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White Island quakes typical - GeoNet
A spate of small earthquakes around White Island today is not unusual and is nothing to worry about, seismologist John Ristau says.
Treasures returned to Tuhoe
A symbolic koikoi (sharpened stick) given to the Hon Michael Cullen by Tame Iti to help negotiations between Tuhoe and the Crown has been returned to Tuhoe.
Rugby: Southland fend off Bay of Plenty
Southland saved the best until last to fend off Bay of Plenty by 34 - 23 in Invercargill.
Commissioner makes landmark apology
Police commissioner Mike Bush has apologised to the Tuhoe people for police actions during raids of the Taneatua and Ruatoki communities nearly seven years ago.
The battle over Takamore
The battle for the body of James Takamore may be heading back to court after a planned exhumation in the Eastern Bay of Plenty was blocked by protesters.
Police-backed bid to exhume body fails
The family of James Takamore are vowing to remain vigilant after an unsuccessful attempt by authorities to remove his body in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Kiwi thought he would die in KL attack
A New Zealand tourist brutally attacked in a Malaysian hotel room believed he was going to die after being slashed and nearly suffocated.
Town that turned its prospects around
Pinepine Savage holds proof in her own life that it is possible to turn around a town that everyone had written off.
Three jailed over Mongrel Mob shooting
Three Kawerau men have been jailed for 12 and a half years for their part in the shooting of two men in the township in September.
Businesswoman ordered to return $14m to Maori trust
A businesswoman will be appealing an order to return more than $14m to a Maori land trust
Rugby: Chiefs desperate to make good start
If the Chiefs can match their fast finishes with stronger starts then it will take a "special" team to upset the defending champions.
Life in prison for dinner table murder
A Kawerau man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a relative by plunging a knife into his neck at the dinner table.
Driver smashes into cars
Whakatane diners had their meal interrupted tonight when a vehicle ploughed into six cars in the main street.
Donations pour in for dog attack victim
A fundraising appeal for the 7-year-old girl who was mauled by dogs has already raised $65,000.
Bank glitch leaves customers short
A young solo mother was left with no money after a bank fault cleared her account and left her having to borrow money for her baby's nappies.
Young head-on crash victim named
The 5-month-old baby who died after the car she was in crashed head-on into an oncoming truck in Bay of Plenty has been identified by police.
Baby dies after head-on crash
The youngest of two children injured in a serious crash near Whakatane yesterday has died at Auckland's Starship Hospital.
Killer plunged knife through man's neck
A Kawerau man has admitted plunging a knife through a relative's neck as he sat eating dinner.
Teen admits robbing German tourists
An Opotiki man has admitted the aggravated robbery of two German tourists, who were attacked in their tent in Whakatane on Boxing Day.