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Marlon Williams is going to take a break "for a wee while". Do you need to do the same? What if you can't afford to?

The Hamilton hanger is the upper North Island base for two of Life Flight's air ambulance planes.

Hemi Hemingway's latest is one of the most emotive local releases in recent memory.

Gloria Masters, the founder of Handing the Shame Back believed if there was a mandate for teachers to report signs of abuse the "floodgates would open".

Man On The Run looks at Paul McCartney's life in the decade immediately following the split of The Beatles.

Kiwi Fin Melville Ives is in a stable condition after a nasty fall at the men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers saw him stretchered off the snow.

Raw sewage has been spewing into the South coast and further out to the Cook Strait since the plant's massive failure two weeks ago.

The Beths are back in town following a US tour and appearance on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Wellington Water apologised for the shock, stress and inconvenience caused after sewage entered people's bathrooms.

Farid Ahmed was left a paraplegic and spent 11 days in a coma after being hit by a car - the driver never faced charges. Audio

Research says llamas can help fend off predators like dogs and dingoes - so the farm team put it to the test.

His laywer argues jailing the 85-year-old for 26 months was unfair given his age, bail conditions and cognitive impairment.

The plant failed on 4 February, sending millions of litres of raw sewage into Cook Strait every day.

The Dog Control Act has been labelled "hopelessly out of date" as councils struggle to deal with roaming, aggressive dogs. Audio

The council says people should not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area around where the stream discharges until further notice.

The person was unresponsive after being pullled from the water at St Clair Beach.

The folk singer will tour the country in May before he signs off for a 'wee while'.