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Frightening prices on pumpkins this Halloween
This year's wet weather continues to hike the price of fresh produce
Asparagus and strawberries by the bucket load
We eat about 2000 tonnes of asparagus and nearly 5000 tonnes of strawberries each season.
Rain on its way for Labour Weekend
A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.
Plan ahead for the long weekend
Motorists heading away for Labour Weekend are being told to drive safely and expect delays
Freezing start, then glorious two days
Temperatures plummeted to zero overnight ahead of heatwave hitting south.
CEO's expenses show receipts for women
Irregular expenses claimed by a disgraced DHB chief were for at least one woman.
Two shots fired at handcuffed teen who stole cop car
Two shots fired at handcuffed 18-year-old who made off in police patrol car.
How Aucklanders can help 10 endangered species
Auckland is home to many endangered species. Here's how locals can help save 10 of them.
Diwali blessed with sun and balmy days
After days of mixed weather, things are set to improve.
Mixed weather to see out school holidays
Rain, snow and a risk of thunderstorms mixed with bursts of sunshine are forecast
Footage shows what an undersea volcano in Auckland would look like
Volcanologist honoured for research into the threat super-eruptions pose to us.
Mum, daughter killed near Te Kuiti named
The names of a King Country mother and daughter killed in a crash have been released.
Heavy rain batters the country
It's a cold, wet start to Sunday, with heavy rain warnings and thunderstorms forecast.
Wet, wet, wet: Brace for weekend drenching
It's the news parents across New Zealand don't want to hear.
Serious car crash: one choppered to hospital
One person is being transported to hospital via helicopter in a critical condition.
Vandals smash up refugee's garden business
The Lower Hutt community is rallying around a refugee after his business was vandalised.
Two quakes shake North Island
Almost 50 people felt the shake, which struck north-east of the Gisborne region.
Manslaughter charges over fatal Cambridge crash
One passenger died in Wednesday night crash after police pursuit.
Weekend weather: What are you in for?
Patches of showers and rain will reach all parts of the country this weekend.
Ruapehu: Full on full blast
Liam Dann doesn't let a forecast storm stand in the way of a warming family holiday.
'Iconic' cycleway bridge for Tauranga canned
Plans of an 'iconic' cycleway bridge over the Wairoa River have been canned.
Cows rescued from collapsed water tank
Two cows managed to keep afloat for an hour inside a water tank before being rescued.
Past could be key to forecasting future quakes
When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.
The big wet is set to continue
Even the effects of an Australian heat wave won't stop yet another big wet.
Tongariro celebrates 130 years
National treasure: Tongariro celebrates 130 years as a national park
Southern kids have higher rates of IBD
Southern kids have higher rates of inflammatory bowel diseases. Is sunlight to blame?
GP clinics struggle with training demand
Many general practices, crucial for schooling junior doctors, are at training capacity.
Midwife gagged over South Auckland horrors
Midwife told to delete post about 'hidden shame' of incest and poverty in South Auckland.