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Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.
Taita death: Man charged, another sought
A man sought by police may have suffered a facial injury.
Man dies from injuries after Lower Hutt brawl
Police had taken one person into custody following the incident.
Air NZ passenger's conviction quashed after claims of baby 'torture'
Anthony Gallon has hit back at the Air NZ staffer's version of events.
No prison for brutal parking warden attack
The man who fractured a parking warden's eye socket won't go to prison.
$7.5k fuel theft to fund drug habit
The 34 charges are mainly spread over a three-month period in the Wellington region.
Tūī flock to flowering kowhai tree
Residents in Wellington's York Bay can hear a constant chirping of tūī in their backyard.
Spring brings much-needed sunshine
Fine sunny weather is here to stay until at least Sunday.
Man accused of Paul Te Hiko's murder denies charge
Accused pleads not guilty to murder.
Kiwi dollar keeps on falling
The New Zealand dollar dropped to a new two-and-a-half year low.
Free tech help for Wairarapa seniors
The digital world is advancing and some seniors are being left behind.
Dotcom's request 'designed to frustrate'
Kim Dotcom wants every record mentioning him by name that the government holds.
Complaint laid over netball mishap
The team won every game and then took out the semifinal. But an error changed everything.
Wellington bus fiasco: Regional chief steps in
Greater Wellington Regional Council's boss steps in to focus on city's bus fiasco.
Deputy Commissioner 'must stand aside'
Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha now has "no choice but to stand aside" says National.
Wellington school girl fights off attacker
College sends out letter to parents warning their children to be careful.
Fuel prices climb to record heights
Motorists' organisation questions ongoing petrol price rises.
Hawke's Bay, Wellington in firing line of gales, heavy rain
Central parts of New Zealand are set to take a hammering for the fourth day.
Community mourns loss of beloved cat
Cafe owner brought to tears when news of Jimmy's attack reached her.
Man tried to steal monkey for girlfriend
Casford broke his leg jumping over the boundary fence after trying to snatch a monkey.
House hunters plead for help in newspaper ad
They've been looking for a home since the beginning of the year.
Under fire top cop to speak at justice conference
Under fire top cop Wally Haumaha is set to speak at international justice conference.
Cold start followed by heavy rain, gale force winds
Central parts of New Zealand are set to get another hammering from mother nature.
QC to consider bullying allegations in Haumaha inquiry
QC's decision means four senior leaders in NZ police will likely give evidence in inquiry.
Appeal after murderer left beaten victim for dead
Johnnie Puna was sentenced earlier this year to life imprisonment. Now he's appealing.
Marama Fox company owes at least $70,000
Former Māori Party co-leader says she's devastated it has come to this.
Call for national health food policy in schools
Symposium about diet-related disease starts in Wellington tomorrow.
Joys of spring? More like gales, slips, snow, downpours
The wild weather has already touched down in the capital with several landslips noted.
Woman denies Lower Hutt stabbing
Roxsanne Christison applied for bail this morning, but it was declined.
Spring sting: Snow, showers and southerlies set to strike NZ
The transition from Winter to Spring often brings turbulent weather, MetService says.
Woman critically injured in Lower Hutt stabbing
A 30-year-old woman was arrested at a nearby address several hours after incident.
Influenza dead to be remembered
National memorial planned to remember victims of 1918 pandemic.
Meet the baby daddies of NZ Parliament
The year to Father's Day 2018 has seen a new Government and lots of new life.