The pair involved in a wrong-way motorway crash are still in a critical condition.

'Down here we want wind and we want waves and we want it to be as exciting as possible.'

Marise Te Puni was working at a supermarket when she committed the crime.

It was recovered during a search in Wilton this month.

The makeshift dwelling as it is being advertised was not approved, the council said.

The navy has now joined in search efforts.

The review follows reports of young Māori being photographed illegally in Wairarapa.

The crash occurred after a vehicle turned the wrong way onto the motorway, CCTV shows.

The incidents are believed to be linked, with all three occurring on Monday January 11.

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Koyren Campbell didn't return from his fishing trip in Tarakena Bay at noon on Sunday.

The Whareama house owner rushed to a nearby church to call 111 after finding it on fire.

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Fire at Club Hotel in Shannon labelled suspicious, as fire investigators assess damage.

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The boy appeared in Porirua Youth Court today. No more charges will be laid against him.

A demerit system approach is 'trying to simplify something that isn't simple', he said.

Some planes due to arrive in the capital city have been diverted or delayed.

Emergency housing special needs grants have more than doubled in two years.

"We are super happy and many local people are supporting us too."

Four fire trucks attended the Lambton Quay incident this afternoon.

Billy Te Kahika also hired his own, private security for the event.

The farm's current owner found it in her vegetable garden while weeding her tomatoes.

Further arrests and charges would be likely as enquiries progressed, police said.

Discovery made at a reserve in Tawa suburb on Wednesday morning.

Visitors are asked to stay away for the next 24 hours while the cleanup is under way.

The accused has been bailed to a secure facility until later this month.