Christchurch hit-and-run death: Trial date scheduled
Liam Strickland is yet to enter pleas to charges, including murder.
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The Labour MP itching to crack the big league
He's been in Parliament since 2011, but who really is Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene?
Doctor struck off after indecently assaulting impaired patient
The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has censured Stephen James Dawson.
University of Otago criticised for not expelling abusive students
Three students hurled bottles and abuse at passersby but have been allowed to stay at uni.
Auckland's wild weather topples trees, causes flooding
A severe weather watch was issued for parts of the North Island.
Girl suffers critical head injuries skiing at Mt Hutt
A child and a man were seriously injured at the weekend on the Canterbury slopes.
Man rescued after emergency beacon activated
A father and son have set off an emergency beacon in the Fiordland National Park.
'Just get it over and done with': Man's shocking response to judge
Hours out of prison, a man smashed up two businesses - and got just what he wanted.
Deadly decisions: Tramper watched partner die, waited a month for rescue
The grieving woman at the heart of month-long ordeal heard her partner's last breath.
One person stabbed in brawl on notorious Dunedin party street
Several people were attacked in a brawl at a party in the Dunedin student quarter.
'Petty' property war: Man uses drone to dob in 20 neighbours
Drone photography is at the centre of a petty dispute between neighbours.
Six helicopter fire crews battling grass fire near Queenstown
The blaze started as a controlled burnoff but got out of hand.
House of Horrors: The bodies under the floorboards case that shocked a nation
"Why'd you do it, Jase?" Killer speaks of remorse from behind bars.
Worthy Redeemed refused parole again, still denies role in fatal crash
The born-again Christian killed 3 people by grabbing steering wheel and crashing into bus.
Sophie Elliott's mum Lesley Elliott closes foundation for abuse victims
Sophie Elliott, 22, was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend at the family home
Saving Aroha: Rare kiwi scales mountain, sparks rescue
Mountain rescue team pluck rowi kiwi from cliff after adventurous bird goes wandering.
Mind the gap: House-movers get into tight spot
'It was just a pretty skinny fit and it took a little bit of wriggling to get it through.'
Dramatic increase in Hauraki Gulf snapper catch
Recreational catch has nearly tripled in past 30 years.
Firefighters battling house blaze in Queenstown
Fire crews are battling a house blaze in Queenstown early this morning.
Rifle club where accused gunman trained reopening - report
Bruce Rifle Club closed its range in the wake of the alleged terror attack.
Southland police seize $20k, meth and guns in crackdown
Police had carried out search warrants in the area over the past two weeks.
Record miss: 25 days of rain and only two more to come
August may miss out on breaking record by just one day.
Shane Jones lends $20m to city with 'one big vision'
Shane Jones shared the Air NZ inaugural flight with chief executive Christopher Luxon.
Auckland in with a chance to break wet weather record
Five more days of rain, Auckland. Can you do it?
Five injured in Nelson crash, one near Pukekohe
Five people have been injured - one critically - in a two-vehicle crash in Nelson.
19 cars damaged: Man arrested after trail of destruction
The man allegedly crashed into 19 cars in Christchurch overnight.
'He refuses to get up': Parents fined for teen wagging school
Parents say they're 'at a loss' to know what to do with their slothful teen.
Family escape burning house in Dunedin
Blaze was one of two where occupants got out safely.
Queenstown stabbing: One man in critical condition, one stable
Mass brawl between two groups ends with two men in hospital with stab wounds.
Man admits himself to Queenstown Hospital after BB gun shooting
The man turned up to the hospital telling staff that he'd been shot.
One injured after avalanche at Aoraki-Mt Cook
Person was taken to the Search and Rescue base with possible pelvic and rib injuries.
Farmer's distress after 200 calves killed in fire
More than 200 calves killed in Oamaru shed fire.
Man fights for costs after being acquitted in sex case
The man's lawyer cited other cases where six-figure payments had been ordered.