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The shares sank 7.7% to 60 cents on Friday, leading the benchmark index lower, after the appliances manufacturer posted a first-half loss and lowered its forecast for the full-year. The net loss of $82.4 million included a $55.6 million charge...

A heavily pregnant Rotorua mother drove while two and half times over the legal alcohol limit, a court has been told. Twenty-six weeks pregnant Kylie Wilson was stopped four hours after getting her driver's licence returned from a previous drink-driving...

Nick Evans gave the All Blacks selectors another reminder of his class with a standout performance in the English premiership. With the All Blacks heading to London to wrap up their year with a clash against the British Barbarians at...

The New Zealand dollar fell below A78c against the Australian dollar for the first time in more than five months overnight Friday, but managed to claw back some of its lost ground. The kiwi also dropped to a two-month low...

The Department of Labour is expected to announce today whether the death of All Black Keven Mealamu's niece at a family touch tournament was a workplace accident. Christina Mealamu, 6, daughter of Keven's brother Luke and his wife Lasi, was...

Hamilton police are hunting thieves who stole a bus and took it on a 400km jaunt. Senior Sergeant Jeff Penno said the bus, which had since been recovered, was taken sometime overnight. The bus, sporting distinctive red, yellow and black...

A technical hitch has thwarted New Zealand's bid to join the space race. The launch by New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab of Atea-1 from Great Mercury Island, off the Coromandel Peninsula, was delayed for several hours due to a...

An American clinical psychologist believes convicted child sex offender Peter Ellis is innocent, based on a facial quirk. Dr Paul Ekman, who inspired the TV series Lie To Me, features on TV3's 60 Minutes programme tonight, analysing the behaviour of...

Of course, since it erupted on to our consciousness almost 20 years ago, Mira Road has been an important part of Mumbai. The discussions about it usually focused on the legality of the development, the distance from the city centre,...

Veteran mountaineer Graeme Dingle and adventurer Jamie Fitzgerald embark on a 3000-kilometre walk today to raise awareness about youth issues, such as suicide, unplanned pregnancy, and drug and alcohol use. They will be joined by groups of 16- to 18-year-olds...