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![What to expect this weekend: Heavy rain on its way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What to expect this weekend: Heavy rain on its way
We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.
![Crash pilot hits back at investigators' report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crash pilot hits back at investigators' report
Pilot Rick Lucas said the interim report writers had jumped to early conclusions.
![Woman convicted and fined over importing euthanasia drug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman convicted and fined over importing euthanasia drug
Euthanasia advocate Susan Austen was sentenced this morning in Wellington.
![Nurse fined and stripped of title after indecent assault of colleague](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nurse fined and stripped of title after indecent assault of colleague
Incident followed man being charged with two counts of indecent assault against colleague.
![$7.6m spend to repair Basin Reserve grandstand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$7.6m spend to repair Basin Reserve grandstand
The future of the historic Museum Stand at the Basin Reserve is to be announced.
![Leniency for third-strike offender](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Leniency for third-strike offender
Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald has two previous offences under the three strikes law.
![Fleeing driver reverses into police car at speed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fleeing driver reverses into police car at speed
Man backs his car into police car at speed as he tries to make getaway.
![How an Auckland woman lost half her body weight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How an Auckland woman lost half her body weight
At 138kg, Vaha Mafi knew she had to lose weight.
!['Severe shaking': Babies brain damaged, parents walk free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Severe shaking': Babies brain damaged, parents walk free
The parents were let off charges of failing to provide proper care.
![Screwdriver assault: Suspect remanded in custody](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Screwdriver assault: Suspect remanded in custody
Man remanded in custody after allegedly hitting a woman in the head with a screwdriver.
![Woman hit in head with screwdriver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman hit in head with screwdriver
The woman's injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
![James Swan, 5, dies in his mother's arms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
James Swan, 5, dies in his mother's arms
A boy fighting an undiagnosed condition which left him wheelchair bound has died.
![Burglar threatened disabled woman for fun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Burglar threatened disabled woman for fun
The woman no longer feels safe living in the community alone.
![Council scraps butt bylaw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Council scraps butt bylaw
Dropping cigarette butts was already covered under the Litter Act.
![Wellington aiming to be Te Reo Maori capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wellington aiming to be Te Reo Maori capital
City council is working to raise the status and use of the language.
![Freedom camping extension approved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Freedom camping extension approved
Committee members agreed to extend a freedom camping area in Evans Bay.
![Monkeys recovered after zoo break-in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Monkeys recovered after zoo break-in
Keepers were able to gain the monkeys' trust by feeding them their favourite treats.
![Victoria University may look at name change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Victoria University may look at name change
The university's research and teaching is not getting the recognition it deserves.
![New walker model to help elderly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New walker model to help elderly
People are having falls because they didn't want to use their walkers, Phil Bracen says.
![Pets allowed to ride Auckland trains and buses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pets allowed to ride Auckland trains and buses
Auckland is set to follow in Wellington's lead in allowing pets on public transport.
![Fate of community market in question](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fate of community market in question
Market visitors often spill over to nearby businesses' carparks, and use customer toilets.
![Ninety-year-old accompanies teens on Te Araroa trail walk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ninety-year-old accompanies teens on Te Araroa trail walk
Walking the trail offers youth education, healing and rehabilitation, trust believes.
![20-tonne sculpture 'largest' in Wellington region](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
20-tonne sculpture 'largest' in Wellington region
The 20-tonne sculpture is being installed on a Lower Hutt roundabout.
![Home detention for meth dealer in poor health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Home detention for meth dealer in poor health
Jamie Liu's health contributed to his sentence being reduced to home detention.
![Public support lifts dying mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public support lifts dying mum
Her baby is recovering from surgery but Diana Sevealii's health is deteriorating.
![George Michael's last work coming to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
George Michael's last work coming to NZ
Last interview took place two day's before singer's 2016 death, friend says.
![Jetstar flight forced to return to airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jetstar flight forced to return to airport
The Wellington-bound flight was turned back because of an engineering issue.