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Police communications network restored
The police communication network has been restored following a fibre optic cable failure this afternoon.
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Police urge drivers to be patient on the trip home
The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.
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Many attend rainy Anzac Day services
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.
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Drowned man yet to be identified
Police are following up leads to identify a man who drowned in the sea off the suburb of Island Bay in Wellington yesterday.
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Economic gloom stays high
Consumer confidence remains barely in positive territory and the lowest in three years, this month's ANZ Roy Morgan survey shows.
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Family: NZer cocaine accused was duped
Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.
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Wellington: Theatre legend
Kerri Jackson visits Wellywood and finds a film star making a glamorous comeback.
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Police find horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park
Police have found a missing horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park.
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Paula Bennett: Let them eat soup
MP Paula Bennett is the first of the Beehive's power brokers to step out of their comfort zone - in her case, feeding the needy at a city mission - for the new series Make Your Politician Work. By Bevan Hurley.
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Alleged confession in Wellington murder case
Police are investigating the death of a man who allegedly confessed to the murder of Matthew Hall.