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![Catholic cardinal accused of sexual abuse fails in court bid to prevent story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Catholic cardinal accused of sexual abuse fails in court bid to prevent story
Cardinal John Dew maintains allegations made against him are false.
![Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run
Police are looking for Bryce Studd-Proctor, 35, who has a warrant to arrest.
![‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake
The tremor hit just before 5.20am.
![Two students expelled from school after brutal attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Two students expelled from school after brutal attack
Two students involved in an attack on another student have been excluded from school.
![From meth addict to building apprentice: How a mother of two turned her life around](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From meth addict to building apprentice: How a mother of two turned her life around
Bex Chapman hopes sharing her story can inspire others on the journey to recovery.
![Two teens missing overnight on Upper Hutt walking track found by hunters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Two teens missing overnight on Upper Hutt walking track found by hunters
The pair were reported missing at 2am, and the search began at 4.30 this morning.
![Prison escaper 'conditioned' staff to overlook his risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Prison escaper 'conditioned' staff to overlook his risk
"Manipulative" Damon Exley had escaped from custody six times before, review says.
!['Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants
A state housing agency boss says Kāinga Ora has heard nothing from the lobby group.
![State tenants' soaring debt: one man owes $48k in rent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
State tenants' soaring debt: one man owes $48k in rent
Total arrears have risen by 800 per cent since 2019 to $21 million.
![May the paws be with you - Waikato Police dog Obi-Wan ready for action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
May the paws be with you - Waikato Police dog Obi-Wan ready for action
The Waikato dog patrol unit receives its tenth canine-human duo.
![51 calls for help as Wellington hit by freak storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
51 calls for help as Wellington hit by freak storm
Buckets of rain, large hail, surface flooding and a tornado battered Wellington yesterday.
![From meth addict to apprentice: 'I'm building a new life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From meth addict to apprentice: 'I'm building a new life'
This Upper Hutt mum turned her life around for her daughter.
![Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea
OPINION: The transport headlines are coming thick and fast; everything is unravelling.
![Mother who beat daughter with dog collar avoids jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mother who beat daughter with dog collar avoids jail
The woman strenuously denied the allegations, saying she only slapped the girls.
!['I cried, to be honest': Homeless man reveals plans after $106k Melbourne Cup win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I cried, to be honest': Homeless man reveals plans after $106k Melbourne Cup win
The winner said he screamed for joy before falling to his knees and crying.
![Family of allegedly murdered father 'heartbroken'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Family of allegedly murdered father 'heartbroken'
Father of five mourned after alleged Upper Hutt murder.
![Police investigating death at Upper Hutt address after person suffers stab wounds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police investigating death at Upper Hutt address after person suffers stab wounds
Police responded after a person was reported seriously injured at an Akatarawa Rd address.
![Waiata from the wai helps students heal from cyclone flood trauma](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Waiata from the wai helps students heal from cyclone flood trauma
The principal of Ōmāhu School wrote a song in te reo about Cyclone Gabrielle to share.
![Mum guilty of wounding adopted daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mum guilty of wounding adopted daughter
The woman flatly denied beating the girls with wooden rods, a chair and a dog collar.
![Child dragged across social worker's lounge floor after abuse claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Child dragged across social worker's lounge floor after abuse claims
The girl had just told the social worker, a friend from church, she was being beaten.