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![Weather bomb alert as storm advances on NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Weather bomb alert as storm advances on NZ
Emergency and Civil Defence teams were gearing up last night for a weather beating expected to hit within hours.
![Child, 4, killed after boy-racer loses control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Child, 4, killed after boy-racer loses control
Police have named one of two young boys killed in separate crashes within minutes of each other late yesterday afternoon.
![New rules put lives in danger, say firefighters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New rules put lives in danger, say firefighters
"This policy can only ever be seen as some sort of cost-cutting measure at the expense of the public," says the Firefighters Union.
![PM urges police to investigate IPCA concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
PM urges police to investigate IPCA concerns
John Key says it is critically important police address the child abuse investigation concerns raised in an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report today.
![Fire Service scaling down operations at Southdown blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fire Service scaling down operations at Southdown blaze
The Fire Service is scaling down operations at a large fire in an industrial area of Auckland.
![Police response 'complete failure' - murdered man's family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police response 'complete failure' - murdered man's family
The Deputy Police Commissioner has dismissed the idea that police had failed in their "duty of care" toward Navtej Singh.
!['Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian house
Two children are among the people missing after the land beneath their house gave way, causing it to partially collapse.
![Just one bottle can be deadly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Just one bottle can be deadly
The reflex that makes many people vomit if they overdose on alcohol can be a lifesaver.
![Police name women found dead in Christchurch house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police name women found dead in Christchurch house
A 43-year-old Korean woman and her teenaged daughters were found dead in their Christchurch home yesterday.