Person dead when car crashes after medical event
A person has died in Golden Bay after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree
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Miniature horse stabbed over 40 times in vicious attack
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Five sea lions die in squid nets
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Police luggage-safety call after bad motorcycle crash when sleeping bag slipped
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Nelson fire: At least two more days of 'very hard firefighting'
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No rain in sight for Tasman fire
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Additional police staff sent to help Tasman district
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Homes destroyed: 'Extreme dryness' fuels inferno
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Temperatures dive in the South Island for Waitangi Day
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