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![Netflix factor kills off go-to video store Videon on Dominion Rd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Netflix factor kills off go-to video store Videon on Dominion Rd
Go-to video rentals store to close after 36 years in Dominion Rd, Auckland
![Nicky Stevens' family to discuss damning Coroner's rulings with Health Minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Nicky Stevens' family to discuss damning Coroner's rulings with Health Minister
Nicky Stevens died while in the care of Waikato DHB's mental health facility in 2015.
![TVNZ apologises to Shortland Street audience after plane crash cliffhanger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
TVNZ apologises to Shortland Street audience after plane crash cliffhanger
Soap's plane crash finale just hours after two people killed in Raglan.
![Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some
Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south
![Local Focus: Get out of your car to save the dotterel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: Get out of your car to save the dotterel
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
![Local Focus: Daily pilgrimage to save the dotterel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: Daily pilgrimage to save the dotterel
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
![Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island
Rain totalling 50mm fell in an Auckland suburb in two hours, and others are without power.
![Our fight for mum: Family wants answers after cancer patient bled to death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Our fight for mum: Family wants answers after cancer patient bled to death
A super-dose of chemo was supposed to buy more time for Carmen Walker.
![Local Focus: Buying presents is 'hollow and one-dimensional'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: Buying presents is 'hollow and one-dimensional'
The less is more approach to Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Boxing Day races make every post a winner for 152 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Boxing Day races make every post a winner for 152 years
Dragging it into the modern era may end the party. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Boxing Day races may be the last after 152 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: Boxing Day races may be the last after 152 years
Dragging it into the modern era may end the party. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Vigils planned across New Zealand for Grace Millane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Vigils planned across New Zealand for Grace Millane
Candlelight vigils and walks are being planned across the country in memory of Grace.
![No beds left at Te Kuiti Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
No beds left at Te Kuiti Hospital
Te Kuiti Hospital is at capacity and patients are being taken to Waikato Hospital.
![Crash victim Hollie Snell expected to make full recovery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Crash victim Hollie Snell expected to make full recovery
Hollie Snell has a long road ahead but is expected to make a full recovery.
![Two critical after two separate Matamata crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Two critical after two separate Matamata crashes
Two people are critical after separate crashes near Matamata.
![Refugee crisis spurs Hamilton woman's cafe dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Refugee crisis spurs Hamilton woman's cafe dream
Hamilton woman Tania Jones has less than two weeks to raise the money for the enterprise.
![Local Focus: Solar company at the centre of ten Commerce Commission complaints](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: Solar company at the centre of ten Commerce Commission complaints
Solar panels in hot demand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: On the hunt for helpful bugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Local Focus: On the hunt for helpful bugs
Relocating leaf bugs to control Tradescantia. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![A bug's life: Waging war on weed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
A bug's life: Waging war on weed
Relocating leaf bugs to control tradescantia. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![$9k to investigate sexist and bullying remarks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
$9k to investigate sexist and bullying remarks
Waikato councillor apologises for offensive, sexist and abusive remarks made to colleague.
![Suzuki Series roars into action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Suzuki Series roars into action
So much talent heading to Suzuki Series start line this weekend.
![Teachers still in pain after being hit by lightning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teachers still in pain after being hit by lightning
Hamilton North School struck by lightning shaken but up and running.
!['Premium' gated community fined for dumping sewage into stream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Premium' gated community fined for dumping sewage into stream
The Sanctuary has been convicted and fined at Hamilton District Court.
![Officer fired at by Heke - 'It's got to be the worst day of my life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Officer fired at by Heke - 'It's got to be the worst day of my life'
The officer says the shooting has turned his life upside down, but he still loves his job.
![Main Trunk Line: Train wreck victim pleaded for last cigarette](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Main Trunk Line: Train wreck victim pleaded for last cigarette
Fatal landslip menace on main North Island railway line a century ago.
![Lightning strikes goalposts before injuring four people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Lightning strikes goalposts before injuring four people
Lightning bolt fried alarm system and internet and left four injured.
![Teen flown to Middlemore in critical condition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teen flown to Middlemore in critical condition
The rescue helicopter was called after the incident occurred around 6pm.
![Knee deep: Hamilton homes evacuated after flash floods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Knee deep: Hamilton homes evacuated after flash floods
Water started seeping, then pouring into the garage.