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Shotgun Taser under consideration
A shell containing a Taser barb fired from a shotgun is one of the alternative weapons police are considering using in their fight against crime.
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Flatmate dispute sparks armed standoff
Loud explosions could be heard before police battered down the door of a Dunedin flat during an armed standoff today, a witness says.
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Principal 'gutted' by boys' theft spree
The principal of an elite Australian Catholic college has suspended a group of boys allegedly involved in a $6000 theft spree in Queenstown.
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NZ's most common family? Couples without children
Couples without children are expected to overtake two-parent families as the most common household formation by next year, according to Statistics NZ.
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Teens survive horror van crash
A teenager who walked away from a horror smash that left 11 others in hospital says he woke on the road hearing his friends calling for help.
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Red shirt story doesn't wash
A man who claimed his 4-year-old son was assaulted for wearing a red shirt associated with a rival gang may have concocted an elaborate lie, a court has heard.