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Violent sex offender on the run again
Maka Renata, a sex offender who was coached to stalk and rape by his uncle is on the run after breaching his parole conditions a second time.
Police dog bites toddler
A 3-year-old boy was bitten by a police dog in front of more than 30 children during a kindergarten visit.
Winz tells jobseeker to 'dumb down' CV
Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.
Trade Me con nets $51,000
A Napier man has been jailed after scamming more than $51,000 from Trade Me users, the biggest fraud by an individual to hit the website.
Girl sexually assaulted by late night intruder
Police are hunting a man who they say sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Napier girl as she slept in her bed late last night.
How a drugs bust turned into a deadly siege that shocked NZ
The day he died, Senior Constable Len Snee started work early, jogging past Jan Molenaar's house at dawn to conduct a final reconnaissance.
Molenaar 'fired 120 rounds at police, neighbours'
A steel chest plate and Kevlar-type body armour made from a motorcycle jacket protected Jan Molenaar during the Napier seige, an inquest heard.
Napier gunman was 'waiting to burst' - police
A coroner believes police could not have known how Jan Molenaar was going to react.
Napier siege inquest: Latest updates
The police officers shot by Napier gunman Jan Molenaar did not take all possible precautions but could not have known how Molenaar was going to react, according to Coroner David Crerar.
Mate says Molenaar 'just snapped'
Jan Molenaar asked police negotiators during his two-day shooting siege to let one of his childhood friends into his Napier house
'Too old to start again' - siege inquest hears of gunman's low spirits
A police inspector speaking at the inquest into the Napier gun seige said he believed it would end in a suicide or "suicide by police."
Napier siege inquest: Latest updates
nzherald.co.nz's Edward Gay reports live from day two of the inquest into the Napier gun siege.
Inquest into Napier siege: Latest updates
nzherald.co.nz's Edward Gay reports live from the inquest into the Napier gun siege.
An adaptable property
When Brent Holder bought a block of industrial land 17 years ago he never would have guessed how it would cater for and adapt to his changing lifestyle.