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![Murder accused pleads not guilty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Murder accused pleads not guilty
The trial has begun of a freezing worker accused of shooting dead his brother and driving around the lower North Island with him in the back seat, avoiding police during a two-day manhunt.
![Sex teacher back in class](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sex teacher back in class
A legal loophole has allowed an unregistered teacher back in the classroom after having sex with a 16-year-old student.
![Heavy rain forces road closures in North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Heavy rain forces road closures in North Island
Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.
![Referee flees schoolboy rugby game after brawl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Referee flees schoolboy rugby game after brawl
A referee in a schoolboy rugby game was threatened by players and had to be accompanied off the field, after a game marred by brawling.
![Teen sex assault victim left in paddock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Teen sex assault victim left in paddock
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two men in Dannevirke last night, then left in a paddock.
![Triple fatality continues horror week on roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Triple fatality continues horror week on roads
A horror seven days has seen 18 people die in 12 road accidents and has left police blaming speed and alcohol as a factor in many of them.
![Cars crash in 30cm deep offal spill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cars crash in 30cm deep offal spill
Blood, fat and discarded pieces of butchered animals were spread 15km on SH2 after a tailgate opened on a truck.
![Alleged gunman appears bewildered in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Alleged gunman appears bewildered in court
David Bourke is remanded for a psychiatric report after making no plea in the Palmerston North District Court.
![Hawkes Bay gunman fights with police during arrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hawkes Bay gunman fights with police during arrest
Police tackled and disarmed a hypothermic fugitive who had been on the run for about 48 hours in Hawkes Bay today.
![Police comb huge area in hunt for gunman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police comb huge area in hunt for gunman
Police are this morning resuming their search for a gunman who shot at two people - one a policeman - and fled, leaving a dead body in his car.
![Police: Suspected gunman's clothing found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police: Suspected gunman's clothing found
Police launch a murder inquiry over a body found in the back of an accused Hawkes Bay gunman's car.
![Police may have tough time finding gunman, says farmer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police may have tough time finding gunman, says farmer
A Hawke's Bay gunman who shot at police and threatened farmers has gone to ground.
![Armed police, helicopter, search for gunman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Armed police, helicopter, search for gunman
Cordons have been set up around 15 square kilometres of farmland as a police helicopter and armed police search for a gunman.
![Body found in hunted gunman's car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Body found in hunted gunman's car
A body was found in the car of a gunman on the run in the lower North Island.
![Heavy rain, snow lash North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Heavy rain, snow lash North Island
A severe weather warning is issued for the lower North Island while police warn of surface flooding in Auckland.