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Up to 50 people turned up for the funeral of the patched Black Power member.
Cowboy roofer avoids jail after $100k scam to fund gambling
Macaulay Marchant left trail of misery when he used clients' money to live the high life.
Opinion: Time to pursue new strategies for Central Otago
Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.
Fears Covid-19 hit districts will face huge line charge rises
Under Aurora Energy's proposal, line charges may increase by up to $500 a year.
Man who brutally beat ex-partner and urinated on her bed paroled
Forde Jury, who pulled clumps of hair from his ex-partner's head, given early release.
Dry week ahead for most of New Zealand
Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.
Big Read: Grieving family's questions join chorus over Covid-19
Prime Minister's office vague on what inquiry will be held on Covid-19, or when.
Elderly woman survives in freezing cold after car accident
The temperature was below 0C when she was found on Saturday night.
Cold case murder: Third person charged refused bail
Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in 1995 as young son slept in next room.
Killer drink-driver back in the dock
With at least eight convictions for drink driving, Otago man lucky to escape jail.
Grim discovery: Body found after van crashes into river
Grim discovery after vehicle crashed into river.
A quarter of Northland kids still at home
Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.
First commercial jet flight in 45 days lands at Queenstown Airport
Documentary maker on flight said lockdown-free NZ now has "real edge" for film industry.
Level 2 lures more to roads, but catch-up to last year continues
New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.
Level 2: Happiness tinged with worry as cafes reopen
Cafes are open - but are customers returning?
Lockdown breach: Man unrepentant after spitting at supermarket worker, police
Dawson Taiaroa caused havoc during alert level 4, a court has heard.
Community work for shooting kererū
'It's just a bloody pigeon,' shooter's mother says. 'I don't care what you call it.'
Disabled person fights off crossbow-wielding home invader
The man also had two knives but was fought off by a disabled person with their walker.
Dunedin drug-driving incident 'about as bad as it gets'
A woman on a cocktail of drugs was potentially 'a lethal weapon', a judge says.
Revealed: Why many Kiwi parents will keep kids at home in level 2
Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.
More women seeking work in sex industry
'It's one of those occupations people consider doing when they can't make ends meet.'
'They were waiting for me to die': Double-killer threatens legal action to move prisons
'Jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor says lack of support a national problem.
Man injured after being trapped under tree
A rescue helicopter will fly the man to hospital.
Government advised migrant worker issues 'low', now a 'humanitarian crisis'
There were nearly 400,000 foreign nationals here temporarily soon after lockdown.
Lockdown tragedy: Kiwi woman, husband dead; son charged with murder
Family torn apart after son charged with brutal murder of his Kiwi mum and her husband.
$65k payout for bashed, traumatised ex-prison guard
Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.
Wild weather surges north as wind gusts of over 100km/h batter centres
Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.
Double killer on hunger strike after bizarre medication request denied
Work and Income killer Russell Tully is refusing food behind bars.
Mystery smoke trail spotted over the Remarkables
No it wasn't an asteroid. If it was, Queenstown probably wouldn't exist anymore.
Man fled in police car, donned officer's hat, then stole BMW
He needed help with the gear shift and even asked the victim what kind of fuel it took.
Covid 19: Auckland woman marooned in Otago
Window of opportunity to head for home in Takapuna ran out quickly on Lou Farrand.
Revenue at Dunedin Airport in crash-landing
Dunedin Airport will be unable to return to normal in the foreseeable future.