Man faces charges for trying to smuggle cocaine from Chile to AucklandUS arrival arrestedMan faces charges for trying to smuggle cocaine from Chile to Auckland
Friday May 18 06:36 NZT

American arrival arrested for cocaine smuggling

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A US man accused of ingesting cocaine pellets to smuggle them into New Zealand will reappear in court on Friday.

Runaway didn't know source of $10m: Lawyer

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Human rights activists say "royal tyrants" are on the guest list for a Diamond Jubilee lunch with foreign monarchs at Windsor Palace.

Lam upset at night-time media door knock

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Blues coach Pat Lam is upset at having a journalist knock on his door at night to get his reaction to a report that he had received a racist text.

Jobs ads fall in 'tepid' labour market

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After another fall in national job ads, ANZ economists say the trend for recent months suggests a fairly tepid labour market.

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New Saturday Breakfast co-host revealed

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Tamati Coffey will replace Rawdon Christie as the new co-host of the Saturday version of TVNZ's morning current affairs show Breakfast.

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"I risked everything for a stupid, pointless affair."

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Just two years after getting married, Melissa*, 28, had a six-month affair — but did her husband forgive her?

'Mermaid' stares down great white shark

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