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![Out on the boat with police maritime unit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Out on the boat with police maritime unit
Rescuing dolphins and nearly catching poachers is all part of keeping NZ's waters safe.
![How an angry leopard escaped Auckland Zoo and people weren't told for three days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
How an angry leopard escaped Auckland Zoo and people weren't told for three days
Public told of escape three days after leopard went missing.
![Girls join boys' school roll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Girls join boys' school roll
Prestigious school will soon no longer be boys only.
![Builders suffering in 'brutal' heat wave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Builders suffering in 'brutal' heat wave
Workers in heavy gear or who are often in the sun may be struggling this summer.
![Trains slow down as heat risks rails](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Trains slow down as heat risks rails
There are speed restrictions on the Wairarapa line in cause the heat misaligns the tracks.
![Singapore Airlines axes 'Capital Express'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Singapore Airlines axes 'Capital Express'
Four-times-weekly flight from Wellington to Singapore will now stop in Melbourne
![Kayakers rescued from Wellington Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Kayakers rescued from Wellington Harbour
The kayakers did the right thing when they got into trouble, police said.
![Zoo starts 'complex' tiger breeding process](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Zoo starts 'complex' tiger breeding process
The tigers must be slowly and carefully introduced before breeding is even considered.
![100 complaints over Wellington rental prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
100 complaints over Wellington rental prices
An invitation to "expose" dodgy landlords has led to a flood of official complaints.
![Being trans a decade on 'worse than ever'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Being trans a decade on 'worse than ever'
10 years on from Human Rights Commission's inquiry into transgender discrimination.
![Shot taxi driver living in fear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Shot taxi driver living in fear
Alem Tesema plans to leave Wellington, with hopes it will help his mental recovery.
![No vacancies as visitors flock to Whanganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
No vacancies as visitors flock to Whanganui
Beds hard to find as visitors beat a track to Whanganui
![Longest dog walk comes to an end a year later](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Longest dog walk comes to an end a year later
Stephen Brassett and his four-legged friends have finished their tour of New Zealand.
![Police praise kind Masterton strangers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Police praise kind Masterton strangers
The man had nowhere to spend the night and was 'distraught and upset'.
![Delays for Wellington train commuters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Delays for Wellington train commuters
Buses are replacing trains on some Wellington routes today.
![More seeking gender reassignment info, study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
More seeking gender reassignment info, study finds
Increasing societal awareness and acceptance of gender diversity likely behind trend.
![Couple's concrete blocks protect from third car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Couple's concrete blocks protect from third car crash
After two previous incidents on their property the Naenae couple have been spared a third.
![Record 70% drop in Wellington rentals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Record 70% drop in Wellington rentals
One listing on Trademe had to be removed after 25 hours after 55 applications flooded in.
![Smile most important accessory at Cup Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Smile most important accessory at Cup Day
Shocking pink, a vintage aesthetic, and smiling faces are all in for Cup Day.
![Beetle blamed for boy's weird blisters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Beetle blamed for boy's weird blisters
A friend's Facebook post solved the mystery that doctors couldn't explain.
![Missing woman spent night in bush: 'I knew I needed to stop'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Missing woman spent night in bush: 'I knew I needed to stop'
Kerry Scott became lost in bush but walked out at first light.
![Spate of charity box thefts prompts warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Spate of charity box thefts prompts warning
The same donation box was stolen twice within a week from a Wellington supermarket.
![Frozen blood and paddling pools for zoo animals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Frozen blood and paddling pools for zoo animals
Zookeepers employ inventive methods to keep their animals comfortable in the warm weather.
![Sharks in the shallows 'totally harmless'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Sharks in the shallows 'totally harmless'
Beachgoers have spotted dolphins, jellyfish, stringrays - and something more ominous.
![Students' rent ultimatum: Pay more or move out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Students' rent ultimatum: Pay more or move out
Five Wellington students given 24 hours to accept rent hike or rise losing their flat.
![Girls 'shaken' after flasher's alleyway exposure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Girls 'shaken' after flasher's alleyway exposure
The 11-year-old girls were walking down an alleyway when a man pulled down his shorts.
![Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire
A man was found by the burning vehicle with serious head injuries and burns.
![Heartless: Man filmed crash victim instead of helping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Heartless: Man filmed crash victim instead of helping
Witness disgusted at man who recorded rather than help at accident scene.