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![Record deal: Iwi buys land under top Auckland school for $97m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Record deal: Iwi buys land under top Auckland school for $97m
The college becomes our 145th school transferred to iwi under treaty settlements.
!['Meet a Muslim': National roadshow ahead of mosque attacks anniversary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Meet a Muslim': National roadshow ahead of mosque attacks anniversary
'Ignorance leads to misunderstandings,' says imam touring NZ.
![Local Focus: Palmerston North's Green MP enjoying new role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Palmerston North's Green MP enjoying new role
Activist-cum-Parliamentarian in his element. Made from funding by NZ On Air.
![Music to the ears: Crowded House's nationwide tour back on this month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Music to the ears: Crowded House's nationwide tour back on this month
Something to sing about: Crowded House's "To The Island" tour is all go.
![Students 'incredibly disappointed', orientation scrapped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Students 'incredibly disappointed', orientation scrapped
"We really wanted to give new students that first-year experience."
![Police investigate 'unexplained' death in Palmerston North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police investigate 'unexplained' death in Palmerston North
Information sought on man's final days.
![Dead body in The Square: Police want public's help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dead body in The Square: Police want public's help
The death is being treated as unexplained.
![Teacher deregistered after marrying girl he taught in primary school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teacher deregistered after marrying girl he taught in primary school
Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal says teacher's misconduct was "at the most extreme".
![State Highway 5 closed due to fallen trees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
State Highway 5 closed due to fallen trees
Waka Kotahi NZTA hopes State Highway 5 will be open by lunchtime today.
![Fire in South Wairarapa burns 45ha overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire in South Wairarapa burns 45ha overnight
The scrub fire near Cape Palliser lighthouse started on Monday evening.
![Pilots complain of laser lights targeting night flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pilots complain of laser lights targeting night flights
Aviation school reports incidents to police and the CAA.
![Six helicopters battling spreading forestry fire near Palmerston North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Six helicopters battling spreading forestry fire near Palmerston North
Fire crews battled the forest blaze for hours yesterday.
![Hawkeyes eye Teams Champs title defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hawkeyes eye Teams Champs title defence
Randal Tarrant sold a winning Superstock car to buy a house. Can his new one do the trick?
![Pair tried to put spoon up friend's bottom, filmed it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pair tried to put spoon up friend's bottom, filmed it
The offending happened during a drunken night out in 2019.
![The companies dumping contaminants down the drain - and getting away with it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The companies dumping contaminants down the drain - and getting away with it
Some of New Zealand's biggest manufacturers and brands are repeat offenders.
![Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
![Magnitude 4.2 quake felt in Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Magnitude 4.2 quake felt in Wellington
A small earthquake was felt in the Lower North Island on Friday morning.
![Eftpos outage hits retailers in busy lunchtime rush across North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eftpos outage hits retailers in busy lunchtime rush across North Island
Shoppers were hit by an unwelcome surprise when they went to make purchases.
![One person arrested after burglary of Cambridge jewellery store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One person arrested after burglary of Cambridge jewellery store
The male will appear in the Youth Court at a later date.
![Blind faith: Harveys' new owners aim high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blind faith: Harveys' new owners aim high
The new owners of Harvey Furnishings have plans to double the group's $30m turn over.
![Man in intensive care after head kicked during fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man in intensive care after head kicked during fight
Police are seeking any witnesses who were in Broadway Ave at the time of the fight.
![Feilding childcare centre to reopen but investigation continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Feilding childcare centre to reopen but investigation continues
The centre's owner has agreed to stay away from the site, ministry says.
![Family heartbreak: Young sisters diagnosed with same cancer months apart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family heartbreak: Young sisters diagnosed with same cancer months apart
The diagnosis follows one of the pair's daughter's own childhood battle with cancer.
![Woman dies in hospital after house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman dies in hospital after house fire
A fire investigator is looking into the source of the blaze.
![Record rush on Christmas trees in 2020](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Record rush on Christmas trees in 2020
'A lot of people just want to get the tree up and get this year over and done with.'
![Divers find body following search of Manawatū River](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Divers find body following search of Manawatū River
The search was underway after police were alerted to an unmanned dinghy.
![Watch: Crowd rages at '$100k cash drop' that included fake money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Crowd rages at '$100k cash drop' that included fake money
Crowd angry in Aotea Square after 'fake money' included as part of $100k cash drop.