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The magic of short films is there's no room for story bloat, no cliffhangers and if you don't like it, you can move on. Dan Slevin picks five of the best from this year's Show me Shorts festival.

The daughter of a woman killed says family and friends are struggling to understand how something so horrible could have happened to such a lovely person.

Shaun Johnson is back in the Kiwis to replace the injured Jahrome Hughes.

Dally M Medal-winning halfback Jahrome Hughes has been ruled out of the Kiwis' tests against Australia and Tonga.

A vetting officer who interviewed referees put forward for the terrorist's firearms licence application told an inquest he already knew them and had no reason to doubt their responses, integrity or…

A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?

It will act on all 14 recommendations made in a damning Inquiry into last year's devastating and deadly weather events. Audio

Offal, stolen recipes, celebrities and clandestine affairs - Auckland restaurateur Tony Astle shares nearly 50 years' worth of juicy morsels in his new memoir. Audio

The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.

The flight was diverted to Nelson after the emergency was declared.

The Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch began as a family dream - and 50 years on, it's still thriving.

But the council is not ruling out further odour problems during planned remediation at the site.

A local resident had noticed two penguins trying to hide in rocks, one penguin was bleeding and appeared to be injured, while the other was covered in blood.

A heavy reliance was also put on the terrorist's referees being firearms licence holders themselves, an inquest has heard.

Not being able to provide a relative who lived in New Zealand as a referee for a firearm licence application was not a reason disqualify it, an inquest has heard.

The health impacts of traffic pollution are worse than previously reported.

Residents at a Christchurch rest home are alarmed at proposed staffing cuts that will mean there are fewer people to look after them. Audio

The rugby league tournament begins on 18 October.

The break-ins between happened when houses were unoccupied - usually when the occupants were on holiday.

A charitable trust that had to turn away 600 families from patient accommodation last year hopes a new apartment complex will ease pressure.

Universities are wrestling with each another for domestic enrolments, prompting swings worth tens of millions of dollars a year in fees and government funding.