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Police silent on report graduations threatened with shooting
Police not confirming report that suggested a shooting was the threat at Otago ceremonies.
Drunk dad who made son, 9, drive him to liquor store won't be charged
The 32-year-old father has received a warning.
WorkSafe's warning after woman crushed by farm vehicle, company fined 275k
The vehicle's passenger seatbelt did not work and the driver's door had been removed.
Shares Chch gunman's ideology: Aussie neo-Nazi teen faces terrorism charges
Man had expressed support for the ideology of the Mosque gunman.
Privately organised Nelson Santa Parade exceeding expectations
Hayden Rose and long-serving event MC Murray Leaning stepped in to revive the event.
Jesse Mulligan's luxury lodge escape in Marlborough
The formalities of regular hotel life are mostly invisible here.
Watch: Boy rescued after being trapped under deck
The Balclutha Fire Brigade was alerted after the child got stuck in Glasgow St.
'Devastating': Polytechnic graduation postponed due to threat
A specific threat against university graduation ceremonies has forced a cancellation.
Chris Lynch: The dangers of police facial recognition software
Police have stated that they will not use this technology, but have the capability.
The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end
The Conversation: It must be treated as another step in an important process.
'Extreme, prolonged, repeated': Woman's leg smashed in attack by ex-partner
40-year-old Troi Ashby appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.
Ngarewa-Packer tells government to stop 'double standard' apologies
Govt apologises to the Muslim community following release of the mosque shooting report.
250 in the world: Rare chicks hatch in Christchurch
Twenty-one eggs were collected by DoC and the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust .
Returned soldiers back new site for Christchurch war memorial
The memorial needs to be moved so reinstatement work on the cathedral can proceed.
Queenstown 1980s home sells for $1.6m
Twenty-four bids, starting at $900,000, were placed.
Streets of rage: The angriest drivers in NZ
Drivers in this province are more prone to rage than anywhere else in New Zealand.
'Revolting' sewage system: Council fined $500k
'Smelling like rotten eggs combined with decayed chicken when left in the sun.'
Ben Stokes pays tribute after dad passes away
Gerard Stokes, the former Kiwis rugby league player and coach, has died.
Queenstown drug bust: 6 arrested, $125k of MDMA seized
Six people have been arrested after several search warrants were executed by police.
Mosque attacks: The hardest - and most important - thing we all need to do
The best defence against extremism will involve us all.
Mosque attacks: Police response on March 15 'exemplary', report finds
But independent report says improvements could still be made.
Grad's 3000km journey ends with ceremony postponed
Jesse Miller completed a three-year bachelor of radiation therapy at Otago University.
Australian MP calls for action on mosque terrorist 'radicalised on our soil'
'Australia ... must do more than offer condolences,' Labor MP tells Canberra Parliament.
'Disturbing': Lyttelton Port boss responds to scathing review
The chief executive described the review as 'sobering'.
Port company review: Bullying, sexism, racism, homophobia
97 people were interviewed, including current and former employees of Lyttelton Port Co.
Pair charged over Dale Watene death named
A trial date has been set for August 9 next year.
Indecent assault: Man told 9-year-old she would be 'the girl he would rape one day'
Man pleaded guilty after sleepover with his partner's daughter.
Four suspicious fires in Port Hills
Three of the fires were on Summit Rd and one was on Governors Bay Rd.
Teuila Fuatai: Gaping holes in hate crime data collection
OPINION: The first step to tackling hate crime in NZ is accurately measuring it.
Christchurch terror attack: We failed. We must not fail again
Survivors and grieving families question lack of accountability.
Prison tragedy: Young mum's death could have been prevented
Liana Jamie Kahi died while at Christchurch Women's Prison in July 2016.
Love of two sisters shines through lifetime of abuse
They were raped and violently assaulted by their foster father. They only had each other.