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Seat belts not worn in critical crash
Three children critically hurt in a crash in Kawerau today were not wearing seat belts, police say.
Dita De Boni: Navigating work as a solo parent
Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.
Couples split to get extra on benefit
A growing number of unemployed couples are living apart so one can claim the domestic purposes benefit to get more money, say beneficiary advocates.
Owners of burned hotel had enforced no-patch rule
A bar owner reportedly doused in petrol before he escaped his burning hotel had previous run-ins with gang members, locals say.
Hotel fire: owner soaked in petrol
A hotelier who was doused with petrol during a robbery was lucky to escape with his life as the building was gutted by fire.
Robbers doused hotelier in petrol, lit hotel
A man was doused in petrol but managed to crawl to safety as his hotel burned to the ground after a robbery this morning.
Police name horror crash victims
Police have identified the three young people killed in a horror collision between their car and a bus on Saturday, leaving two others with serious injuries.
Hero of deadly crash speaks out
A quick-thinking hero who pulled a driver from a fiery crash which claimed the lives of two people, including a baby, said the man stank of alcohol and didn't know what day it was.