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Sick blue penguin spotted in daytime
An unwell little blue penguin was spotted wandering Hokio Beach.
It's back to the books after chemical spill
A_HBT17073909.JPG. ALL CLEAR: Fire crews dressed in Hazmat suits getting decontaminated after attending Camberley School for a thermometer
Wet and wild week: Heavy rain hits
Weather watches or warning are in place for most of the upper North Island as more rain is forecast over the week.
Meals on Wheels robbed - dinner still gets through
A woman who prepares Meals-on-Wheels had $30,000 worth of equipment and food stolen.
Pink skies ahead of deluge
Spectacular pink sunrise described as a 'foreboding beauty' by MetService forecaster.
Pristine lake used as a carwash
The environmentally-fragile dune lake near Tokerau Beach on the Karikari Peninsula has been exposed to oil and lubricants as well as fish and weed pests.
Tourists lose everything in car break-in
A German tourist is considering leaving the country after thieves stole all his possessions in Tutukaka.
Fire closes Whanganui street
A house fire in Whanganui this afternoon led emergency services to cordon off a street. Barrack St was cordoned off from Somme Parade
Cold snap and torrential rain to hit
It's going to be a wet in the North Island but best get the woollies out if you head down south.
Massive meth trial next year
A jury trial for six men over the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever in the country will be April next year.
Defence House to be demolished
The New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence must now find a new headquarters for hundreds of staff.
Temperatures plummet in the deep south
A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.
Water level lowered in leaking dam
Kauri Dam near Kaitaia has been leaking for "donkey's years" but it's recently changed.
Northland coast cleared of 'mines' in navy exercise
NZ and US navy officers hone their mine-clearing skills off Northland's coast.
Weekend weather: Summer is not ready to go
It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.
Teens charged with Wairoa arson
Two youths have been arrested in relation to a Wairoa fire which blazed through at Netball Pavilion last week.
Whangarei house seized to pay Masala debt
A $1.12 million Whangarei house will be sold to pay debt from the Masala Indian Restaurant chain.
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Company offers good samaritan new phone
Cellphone company comes to the rescue, after helper loses phone at crash scene.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui Mayor rejects Maxim report on decline
Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall has rejected a report by the Maxim Institute suggesting many regions like his will drop or stagnate within three decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Sports shop ram raided twice in 5 weeks
Stirling Sports hadn't even replaced its shop front before it was ram raided for the second time in five weeks. At around 12.30am
No Spark, no home detention
A lack of Spark reception up North means more people are being denied home detention, and instead going to jail.
'Yoza' - Black Power couple tie the knot
WATCH: The way a Black Power gang couple exchanged their wedding vows is going viral.
Pedestrian badly hurt in rural crash
A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car on a rural road near Katikati.
Body of missing swimmer found
Searchers have confirmed that the body of a 21-year-old student missing at Lake Karapiro has been found.
March of the hot sun: Summer stays on
While autumn starts this week, summery weather is expected to continue for a while.
Cat found in trap put down
A stray cat found in a loose leg-hold trap has had to be put down.
Tauranga showjumping ticks right boxes
North Island Showjumping Champs in Tauranga 'fantastic', says organiser.
Nobody home during house fire
It's now thought nobody was home when a Mangakino home went up in flames this morning.
One dead after car crash in Ruatahuna
A body of a person killed in a car crash in a remote patch of Te Urewera is still in the car.
Dickens: Our blossoming world
COMMENT: On a road trip to settle his youngest son into university and as he prepares for an empty nest, Andrew Dickens is proud of his country - and his boys.