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Emergency clinics in gun over surcharges
An Auckland mother is outraged that her daughter was 'ripped off' by an accident and medical clinic.
Hospitals hit with rush of patients
A range of causes have been blamed for hospital emergency departments being swamped by a holiday rush.
Masterton scrub fire brought under control
Firefighters have contained a large scrub fire in Masterton which was burning on about six hectares of land.
Low key New Year's mood for most
Yesterday, New Year's Day, the sun settled in for the week, with a promise of hot, dry days to come.
Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers
The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.
Boy, 8, in hot pool horror
An 8-year-old boy is this morning fighting for his life after falling into a Rotorua geothermal pool as hot as 100C.
Golden Bay cleans up after worst flood in 150 years
Major South Island roads remain closed by flooding after a storm that swept through New Zealand yesterday.
Windy blast taste of things to come
A major storm has swept right through the country, leaving warm, summer temperatures for the rest of the week.
My Xmas gift burnt down my room
A remote-controlled toy plane given to a teenager for Christmas nearly claimed his family's lives after it set their house on fire.
Man, 76, found dead on fire heap
The death of a man found on top of a fire heap near Hamilton today is not being treated as suspicious.
He was going to cook his family Christmas dinner
The family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.
Top cop badly hurt in horror crash
A senior Western Bay of Plenty police officer has been seriously hurt in a horror smash north of Te Puke this morning and a motorcyclist has died following a crash at Mount Maunganui yesterday.
Threat to public considered in pursuit, inquest told
A road policing boss says police did not breach policy by continuing a pursuit during which an innocent Auckland was shot dead.
Field hospital needed for drunken London corporates
A field hospital has been set up in the heart of London's financial district to treat blind-drunk corporate revellers.
Police should have abandoned pursuit, inquest told
A former police superintendent has told an inquest police should have abandoned the pursuit which eventually led to the police motorway shooting of an innocent Auckland courier early last year.