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Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:58
An Auckland plumber who declared less than $1000 in income over five years has lost nearly $5 million worth of property following an investigation into his tax affairs.
Yu Ping Gong and his company earned ...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:54
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Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:51
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:42
A retired couple have been left $53,000 out of pocket after they made a payment on their dream home - only to find the invoice they thought their builder had sent was in fact from a scammer.
Ross and ...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:40
A person has died after being hit by a truck on State Highway 29A in Tauranga on Saturday morning.
The crash happened at 4.40am, on the highway near Maungatapu Bridge.
Cordons were in place at the bridge ...
NZ Herald News - Sport
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:50
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Simona Halep won the first of two scheduled matches Friday at the Western & Southern Open, edging 16th-seeded Ashleigh Barty 7-5, 6-4.Halep will face unseeded Lesia Tsurenko in a quarterfinal match...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:30
NEW YORK (AP) — During the mandatory rookie camp back in June, the New York Giants required players to take a yoga class. Running back Robert Martin walked in, looked around at his new teammates and thought, man, this is crazy."We...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:30
NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Mitchell only ever considered himself a football player. It was a label he willingly claimed for so long. When that was ripped away, he was lost."You don't realize how attached you are to the identity," the...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:25
NEW YORK (AP) — Without stretching, New York Giants offensive lineman Chad Wheeler folds his 6-foot-7, 317-pound frame over far enough to place his palms flat on the ground. His knees are straight but not fully locked, because that's...
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:13
Kieran Read, preparing for his first test of the year after recovering from back surgery, has acknowledged the importance of this first Bledisloe Cup clash against an improved and clearly fired-up Wallabies.The All Blacks skipper...
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:18
OPINION: You work for the boss from hell. She says you're useless and picks at everything you do.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:03
Controversial changes to a mental health crisis service for youth will go ahead following a Ministry of Health review.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:00
One of the chapters in a newly published book Down A Country Road: Stories from New Zealand's heartland by former farm editor at The Marlborough Express Tony Orman is about a legendary sheep farmer of the upper Awatere Valley. Below is an abridged extract from the chapter.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:39
A woman charged with murdering a man at a KaikÅura holiday park in January can now be named.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:30
Anyone can be a photographer. It's just about getting out and doing it.
Sport Headlines
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:38
Money made from selling Blenheim's old netball courts will be pumped back into "recreational activities" in Marlborough.
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:31
An up-and-coming fighter is shaping up for his first bout at Peter 'The Warrior' Warren's brand new boxing gym at Clubs of Marlborough.
Eleven-year-old Fergus Campbell is showing plenty of promise and the young boxer's mother Paula Mossman said her son had really taken to the sport.
"He goes there at least twice a week and spars on Saturday.
"It's fantastic for his fitness. He has to concentrate because when he gets into the ring he has to have his wits about him.
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:59
Shane Cameron, perhaps best known for the one-sided 'Fight of the Century' against David Tua, racked up 29 wins during his successful professional boxing career.
Now he's passing on his wide range of skills to personal trainers, adding boxing-focused routines and fitness techniques to their repertoire.
"People who walk into a gym want to be challenged," Cameron said.
Personal trainer at the PT Collective, Kylie Senior, recently attended the Counterpunch session run by Shane Cameron in Nelson. She took the course because "you can't go stale in this industry."
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:00
She wipes her face with her sleeve and stares at the door. We are outside the Christchurch house where 47-year-old Jason Watene, who she knew on the street as "Uncle" Gummie, died from a heart attack in June, thought to be the result of synthetic cannabis use.
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:00
The kiwi has always been special and on August 20, 1904, it's believed the shy, curious bird truly became the official image of the country and its people. Jessica Long reports.
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:00
EDITORIAL: F Scott Fitzgerald famously said there are no second acts in American life. But New Zealand life? Here, a career can run to four acts, or maybe even five.
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:00
She was at intermediate school in Christchurch when she started using synthetic cannabis.
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:00
Alan Trevor ("Dunc") Duncan: b July 11, 1933; d June 17, 2018
Sport Headlines
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:04
Before her daughter embarked on her Silver Ferns journey seven years ago, Karin Burger's mother decided to seek some advice from Leana de Bruin.
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:33
It's one down, five to go for New Zealand's Daniel Hillier after he continued his imposing form at the prestigious US Amateur Championship.
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:45
​Vaea Fifita's words have had the desired effect. Now he has to back them with actions.
