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Who would have imagined that an image of Piri Weepu bottle feeding his baby would have caused such an outrage? The criticism from overzealous supporters of breastfeeding resulted in the image being removed from a forthcoming ad campaign.

Bigwigs: cars wend their way down a lane cleared through the rubble of the 1931 Napier earthquake in a scene which may resonate with Christchurch people upset that only dignitaries appear to be getting access to the Chch CBD.

Model and actress Rachel Hunter has helped release a juvenile kiwi chick into the wild in the Hawke's Bay, the 100th to be hatched and released by private kiwi breeding project Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust.

What on earth are we going to do about Waitangi Day? And, more to the point, what on earth are we going to do about the Treaty of Waitangi, which has wormed its way into almost every economic and/or social interaction in the country? This whole Treaty business seems to have got right out of hand, and if something isn't done about it fairly quickly, ... (more)

Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins has been told in a briefing paper that ethnic groups are pushing to have multicultural policy "entrenched" in any future New Zealand constitution.

IT'S taken nearly 140 years, but by the end of next week New Zealand should finally have been conquered by a penny-farthing. Oamaru's David Wilson is nearing the end of his trip of more than 2000 kilometres, from Stewart Island to Cape Reinga, on his replica 1882 penny-farthing, which has a 1.4-metre front wheel and weighs 57 kilograms.

Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka, at the Tonga Football Association headquarters in Veitongo, football boots, t-shirts and balls were presented by the Regan Milstein Foundation The Foundation, was founded to help disadvantaged kids to get involved in sport, in the memory of his sports-loving teenage son, Regan, who died while scuba diving in 2010.

Lloyd Morrison, the leading businessman and proud New Zealander who died in Seattle yesterday of cancer, was not as well known as he ought to have been.

An ex-pat Kiwi's support for Christchurch has been recognised with the UK New Zealander of the Year award.

Police investigating a Wellington murder enlisted the help of the United States Government to order Facebook to hand over the personal pages of suspects.

The union representing bank workers says New Zealanders need to start questioning whether our country is getting any benefit from huge annual leaps in bank profits.

The Evaluation of New Zealand's Bicycle Helmet Law report published in today's New Zealand Medical Journal also says forcing cyclists to wear helmets has contributed to 53 premature deaths each year and halved the number of cyclists on the roads.

Police will target highways and schools in an effort to drive down the region's road toll after 14 people died on Western Bay roads last year.

The latest results from the Nielsen Consumer and Media Insights survey show a steady performance from Fairfax brands, despite ongoing local and international uncertainty.

Police have named the five-year-old boy who was killed while playing on a stack of logs in Motueka yesterday.

ON THE ROAD: Manhattan folk musician Gideon Irving with some of the instruments he is hauling with him on a bike tour of New Zealand to promote his album.

ORGANISATIONS ACPRE NZ Connemara Society NZ Farriers Assn Aust/NZ Friesian Society NZ Hanoverian Society Horse Welfare NZ Irish Draught Society NZ Kaimanawa Horses NZ Warmblood Assn Steven Spielberg's epic "War Horse" has thrown the spotlight on the military service of horses.

The waka, which was at the centre of a dispute last year involving Waiwhetu Maori, Wellington Maori and Wellington City Council, was being paddled in Wellington Harbour off Petone for the first time in two years tonight when it suddenly capsized.

RIVERBED VIEW: Horizons Regional Council scientist Logan Brown takes a close look at what is growing on the bottom of the Manawatu River.

How did such a big fish as Kim Dotcom, alleged to have masterminded such a sophisticated and successful online pirating operation, end up in the North Shore District Court of New Zealand? Photo / Supplied The recent raids on Kim Dotcom's Coatesville mansion and his bail hearings have created considerable public interest.