Answers sought after ambulance skips hospital, goes straight to funeral home
Family of Gavin Sadlier looking for answers after death in ambulance en route to hospital.
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The new hottest place to buy - it might surprise you
Home values in the town of 6900 people have jumped 125 per cent over the past 10 years.
The key players of Ihumātao land struggle
The occupation is unlikely to end soon.
Semis set for Tai Mitchell competition
The Tai Mitchell rugby tournament enters semi-final phase on Saturday
Man, 24, drowns in Tarawera River after pursuit
Man pulled from river and given CPR but he died at the scene.
'Tragic accident' leaves two dead, calls for barrier arms on rail crossing
Deceased believed to work in the kiwifruit industry.
Survivor's story: Floating log saved him after Google Maps sea shortcut
Remopita Pongi owes his life to a piece of driftwood and his waterproof iPhone.
He used Google Maps for a shortcut home - and was washed 2.5km out to sea
The fully-clothed man spent three hours in the water clinging to a log.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Shane Jones says sorry: I wasn't attacking individual farmers
Forestry Minister Shane Jones says sorry to farmers for referring to them as 'moaners'.
Meth addict even got high while she was having a baby. This is how she quit
There's always hope if you've got good support from clean people, say recovering addicts.
Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
Fighting the Demon: Red truck a symbol of everything wrong in Kawerau
Around 600 people were smoking meth in the town of 6000, say police.
P babies: 'He was aggressive ... like the Incredible Hulk'
Aggression and delays in learning problems for kids exposed to drug in early years.
Big Read: Inside the criminal evolution of meth in NZ
Power, P cooks and profit. The evolution of meth changed the criminal underworld forever.
Police seek witnesses to Kawerau crash
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a man near Kawerau.
One person dead in Bay of Plenty crash
The crash happened on SH34, Kawerau Rd West between SH30 and Kawerau.
Police pursuits: Review wants study into why drivers flee
A major review of the police pursuits policy has been released today
The Chase: major review of police pursuits to be released today
A joint review of the police pursuits policy is set to be released today.
Kawerau: 'Unless you've lived here, you don't actually know'
Locals say Kawerau is not as bad as headlines suggest. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mum tells of horrifying moment she found her baby dead
Lacey Te Whetu gave evidence at her mother's manslaughter trial.
Two people rammed by car in Kawerau
Video shows two people being rammed by a car, which then flees.
Local Focus: 'Unless you've lived here, you don't actually know'
Locals say Kawerau is not as bad as headlines suggest. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Child sex offender placed in shared family lodgings
'There are women and children there, I think it is ridiculous.'
Christchurch gunman allegedly fired at police 'confidently'
The incident is the second police shooting in less than a week.
Bank robbery shooting: Dead Mongrel Mob member on meth, fired at police
The man was shot by officers after reports of family harm incident, bank robbery.
Obscured sight line issue for truckie killed at rail crossing
Report into the death of Waste Management driver Wayne Faga released today.
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
All-time temperature record broken in Wellington
The Wellington suburb of Kelburn reached 30.3C at around 4pm this afternoon.
Discolouration prompts water chlorination halt
There's been sporadic yellow to brown discolouration of the town's tap water.
Anti-P protesters march through Kawerau following Mongrel Mob raids
Dozens of people turned out to an anti-P march in an Eastern Bay town plagued by the drug.