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Austrian couple rescued from yacht
An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.
Local politician dies while fishing
The body of a local politician has been found in Lake Wanaka, after his family raised the alarm when he failed to return from a fly-fishing trip at the Makarora River mouth.
Body found on beach to be released to family
The body of a man found in the Hokianga Harbour will be released to his family for burial as soon as his identity is confirmed.
Rodney Hide: An act too hard to follow
Rodney Hide looks at the big changes planned for the delivery of water across Auckland.
Landlords in the dark
New landlord Vicky Crawford has been inadvertently passing on the full Watercare Services bill to her tenants - unaware a portion of it was hers to pay.
Tenants pay for landlords' water bills
Thousands of tenants are picking up the tab for water bills that should be paid by their landlords.
Watercare hits back over plan for overflows
Watercare Services has hit back at critics of the $800 million central interceptor plan.
4 of the best island treasures
Only minutes away in the Hauraki Gulf are plenty of sanctuaries for animals - and humans.
Another Auckland councillor abandons C&R ticket
Auckland councillor Noelene Raffills has become the latest politician to announce she is abandoning the Communities and Residents ticket.
Wakeboarding with horses
A love of horses and wakeboarding has seen a Northland equestrian duo combine raw horse power with the exhilarating watersport.
Locals divided on plan to fill in bay for ramp
A small bay in Northland could be filled in to create a boat ramp to accommodate the number of boats launched off the beach over a few weeks in summer.
Whale knocks out surfer at Bondi
A whale has knocked out a surfer by tossing him into the air with its tail in a bizarre incident at Bondi Beach.
Finding the truth about fluoride
To see how easily the truth about fluoride can go from pearly white to shades of grey, look no further than the sparkliest weapon in the pro-fluoride arsenal: areas with fluoride in the water supply have lower rates of tooth decay than areas without.
Half of Kiwis want fluoride
Almost half of New Zealanders support the adding of fluoride to their drinking water despite councils increasingly dumping it, a Herald-DigiPoll shows.
Dame Anne Salmond: Help steer us away from disaster
I see our environmental strategies as irrational. As a mother and grandmother, I consider them a betrayal of future generations, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
Boat crash: 'We would have been dead'
Ollie Williams thought he was going to die as he lay pinned beneath a jetboat on the Ngaruroro River, trapped underwater and running out of air.
Consent deadline for Chch Council
Christchurch City Council has been given a fortnight to speed up its consenting process, or power to grant consents will be taken away from it by the Government.
Tornado scar seen from space
The path of last month’s devastating tornado through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore is revealed as a scar across the city in a NASA satellite image.
Rural water not fluoride-treated
While most people in urban Auckland get fluoride in their water, many in outlying rural areas don't.