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Bootlegger jailed after teen's death
A Westport man who sold whiskey to a Buller High School student prior to the teenager's death has been sentenced to two months in prison.
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Gerard Morris: Pike politics ignore families' heartbreak
Having a middleman able to absorb the criticism and stay immune to the moral and emotional elements of the Pike tragedy makes sense politically, writes Gerard Morris.
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Breakfast in bed not enough for Haast man
A Haast man was sentenced to nine months' supervision and ordered to pay his former partner $500 for emotional harm after being convicted of an assault.
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Search for missing Christchurch tramper suspended
The West Coast search for missing Christchurch tramper Rex Leslie Taylor, 50, has been suspended, after another two-day search failed to yield more clues as to his whereabouts.
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Action urged on South Auckland's high baby death rate
Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.
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ACC keeps Buller man waiting
A Buller man who has been plagued by medical problems since 2008 may have to wait at least another two months for an ACC review to be completed.
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Sex offender shows 'no remorse'
A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.
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Whitebait festival runs at $100k loss
The much vaunted Great West Coast Whitebait Festival in Christchurch has left the Hokitika organisers $100,000 out of pocket.
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$46k fine for contractor
An Australian contractor which lost three staff members in the Pike River Mine disaster has been fined $46,800 after admitting breaches of the Health and Safety Act.
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Pike River: Contractor to be sentenced
Pike River contractor Valley Longwall will be sentenced today for failing to ensure the safety of workers who died in explosions at the mine.