Key 'almost quit over quake'
Prime Minister John Key was so nervous that he might have overstated the number of fatalities of the Canterbury earthquake that he resolved to quit if he’d got the number wrong.Where’s the real trophy?
LIAM NAPIER - Sunday Star Times
Aussie John O’Neill raises doubts over the authenticity of world rugby’s greatest prize ... the Webb Ellis Cup
Pharmac attacked for rushing drug
TONY WALL - Sunday Star Times
Dozens of elderly patients have suffered bleeds – and at least two have died – after taking an anti-blood clotting drug which was rushed onto the market by Pharmac in a deal worth more than $100m.
Speak your mind and win an iPad
ADAM DUDDING - Sunday Star Times
When you eat a jelly-baby, what do you do first – bite off the head, bite off the legs, or shove the whole thing in your mouth?
Anger building over 'racist' call
Anger is growing over Maori academic Margaret Mutu's controversial call to cut white immigration.
Red zone values fuel mass protest
Disgruntled homeowners in Christchurch's residential red zone are planning a mass protest rally today.
Military 'spin' doctors under fire
The Defence Force is spending millions of dollars on public relations, giving ammunition to critics who say it is trying to "spin" its involvement in overseas wars.
Award eases Jessica's pain
Govt defends fishing management
Out from under the radar
Tuesday's Silver Scroll Awards honour NZ's finest songwriters. But what about the musicians nipping at their heels? Grant Smithies celebrates six of the best bands you might not have heard of â yet.
Maid in Mississippi
The steamy south is the setting for this civil rights tale.
A taste of how the other half live
Out of the box
Sailor still rocking and rolling
Seventies survivors Hello Sailor talk to Kim Knight ahead of their induction to the music hall of fame.
Woeful Warriors left sweating
The Warriors saved their worst performance for the biggest game of the season so far.
All Blacks need answers
The pieces of the puzzle just won't fall into place for Graham Henry. It must be as frustrating as hell.
Tall Blacks pledge one out of three
Stop parental pearls of wisdom
Waiting for real McCaw
Has Richie McCaw lost his mojo - that's the question the rugby world is asking itself.
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Food safety backlash
Politicians and government officials appear to have been blindsided by a backlash to new food safety laws, with nearly 4000 people signing a petition demanding change.
IRD cracks down with dawn raids
The IRD is cracking down on the hidden economy, launching dawn raids on the homes of people operating cash businesses.
Fog of war betrays democracy
Christchurch investors feeling unloved
Mystery over Huljich cash
Mystery compensation payments were made to investors in the twilight days of the troubled Huljich KiwiSaver scheme, new accounts reveal.
A force for good
No swearing. No drugs. No smoking. No gang paraphernalia. No caps, beanies or hoodies. You must shake hands, and look your interlocutor in the eye. If you can recite the homilies on the walls concerning courage, responsibility and decency, your fees will be waived.
Master of the fragile art
Kate Mead talks to the man who helped make Whanganui the hotbed of glass art.
Sailor still rocking and rolling
Out from under the radar
View from the top
Aged 10, John Key decided he wanted to be PM. Forty years on, with one term (nearly) under his belt, has it been worth the climb? He talks to Adam Dudding.
Old school
Long huffy years, I waited. An invitation. That was all. A plea to return. The old girl made good. Do, pray, share your hard-earned wisdom with these eager young minds.
Maori rhetoric drives a wedge in racist chasm
In the same week that the Supreme Court scuttled police chances of successful prosecutions against alleged revolutionaries, Maori academic Margaret Mutu sowed the seeds for future racial conflict.
Conversion still needed to win
RWC financial losses more risky than on-field failure
Murder, to write
It's easier taking a page out of someone else's book.
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