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![Taita death: Man arrested and charged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taita death: Man arrested and charged
A man has been arrested and charged after a 39-year-old man was killed in Lower Hutt last night.
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Hunt continues for escaped prisoner
The hunt is continuing tonight for a prisoner who escaped from hospital on Friday night.
![Prisoner escapes from Hutt Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prisoner escapes from Hutt Hospital
A remand prisoner at Rimutaka, escaped from Hutt Hospital last night.
![Delays after train hits pole in Lower Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Delays after train hits pole in Lower Hutt
A train hit a pole in Lower Hutt last night and brought down overhead cables at the Ava Station.
![Stabbing: Police seek missing shoe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stabbing: Police seek missing shoe
Police investigating the mysterious murder of Lower Hutt man Matthew Stevens are looking for a shoe missing from his body.
![Man sentenced to 10-year prison term](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man sentenced to 10-year prison term
A man found guilty of murdering a hairdresser he thought was a love rival has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years.
![DHB errors blasted in patient death findings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB errors blasted in patient death findings
Mental health services at two district health boards have been criticised in coroner's rulings after it was found administrative errors played a role in two self-inflicted deaths.
!['I'm sorry for being a man'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I'm sorry for being a man'
Labour leader David Cunliffe says he’s sorry that he’s a man because men commit most family violence but Prime Minister John Key says the comment is 'silly'.
![Cunliffe mows down Mallard's moa plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cunliffe mows down Mallard's moa plan
David Cunliffe says Trevor Mallard's plan to resurrect and reintroduce the moa to Lower Hutt is "not going to fly".
![Body found in bush in Lower Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Body found in bush in Lower Hutt
A post-mortem examination will be carried out today on a body found in bush in Lower Hutt yesterday.
![Karla Cardno's killer still 'deadly'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karla Cardno's killer still 'deadly'
The killer of Lower Hutt school girl Karla Cardno is a sadist who enjoyed his crime, a report denying him parole has found.
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Karla Cardno's killer denied parole
The man who snatched Lower Hutt school girl Karla Cardno off her bike, then raped, tortured and killed her, has been denied parole.
![Woman in hospital after violent stabbing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman in hospital after violent stabbing
A woman has been taken to Hutt Hospital with a knife stuck in her abdomen after a violent stabbing.
![Hutt Valley death homicide: Police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hutt Valley death homicide: Police
A police investigation into the discovery of a man's body in Wainuiomata has been upgraded to homicide.
![Dog saves family from suspicious fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dog saves family from suspicious fire
A barking dog saved a family from serious injury after a suspicious blaze tore through a Lower Hutt house this morning.
![Police hunt for violent criminal in Hutt Valley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police hunt for violent criminal in Hutt Valley
Police are still hunting for a violent criminal who abandoned a stolen vehicle and fled into bush in the Hutt Valley yesterday.
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Stolen cosmetics truck recovered
A stolen truck which had been transporting $300,000 worth of cosmetics has been found by a member of the public in Hutt Valley.
![Police seek help from public to find missing Lower Hutt girl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police seek help from public to find missing Lower Hutt girl
A Lower Hutt girl has been missing for more than a week - prompting police to appeal to the public for help.