Fatally crushed: Ill sparkie and 'wrong' wiring surface in final day of inquest
Director of the manufacturer of the truck involved disputes suggestions of 'wrong' wiring.
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Children as young as 10 days old are being admitted to hospital with the virus.
'Bank robbery': Pensioner locked out of her $150k life savings
"The impact of this on my family has been devastating."
'There's nowhere to go': People spending months in emergency housing, new figures reveal
Some agencies say the long stays can be detrimental to mental health.
Local Focus: Free bus rides for permanently impaired passengers
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Fatal crushing: Inquest spotlight on faulty safety sensors
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'Tell them to bring their guns': Details of fatal police shooting revealed
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Colder than the North Pole: Antarctic blast nearing NZ
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Want it? Meat, car warrants, fry pans - you can buy it all now and pay later. But should you?
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Fatal crushing: Former driver confirms 'faults' with truck prior to 'terrible event'
Truck driver testifies in day five of a coronial inquest into the tragedy.
Bank freezes pensioner's $150k life savings: Daughter treated for stress
'Why does my mum have to justify her spending?'
'We're ecstatic': Kane Williamson's dad on the sleepless nights leading up to historic win
Brett Williamson eventually got up at 4.30am after being bombarded with text messages.
'I need to prioritise my health and family': Todd Muller to retire
"Being [an MP] is a huge privilege, but it does come at a cost," former party leader says.
Death at work: 'If he wasn't standing there, we wouldn't all be here today'
Dead man's workmates 'deeply affected' by tragedy still relived by some five years later.
The Kiwi fitness guru and the routine test that turned her world upside down
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Truckie manager haunted by fatal crushing wishes he 'could have done more'
I live every day like something like that is going to happen in a workplace, ex-boss says.
One dead after two separate crashes on SH2 at Minden
Two crashes along the same stretch of Bay of Plenty highway.
Jo Raphael: Are we happy with the vaccine rollout?
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Fatally crushed: Coronial inquest begins into Mount Maunganui tragedy
Coroner apologises to whānau of man killed in workplace accident after seven-year 'delay'.
Landlords selling up sparking fears of future slums
Landlords can lease properties to the Government through a Community Housing Provider.
Using tech both old and new to tackle wallaby nuisance
Dama wallabies are spreading from Rotorua to the Waikato.
Sport cancelled, road warnings issued as wretched weather strikes
Heavy rain watches are also coming into force for the North Island's upper east.
'Four times the size of Bayfair': Plans for $1b Pāpāmoa East town centre revealed
50m pool, supermarket, shops, 15,000 jobs and 11,000 new homes to be built nearby
Call to move Tauranga airport and racecourse to make way for houses
The group believes medium-high density housing will address housing crisis and traffic.
Rugby league legend and ambassador 'saddened' by brawl
Comments come after fighting erupted at senior match.
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Scout abuser gets more jail time
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'Kids, kaumātua getting headaches': Marae still on quest for industrial neighbours to move
Community claim they are still suffering despite given the all clear.