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Rescuers criticise 'unprepared' boaties
Three boaties who spent the night in Cook Strait could have been rescued much sooner.
Men missing at sea found alive
Both of the men missing after their small boat capsized off Wellington's south coast last night have been found alive.
Attempted aggravated robbery at Post Shop
A would-be robber fled empty-handed after an attempted aggravated robbery at a Wellington Post Shop today.
Weather and earthquake-related claims flood in
Christchurch's Boxing Day aftershocks and the recent wet weather have seen more than 1000 claims lodged with the Earthquake Commission.
Axe-wielding robbers hold up dairy
Police are looking for two men who held up a dairy with an axe in Wellington this afternoon.
Investigation launched after fire guts school gym
Police and the Fire Service are investigating a fire which gutted a high school gymnasium in the Wellington suburb of Rongotai this morning.
Count to 100, impatient drivers told
Police have urged motorists travelling north from Wellington to exercise patience in 'extremely heavy' traffic today. Two people have so far been killed on NZ's roads since the official start of the holiday road toll period.
Toddler falls from bridge
A 2-year-old boy has been flown to hospital with head injuries after plunging two metres from a bridge near a remote cafe in Golden Bay.
US envoys were bullies: Clark
Former PM Helen Clark says concerns by the US Embassy over the screening of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 for a Labour Party fundraising event showed "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct by officials.
Less is more: The joys of being a minimalist
Rebecca Barry meets a group of New Zealanders for whom life means much more than material possessions.
The fair cop
The festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.
Soccer: Spoonley's big chance to take over from Paston
Jacob Spoonley had mixed emotions on Sunday morning when he learned of fellow goalkeeper Mark Paston's season-ending injury.