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![Festival of Cricket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Festival of Cricket
Cricket Express Whanganui Festival of Cricket begins with CD U18 Girls Tournament
![Motorcyclist charged after allegedly fleeing police three times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Motorcyclist charged after allegedly fleeing police three times
Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate fleeing driver incidents.
![Motorists urged to plan ahead before hitting the road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Motorists urged to plan ahead before hitting the road
Holiday traffic expected to build over the next few days as people head back home.
![Assault by poisoning - a history of gruesome killings in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Assault by poisoning - a history of gruesome killings in NZ
Strychnine seems to have been popular a century ago.
![NZ's first arrest of 2019 - and it was a particularly stupid one](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ's first arrest of 2019 - and it was a particularly stupid one
The visitor from Timaru was arrested at 12.01am on New Year's Day.
![Sank in 60 seconds: Dad, 4 kids spend 35 mins in water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sank in 60 seconds: Dad, 4 kids spend 35 mins in water
Father and four children spent 35 minutes in the water awaiting rescue.
![Huge queues as thousands head away for New Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Huge queues as thousands head away for New Year
Keep calm and carry on: We have NZTA information about the traffic hotspots in your area.
!['Everything is gone': Fire destroys single mum's home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Everything is gone': Fire destroys single mum's home
'I am in shock. I'm just absolutely gutted. Everything is gone.''
![Man who tried to drag woman into van for sex still high-risk: parole denied](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man who tried to drag woman into van for sex still high-risk: parole denied
Incident occurred 10 months after man was released from jail after serving stint for rape.
![Ho ho ho-hum: Xmas spending barely up on last year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ho ho ho-hum: Xmas spending barely up on last year
Paymark blames flat spending growth on Black Friday.
![Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road
Old Dunstan Rd is a mecca for motorcycle enthusiasts looking to get off the beaten track.
![Dog's road to recovery after surviving vicious dog attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dog's road to recovery after surviving vicious dog attack
Following the attack, the once active dog became introverted and struggled to sleep.
![Friends mourn 21-year-old 'good bugger' killed in tragic baler incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Friends mourn 21-year-old 'good bugger' killed in tragic baler incident
'It hit a few of the boys pretty hard. Everyone was obviously in a bit of shock.'
![Holiday traffic: Congestion builds on country's roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Holiday traffic: Congestion builds on country's roads
Exactly where and when the busiest times will be has been calculated by NZTA.
![Jingle cells: Christmas in NZ prisons starts with 'modest lunch'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jingle cells: Christmas in NZ prisons starts with 'modest lunch'
For inmates in New Zealand prisons Christmas day is much the same as any other day.
![Fight over $1 bag of chips firing may not be over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fight over $1 bag of chips firing may not be over
She was fired from her job at a rest-home after taking a packet of chips from a cupboard.
![New leaders and high achievers named at Nga Tawa School](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New leaders and high achievers named at Nga Tawa School
Head girl Rebecca Nesdale and deputy Holly Hodgson will be school leaders in 2019.
![Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some
Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south
![Vigils held throughout NZ for Grace Millane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Vigils held throughout NZ for Grace Millane
Grace Millane's death has rocked New Zealand this past week.
![Students' Association buys one of the last bars near campus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Students' Association buys one of the last bars near campus
OUSA has bought one of the last remaining bars near the Dunedin campus.
![Kiwi wine newcomer brings its bottles to life with AR](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Kiwi wine newcomer brings its bottles to life with AR
Providore Wines is using augmented reality and an app to sell its wine.
![Women, fast cars and helicopter gunships shouldn't mix with alcohol, Mr Bond](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Women, fast cars and helicopter gunships shouldn't mix with alcohol, Mr Bond
British agent James Bond once consumed 50 units of alcohol while on the job.
![Bus driver sacked for 'inappropriate behaviour' seen driving taxi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Bus driver sacked for 'inappropriate behaviour' seen driving taxi
Complainant said the driver became notorious among women who regularly rode the route.
![New terror laws snare eight Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New terror laws snare eight Kiwis
Terror experts concerned that eight Kiwis deemed national security threat
![Man dies after losing control of 4WD, plunging down 200m bluff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man dies after losing control of 4WD, plunging down 200m bluff
Man's family and friends found his body and the wreckage of the vehicle after a search.
![Watch: Twister forms above Central Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Watch: Twister forms above Central Otago
A motorist has described the moments a tornado began to form above her.
![Police officer caught on phone while driving - by cops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Police officer caught on phone while driving - by cops
Dunedin police have been left highly disappointed by the actions of motorists in Dunedin.