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![Lake Hāwea neighbour heard screams on day woman found dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Lake Hāwea neighbour heard screams on day woman found dead
Karen Gaylene White died in March. The homicide investigation started in November.
!['Significant assault': Police reveal more details of Lake Hāwea homicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Significant assault': Police reveal more details of Lake Hāwea homicide
Police have returned to the house where they say Karen White was killed on March 8.
![Best of Premium Sport: North v South - NZ's top sporting schools revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Best of Premium Sport: North v South - NZ's top sporting schools revealed
Which island holds the balance of power in secondary school sports? Mike Thorpe reports.
!['Swept under the carpet': Mothers horrified after daughters shot at school with BB gun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Swept under the carpet': Mothers horrified after daughters shot at school with BB gun
'You expect your child to be safe at school.'
![More arrests as police target Comancheros in drug supply investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
More arrests as police target Comancheros in drug supply investigation
This brings the total number of arrests to 31 for the operation.
!['Get out of my face': Man on trial over death outside pub says fatal push was justified](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Get out of my face': Man on trial over death outside pub says fatal push was justified
Kevin Fulton, 46, is on trial in Invercargill after a pub fight ended in tragedy.
!['Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan
The doctor felt 'very overwhelmed' during an exceptionally busy night in ED.
![From CEO to childcare: Rachel Carrell's Koru Kids success story in London](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
From CEO to childcare: Rachel Carrell's Koru Kids success story in London
Investors included wife of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rolls Royce chairman.
!['The firm’: NZ’s last great department store and its 170 years of retail success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'The firm’: NZ’s last great department store and its 170 years of retail success
How has New Zealand's oldest department store outlasted its competitors? One word: family.
!['Give people their freedom back': MP's push to end licensing trusts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Give people their freedom back': MP's push to end licensing trusts
'Monopoly' for selling alcohol labelled an 'outdated, nanny state throwback'.
![Three seriously injured after driver flees police, crashes into car and house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Three seriously injured after driver flees police, crashes into car and house
Police had attempted to stop the vehicle around 1.40am but the driver fled.
![North v South: NZ's best sporting schools revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
North v South: NZ's best sporting schools revealed
Which island holds the balance of power in secondary school sports? Mike Thorpe reports.
![The Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal: Former mayor honoured by airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
The Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal: Former mayor honoured by airport
Terminal named in former mayor's honour at private ceremony today.
![Sir Tim Shadbolt: How the voters fell out of love with the political heavyweight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Sir Tim Shadbolt: How the voters fell out of love with the political heavyweight
Ben Tomsett speaks to old friends and political allies on a remarkable career.
![The remote Southland village that will eventually disappear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
The remote Southland village that will eventually disappear
Those who call the place home do so under an annual licence agreement with the council.
![Jetstar passengers evacuated after stairs blown into plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Jetstar passengers evacuated after stairs blown into plane
Powerful gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected to roar across the north this afternoon.
![Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.
![Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned
Vast new discounter to be built on greenfields site opposite Westgate Lifestyle Centre.
![2025 Young Farmer grand final heads to Invercargill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
2025 Young Farmer grand final heads to Invercargill
"Farming is a big part of our identity down here."
!['Virtuoso': Legendary NZ ballerina Rowena Jackson dies, aged 98](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Virtuoso': Legendary NZ ballerina Rowena Jackson dies, aged 98
Rowena Jackson died of natural causes in her Gold Coast home.
![LIV Golf rumours, First XV semifinals; and weight-restricted rugby for grown-ups](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
LIV Golf rumours, First XV semifinals; and weight-restricted rugby for grown-ups
Mike Thorpe reports on the latest from sport around the South Island.