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Attacked cop steadily recovering
Police officer Bruce Mellor, who was viciously attacked with a machete at the weekend, is steadily improving.
Two years, 10 months jail for shooting brother
David Bourke was today jailed for shooting dead his brother.
Youths appear in court for brutal attack on cop
Two youths were remanded in custody when they appeared in Wanganui District Court today after a police officer was brutally attacked with a machete over the weekend.
Attack reignites armed police debate
The Police Minister will meet the Police Commissioner today to discuss a report on whether to give officers easier access to firearms following the brutal machete attack on a policeman on Saturday morning.
Officer 'overwhelmed' by messages of support
A police officer who was brutally attacked with a machete on Saturday morning has been overwhelmed by messages of support from workmates and the public, police say.
Army's ecstasy scandal
Two trainee officers at Linton Army Camp were caught with a haul of 210 ecstasy tablets.
Missing girl 'just rocked up' to school
A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Palmerston North last night has been found safe and well, police say.
Man guilty of toddler's murder
A Whanganui High Court jury has found Rikki Ngatai-Check, who kicked two-year-old Karl Perigo-Check to death, guilty of murder.
Manslaughter charge over roadside picnic death
A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.
Cycling: Games stars back on the track
New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.
'Did you save my life 35 years ago?'
The rescue was of Hollywood proportions... A man and his wife are in a taxi, they see a little boy standing on the tracks...
Trampers airlifted to Palmerston North
The Palmerston North rescue helicopter has airlifted two trampers out of the bush.