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Willie Apiata: My hero is my mother
Willie Apiata has paid tribute to his mother, calling her a hero who kept the family together through difficult times.
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Flash floods across Tasman region
After flooding in the Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Hamilton, Nelson has become the latest region to be hit by the wild weekend weather.
![Waihi murder case arrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihi murder case arrest
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a holidaymaker at Waihi early on New Year's Day.
![Waihi homeowners close to deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihi homeowners close to deal
Stressed Waihi homeowners are close to signing their houses over to an American mining giant after sudden ground movement which affected their properties.
![Waihi stabbing: Items recovered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihi stabbing: Items recovered
Several knives have been collected by police investigating the murder of a holidaymaker at Waihi Beach early on New Year's Day.
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Family 'desperate to understand'
The family of a man murdered in a brutal New Year attack at Waihi Beach have broken their silence and appealed for the killer come forward.
![Waihi stabbing victim dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihi stabbing victim dies
The man stabbed outside a caravan early on New Year's Day has died in hospital, prompting police to ramp up their investigation to a homicide.
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Holiday snaps could hold key to stabbing
Waihi police are asking for New Year's Eve revellers to supply their festive photographs, in the hope police can identify a man who critically stabbed a holidaymaker.
![Stabbing shocks Waihi Beach community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stabbing shocks Waihi Beach community
A Waihi Beach man thought the noise he heard in the early hours was the sound of someone falling from a balcony. But when he went to offer help he found a man with two stab wounds fighting for his life.
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Police celebrate officer shot 100 years ago
An exhibition celebrating the actions of a shot police officer who killed a striking Waihi gold miner, 100 years ago, is opening at the New Zealand Police Museum at Porirua tonight.
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Editorial: Jobs with a future needed
This month's toll of job losses is striking - but it's a reflection of a slowing of the Chinese economy. It's time to look for jobs that have a future.
![Coromandel: The Waihi Beach unwind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel: The Waihi Beach unwind
At Waihi Beach, Elisabeth Easther discovered that it is possible for the busy minded to unwind, if placed in the right hands.