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Police vow to hunt down festive season drink drivers
"The number of women [caught] was just amazing. Years ago, it was just men who were dumb enough to drink drive," a road policing manager says.
Man arrested in Hastings after shot fired
Police say a gunshot was reported in Hastings about midday today.
Tramper dies after 30m fall
Rescuers have recovered the body of a man from Mount Aspiring National Park after he fell 30-40 metres down a bluff on Saturday night.
Look of horror 'worst thing' - Mealamu
All Black Keven Mealamu describes witnessing the tragic death of his niece at a family touch tournament.
Families grieve as two teenagers die on roads
The grieving family of a teenager killed in a high-speed, head-on crash say they will never get over his death.
Historian badly hurt by truck
One of the country's most renowned historians has serious head injuries after being struck by a truck.
Man crushed in wood-pulp machine
A man has died after being crushed in a wood-pulp rolling machine at the Carter Holt Harvey Tasman Mill in Kawerau.
$3m Spitfire overshoots landing strip
A landing accident involving a rare two-seater Spitfire fighter is the latest in a line of mishaps for the World War II-era aircraft.
Multi-million dollar spitfire crashes
A rare two seater Spitfire fighter worth several million dollars has been damaged in a landing accident at Ardmore Airport.
Teen jailed for death of friend in drink-drive crash
A teenager whose night of drinking ended with the death of his best friend in a road crash has been jailed for five years.
Lucky break for baby Gemma
St John paramedic Mechelle Wharton wasn't going to let a broken leg stop her saving a child.
Angler survives late-night ordeal
A fisherman whose boat sank in the middle of the night was so determined not to surrender it that he swam the waterlogged vessel nearly 1km to safety.
Toddler sleeps on as 4WD hits house
A 35-year-old mother-of-three woken by a loud bang found an alleged drink driver slurring his words after crashing into her daughter's bedroom.