Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the UN atomic agency said yesterday.
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The sentences of the skipper and navigation officer of the Rena are being welcomed by Maritime New Zealand.
People in Avondale are now allowed to moved fruit and vegetables freely, after officials declared the fruit fly threat over.
The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station yesterday.
Convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby’s sentence will end on September 20 2017.
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Dwayne Wade led the Miami Heat to a 105-93 game six win over the Indiana Pacers.
An American website that helps so called “sugar daddies” find “sugar babies” has crossed the Atlantic to Britain.
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An economic report has found Auckland city benefited from $512 million spending because of the Rugby World Cup
The jury deciding the case of the Zimbabwean accused of sexually violating and murdering his 10-year-old niece has been sent home for the weekend.
Last weekend a father ran onto the field at a school rugby game, grabbing the ref by the throat.
Police are not sure who the Port Waikato skeleton is, but think she did not wash up on the shore.
About 1,100 teachers could lose their jobs as a result of changes suggested for the education system.
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Kiwi mountain biking sensation Anton Cooper's gearing up for another tilt at World Cup glory.
Now it's out there, netball fans are keen to know if the Mystics will employ 'the chairlift' this weekend.
Ma’afu Fia's battle with Tony Woodcock could provide a match highlight tomorrow night.
Liam Messam is unwanted by the All Blacks selectors, but he remains a favourite son of the Chiefs.
Sabrina the Persian tortoiseshell is recovering from an ordeal experienced by few pampered purebreds.
An update on the markets with ASB Securities.
Reds V Reds, Super Rugby 2012 - video, live updates, highlights and commentary, Round 14 action from Waikato Stadium.
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has more than tripled her wealth in the last year.
A former US high school football star has had his rape conviction dismissed, after his accuser admitted she lied
Anglican officials today met with the people who want the Christchurch cathedral to stay.
Budget 2012 may be remembered as the paperboy budget, with the government accused of pinching from 12-years-olds.
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The fire fighter who saved a toddler from a burning house in Invercargill says he is not a hero
Principals and the PPTA say intermediate schools will be a casualty of this year's Budget
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Student protests continued today over National's Budget, but it may not make a difference.
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Rena’s captain and the navigational officer have been sentenced to seven months each in prison.
As far as story-driven single player shooter experiences go, it demands to be played through at least once.
The fruit and vegetables transport ban in Avondale will be lifted in tomorrow morning
The Budget has revealed plans to upgrade New Zealand’s High Commission in central London and use money from asset sales to do so.
The Greens say National are ignoring the public over the partial sale of state assets and bullying submitters in the select committee process.
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Swimming New Zealand CEO Mike Byrne resigned today after a critical review of the sports organisation.
Police in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament on Friday.
A group of 20 protestors gathered outside the High Court in Wellington today in a bid to show their solidarity against the Urewera ‘terror raids’ and yesterday’s court decision in Auckland.
Morgan Stanley may compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO
The Venezuela government has prohibited people from possessing guns in public places.
Young New Zealanders have become less exposed to second-hand smoke in their homes, research has found.
Google has been receiving a number of complaints about websites infringing on Microsoft's copyrights.
A 5.2 magnitude quake has struck in Christchurch.
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The world's first private supply ship flew tantalisingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday.
Mohammed Morsi has been encouraged to advance a runoff vote after polls have showed him leading Egypt's presidential election.
Grey Power is accusing the government of rushing through changes to the way long term aged care is funded.
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World War II veterans will be traveling to London for the unveiling of a Bomber Command Memorial in June.
Six Defence Force personnel have joined the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria.
Outrageous Fortune star Grant Bowler will play Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan's Elizabeth Taylor, according to reports.
An man stopped outside a bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.
An elderly woman is dead after a two-car crash this morning north of Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands.
Four minute trailer for upcoming open-world Triad game Sleeping Dogs.
Watch the video for the full TV ad from David Beckham.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are keen to reunite for a third Bad Boys movie - as soon as they find the perfect script.
Experts have backed the Government's move to radically increase excise tax on tobacco over the next four years.
The stars of bawdy comedy classic Old School are to be inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame at next month's Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards.
One of Auckland’s favourite sons could be returning to these shores to coach the struggling Blues next season.
No one walks away from this budget without getting hit in some way. No matter how small - we've all gone backwards. Even the fancy guys with the planes get hit. All two of them. I bet Sir Peter Jackson is struggling to cope.
A director of failed Auckland finance company Belgrave Finance has pleaded guilty to 23 charges connected to the collapse of the company.
The competition-leading Stormers will take on the sixth-place Sharks and the second-place Chiefs will play the fourth-place Bulls.
As protesters chanted "stop the war on the poor" outside Auckland's Langham Hotel, Prime Minister John Key was inside telling a business audience he was hugely proud of Thursday's Budget.
Another New Zealand link to the scandal dominating Australian politics has emerged, with a newspaper reporting that a prostitute who claims to have had sex with MP Craig Thomson is a Kiwi.
Conrad Reyers has a play with Civilization 5: Gods and Kings
Insurance company Tower has appointed Sealord boss Graham Sturt and accountant Stephen Smith to its board.
Finance Minister Bill English has brushed off student protesters, saying they "need some Greeks to show them how to do it".
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Protesters gathered this morning outside the central Auckland hotel where Prime Minister John Key is giving a post-Budget speech.
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Things may be heating up in New Zealand's Parliament over the zero Budget but events here are nothing compared to what is happening in the Ukraine.
Waratahs captain Rocky Elsom has been cut from the Wallabies squad.
Protests are continuing following yesterday's Budget, which is being dubbed “zero growth" and "zero hope" by the opposition.
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Among those affected by yesterday’s Budget are bach-owners.
Crown lawyers have been outlining their case against the captain and navigational officer of the container ship Rena at the Tauranga District Court this morning.
Two Pennsylvania men mistook a woman's Bible carrying case for a purse when they tried to snatch it from her.
Poetry at Parnassus will feature poetry from each of the 204 nations competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
A three-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being pulled from a burning house in central Invercargill on Friday morning.
High school ball season has officially begun, with some schools nationwide holding their annual balls over the past three weekends.
Jenson Button posted the fastest time in a rainy second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.
An off-duty police officer had drunk five pints before responding to a fatal hostage siege in Opunake.
Actress Meagan Good is planning to make sure her wedding night is extra special - by swearing off sex until the big day.
A Kenyan player is being investigated by the ICC on suspicion of fixing in two international games.
New research out this week suggests the benefits for newborns extend beyond reducing neural tube defects.
Heyneke Meyer included giant 20-year-old lock Eben Etzebeth in a 42-man squad.
Tower boosted first-half profit 83 percent after the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and policy contract liabilities fell.
Barcelona can cap four illustrious years under Pep Guardiola with a 14th trophy in the Copa del Rey final.
The little girl thought she had lost her new bike forever when she tumbled off a rickety bridge 42 years ago.
Less than a year after the birth of an independent South Sudan, fighting with its neighbour Sudan is escalating.
Faking injuries on the pitch could jeopardise treatment for players says referee Howard Webb.
The Spanish government has announced it's injecting another €9 billion into its nationalised bank, Bankia.
The Government has released a report on ways to improve early childhood education a day after the Budget froze parent subsidies.
One thing working in the new England coach's favour - finally there's no language barrier.
Queen Victoria could never have imagined it of course, but her diaries are now available to read online.
Soul legend Bobby Womack has been given the all-clear after undergoing cancer surgery on his colon.
The New Zealand dollar gained after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Greece will probably keep the euro, easing concerns about the fragility of Europe.
Sharon Stone's attorney has hit back at the former nanny who is suing the actress for wrongful dismissal, calling the lawsuit "absurd".
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Blues at Eden Park.
A roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer.
Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal had a secret meeting with a military boss involved in the assassination of Osama Bin Laden while researching their upcoming movie about the operation.
Kanye West took over the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday night by screening his new movie at a pop-up pyramid in a parking lot.
UN climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances.
An eight-kilometre diesel spill is causing trouble for motorists on State Highway 29, at the top of the Kaimai ranges.
Actress Emma Stone is set to be honoured with the inaugural Trailblazer Award at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards next week.
Maori MPs are condemning the judge who handed down jail sentences on Tuhoe activists.
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The man who attempted to kiss Will Smith at the Moscow premiere of Men In Black III has apologised to the actor.
Nearly 700 people were arrested after a protest in Quebec erupted into another night of violence.
British actor Gary Oldman has signed up to star in the remake of cult 1987 action movie Robocop.
Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month.
Lady Gaga infuriated fans in Thailand on Wednesday by inadvertently insulting the country's reputation with an off-colour comment on Twitter.
A car crash near Rangiora has left one teenager dead and another seriously injured.
"I don't know how on earth I will ever top this," said wedding photographer Cate Eighmey.
Unfancied pair Peter Lawrie and David Drysdale lead the BMW PGA Championship.
Sir Elton John was hospitalised in Los Angeles on Wednesday after falling ill with a serious respiratory infection.
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has met with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Washington DC.
NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow.
Doctors say children are confusing tiny, brightly coloured detergent packets with candy and swallowing them.
Economists say the Treasury's budget forecasts are too optimistic and they doubt economic growth targets will be met.
Bujol was convicted in November on charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.
Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
Britain's double-dip recession is worse than first thought, according to a report released today.
The skipper of container ship Rena, which ran aground off Tauranga is due to be sentenced today.
Finance Minister Bill English is promising more than 150,000 new jobs in the next four years – but where are they going to come from?
The race featured an AGL Action Rescue Helicopter and a Proton rally car on an airport runway.
After claiming the scalps of the Crusaders and the Force, the Rebels can break new ground in Wellington on Saturday.
Finance Minister Bill English’s 2012 Budget has not been overly inspiration; it has been called “departure lounge”, “drab” and “penny-pinching”.
Great Britain's women beach volleyball team were at the Houses of Parliament in London confirming they will be wearing bikinis at the London Olympics.
A Hamilton man classified as too blind to do community work has been told he'll be jailed next time he's caught driving.
The Black Sticks Men have started the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a 5-1 win over India in Ipoh, Malaysia last night.
The mother of an 11-year-old girl who took four siblings, all under the age of four, on a joyride is unlikely to face charges.
Tokyo organisers are pleased the Japanese capital made the cut to be one of three contenders to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's hopes of an early release from a Balinese prison have been dealt a blow with suggestions she will not be eligible for parole.
Astrologers representing 30 countries are in New Orlean's famed French Quarter for the United Astrology conference held every four years.
The Norwegian right-wing extremist who has admitted to killing 77 people in a massacre last year said Thursday that he doesn't plan to appeal the verdict if an Oslo court deems him sane.
Three bandits were foiled in Britain when their attempt to pry open a stolen cash box ran up against a new security system that slathered the bills with glue.
From coach Mark Hammett through to captain Conrad Smith and first five-eighth Beauden Barrett, the Hurricanes are well aware of the threat posed by Melbourne Rebels playmaker Kurtley Beale.
The Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially give US nods of approval to arms transfers from Arab nations to some Syrian opposition fighters.
European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how they hope to accomplish that.
A notice restricting the movement of fresh fruit and vegetables in an Auckland suburb could be lifted as early as Saturday if no further Queensland fruit flies are found.
The Government announced its Budget bad news well in advance but that isn't stopping student protests, a torrent of criticism from opposition parties and grim warnings of another recession by trade unions.
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Lawyers for Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara will file papers today appealing against the convictions and sentences for their clients.
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An American skiing filmmaker featured New Zealand mountains and a kiwi in his latest film.
A British man has broke records, but no bones, after jumping out of a helicopter without a parachute.
The New Zealand NBL final four will showdown this weekend in Wellington.
The Philadelphia 76ers have levelled up with the Boston Celtics, forcing a game seven decider after a low scoring 82 - 75 victory in game six.
New socks may have contributed to the Bay of Plenty Magic's recent success on the court.
A video referee is refusing to explain why he gave the green light to Greg Inglis’ try, after he appeared to lose the ball forward.
Richie Allan of instrumental guitar band The Heavy Metal Ninjas wears a mask while performing
Deb Perry, 64, a farmer from Western Australia, plays the spoons and she's become a world wide sensation.
Protestors tonight were outside Mt Eden prison in support of Tame Iti who is spending his first night behind bars.
An Auckland roofing firm must pay more $53,000 after a staff member fell from a roof, fracturing his back.
A remotely operated navy submersible vehicle will help search for a pilot and his helicopter, which is believed to have crashed into a North Canterbury lake.
A gold mine shut down in February was closed down again after inspectors found it was still operating.
One Manawatu man is so determined to see whether saffron can help his mother, he's growing it and turning it into little golden pills.
A young mother saved up $10,000 in six months and now has enough to put a deposit on a house.
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Will the Budget bring about a brighter future for families struggling on low incomes?
Hurricanes TJ Perenara is certainly not hiding from the buzz that he's a future All Black.
Rugby league officials are under fire for a call that saw Maroons' Greg Inglis awarded a try late in Queensland’s 18-10 win.
Christchurch business owners want a controversial crematorium in Sydenham to be moved or shut down.
The Budget is going to hit tens of thousands of us in the pocket.
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it.
The High Court murder trial of George Gwaze has had heard closing arguments from the Crown and defence.
Christchurch's tallest office tower, the PWC Building, swayed up to 6m in the February earthquake according to engineers.
A 61-year-old woman is accused of growing 1.8m cannabis plants, after police drug raids across New Zealand.
Despite two of the Urewera four being sentenced to two years in jail, the saga is not yet over
About 400 students have blocked an intersection near the University of Auckland to protest changes to student loans and allowances announced in the budget.
What does the newly-announced Budget really mean for New Zealand and our future?
Ballerina Eliza Jost was visiting Te Papa during a few hours off when she was greeted by a giant stuffed kea, a waiata and fanfare from a large crowd as she was welcomed as the museum's 20 millionth visitor.
Police have a list of 30 people who could be the woman whose skeleton was found near the Waikato River
A supporter of the Urewera Four says sentencing two of them to jail terms is an outrageous outcome.
A teenager who died after falling eight storeys was drunk and partying with friends at the time, a coroner has found.
Ubisoft has released details on the ‘Insane Edition’ of Far Cry 3, along with a special trailer.
Fonterra's bold plan to gain a second mandate from farmer shareholders for its controversial Trading Among Farmers scheme has taken a body blow with the resignation of the Fonterra Shareholders' Council chairman Simon Couper.
Labour leader David Shearer has delivered a fiery attack on the Government's 'zero' Budget today, calling it an "utter failure".
A Kiwi schoolgirl was chosen by actor Leonardo di Caprio and to address world leaders at the UN Earth Summit
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says Maori have been ignored in the budget which is “disappointing but not surprising”.
When Spotify refers to itself as "the world's music collection" it's not really too much of an exaggeration.
Has a lot going for it, but not eally enough to keep me riveted to the game for long periods of time.
Southern Steel midcourter Courtney Tairi has been sidelined for the rest of the trans-Tasman netball league season after tearing knee ligaments.
The Blues have made a raft of changes to their starting 15 to face the Highlanders in Auckland.
The single largest beneficiary of the asset sales programme this year will be KiwiRail, the loss-making state-owned rail company.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Budget is mean, visionless, staid and static, and does not think New Zealanders should fall for it.
New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) Chairman Mike Eagle today thanked New Zealand for backing the All Blacks and ensuring Rugby World Cup 2011 was a huge success.
The Govt says it will review all the school properties it owns with a view to sell off or invest in more.
Finance Minister Bill English’s second consecutive zero Budget was presented to Parliament this afternoon.
The All Whites and El Salvador did battle in front of a huge crowd in Houston, Texas today with the pair fighting out a 2-2 draw.
The Government says its largest spending increase in the 2012 budget is on health.
Two of the Ministry of Economic Development’s business enterprise funds have fallen victim to the zero Budget.
The Maori Affairs Minister has managed to get millions of dollars from the Budget.
The best way to wrap-up this latest Men in Black, is like this: it's better than the last one - not much of a challenge I agree - and not as good as the first.
An overview of Finance Minister Bill English's 2012 Budget.
The Government has put the brakes on their compulsory auto enrolment of all employees in the KiwiSaver scheme.
Tax loopholes which have given unintended tax breaks to high income earners will be “patched”.
Smokers have been targeted in this year’s Budget with a widely predicted increase in the tax on tobacco products.
The path to that wafer-thin surplus in 2014/15 will be paved by taxing the life out of smokers.
Students have taken to the streets to protest a "black budget for universities" as the Government delivers the 2012 Budget.
Budget 2012 will hit smokers the hardest, with a more than 40 percent increase scheduled over the next four years.
The Green Party have called the Budget a “missed opportunity” and say it will continue to boil middle and low income earners alive.
Labour’s finance spokesman David Parker says the rebuild of Christchurch is the only thing propping up the economy and without it, there would be “virtually no growth”.
British rockers The Stone Roses kicked off a summer of reunion concerts in Warrington, England on Wednesday night by performing their gig in 16 years.
Legionnaires' disease has been linked to another death in Auckland.
A pill press capable of making more than 5000 pills an hour has been seized by police as part of an operation targeting the drug trade.
Gotye's international smash-hit ‘Somebody that I Used to Know’ has landed the Aussie star a sixth week at number one in the US pop charts.
Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson's G.I. Joe sequel has been pushed back nine months so film experts can convert the action movie into 3D.
The third The Hangover movie will be set in Tijuana, according to new reports.
Bruce Willis was determined to return to the Die Hard franchise for a fifth installment because he's "still trying" to make a sequel as good as the original.
New Zealand has posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in April, reflecting a drop in the value of dairy exports.
A Tauranga doctor who fired a crossbow at night at a noisy possum, leaving a bolt embedded in a tree just metres from sleeping children, has been convicted and fined $1000.
A Roman Catholic church official conceded that a 1994 list he compiled of 35 priests suspected of sexually abusing children in the Philadelphia archdiocese included some "pretty sick individuals".
One Direction star Zayn Malik and fellow British singer Perrie Edwards have gone public with their romance by openly kissing during a day out in London.
A stuntwoman left brain damaged and partially paralysed following an accident on the set of Transformers: Dark of the Moon has reached an US$18.5 million settlement with the film's producers.
All Whites Vs El Salvador, 2012 friendly – video, live updates, highlights and commentary of the friendly in Houston, USA.
Damon Albarn has torpedoed hopes of a new Blur album by reportedly walking out of a recording session with the band.
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.
Ballerina Eliza Jost was welcomed as Te Papa's 20 millionth visitor.
Blizzard haven't set out to reinvent the wheel with Diablo III, opting instead to release the ultimate version of a wheel that's already beloved by its niche audience.
Tame Iti and Rangi Kemara of the Urewera Four have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
Will Smith has no regrets about slapping a reporter across the face last week.
Kristen Stewart was happy to film a topless scene for her new movie, insisting she loves “scaring” herself.
One of three men charged with murdering 23-year-old James Ellis near Dunedin last year has pleaded guilty.
A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife.
Charlize Theron says that she hunched over to maximize her “back nudity” while filming Snow White and the Huntsman.
Actress/singer Taylor Momsen has shed her clothes for a raunchy men's magazine shoot.
A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the US and Pakistan.
McIlroy, the current U.S. Open champion, insisted he can beat anyone when he is on the top of his game.
Wellington striker Blair Hilton is out of the New Zealand men's hockey team for the Azlan Shah Tournament in Malaysia.
New mum Natalie Portman and We Need To Talk About Kevin director Lynne Ramsay are teaming up make a western.
Krisnan Inu has been released from his contract with the NZ Warriors to join the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
Britain will ban leaders guilty of human rights abuses from travelling to the UK for the 2012 London Olympics, a senior British official said.
The Daily Telegraph reported Stuart as saying Harrigan had admitted that video referee Sean Hampstead should have ruled against Inglis.
Fisher & Paykel Appliances beat its full-year guidance while posting a decline in earnings, but warns the outlook for 2013 is for soft retail markets.
Barton was sent off for elbowing Manchester City's Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero in QPR's final Premier League game of the season.
Sam Ackerman reviews the highs (and lows) of State of Origin Game One.
The documentary Sir Peter Jackson produced about the West Memphis Three has been secured for exhibition at the 2012 New Zealand International Film Festival.
Former All Black Nick Evans has been named player of the year by fellow players in England.
Facebook's fourth day of trading as a public company brought shareholder lawsuits, and an increase in the company's stock price as the fallout continued from the social network's botched initial public offering.
"We had a lot of rugby and pretty intense rugby at that. It's good to have the time off and get refreshed mentally and physically."
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on a baby boy who died in Waikato Hospital two days after his mother had died at the same hospital.
The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says.
A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
Millionaire Chinese businessman Yong Ming Yan – known as Bill Liu – has been found not guilty on charges relating to false declarations and immigration fraud this morning.
Labour MP Shane Jones, stood down from the party's front bench, is mulling his political future.
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