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Asteroid discoverer's distant past
An asteroid discovered by a former Whanganui woman now has an official name. Jennie McCormick, born and educated in Whanganui, made
An asteroid discovered by a former Whanganui woman now has an official name. Jennie McCormick, born and educated in Whanganui, made
A businessman at the centre of a kidnapping and violence trial has admitted using methamphetamine with his alleged captors.
A Northland man has appeared in court on a charge of rape and two of unlawful sexual connection with a female. He also faces a charge
A Taradale businessman has been sentenced to nine months' home detention for multiple tax evasion offences, despite having reimbursed
Vicky Johnson counted her lucky stars when a large tree fell just five minutes after she biked past late Saturday night. Ms Johnson
The top of the country is set to be lashed by thunderstorms, strong winds and hail today as a fierce front batters the island.
Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.
A Massey University lecturer has been sentenced on a charge of dangerous driving causing injury.
Atrial fibrillation is one of New Zealand's fastest growing forms of heart disease. It is a type of irregular heart rhythm that causes
Hamilton City Council is offering a rare chance to see how the city treats the millions of litres of wastewater which flows from the
A Whangarei Lotto player is $333,333 better off after a ticket sold at Onerahi Bookshop & Lotto won a share of Lotto First Division
Guy Fawkes can go off with a bang in dry skies tomorrow. Despite a showery start to the weekend for the whole country, the weather
Not wanting to bother people with his problems Paul Keesing would take pain relief - this is what led to his death as he spoke out too late.
From her kitchen window, a witness at the High Court in Whanganui told the jury yesterday she saw Craig Rippon attacked "with rage
Two women have died in separate Hawke's Bay crashes just hours apart.
A 16-year-old male was arrested in central Whangarei after he smashed the front window of a central city clothing business. Senior
Digging up the body of a young Christchurch father five years after his death would be a "significant breach" of Maori custom, a court
Thunder storms dropping hail up to the size of 20c coins are hammering parts of Auckland.
A young man with multiple convictions for failing to stop has admitted leading Whangarei police on a pursuit and reaching speeds of
A local businessman said his wife heard a "crack".
Four trucks had been sent to fire in Hikurangi this afternoon.
Bids for a yellow Mini for sale on TradeMe which stars in a remake of the classic Kiwi film Goodbye Pork Pie have reached nearly $25,000.
An unseasonable cold snap will be felt in much of the country over the weekend as a front moves over the North Island.
A Taranaki couple have been sentenced to nearly three years imprisonment for a horrendous case of neglect towards elderly woman.
The victim of a three-car crash near Te Puke on Friday was a local teen.
A cardboard heart representing each animal that died in University of Otago teaching and research last year was hung on the building
As the wrapping was torn off to reveal a brand new PlayStation 4, 6-year-old Tyree Walters was quick to filter through the pack of
A young Whangarei man has admitted stealing tobacco products worth nearly $10,000 after breaking into two service stations. Joseph
Kaitaia police were yesterday interviewing a 15-year-old boy after a Takahue man was allegedly abducted from his home at gunpoint