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Alec Baldwin says he's thinking of running for mayor of New York, but not until he learns more about the job.

Five tries from Nathan Merritt helped a rampant South Sydney humiliate a woeful Parramatta 56-6 in a one-sided NRL contest at ANZ Stadium on Monday night.

New Zealand's unemployment rate has declined this year as businesses kept staff on deck amid an improving economic recovery.

New Zealand has got another hoof in the European trade door with a European Union decision to allow access of a quota for grain-fed high quality beef.

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at a record low 2.5%.

Labour Party members gathered on Parliament's steps today to release red balloons in memory of their counterparts and other victims who died in Norway's mass shooting and bombing at the weekend.

An elderly Manawatu farmer was crushed to death by a large hay bale yesterday.

Callous thieves are continuing to prey on sick children at Auckland's Starship Hospital.

A disciplined Auckland outfit withstood a late Wellington charge to take out their national provincial championship rugby match 21-17 in the capital  tonight.

A former West Coast man has died after reportedly being beaten up in Nadi, Fiji, several days ago.