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![Homicide inquiry: 'It was pretty heart-wrenching'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Homicide inquiry: 'It was pretty heart-wrenching'
Police launch homicide inquiry after man found unconscious lying in street dies
![Nurse fined and stripped of title after indecent assault of colleague](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Nurse fined and stripped of title after indecent assault of colleague
Incident followed man being charged with two counts of indecent assault against colleague.
![Police training bungle a 'nightmare' ticket for bus driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police training bungle a 'nightmare' ticket for bus driver
Police training bungle caused "absolute nightmare" for innocent Wellington bus driver.
![$7.6m spend to repair Basin Reserve grandstand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
$7.6m spend to repair Basin Reserve grandstand
The future of the historic Museum Stand at the Basin Reserve is to be announced.
![Leniency for third-strike offender](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Leniency for third-strike offender
Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald has two previous offences under the three strikes law.
![Tamihere: I've had enough of faceless bureaucrats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tamihere: I've had enough of faceless bureaucrats
John Tamihere reckons we don't get value for our money from our top public servants.
![Foreign students campaign to stop exploitation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Foreign students campaign to stop exploitation
International students say many are working for below minimum wage with no rights.
![NZ's worst drivers: Area with the most traffic offences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ's worst drivers: Area with the most traffic offences
North Auckland drivers had the highest number of traffic offences in the country.
!['Severe shaking': Babies brain damaged, parents walk free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Severe shaking': Babies brain damaged, parents walk free
The parents were let off charges of failing to provide proper care.
![Rachel Rose: Climate change campaigner can do the maths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rachel Rose: Climate change campaigner can do the maths
Bill McKibben is in NZ to talk about taking on business interests over climate change.
![Burglar threatened disabled woman for fun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Burglar threatened disabled woman for fun
The woman no longer feels safe living in the community alone.
![Council scraps butt bylaw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Council scraps butt bylaw
Dropping cigarette butts was already covered under the Litter Act.
![Wellington aiming to be Te Reo Maori capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Wellington aiming to be Te Reo Maori capital
City council is working to raise the status and use of the language.
![Freedom camping extension approved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Freedom camping extension approved
Committee members agreed to extend a freedom camping area in Evans Bay.
![Sports stars among 58 new cops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sports stars among 58 new cops
There are 58 officers graduating police college in Porirua tomorrow.
![Monkeys recovered after zoo break-in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Monkeys recovered after zoo break-in
Keepers were able to gain the monkeys' trust by feeding them their favourite treats.
![Local boy on the world stage: Clarke Gayford talks being 'First Bloke'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local boy on the world stage: Clarke Gayford talks being 'First Bloke'
Gayford talks preparing for fatherhood, meeting royalty and how he and Ardern met.
![Auckland house listings, prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland house listings, prices fall
'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.
![20-tonne sculpture 'largest' in Wellington region](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
20-tonne sculpture 'largest' in Wellington region
The 20-tonne sculpture is being installed on a Lower Hutt roundabout.
![Home detention for meth dealer in poor health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Home detention for meth dealer in poor health
Jamie Liu's health contributed to his sentence being reduced to home detention.
![George Michael's last work coming to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
George Michael's last work coming to NZ
Last interview took place two day's before singer's 2016 death, friend says.
![Charlie Chadwick: A hard working man who loved his family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Charlie Chadwick: A hard working man who loved his family
He was an active man, a meat worker that ran a lot and was well known for his martial arts
![Jetstar flight forced to return to airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Jetstar flight forced to return to airport
The Wellington-bound flight was turned back because of an engineering issue.
!['Stop that guy': Group effort brings down robber](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Stop that guy': Group effort brings down robber
An alleged thief was tackled and held down until police arrived.
![Why Weta Workshop is using Alibaba](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Why Weta Workshop is using Alibaba
Alibaba's Alipay and Tmall are attractive options for Kiwi businesses, merchant says.
![Wellington school to totally scrap NCEA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Wellington school to totally scrap NCEA
Kathy Lloyd-Parker says her school is the first in Wellington to drop NCEA altogether.
![Dead prisoner 'set up', family say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dead prisoner 'set up', family say
Jonathan Antipas was "crushed" by his imprisonment, his family says.
![Police to train recruits in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police to train recruits in Auckland
Pilot scheme hopes to attract newcomers put off by moving to Wellington for 16 weeks.