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Bomb sat in underwear drawer
A bomb that forced the evacuation of more than 100 people from their homes sat in its owner's underwear drawer for three years before he decided to get rid of it.
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Separate road incidents claim two lives
A child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.
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Booze-affected resident owes life to fire hero
A Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.
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Speed crackdown is the ticket - police
A holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.
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Seatbelts may have saved students in mini-van crash
A school mini-van driver remains in hospital after being injured in an accident on a wet road in the Waikato today.
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Flood waters recede but snow on horizon
Flood waters in Canterbury and Otago have begun to recede as heavy rain eases, but there's no respite with snow forecast for tonight.