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![Heading to Waitomo? Why not stay overnight in the cockpit of a plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Heading to Waitomo? Why not stay overnight in the cockpit of a plane
Everyone loves a novelty stay in a unique setting.
![Legends and stars: Why Waitomo's Ruakuri Cave is worth a visit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Legends and stars: Why Waitomo's Ruakuri Cave is worth a visit
Nature, legend and science come together in this hidden gem.
![Multiple Anzac Day crashes as holiday-makers attempt to return home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Multiple Anzac Day crashes as holiday-makers attempt to return home
Two people died and multiple people were seriously injured in crashes across the country.
![One dead and four critically injured after two-car crash near Waitomo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
One dead and four critically injured after two-car crash near Waitomo
Three helicopters and three ambulances responded to the crash just before 1pm.
![Cyclone Gabrielle: Wind, rain warnings for Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cyclone Gabrielle: Wind, rain warnings for Taranaki
'These winds are expected to produce widespread damage ... and could lift roofs."
![Meatworks facing fine after worker suffers seizure, falls to death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Meatworks facing fine after worker suffers seizure, falls to death
Jared Te Whare was on a 2.4m high stand when he suffered a seizure and fell to his death.
![Waikato celebrates Matariki with 100-plus events](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Waikato celebrates Matariki with 100-plus events
Matariki Ki Waikato brings theatre, concerts and more to the region for Maori New Year
!['Missing' again: Dad charged after search goes bush with kids for second time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Missing' again: Dad charged after search goes bush with kids for second time
Tom Phillips and his three children appear to have gone bush again.
![Drug-driving man avoids jail after killing best mate in Piopio crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Drug-driving man avoids jail after killing best mate in Piopio crash
Marshall Higginson had three different types of drugs in his system that day.
![Convicted $2m Te Kuiti fraudster admits further $425k theft](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Convicted $2m Te Kuiti fraudster admits further $425k theft
Sharon Bradley's latest offending was discovered by a forensic accountant.
![Missing family: Mum 'just wants Tom, Jayda, Maverick and Ember home'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Missing family: Mum 'just wants Tom, Jayda, Maverick and Ember home'
"We all just want Tom, Jayda, Maverick and Ember home."
![Man admits drug driving causing best mate's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Man admits drug driving causing best mate's death
The crash happened at Piopio on December 30, 2019.
![Missing father, three kids: Search ramps up as weather improves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Missing father, three kids: Search ramps up as weather improves
Calmer conditions should allow the search to ramp up today.
![Communities shocked, baffled as to what has happened to missing Otorohanga dad and kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Communities shocked, baffled as to what has happened to missing Otorohanga dad and kids
Community 'in shock' over family's disappearance.
![Bilingual glow worms and a te reo deep dive in Waitomo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bilingual glow worms and a te reo deep dive in Waitomo
They say the best way to learn a language is through total immersion.
![Te Kuiti crash: One person dead after truck, car collide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Te Kuiti crash: One person dead after truck, car collide
Two people are seriously injured after the crash in Te Kuiti this afternoon.
![Waitomo's Māori New Year celebrations continue below](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Waitomo's Māori New Year celebrations continue below
As above - so below - celebrating the starry skies of Matariki from underground.
![Queen's birthday road toll: Three dead on New Zealand's roads, equals 2020](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Queen's birthday road toll: Three dead on New Zealand's roads, equals 2020
The long weekend road toll is equal to that of 2020 when three people also died.
![Travel envy? How the world reacted to 'exciting' NZ-Aussie travel bubble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Travel envy? How the world reacted to 'exciting' NZ-Aussie travel bubble
NZ has been the world's envy over our Covid status. Now they've reacted to our new bubble.
![Opinion: An alternative remedy for public water reforms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Opinion: An alternative remedy for public water reforms
Opinion: The Government has put just two options on the table - its way or stay the same.
!['Not a heap of wind': The heat is on but breeze may impact America's Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Not a heap of wind': The heat is on but breeze may impact America's Cup
'It's a settled day with plenty of sunshine.'