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Council loses final say on housing land
The Government will soon release a national policy statement that will require some councils to relax restrictions on where houses can be built.
The Government will soon release a national policy statement that will require some councils to relax restrictions on where houses can be built.
Residents of a seaside suburb are unhappy a children's playground is going ahead, saying it will attract undesirables leaving needles and condoms.
A Wanganui Cancer Society volunteer has shocked the organisation by offering up his beloved classic car for auction in a bid to raise funds for them.
A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.
Two young men have been charged over an assault in which a police dog handler was knocked unconscious.
Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a two car crash in Pukekohe this evening.
A homeless family who got a state house after seeking help from a Mangere marae now want to "pay it forward" by helping others who are still sleeping in cars.
A driver escaped unhurt after the logging truck he was driving caught fire in Northland.
Two vehicles collided just before 12.40pm today on State Highway 31, Tihiroa, north of Otorohanga.
Thunderstorms, gale force winds and heavy rain are on the way for this afternoon.
A developer has backtracked on its plans to move a beachside carpark.
Two Levin schools have closed today because of a confirmed case of measles.
Police unsure how long body in Wellington flat lay undiscovered.
Eleven automatic weapons - including submachine guns and assault rifles - stolen from the gun safe.
Graham Hartley's dog mauled his six-year-old grandson but judge decided he had suffered enough.
A shed being used as a sleepout was damaged by fire in one of two suspicious blazes overnight.
Fleeing gang members hurled onions and a glass chopping board at police during a high-speed pursuit through the Waikato.
A group of hunters have been spoken to by police, and they are seeking another group of hunters believed to have been in the area at the time.
One person was taken to Waikato Hospital in serious condition and another person was taken in moderate condition, a St John Ambulance spokeswoman said.
Family devastated after their new house burns down just a week after they moved it onto their land.
Tributes to "brave" and "inspiring" man who died after suffering a head injury during a half marathon.
Six people were injured, two critically, in a head-on crash this afternoon.
Staff member from prestigious private girls' school hit in the face by shards of rock after shots fired.
One person is dead after a crash between a car and truck in the Dome Valley.
Vehicle swerved to miss a school bus before colliding with another vehicle, police say.
An investigation is continuing to find a missing Horowhenua man last seen nearly two months ago.
Police are investigating the incident, in which the Te Aroha Primary School pupil was walking over a walk bridge near the Waikato town's wetlands.
A 20-metre fishing boat ran aground 30km off Whitianga on the southern end of Red Mercury Island.
Barry and Kristin Loggenberg ran from their vehicle to help after coming across crumpled wreck.