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Bernard Hickey: The renting generation
Imagine what "Generation Rent Party" designed to represent NZ's young renters would do if it got into power in Auckland or Wellington, writes Bernard Hickey.
Storms make way down NZ
Thunderstorms are making their way down the country bringing heavy rain, particularly to the capital where several houses have been flooded.
Missing kayaker returns home safely
The kayaker missing off Wellington’s Island Bay today has returned home safely.
Wellington trains back on track
Train services are back on track in the Wellington region, but lines in the South Island remain down after Spark outages overnight, KiwiRail says.
Recycling truck driver dies
A 20 year-old recycling truck driver who was critically injured in an accident yesterday has died this afternoon.
Driver recovers from rubbish truck injury
A 20-year-old driver who got caught in the operating unit of a recycling truck today is recovering after coming out of surgery.
Support for Wellington super city 'very weak'
There is strong opposition to a proposed Wellington super city, a survey has shown.
Sex-claim driver wins compo case
A truck driver sacked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking staff at a restaurant he delivered to has been awarded almost $20,000 for unjustified dismissal.
Drunk hospital patients face new tests
Two new 'Alcotest Units' will enable quick testing of intoxicated patients at Wellington Hospital .
Lundy trial: 'Three months without sex'
Mark Lundy's wife Christine had 'gone off' sex after finding out they couldn't have children, a court heard today.
Kiwi veteran receives prestigious French honour
The 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.
Lundy 'nice and pleasant' - prostitute
A prostitute who slept with Mark Lundy hours before he allegedly drove home and bludgeoned his gamily to death said he was "nice and pleasant" during their liaison.
Labour's cheaper leadership race
Labour's leadership contest roadshow carried less of a punch to the taxpayer's wallet than the last runoff in 2013, according to newly released list of MPs' expenses.
Lundy wanted $1m insurance policy
Hours before allegedly killing his family, Mark Lundy said he had tried to increase his and his wife's life insurance to $1m but was declined because of their weight.
Firefighters battle major house blaze in Lower Hutt
A young family are devastated after a major house fire wrecked their suburban home this afternoon.
'A huge pool of blood'
Even though Mark Lundy is accused of the murder of his wife and daughter, it was his brother-in-law who was in the spotlight today after defence lawyers pinned the crime on him.
Lundy: The evidence, and the defence
Steve Braunias at the Lundy trial for the NZ Herald: "He's already said the only two words which matter most to him."
Lundy trial: Crown's crucial change
The Crown now believes Mark Lundy killed his family about six hours later than its original estimation, a major change to its version of events since the 2002 trial.
Man dies at sailing regatta
A 70-year-old Auckland man participating in a sailing regatta north of Wellington was wearing a lifejacket that wasn’t inflated when he died.
Woman accused of murder denied bail
A woman accused of killing Wellington man Matthew Stevens has been denied bail, as her co-defendants skipped court due to traffic problems.
Fire destroys Paraparaumu house
A house fire has destroyed a property in Wellington over night.
Couple forgive after vicious home attack
Left bloodied and knocked out in their own home just before Xmas, Dennis and Eileen Phillips don't want "harsh treatment" of the teen accused of the attack.
No plea over attack on elderly couple
A teenager accused of a vicious attack on an elderly couple has still not entered a plea.