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![Lucky player wins $8.3m in Lotto Powerball jackpot draw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Lucky player wins $8.3m in Lotto Powerball jackpot draw
Two people have now won Lotto's Powerball jackpot in 2025.
![Watch: Fire destroys large house in rural Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Watch: Fire destroys large house in rural Taranaki
Fire crews called to Inglewood blaze about 5.30pm, video shows structure collapsing.
![Police name New Plymouth cyclist as Matamata fatal crash victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Police name New Plymouth cyclist as Matamata fatal crash victim
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
![Whānau disgusted after sign too small to prevent poo swim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Whānau disgusted after sign too small to prevent poo swim
A river had been polluted by sewage from a New Plymouth shopping centre.
![Police name driver killed after crashing into house on Christmas Eve](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Police name driver killed after crashing into house on Christmas Eve
A witness described seeing a speeding car overtake a bus before the crash.
!['Distressing situation': Bus drives off, strands 15yo in North Island town during toilet stop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Distressing situation': Bus drives off, strands 15yo in North Island town during toilet stop
The boy's mother needed to make a four-hour round trip to collect him.
![‘Sooty substance’: Tanker spill prompts Port Taranaki clean-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
‘Sooty substance’: Tanker spill prompts Port Taranaki clean-up
Sooty spill in New Plymouth: Port Taranaki initiates rapid response.
![One critical after two-vehicle crash near New Plymouth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
One critical after two-vehicle crash near New Plymouth
A patient was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital.
![Driver dead after car crashes into house, resident injured, taken to hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Driver dead after car crashes into house, resident injured, taken to hospital
Motorists are to avoid the area if possible and expect delays.
![Dangerous driver clocked at 190km/h six years after causing fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Dangerous driver clocked at 190km/h six years after causing fatal crash
Police found meth and cannabis on Kevin Bishell after they pulled him over for speeding.
![‘It still feels surreal’: NZ’s latest millionaire claims $23.3m Powerball prize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
‘It still feels surreal’: NZ’s latest millionaire claims $23.3m Powerball prize
The New Plymouth man was oblivious of his win when he visited the shop day after draw.
![‘Came in to check... boom’: Woolworths manager says $23m Lotto winner was unaware](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
‘Came in to check... boom’: Woolworths manager says $23m Lotto winner was unaware
20 people have now become multi-millionaires via Lotto wins this year.
!['We've had our hearts ripped out': Kiwi's UK death preventable according to inquest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'We've had our hearts ripped out': Kiwi's UK death preventable according to inquest
UK inquest into death of Kiwi man vindicates his family.
!['I was just screaming': Stingray pierces fisher's boot with venomous barb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'I was just screaming': Stingray pierces fisher's boot with venomous barb
It was an eight or nine on the pain scale, a man says after being stung.
![Festival of Lights lighting stolen in New Plymouth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Festival of Lights lighting stolen in New Plymouth
Popular event spoiled by the theft of over $10,000 worth of lighting.
!['Too divisive': Council shuts down submission on Treaty Bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Too divisive': Council shuts down submission on Treaty Bill
TRC submission warns Treaty Bill could harm Crown-Māori relations and existing ties.
![Blanket carefully hung in prison yard to conceal violent bashing of inmate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Blanket carefully hung in prison yard to conceal violent bashing of inmate
The prison assault was only the beginning of Jason Osborne's latest bout of offending.
!['I thought he would die': Mother faces the man who took her baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'I thought he would die': Mother faces the man who took her baby
He stole her car with her baby in it and then dumped the boy on the roadside.
![Top NZ sports star sentenced for sending nude images of woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Top NZ sports star sentenced for sending nude images of woman
The man, who cannot be named yet, threatened to post a woman's naked photos online.
![Gang member swaps patch for socks while in court for sporting insignia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Gang member swaps patch for socks while in court for sporting insignia
People wearing insignia from at least six different gangs are currently before the courts.
![Rugby player charged for alleged assault during post-match handshakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rugby player charged for alleged assault during post-match handshakes
An opponent was knocked to the ground and taken to hospital by ambulance.