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![Tongariro: Over the volcano](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Tongariro: Over the volcano
The Tongariro Crossing seems to agree with energetic children a lot more than weary adults, finds Helen van Berkel.
![Journey to the heart of Mt Doom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Journey to the heart of Mt Doom
Herald reporter Beck Vass explores Tongariro National Park, a World Heritage site.
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Motorcyclist killed after police chase named
Police have identified a motorcyclist who was killed after a police chase last night ended in a high-speed crash.
![Hellish night at sea for family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Hellish night at sea for family
Four people, including a child, have been rescued after spending all night clinging for dear life to their capsized dinghy.
![Whanganui or Wanganui - it's up to you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Whanganui or Wanganui - it's up to you
Wanganui can be spelled with or without an 'h', the Government ruled today.
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It's Whanganui and Wanganui
Wanganui is to be given its "h" back in a compromise under which Govt agencies will have to follow the new spelling but others will have a choice.
![Mayors at odds over Transmission Gully plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Mayors at odds over Transmission Gully plan
Wellington's mayor lauds a move to proceed with Transmission Gully but her Kapiti counterpart admits to being "extremely disappointed".
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Transmission Gully to go ahead in $2.2bn upgrade
The long-awaited Transmission Gully route has been approved as part of a $2.2 billion upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington to Levin.
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Car crash leaves boy trapped next to dead grandfather
An 11-year-old boy was trapped in a crashed car with his dead grandfather for 20 minutes yesterday.
![Cars crash in 30cm deep offal spill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Cars crash in 30cm deep offal spill
Blood, fat and discarded pieces of butchered animals were spread 15km on SH2 after a tailgate opened on a truck.