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![Group jailed for disabled man's murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Group jailed for disabled man's murder
A group that savagely bashed a disabled man who had been the subject of a false rape rumour will each spend at least 17 years in jail.
![Quad bike rider flees after police pursuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quad bike rider flees after police pursuit
A quad bike rider has fled after leading police on a pursuit through the city this morning.
![Wintry weekend, especially in south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wintry weekend, especially in south
Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.
![Wairarapa: Kiwis' own great stone icon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wairarapa: Kiwis' own great stone icon
Paul Rush visits a site where Maori legend and ancient architecture collide to remind us of our shared heritage.
![21 years of 'horrendous' offending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
21 years of 'horrendous' offending
"Horrendous" is how a judge has described Jim Wilson's 21 years of sexual offending against a female victim, starting when she was four years old.
![Five injured in two-car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Five injured in two-car crash
Five people were injured in a two-car crash in Wairarapa this morning.
!['One day at a time' for injured toddler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'One day at a time' for injured toddler
It's "one day at a time" for toddler Caleb Skinner as doctors slowly bring him out of an induced coma, after he was allegedly seriously injured by a friend of his mother on Monday.
![Victim's quiet night ended in fatal attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Victim's quiet night ended in fatal attack
The mother of a Wairarapa supermarket worker bashed to death in his flat says her son had planned for a quiet night in front of the television when he was attacked.
![Large blaze at Masterton Medical Centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Large blaze at Masterton Medical Centre
A large fire has broken out at the Masterton Medical Centre this evening.
![Pub ordered to pay 'lonely volunteer'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pub ordered to pay 'lonely volunteer'
A Wairarapa pub which tried to claim its courtesy van driver was a lonely volunteer looking for company has been ordered to pay the pensioner for his work.
![Man crawls 150m for help after quad bike rolls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man crawls 150m for help after quad bike rolls
An Owaka man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a quad bike rolled in the Catlins yesterday.
![6.2 quake hits North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
6.2 quake hits North Island
A "severe'' 6.2 quake that hit the lower North Island today has toppled walls and chimneys and sent rockfalls across roads, with a building in Masterton red-stickered due to damage.
![Family ID body pulled from river](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family ID body pulled from river
Grieving family members have identified the body pulled from a Wairarapa river as that of a missing 19-year-old swimmer.
![Helicopters with monsoon buckets battle blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helicopters with monsoon buckets battle blaze
Rural fire crews are satisfied a scrub fire on the South Wairarapa coast has been put out, but are checking regularly for flare-ups.
![New Zealand: Martinborough's big party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand: Martinborough's big party
Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.
![Fatal Masterton fire victim named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal Masterton fire victim named
Family, neighbours and firefighters fought in vain to save the life of a Masterton man they dragged near death from a blaze that gutted his sleepout late last night.
![Severe earthquakes strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Severe earthquakes strike
The severe earthquake which rocked NZ this afternoon sent workers in Wellington running into the streets as the ground shook and buildings swayed from side to side.
!['It's a lot worse than last time'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's a lot worse than last time'
Marlborough and Wellington residents tell their stories of today's earthquake and its aftermath.