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![Hardship in NZ: Winter bites hard for struggling single mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hardship in NZ: Winter bites hard for struggling single mum
Once bills are paid, nothing left for solo mum
![Nurse 'ought to have known' millions taken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nurse 'ought to have known' millions taken
Around $2.2 million was misappropriated from an Auckland rest home.
![House-minder's nightmare: Thieves steal dad's classic Mustang](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
House-minder's nightmare: Thieves steal dad's classic Mustang
Social media posts report sightings of stolen Ford Mustang
![DHB criticised over man's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB criticised over man's death
Dictatorial health service short on compassion - deputy commissioner.
![Wanaka crash: Dead pilot's father survived 15 crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wanaka crash: Dead pilot's father survived 15 crashes
Dead Wanaka pilot's father Sir Tim Wallis nearly died in a Spitfire crash
![Cricketer jailed for child porn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricketer jailed for child porn
3450 images of child sex abuse were found on Harley James' computer.
![Brother pays tribute to helicopter pilot: 'I will never ever forget you'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brother pays tribute to helicopter pilot: 'I will never ever forget you'
Sir Tim Wallis' chopper pilot son presumed dead after Lake Wanaka crash.
![Local Focus: Avocado thefts 'skyrocketing' fuelling black market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Avocado thefts 'skyrocketing' fuelling black market
Avocado thefts spike with one orchardist hit repeatedly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Raiders swoop on green gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Raiders swoop on green gold
Avocado thefts spike with one orchardist hit repeatedly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Strawberry fields forever - even in winter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Strawberry fields forever - even in winter
NZ test shows a winter strawberry industry is possible. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Exclusive five-star hotel for bugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive five-star hotel for bugs
See the difference between a male and female wētā. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![The H-Files: A plane, a whistling sound and a thud](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The H-Files: A plane, a whistling sound and a thud
Auckland pilot killed in fall from open-top training plane in World War II.
![Erebus memorial to miss anniversary deadline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Erebus memorial to miss anniversary deadline
Disappointment Erebus memorial likely to miss 40th anniversary.
![The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash
First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.
![Mum 'feared for life' after double stabbing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mum 'feared for life' after double stabbing
A mum has recalled the "horror movie" scene after Auckland dairy stabbing
![Local Focus: American scientist researches the origins of life in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: American scientist researches the origins of life in Rotorua
Could the origins of life be discovered in Rotorua? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Early-childhood teacher confesses to hitting child](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Early-childhood teacher confesses to hitting child
Teacher hit 5-year-old boy who spat on his hand and refused to wash it off.
![Cardrona to become NZ's largest skifield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cardrona to become NZ's largest skifield
A new partnership between Cardrona and Queenstown's John Darby has been formed.
![Fran O'Sullivan: New Zealand must stand up to Trump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: New Zealand must stand up to Trump
COMMENT: It's time for Winston Peters and David Parker to call out the United States.
![Deadly 1863 storms some of NZ's worst](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Deadly 1863 storms some of NZ's worst
Some of New Zealand's deadliest recorded storms struck in the winter of 1863.
![Classic fire engine needs some love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Classic fire engine needs some love
Classic 1940s fire engine crashed into shop fronts - twice.
![Mt Maunganui kids' doggy daycare helps fund girl's treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Maunganui kids' doggy daycare helps fund girl's treatment
Entrepreneurial siblings set up doggy daycare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Brian Rudman: Goff got ban on supremacists right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Goff got ban on supremacists right
COMMENT: Goff was right to signal white supremacists are not welcome in our community.
![Local Focus: Doggy Daycare provides safe haven for siblings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Doggy Daycare provides safe haven for siblings
Entrepreneurial siblings set up doggy daycare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Rapper Scribe facing new 'domestic' charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rapper Scribe facing new 'domestic' charges
Other drugs and weapon charges were dismissed by a judge.
![Whatcha' dune? Saving the coastline, that's what](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whatcha' dune? Saving the coastline, that's what
Primary children are helping to replant our dunes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Schoolkids help to replant our coastlines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Schoolkids help to replant our coastlines
Primary children are helping to replant our dunes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.