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Cabbies reported for falling asleep at wheel
The recent conviction of two Auckland cabbies for working excessive hours should be a lesson to others, the New Zealand Transport Authority says.
Officer's bravery honoured
A 10-year-old boy says he would have died without the brave actions of an off-duty police officer who pulled him from a burning wreck.
Fire Service: Four deaths in five days 'preventable'
The deaths of four people in house fires across the country in the past five days could have been prevented, the Fire Service says.
Tree branch crushes truck, driver cut free
A driver was trapped today after heavy winds blew a large tree branch on to his truck.
One dead in south Auckland fire
A man is dead following a house fire in the south Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe today, and a firefighter was treated in hospital for burns to his hands.
Towns fear second wave of toxic sludge
There have been more troubling developments in the toxic sludge spill in Europe.
Boys save dad after roof shock
Two young brothers are being hailed as heroes after they rescued their dad from a DIY disaster.
Stop pursuits, urges gran
The grandmother of a man killed after a police pursuit says the police are putting lives at risk by continuing with chases.
Boy racer hits woman
A gathering ended with near-tragedy when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd on a remote rural road outside re-elected Manawatu district mayor Ian McKelvie's property.