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Bob Jones to get $80,000 in defamation case
Kapiti Coast investment adviser Chris Lee has been ordered to pay property magnate Sir Robert Jones around $80,000 towards his defamation court costs.
Key reserved on Defence CV blunder
Prime Minister John Key is declining to say whether a top Defence Department chief who exaggerated a CV might have compromised the security around intelligence secrets New Zealand had and shared with allies.
Wellington Hospital power cut
Wellington Hospital is considering whether to proceed with its scheduled operations this afternoon, after a power failure this morning.
Quake: Aftershocks for weeks
Aftershocks rattling Canterbury and unnerving its inhabitants are likely to last for "weeks" rather than days but will get less frequent and probably weaker, says a Wellington seismologist.
Air New Zealand, Virgin Blue merger denied
Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue have been denied permission to merge their trans-Tasman services by the Australian competition watchdog.
Jilted lover's $250,000 blackmail revenge
A jilted lover blackmailed a married man into paying her nearly a quarter of a million dollars after threatening to disclose their affair to his wife.
Teacher admits assault
A Waikato teacher lauded by students and colleagues for his "positive personality" has been convicted for two assaults on his children, one of which was clipping his son around the ears.
Text death driver gets home detention
A 21-year-old Hawke's Bay driver who struck and killed an elderly woman on a pedestrian crossing when distracted by an incoming text message has been sentenced to nine months home detention and disqualified for three years.
Anderton would quit Parliament to be full time mayor
Jim Anderton has praised Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker for his leadership since Saturday's earthquake - and now says he would consider quitting Parliament if he wins the mayoralty because the southern city needs a full time mayor in the aftermath of the quake.
Food products recalled over bacteria fear
Cuisine Resources are recalling some of their Pams and Signature Range stock products due to possible bacterial contamination.
ACC in legal battle over $250,000 bill from flu jab
A woman who fell seriously ill after having a flu jab has been left with a medical bill of more than $250,000, which the Accident Compensation Corporation is refusing to pay.
Slip hits SH1 near Kaikoura
State Highway One has been partially blocked by a slip south of Kaikoura following heavy overnight rain in the area.
Undie 500 cancelled in wake of quake
The notorious Undie 500 student car race has been cancelled and funds will instead be channelled into helping with the clean-up in Christchurch in the wake of the earthquake, organisers say.
Pilot survives chopper plunge
An Arrowtown pilot had to swim for safety when his helicopter plunged into the sea near the mouth of Milford Sound this week.
Cooperation brings security to shattered city
In the aftermath of the Christchurch quake the military and the police have joined together to provide security in the devastated city.

Cooperation between the services has seen 80 extra police officers who were flown in from Auckland to assist with the disaster staying at the Burnham Military Camp.

The visiting police officers, both men and women, have slept on camp stretchers in the army gymnasium in the days following the 7.1 earthquake.

The police staff manning the cities various cordons around the city are being fed packed lunches and hot dinners prepared by the army’s 40 chefs.

Inside Christchurch central police station an operation room has been established to house both the army and police staff co-coordinating the relief efforts inside the city.

The room crackles with radios and voices as senior military staff and police officers work together to plan the security effort being implemented around the city.

Second lieutenant David Pedrosa-Durie works the radio as he studies maps of the city. He is monitoring military manning the cordons, watching out for potential incidents and co-coordinating their food deliveries.

"The earthquake was worse than I first thought. Until you actually see the damage you have no idea."

Beside him, Lieutenant Dennis Petre said there had been little trouble on the cordons.

"Christchurch civilians seem to be pretty helpful and co-operative."
Quake repair work advice issued
Cantabrians with building damage after Saturday's earthquake are being warned to be careful when checking on tradespeople to do repair work.
Boy caught up in clash of cultures over adoption
An Auckland judge will decide the fate of a 16-month-old boy in a clash of cultures over international adoption.
Arrest over Hutt home invasion
Police have arrested a man in Lower Hutt after an armed home invasion.
Daniel Vettori scoops another award
Captain, allrounder, selector, sometime coach and now New Zealand cricketer of the year ... Daniel Vettori can do it all.
Second quake rocks Hawke's Bay
Two sizeable earthquakes have rocked Hawke's Bay today.

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