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Prison 'Houdini' on run again
A man known as Houdini for his numerous disappearing acts, including a 2008 escape from Mt Eden Prison, has again escaped custody. Aaron Forden broke free after an interview with his lawyer at Whangarei District Court.
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Lion Man to pay Zion Wildlife Gardens $20k
Lion Man Craig Busch has been ordered to pay more than $20,000 to his former employer Zion Wildlife Gardens.
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Mother guilty of manslaughter
The Northland woman accused of killing her young daughter has been found guilty of manslaughter.
![Family guilty of muzzling dogs with insulation tape, mistreatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Family guilty of muzzling dogs with insulation tape, mistreatment
A Northland family who muzzled dogs with insulation tape and left them in a dark and dirty shelter...
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Rugby: Blues out for revenge
The Blues will have revenge on their minds when they host Super rugby strugglers the Cheetahs in Whangarei tomorrow.
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Seventh fatal police shooting in 11 years
Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.
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Peaceful hikoi marches down Queen St
The organiser of a hikoi which marched peacefully down Auckland's Queen Street today says the new foreshore and seabed legislation breaches the Treaty of Waitangi.