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Elderly patients evacuated from rest home
Elderly dementia patients have been evacuated from their Canterbury rest home after it was flooded overnight in a torrential rainstorm.
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Police catch man jumping from burning building
Two Hamilton police officers are being praised for catching a man who leapt from the second floor of a burning building.
![Pair walk away from microlight crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Pair walk away from microlight crash
Two Hokitika men escaped serious injury after a microlight crashed on the Taramakau River yesterday afternoon.
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Missing man found dead after search
The search for missing Gisborne man Duncan Munro ended tragically yesterday for his family when his body was found in a remote area on the Mahia Peninsula.
![Ruapehu District: Going out for a duck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Ruapehu District: Going out for a duck
Elisabeth Easther visited Blue Duck Station with her son and found the perfect spot.
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Getting on their high horse
Danielle Wright connects with a group of special children getting active on horseback.
![Four of the best Central North Island adventures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Four of the best Central North Island adventures
Ride golf carts, horses or canoes to explore this wonderful area ... or get going on foot.
![Hoofing it on Hump Ridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Hoofing it on Hump Ridge
The legs get a workout while the eyes are dazzled by the view on this lushly-forested Southland track, writes a weary but astounded Pamela Wade.
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Key: Banks is honest, has 'options'
Prime Minister John Key continues to back John Banks as "an honest man" and says he still has "options" despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false electoral return.
![Booze ban for Gallipoli](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Booze ban for Gallipoli
An alcohol ban at Gallipoli where New Zealanders and Australians gather every year to honour those killed in World War I is a step closer.
![Self-styled watchdogs claim Banks' scalp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Self-styled watchdogs claim Banks' scalp
Self-styled public watchdogs Penny Bright and Graham McCready claimed their biggest scalp yesterday as Act MP John Banks was found guilty of electoral fraud.
![Hard questions for Key in Niue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Hard questions for Key in Niue
If John Key expected to be asked the soft questions when he bowled up for Question Time with school children in Niue yesterday, he was sorely disappointed.
![America's Cup fee headache for Team NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
America's Cup fee headache for Team NZ
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton believes America's Cup authorities have eliminated any possibility of a commercially funded team from entering the next event.
![Services sector kick start outlined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Services sector kick start outlined
Productivity Commission extols more competition and adopting cloud computing.
![Goodnight, Irene, our brilliant star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Goodnight, Irene, our brilliant star
Greatest Silver Fern stands down but still hopes to play at club level and coach.
![Verdict blights Banks' 34-year career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Verdict blights Banks' 34-year career
Today's guilty verdict has ended John Banks' 34-year political career at least three months earlier than he would have hoped.
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Pest control on private island questioned
Labour is asking why the Department of Conservation is carrying out pest control on a private island owned by Sir Michael Fay and David Richwhite.
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Drug policy 'completely misused'
A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.
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Live wires slowed rescue by an hour
The rescue of a man was delayed by about an hour by live power lines, a coroner has heard.
![Bali 'arak' warning from travel insurer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Bali 'arak' warning from travel insurer
A travel insurer has warned tourists about the risk of drinking arak, a locally made alcohol in Bali.