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![PM wants to work with Labour on seabed law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM wants to work with Labour on seabed law
The PM has left the door open for Labour to work with the Government on a solution to the problematic foreshore and seabed law.
![Teen jailed for death of friend in drink-drive crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen jailed for death of friend in drink-drive crash
A teenager whose night of drinking ended with the death of his best friend in a road crash has been jailed for five years.
![Woman and girl, 3, die in house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman and girl, 3, die in house fire
It is too early to say whether a fire that killed a woman and a child overnight is suspicious, police say.
![DHB accused of resthome 'witch hunt'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB accused of resthome 'witch hunt'
A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.
![Rest home shut after audit finds woman tied to bed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rest home shut after audit finds woman tied to bed
An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.
![Drunk driver admits manslaughter of friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drunk driver admits manslaughter of friend
A drunk teenage driver who crossed a median strip and collided with a Toyota Hilux admits killing his friend in the smash.
![Armed police arrest bank robbery suspect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Armed police arrest bank robbery suspect
A man has been arrested after a gunman threatened bank tellers and fled with an unknown amount of cash this morning.