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Man jailed after hoax bombs
A council worker and volunteer firefighter who planted fake bombs around Hamilton has been sentenced to two and a half years' jail.
A council worker and volunteer firefighter who planted fake bombs around Hamilton has been sentenced to two and a half years' jail.
There's a big hole in Lance Carter's life. A hole that was previously filled by Leigh Rhodes, the love of his life.
Thunder storms and torrential rain are dousing the upper North Island as the tail-end of a storm makes its presence felt on this side of Tasman.
Police are investigating after a young man was found dead in his family's house in Hunua today.
Severe weather warnings issued for the upper North Island as the tail-end of a storm which battered Australia this week gets set to unleash its remaining wrath.
A cowardly attack in Auckland's CBD could have easily left an 18-year-old dead, police say.
More than 4080 people have reported feeling the 4.4 magnitude quake which has hit northwest of Wellington.
This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.
Police have charged a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old in relation to an incident at a dairy in Tauranga today.
A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital's ICU after a stabbing last night.
If there was any doubt Mt Maunganui is a surfer's paradise, one only had to check out the gnarly clouds hanging above it yesterday.
WATCH: Dashcam footage shows a Coromandel road turn into a river after rain lashed much of the country over the weekend closing roads.
Firefighters have been unable to get through a flooded ford to reach cars stranded in Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, leaving the matter in police hands.
Watch: The caterpillar, the robot and the running man ... this police officer from Taupo has all the moves.
A Northland businessman has been charged with drink driving and fleeing the crash that killed his wife, daughter and a family friend.
A Hastings election that otherwise might have been fought over dull big-picture issues has been blindsided by another big topic: water quality.
Homelessness, unemployment and infrastructure are key challenges facing one of the North Island's tourist hot spots, Rotorua.
Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.
Greg Fleming hits the track and heads off towards the east coast.
Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.
A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.
Officers investigating burglaries and thefts in the Waikato - including a burglary at the Te Awamutu Police station - have recovered a stash of police-issue equipment.
A person had to be pulled from a sinking jet ski and a ship almost ran aground as rough weather lashed the North Island.
The Anglican Church has apologised to a Northland woman who says she was mentally, physically and sexually abused.
The quarter million dollar share of Wednesday's First Division prize which came Hastings' way has been claimed. While the ticket
A 19-year-old man yesterday admitted the aggravated robberies of two Napier service stations, including one in which he slashed the
Ahipara man Duane Tawhai has received brickbats and offers of support after revealing he and three of his children lived without electricity
A man described by a High Court judge in Northland as "dangerous and evil" has been denied permission to appeal against his conviction
A woman frantically racing to a serious crash involving her husband ran out of petrol a few hundred metres down the road.
WATCH: In a possible world first, a Russell couple has filmed a wild two-week-old kiwi and both its parents emerging from a nest in the dead of night.