revealed this week and so another New Year was kicked off picking over the recipients and…

1. Full list: New Year honours

Kim Dotcom's mother was raided at her home the same day authorities swooped on the controversial internet mogul's sprawling…

1. Dotcom beats politicians for pet position

Two aviators had a lucky escape after their aircraft suffered a fuel leak and caught fire this afternoon…

1. Walker car going 160km/h

Holiday-makers returning to the big smoke are leaving a trail of fumes north of Auckland in traffic delays of up to three…

One person is dead and another critically injured after a high speed crash on a river in the Hawkes Bay.

A plane will drop medication off at an Australian base in Antarctica for some of the passengers who were stranded for eight…

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A police search yesterday failed to find 40-year-old Aucklander Peato Samele Ilalio, who is presumed drowned after he went…

A woman was seriously injured in a crash near Taupo this morning.

A woman has died after the car she was driving collided with a tree in west Auckland this morning.

A 9-year-old Papamoa girl who dragged a young boy from the surf has shrugged off her hero status and says she was just doing…

The motive for the killings of a British man and his female New Zealander companion on a beach in Libya could be criminal…

1. Kiwi reportedly killed in Libya

Police have found a car stolen from the parents of a cancer-stricken 1-year-old boy, who also had their house burgled while…

1. Burgled during baby's cancer treatment

A private lodge in Coromandel was badly damaged by a large fire early this morning.

You may not have heard of Ken Langone - I hadn't until…

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Scientists say lights from electrical discharges are…

1. Quake in southern Italy rattles Naples area

Labour's poll support has slipped after an initial surge following David Cunliffe's election as leader, the latest Herald-DigiPoll…

1. Call to focus election on child poverty

Supermarket grumbles #1 Elana Hokkan was at the deli counter in her local supermarket when she saw a woman trying to get…

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Popular holiday destinations for New Zealanders unsurprisingly include African and Asian countries, providing a plethora…

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