Peters makes House erupt in laughter
WATCH: Peters shames Key in Parliament
Winston Peters has cleverly caught John Key over one of the Prime Minister's own housing crisis quotes.
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Johnny Depp asks for spousal support rejection
Johnny Depp has reportedly asked a judge to reject Amber Heard's claim for spousal support after she filed for divorce on Monday (23.05.16) after just 15 months of marriage.
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BUDGET 2016: DHBs big winner in English’s spend up
District Health Boards are the big winners in Finance Minister Bill English's eighth budget, with $1.6 billion coming their way over the next four years after a prolonged period of belt-tightening. The Reserve Bank has said it would welcome infrastructure spending by the government to generate economic activity and help spur tepid inflation.
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BUDGET 2016: NZDMO trims $8 bln from bond programme
The New Zealand Debt Management Office will cut $8 billion from its issuance programme through to 2020 as the government looks set to reduce debt. Finance Minister Bill English today unveiled his eight budget, and slashed $400 million a year from the 2017 budget new spending allowance to help repay debt.
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Eric McIsaac admits to murdering his half-brother Alex Fisher
Alex Fisher's half-brother has admitted murdering the Levin schoolboy at Waitarere Beach last year.
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Cavs on brink of returning to NBA finals
Cleveland are one win away from returning to the NBA finals after beating Toronto 116-78 in game five of the Eastern Conference finals.
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Ladder fall costs builder $60K
A Wellington builder will have to pay out about $60,000 after one of its workers slipped on a ladder and fractured his skull.
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Mia Tindall picking up Queen Elizabeth's bag was unplanned
Britain's Zara Phillips' husband Mike Tindall has revealed their daughter Mia cheekiliy grabbed he great grandmother's handbag in an unplanned moment during their family portrait.
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Inglis Dugan clash could decide Origin I
The front-line battle between Josh Dugan and Greg Inglis could decide State of Origin I.
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40 years on, last chance saloon for cars abandoned in Cyprus war
Akrotiri Royal Air Force Base (AFP) - Antique cars rust under the fierce Cyprus sun beside vintage motorcycles and gutted lorries, stranded for four decades on the wrong side of a dividing line that didn't exist when they were parked.
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Muslim pupils must obey teacher handshake rule: Swiss canton
Geneva (AFP) - Religious belief is no excuse for refusing to shake a teacher's hand, authorities in a northern Swiss region ruled Wednesday, reversing one school's controversial decision to grant exemptions for Muslim pupils unwilling to touch the opposite sex.
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Tragically Hip singer diagnosed with an terminal brain cancer
Ottawa (AFP) - Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, the Canadian band announced Tuesday ahead of what is likely to be a farewell tour.
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NZ dollar drops as June rate-cut bets fade
Speculation the Reserve Bank will refrain from cutting interest rates next month and comments from Australia's central bank saw the kiwi fall.
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Kelly Osbourne's warning for Ozzy's alleged mistress
Kelly Osbourne has warned her father's alleged mistress Michelle Pugh not to mess with her family.
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Gay ex-league star reveals guilt burden
Former NRL star Ian Roberts has spoken candidly about his coming out as gay, mental health issues and guilt he feels over the death of a young friend.
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Corruption scandal throws Brazil's interim government into disarray
BrasÃlia (AFP) - Acting Brazilian president Michel Temer's government faced its first major crisis Monday when a key minister stepped aside following a leaked recording in which he appears to discuss using Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to derail a huge corruption probe.
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Drone captures shark feeding frenzy on whale
Sydney (AFP) - A drone has captured a bloody feeding frenzy by around 70 tiger sharks on a dead whale, turning the pristine waters of the aptly named Shark Bay in Australia red.
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Moffatt engaged to fellow Rio Olympian
When Moffatt races at her third Olympics in Rio, the 31-year-old will do so with a brand new sparkler on her ring finger and her fiance watching on.
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Dutch F-35 jets touch down for European air show debut
Leeuwarden (Netherlands) (AFP) - Two US-assembled F-35A fighter jets destined for the Dutch air force have landed for the first time in northern Europe, ahead of the stealth plane's continental air show debut over the summer.
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Princess Charlotte has a 'little crew of royal' friends
Britain's Princess Charlotte has a "little crew of royal" friends in her royal cousins Mia, Savannah, Isla and her brother George.
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Head Hunters meth cook jailed for 19 years
Two methamphetamine cooks working for the Head Hunters gang have received hefty jail sentences after they produced millions of dollars worth of the drug.
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