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Thief's investments benefit ministry
By MARTIN KAY - The Dominion Post
A record $3.4 million benefit fraud that humiliated the Social Development Ministry has one saving grace - the government agency stands to make a $400,000 profit.
Excessive greed drives 'determined' fraudster
Median pay won't meet median mortgage
By NICK CHURCHOUSE - The Dominion Post
Single and home-buying? Think again. A Fairfax Media survey into home affordability has shown the mortgage on a median-priced house will suck up 80 per cent of an average New Zealander's weekly pay.
Lawyer confident Howlett will escape with caution
All Blacks winger Doug Howlett is hoping to escape with a caution from police after allegedly damaging two vehicles following a night of drinking at a hotel bar in London.
Kiwi women most promiscuous in the world
By BECK ELEVEN - The Press
Kiwi women are the most promiscuous in the world – right up there with Austrian blokes, a survey says.
Police name woman killed in Dunedin crash
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LATEST: Police have named the Dunedin woman killed in a head-on crash on State Highway 1 south of Dunedin today.
Advances mean 'every crime will be solved'
Iraq bomb hits children in playground
Reuters
A bomber killed a child and wounded 13 others in northern Iraq when he detonated a device hidden in a cart full of toys in a playground on the first day of a national Islamic holiday, police said.
Howard tipped to call poll today
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Thief's investments benefit ministry
By MARTIN KAY - The Dominion Post
A record $3.4 million benefit fraud that humiliated the Social Development Ministry has one saving grace - the government agency stands to make a $400,000 profit.
Excessive greed drives 'determined' fraudster
Minister and Fifa row over sanctions
Stumbling with Atlas' burden
FROM THE LEFT - CHRIS TROTTER - The Dominion Post
To understand why the All Blacks lost on Sunday morning you only had to watch the television advertising on Sunday night. One after the other they flashed across the nation's screens: ads commissioned and broadcast in confident expectation that if the ABs didn't actually win the World Cup they would, at least, be on the playing field for the final match.
Lamb-buying battle creates price worries
By TIM CRONSHAW - The Press
Sheep farmers fear booming dairy conversions in Southland will inflame a lamb-buying battle in the South Island.
Burglar with taste for cheese nabbed
The Dominion Post
A burglar with a taste for cheese and beer avoided capture at the scene of one break-in but was nabbed loitering in bushes outside another house, police say.
Your say: Doug Howlett arrested in London
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Stuff readers have their say on All Black Doug Howlett's behaviour in London.
Your say: Henry's reign is over
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Connell has 'no regrets'
Retiring Rakaia MP Brian Connell says politicians need to mature so that people with strong views are better tolerated.
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Kurdish separatists, Turkey plan attacks
Kurdish separatist rebels say they will cross back into Turkey to target politicians and police after Ankara said it was preparing to attack them in the mountains of northern Iraq.
China drivers kick up stink about "WC" car plates
Some Beijing motorists are flushed with anger over new licence plate numbers that contain the letter combination "WC", saying it gives them "unpleasant images".
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Vintage home's treasures revealed in Wellington
Interior designers Debra and Tony DeLorenzo have fallen in love with one of Wellington's architectural gems – a villa untouched since it was built in 1898.
Fed Farmers battles falling membership
Federated Farmers is out to get new members. Its numbers have fallen from 18,000 a couple of years ago, to just over 15,000 in August.
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