Top diplomat slams expats in NZ who ‘lie’ about bad treatment in South Africa
South Africans should stop badmouthing their home country, says diplomat to NZ.
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Letters: Labour shares the blame for unemployment figures
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LGxit: Another council legs it from LGNZ
Western Bay of Plenty Mayor James Denyer highlighted LGNZ's support for elected members.
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Simon Wilson: Let’s be honest - PPPs, tolls and the Investment Summit
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‘Stop buying American’: Could NZ join the backlash against US-made products?
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Editorial: Seymour and Hipkins are right, local politics needs a shake-up
OPINION: Their reasons may differ, but local politics needs some fresh thinking.
Power outage in Whanganui after tree falls on powerlines
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Morning quiz: In which modern-day country is Hadrian’s Wall located?
Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.
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Five teens arrested after two service station break-ins
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Judge reserves decision on Whangārei’s last-ditch effort to stall fluoridation
The High Court has heard Whangārei District Council's application for an injunction.
Man admits beating woman whose blonde hair turned pink with blood during assaults
The man pleaded guilty to an altered charge on the second day of his trial.
The video that shows how Napier residents would flee a daytime tsunami
GNS-created model turns people into red dots as they walk and run to high ground.