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'A nightmare': Heroic neighbour recounts efforts to save slain teen after Taranaki fight
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder over the incident.
Promising young rugby league player killed after Taranaki altercation
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder over the incident.
Car stolen with baby inside: Police name man they're hunting
The man is believed to still be in the Taranaki area.
Salvage yard cover $200 police bill sent to mum whose baby taken in stolen car
The incident happened last Friday in Waitara, Taranaki.
Mother of baby taken when her car was stolen handed $200 bill
Her car was stolen from Waitara, Taranaki, on Friday. Her baby was dumped on roadside.
Woman charged in relation to stolen car with baby inside appears in court
The baby was left on the roadside by the alleged thieves.
Father of woman whose car was stolen with baby inside details traumatic incident
The mother chased after the offender and found her abandoned baby on the roadside.
Watch: Shocking moment man who stole car with baby inside dumps infant on roadside
A spokesman said the car had been 'driven all over Taranaki in the weekend'.
Family flee home engulfed by fire after welding torch ignites shed
The homeowner said he was welding this morning, went inside, and fell asleep.
Dirt bike ‘nightmare’: Waitara police call for help over nuisance riders
Police have called for community help to identify dirt bike riders buzzing the town.
'It's very tragic': Mother's long fight for justice in fatal police-shooting case is over
'She lost her beloved son and that’s what’s been behind it all,' - lawyer.
'Squatter': Notorious Black Power member fails in fight against eviction, again
Kevin Moore claims he is a descendant of the coastal land and has a right to live on it.
'You just hit a cop': Teen appeals jail term for attack on off-duty officer
As the off-duty cop lay injured on the ground, his attackers congratulated each other.
Fatal police shooting from 22 years ago under spotlight
Steven Wallace's encounter with police lasted just six minutes before he was shot.
Kaoss Price fatal shooting: Police reveal he was unarmed and tried to carjack drivers
The review would look into how Price's sentence was handled before his death.
Police shooting victim's former rugby mates reveal 'huge future' that never was
Kaoss Price's talents even drew a comparison with dynamic All Black Sonny Bill Williams.
Fatal police shootings: Call for change in approach
A criminal justice advocate says police aren't held accountable for how they treat Māori.
Kaoss Price shooting: Investigation centres on witnesses and vehicles
Police would reveal more information later this week.
The man shot dead by police: A dark past and a promise to 'make changes'
An associate of Kaoss Price spent some time speaking with him the morning before he died.
Naked man, 61, pestering teen girls banned from beaches
When police arrested him, he had on only a towel wrapped around his waist.
'Wonderful' Taranaki mum-of-four killed in 'freak accident'
She came off a sea biscuit in Waitara on Wednesday, after beating cancer in June.
One person in hospital after house fire in Waitara, Taranaki
The single-storey house fire was reported at 4.22am.
Care provider fined $552k over woman's death at support home
The woman drowned when left alone in a bath in October 2016.
Gas deal relieves energy market
Methanex gives up a third of its winter supply amid rising pressure for intervention.
'Chaotic and pretty intense': Tornado rips through Waitara, causing damage
Tornado causes minor damage to some buildings, sends trampolines flying.
Home for Christmas: Teen killer Jordan Nelson granted parole
A man jailed for murder when he was 13 - but avoided a life sentence - is granted parole
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?