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Softball bat used in bar robbery
Counties Manukau police are hunting this man after a robbery at a Papakura bar last night.
Teen fleeing police climbs station fence
A South Auckland teenager fleeing from police choose the wrong fence to vault in a bid to escape, and leaped right into the grounds of the local police station.
Kiwi's death not an accident
The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed suggestions the death of NZ man Brent Dumper at his daughter's house-warming party on the Gold Coast was an accident.
'Bummer' as pair miss $10k
Papakura couple Junior and Kim Sipeli have missed out on a $10,000 gift from the Government because they bought their first house two months too soon.
Dairy raided for the ninth time in a year
Nisha Rani told her attacker to take whatever he wanted, "just don't harm me". He even took cash from a shrine.
Hospital body case: Teen died at scene
The teenager who was found dead outside a Waikato hospital died instantly when she was hit by a car in the Kaimai Range, according to a post-mortem.
Arrests after abduction and death
A man and a woman allegedly stole a car, abducted a man who accidentally ran over their female companion in the middle of the night and then dumped her body.
Man found guilty of Kiwi's murder
A man has been found guilty of the murder of New Zealander Brent Dumper at his daughter's house-warming party on the Gold Coast.
Partying Kiwi shot in back, court told
A house-warming party fuelled by alcohol and drugs led to a New Zealand man being shot in the back and killed, a Brisbane court has heard.
Woman runs back into burning home
Flames reached as high as nine metres today as a South Auckland home was engulfed in a blaze.
Your workmate may be secret millionaire
Lotto survey reveals most of us would keep working and not make public the news of overnight windfall.
NZ kids suffering in cold homes
Every winter, Taleni Lafo has to take her two young children to hospital because they become sick from the cold.
Mana Party releases its foreign policy
The party's third-ranked candidate and foreign affairs spokesman, John Minto, told reporters the party wanted all New Zealand troops recalled from Afghanistan before Christmas.
Nightmare on the Rugby World Cup express
Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.