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TV host Henry offends Australian viewers

Broadcaster Paul Henry has offended Australian audiences with remarks about asylum seekers while hosting a morning TV show.

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A police officer allegedly stole from a cordoned-off Christchurch building after the earthquake. 06:29 pm

Ben Boyce and five colleagues have admitted a charge after a fake pilot stunt at Auckland Airport. 07:20 pm

John Banks has admitted he failed to declare a $1000 gift hamper from Kim Dotcom. 06:59 pm

A 15-year-old boy's appeared in court in Christchurch after a stabbing incident on Monday night. 05:42 pm

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Tauranga Tradesman Jailed For Two Years

A Tauranga tradesman has been jailed for stealing from the Christchurch red zone and selling the items at garage sales.

Mladic goes on trial for atrocities in Bosnia

Mladic goes on trial for atrocities in Bosnia

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic went on trial for genocide on Wednesday, accused of leading the slaughter of 8,000 unarmed Muslim boys… 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report

Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report

SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant's market… 46 minutes ago

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Orange world record attempt (video)

Orange world record attempt (video)

The Kinross Wolaroi School tried for a world record today. The three-legged race world record to be exact. May 15, 2012, 10:00 pm

Dortmund's Kagawa speaks with Ferguson, wants Premier League move

May 16 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa has spoken to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and would like to move to an English…29 minutes ago

A Minute With: Lopez, Banks on expectations when "Expecting"

A Minute With: Lopez, Banks on expectations when

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Banks - stars of this Friday's baby comedy movie "What to Expect When You're Expecting"… 38 minutes ago

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Opinion

  • Yahoo! Boiling Point

    May 8, 2012, 11:49 am
    Prudey Sue puts her foot in it

    “There is a cure for poverty.  It is a rudimentary one, it does work, though.  It works everywhere, and for the same reason.  It’s colloquially called ‘the empowerment of women.’  It’s the only thing...

  • Ken Ring

    May 16, 2012, 12:41 pm
    Where will the extra water come from?

    One of the more mystifying claims in the global warmer/climate change debate is that of sea-levels rising. There is a huge variation amongst scientists, from Al Gore's figure of 65m per century to NIWA's 1998 Lyttelton study of 1mm per year (10c per...

  • What the...?!

    May 15, 2012, 12:40 pm
    Man attaches iPod to arm

    A professional piercer has taken his penchant for body art one step further.Twenty-one-year-old Dave Hurban, who works in a tatoo parlour in Newfield, New Jersey, wanted to attach his iPod nano to his wrist, Reuters reports.He mapped out the four...

  • Yahoo! Upshot

    May 14, 2012, 12:53 pm
    Toddler wakes up air drumming

    Most parents would be happy to leave their kids sound asleep napping in the back of the car.But one family found a new way of waking their little brother up to a happier state on a car trip.A video uploaded to YouTube shows the three-year-old fast...

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