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Truckie finds hit-and-run victim's body on road
A Matamata truck driver was looking for a dog on the side of a road when he came across a young girl thought to be the victim of a hit-and-run overnight.

Explosives tracking in Australia lax, report says
Australia's military is still not keeping an accurate check of its bombs, rockets, grenades, bullets and other explosives.

Book Review: <i>Fosterling</i>
Emma Neale is a poet, novelist, teacher and anthologist living in Dunedin. Her latest novel, Fosterling, is the sort of book that can only come from multiple roles and experiences.

Serenity's grandmother wants answers
The grandmother of a six-month-old who died a violent death says someone needs to come forward with the truth.

More tornadoes could strike tomorrow
Metservice warns a storm system set to reach New Zealand tomorrow has all the ingredients to create another tornado.

Cattle truck crash victim named
A cattle truck driver killed when his truck and trailer rolled on SH1 north of Kaikoura has been named.

'Weak' NZ terror laws worried US
A leaked diplomatic cable shows the US was deeply concerned with "inherent weaknesses" in NZ's terror laws.