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Man who stole police guns charged with prison assault
Notorious thief who made off in a police patrol car pleads guilty to prison attack.
Russell Rawiri hangs up his badge after 41 years
Senior Constable Russell Rawiri looks back on an enforcement career with no regrets.
Chilly start but sun coming for most of the country
Frosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.
Rat sneaks in, kills 30-year-old tuatara at Southland Museum
"This was one of the first breeding offspring we had at the museum, hatched in 1989."
The minister, the affair and a Paris trip - the fight to salvage public trust
Judith Collins: No place for "revolting behaviours" in Parliament.
The aliases, the cons, the elusive yacht trip: One of NZ's most wanted fugitives jailed
Conman Paul Bennett was arrested as he sailed into Sydney on a luxury yacht.
Revealed: Which regions are driving NZ's emissions?
Canterbury's cows singled out alongside Auckland's cars for driving NZ emissions.
Chilly wintry blast: Deep snow in deep south; storm-force gales in Hawke's Bay
Parts of the South Island are waking to a chilly but stunning winter wonderland.
Widow's grief after husband killed in jet-boat crash
Bridget Speight wants more awareness concerning the dangers of alcohol and boating.
PM's announcement of $100m Southland recovery package scuppered by NZ First
The plan to announce the package was scuppered by New Zealand First at the eleventh hour.
Dangerous, monster 9m waves: Wild weather batters NZ
Hundreds without power in homes and businesses as wild weather ramps up.
Man pleads not guilty to killing wife in Te Anau
The couple had only been married a matter of months before he allegedly killed her.
Fire crews responding to incident at Mataura ouvea site
The potentially hazardous substance is a byproduct of production at Tiwai Point smelter.
Severe thunderstorms threaten the Far North
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Far North.
Ardern distances herself from Peters' smelter buy-out comments
Peters suggested a buy-out of the smelter – Ardern suggested that's not on the cards
Exclusive: MP Sarah Dowie on leaving politics, Jami-Lee Ross
MP Sarah Dowie speaks for the first time about leaving politics - and that relationship.
'Gigafactory' Tesla plant proposed for Tiwai
Massive Southland plant could generate 8000 jobs and inwards investment of $6.9b.
Snow for South tonight, heavy rain, strong wind in store elsewhere
Snow could fall to 300m in Dunedin this evening, strong winds affect lower North Island.
Settled weekend for most, with late dusting of snow
There's more good news for skiers and snowboarders.
Revealed: How far Meridian was prepared to go to keep its biggest customer
"We felt that it was a pretty compelling package," Meridian CEO says.
Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
Power company shares trade sharply lower on smelter closure plan
New Zealand's power generators were hit hard by Tiwai's closure.
Closing Tiwai Pt could push up power prices for everyone - Contact
Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.
School's out, so expect rain, wind and snow for the holidays
If you've planned a school holiday road trip it might be foiled by the weather.
Recidivist rapist, child killer still too dangerous for release after 28 years behind bars
Davis has been denied parole a number of times.
Lockdown tragedy: Mother battling cancer loses daughter, 11, to leukaemia
The mother was receiving chemo when her daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia in lockdown.
Cold snap turns to heavy rain, warnings issued
Western parts of the country are in for some decent rain from Sunday.
Dunedin Mayor calls National MP's comments 'racist'
Housing Minister Megan Woods also accused the MP of "scaremongering" and "being racist."
Stop-sign ignored: Grieving daughter tells killer driver: 'You took my mum away from me'
'I should have hugged her tighter the last time I saw her.'
Officer describes 'horror' at realising offender had keys to police car
The dramatic incident happened when an officer left the police car keys in the ignition.
Hard work results in release
A Dunedin man has been released on parole after he 'impressed' the Parole Board.
Killer babysitter: A broken mum's heartbreak - 'I let him down'
Hunter's schoolteacher mother speaks about her heartbreak, grief, guilt and anger.
9yo murdered by teen babysitter: Killer texted mum during evening
Boy, 9, was stabbed to death on his bedroom floor and found by his mother.