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Abduction of 7-year-old: School not told
Police have admitted a "human error" after they failed to tell a South Auckland school about the attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl.
Police have admitted a "human error" after they failed to tell a South Auckland school about the attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl.
A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.
A spokeswoman for Auckland Hospital said Tania Dalton's condition had worsened.
Plummeting numbers of drivers caught speeding in the South Island have coincided with the deadliest year on southern roads in a decade.
A man run over by a loader at the country's southernmost deep-water port has died.
Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.
Police, ambulance and a rescue helicopter are at the scene of the crash on the Milford side of the Homer Tunnel.
A New York City restaurant headed by a Kiwi is emblazoning their receipts with: "Immigrants make America great (they also cooked your food and served you today)".
The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.
Southern Lakes Helicopters were called to the incident near Te Anau at 6.10pm.
The fight for a better summer is going all the way to the Beehive.
Astonishing link uncovered between Kiwi soldier who died in Gallipoli and bloodied Turkish family heirloom.
A "large amount of personal belongings and money" was stolen from cars.
Primary school principals are burned-out and leaving the profession because of high stress and 'relentless' workload.
A group of hunters are stuck in Southland for a couple of days after a couple of bridges were washed out.
A small Southland town has been completely cut off after this weekend's wild weather.
Southern Police are warning residents to keep their pets safe after the theft of an American Bulldog and reports of suspicious behaviour concerning dogs.
A vegetation fire is burning out of control on a sandspit at the bottom of the South Island.
Fatal crash blocks stretch of Southland highway this morning.
A woman in her 70s has been flown to hospital after being knocked over by sheep.
Gun-toting home intruders left a man lying on his lawn with a fractured neck in an attack that traumatised the victim and his partner and child, police say.
A 17-year-old's quick reply to police drew plenty of attention of Facebook.
Bad weather and the risk of rockfalls has forced the closure of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura.
Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula
A Gore man has been arrested following an assault on Thursday evening.
The MetService is forecasting rain for much of New Zealand today, perhaps ruining plans for post-party barbecues and sunbathing.
Two people are being flown to hospital after a Southland car crash.
When an Invercargill teen was told she couldn't have a horse, she took matters into her own hands.
Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.