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Student dies after taking Fantasy
A student has died and his girlfriend almost stopped breathing after taking the illegal party drug Fantasy in what is thought to be the first fatal case involving the drug in New Zealand or Australia. Shawn Jacob Brenner, 22, fell into a coma on Friday...
Rugby chiefs deal with child bashing
The assault of a 12-year-old boy, allegedly by his father and sister after he missed a rugby tackle will be investigated by the Auckland Rugby...
Virgin sets sights on last NZ obstacle
After the hoopla of its arrival at Wellington Airport yesterday, no-frills airline Virgin Blue begins the hard work today of bringing its cheap...
New Zealand News
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Top student run over in front of her friends• Convicted rapist seeks payout
• Fletcher,Hucker dominate in spend-up
• Four dead in weekend crashes
• School sport spies jot down sideline jibes
• RSA jackpot rules keep winner poor
• Nothing sacred for light fingers
World News
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Australian ships in China standoff• British Army pays for sex swaps
• Fujimori linked to $2.4b booty
• Hundreds die as Tamils regain tiny sliver of land
• US Navy asks for riot police to quell Vieques protests
• Grand slam for bogus Tiger Woods
Business News
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Deciding who pays for baby• Cold comfort found in chilly global prospects
• Air NZ-Pratt & Whitney venture creates many jobs
• O'Sullivan: Tough pitch in hardball town
• North Island power line upgrade costs 'could be halved'
• 'Soft'TV advertising pulls CanWest down
IT News
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New disorder, cyberchondria, sweeps the internet• Success of Microsoft's Tablet PC not written in stone
• Net defamation case tests law
• Patent backlog threatens NZ innovators
• Peter Sinclair: Speaking in tongues
• Isle of Man rivals Japan in introducing new mobile phone
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