Fran O'Sullivan: Chinese eager to milk brand NZ

Updated 11 min ago

Armstrong admits doping

Lance Armstrong has openly admitted using performance-enhancing drugs in his seven Tour de France wins. ?

Rescued after 21 hours in the water

Three men spent more than 20 hours in the water before being rescued after their runabout capsized, but a teenage boy is still missing.

Updated 41 min ago

John Key taken to hospital after fainting

A restaurant manager says John Key looked unwell during his meal, and was visibly sweating before fainting in front of a full restaurant in Christchurch.

NZC responds to Bond letter

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White says there was "considerable variance" between Shane Bond's account of the captaincy controversy and what actually transpired.Bond?

Five in court after death

Five people appeared in Masterton District Court this morning in connection with the brutal death of Featherston man Glen Jones.

Body found in harbour identified

A Chinese man whose body was found in Auckland Harbour has been identified by a relative this morning.

Bus crash victims head home

The New Zealanders injured in the Kenyan minivan crash have been evacuated to the capital Nairobi while the bodies of those who died are on their way back home.

RIANZ responds to Dotcom piracy plan

"They make some pretty bold claims around the levels of piracy in New Zealand, but how are they measuring it?" asks Pat Pilcher.

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Prices drop in Dec - inflation now 0.9pc

Prices unexpectedly fell by 0.2 per cent during the December quarter, said Statistics NZ this morning, taking the annual rate of inflation to just 0.9 per cent. Seasonal?

'Ridiculously racist' app deleted

Google has removed a "Make Me Asian" app, following an uproar by Asian American activists who said the game promoted derogatory stereotypes.

Politics: Summer holiday developments

Officially, politics isn't happening at the moment, but there are some interesting developments and stories that are well worth reading, says Bryce Edwards

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10859798&ref=rss

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