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Second big fall on slopes of Mt Ruapehu
Just a day after a man's nasty 60m tumble, an Australian man is lucky to be alive after a big fall in the same area.
Climber survives 60m mountain fall
An Auckland climber fell "like a rag doll" after slipping while decending from Mt Ruapehu's Dome Summit.
Fatal delays - St John probes 111 answers
St John is investigating whether slow response times contributed to the deaths of three patients.
Driver thanks 'hero' students who saved him from attacker
An Auckland bus driver is reunited with a group of students who rescued him during a vicious bashing.
Teens save schoolbus driver from basher
Driver thankful for intervention by schoolchildren.
Bail for teen charged over newborn baby's death
An 18-year-old woman charged over a premature baby's death is subject to a 24 hour curfew until her next court appearance.
Woman charged in relation to baby's death
18-year-old woman charged with concealing the dead body of a child.
Death of premature baby boy treated as suspicious
Newborn's body discovered outside a home in West Auckland on Monday night.
Run out of fuel, pay a fine - police plan
Drivers now face the prospect of a hefty fine if they run out of petrol on Auckland's motorways.
Internet cry for help finds answer across the world
A New Zealand man who had contemplated suicide could owe his life to the moderator of an American internet discussion website.
Divers find nothing in drain after search
The search for people who may have been trapped in an Auckland drain has been called off.
Man arrested after death at halfway house
A man has appeared in the Wellington District Court in relation to a homicide in a Newtown halfway house.
Man charged with assault after half-way house death
Police have charged a resident of a half-way house with assault after a body was discovered at the property.
Two die in high-speed crash
Deaths come as Government prepares to consider extensive changes to our road rules.