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A former staff member faces 11 charges of sexual abuse against four boys.
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Auckland murder-suicide ‘tragic example’ of family violence epidemic, says coroner
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Air NZ apologises after Chch cat takes return trip to Oz
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501 deportee loophole: Sex offender rejoins NZ community with no oversight
The man spent 15 months in an Australian prison before starting a 'suspended sentence'.
‘Callous’: Thieves pinch bronze plaques from disaster memorial
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Mayor hits back after Trump claims US split the atom
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Former Gloriavale members dismiss leaders' apology as insincere
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Russian oligarch buys former Ashburton council building
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‘Grown fond of it’: Nelson sinkhole develops fanclub
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Flying fox 'snaps' at popular campground, person seriously injured
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Professional cyclists took off after a $15k road bike was allegedly pinched.
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Elite cyclists chase down bike thief
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'Profound sorrow': Gloriavale leader offers public apology for abuse at secretive sect
Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd delivers public apology demanded by Royal Commission.
A rock and a hard place: Jailed quarry worker loses job after unexplained absence
His partner tried to inform the company, but the details were unclear.
Second weekend whale stranding in South Island
30 pilots whales stranded in Golden Bay, and a beaked whale came ashore in Christchurch.
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1000 more houses listed for sale.
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With the weather deteriorating, DoC rangers had to pause their search until first light.
Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Christchurch Botanic Gardens
The vehicle involved was found and impounded by police.
Watch: Police officers perform powerful haka for slain colleague Lyn Fleming
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‘Apocalyptic like’: Midge swarms plague Christchurch residents
The council's midge control includes planting 75,000 native plants since 2018.
'You will regret it': Kidnapper's sinister words to woman who thought she would die
The woman was kidnapped, strangled, and robbed by her ex-partner.
Killer doctor Venod Skantha’s final hours before prison death
Dunedin doctor was last seen praying in his cell before killing himself - coroner.
A bag of coal and $50: Climate activist’s novel approach to paying court fee
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‘Furious and violent’: Masseuse assaulted in motel after refusing refund
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Nelson man found dead after ‘some time’ at home identified by police, cause of death a mystery
He was found at his home on Suffolk Rd in Stoke on Friday, January 10.
Ichthyosaur fossil reveals survival in NZ long after global extinction
Isolation helped NZ's ichthyosaurs survive longer; fossil offers clues to global extinction puzzle.
Scooter rider critically injured in crash with car in Christchurch
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