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Huntly police search for man in grey Mitsubishi
12 Jun 2016Huntly police are urgently looking for a man who may be armed, who they believe is driving a grey Mitsubishi Legnum.
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Auckland leaky homes claim highest ever
13 Jun 2016The owners of an Auckland apartment complex have filed a $60 million leaky homes claim against construction firms and the Auckland Council.
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Big delays for motorists heading to Wellington
12 Jun 2016Motorists heading to Wellington are being warned of major delays after flooding completely closed part of State Highway 1 near Manakau.
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Snow bunnies flock to slopes
12 Jun 2016A bumper opening day has South Island skifields anticipating busy weeks ahead - provided the weather holds.
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Police name man arrested in Mercer
12 Jun 2016The man arrested after a siege at a petrol station overnight is Ricky Batalliard, who had been on the run for two days, police said.
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Weather further delays search for Emily
12 Jun 2016The search for a two-year-old girl missing near Harihari on the West Coast is not going to resume today.
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Call for university to ditch fuel companies
12 Jun 2016Students are pushing for University of Auckland to commit to divesting itself from fossil fuel companies.
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Council did not visit quarry sites: resident
12 Jun 2016The council's response to a group of Christchurch quarries wanting to dig below the water table is "just not good enough", a resident who lives near one of the quarries says.
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Trees on Māungakiekie: 'We've come full circle'
11 Jun 2016The planting of nine native trees on the summit of Auckland's Māungakiekie, or One Tree Hill, this morning is being hailed as a new start for the city.
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Poppy the horse plucked from danger
11 Jun 2016A stranded horse was rescued from rising flood water in Otaki Gorge just seconds before she would have drowned. Video
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Huge ecological study of Manukau Harbour comissioned
11 Jun 2016A study of the country's second-largest harbour will examine how its ecological health will change over time.
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Man's body found in search for missing pair
10 Jun 2016A Greymouth man's body has been found in a remote river on the West Coast, where he and a two-year-old girl went missing on Thursday. Audio
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Memorial bridge repairs win local award
11 Jun 2016The restoration of Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance has been recognised with an prize at the Canterbury Heritage Awards.
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Teens in house when police shot man
10 Jun 2016Two teenagers were at the house where police shot a man dead in Paeroa on Friday. Video
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Home detention for woman guilty of manslaughter
10 Jun 2016A woman found guilty of manslaughter after shooting a man dead in his Hutt Valley home in February last year has escaped a jail sentence.
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Mother found guilty of baby's manslaughter
10 Jun 2016A Taranaki woman who smothered her six-week-old daughter by falling asleep while breastfeeding has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Toxic shellfish warning extended near Auckland
10 Jun 2016A public health warning not to collect or eat shellfish has been extended as a problem with a potentially fatal disease spreads.
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Suspicious activity outside Southland school
10 Jun 2016A man has been seen acting suspiciously near a Southland school, and police are asking the public to come forward if they know anything.
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Auckland police hunt armed man
10 Jun 2016Auckland police are hunting for a man who pointed a firearm at officers in Manurewa this morning.
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Baby at centre of homicide case named
10 Jun 2016Police have named the three-month-old baby boy who died in Tauranga on Tuesday night.
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Murder accused abused: 'You took my baby'
10 Jun 2016The mother of killed Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton broke down in tears as the man accused of murdering her daughter appeared in court this morning.
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Maori an inspiration to Ainu people
10 Jun 2016A delegation of indigenous Ainu people from Japan is in Taranaki this week to share experiences and learn from local Maori about language revitalisation.
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Weather halts search for 4WD's occupants
9 Jun 2016A search for a toddler and a man missing from a vehicle in a swollen West Coast river has been suspended.
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New facility aims to transform pest management
9 Jun 2016Self-setting traps and low profile, more affordable predator-proof fences are just two of the methods being trialled at a new facility near Christchurch. Video
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