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![Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism
From Queenstown to Hokitika, Covid-19 has caused carnage.
!['Alpine city' vision: The bold plan to move Queenstown Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Alpine city' vision: The bold plan to move Queenstown Airport
Frankton land should be used to build 'city of the future' instead of airport, says group.
![All aboard? New Hamilton-Auckland train journey 2 hours 20 mins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
All aboard? New Hamilton-Auckland train journey 2 hours 20 mins
Te Huia train between Hamilton and Auckland to take its first trip in August.
!['Threat to kill' over $10,000 bet that the Earth is flat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Threat to kill' over $10,000 bet that the Earth is flat
Dispute between Queenstown men escalated to talk of crossbows and murder, court hears.
![Warning after swarm of earthquakes on Alpine Fault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Warning after swarm of earthquakes on Alpine Fault
Geonet has issued a warning after a magnitude 5.5 quake this morning near Milford Sound.
![Hamilton to Auckland train service 'to give commuters a choice'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hamilton to Auckland train service 'to give commuters a choice'
New Hamilton to Auckland commuter train service to be equipped with Wi-Fi.
![Houses evacuated after Digger cuts gas main](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Houses evacuated after Digger cuts gas main
One person has been treated by ambulance staff at the scene near Queenstown.
![Teething troubles of gondola's steep ascent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Teething troubles of gondola's steep ascent
Queenstown's gondola was officially opened on November 17, 1967
![Deadly twister tore track through Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Deadly twister tore track through Hamilton
Tornado killed three people and wrecked houses 69 years ago today.
![Man suffers leg injuries in dairy robbery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Man suffers leg injuries in dairy robbery
A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital following an alleged robbery in Hamilton.
![Local Focus: Cash returns for bottles makes a comeback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Local Focus: Cash returns for bottles makes a comeback
Fresh bid to reduce plastic in the ocean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Huffing suspected in car explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Huffing suspected in car explosion
Woman left with serious facial injuries after explosion when she lit cigarette in her car.
![Manhunt continues over weekend shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Manhunt continues over weekend shooting
Police have a warrant to arrest Anthony Clegg over the shooting of a man in Hamilton.
![Pregnant woman, toddler hurt Devil's Staircase crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Pregnant woman, toddler hurt Devil's Staircase crash
Three people were hurt in a two-car crash at Devil's Staircase at Lake Wakatipu.
![PM heads to fire-stricken Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
PM heads to fire-stricken Christchurch
Prime Minister Bill English has scrapped his day's schedule to head to Christchurch instead.
![House fire started by 'drunk hooligans'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
House fire started by 'drunk hooligans'
A fire at a house in Hamilton was started by a group of "drunk hooligans", according to the Fire Service.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Hamilton Calf Competition for a good cause](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Hamilton Calf Competition for a good cause
It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Boy defecates on McDonald's playground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Boy defecates on McDonald's playground
McDonald's staff at a branch in Hamilton have been slammed for the handling of a situation in which a child defecated on the playground.