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The Germans are coming — for training
German Air Force planes flying over southern skies is certainly not the norm, so residents are being urged not to panic.
Witness says car crossed line into school bus
Witness says car crossed line into school bus
"The front was entirely caved in," says a driver who narrowly avoided the crash between a car and a school bus that killed a person and injured 31.
Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report
Youth boot camp rushed, no meaningful data: report
The final evaluation for the government's military-style boot camps has found it is too small to provide any meaningful data and its implementation was rushed.
Abuse compo: Ministry accused of delaying terminal woman's claim
Abuse compo: Ministry accused of delaying terminal woman's claim
Wellington lawyer Sonja Cooper acted for the abused woman dying of cancer and says the system is "abhorrent".
The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million
The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million
One of the country's most storied high-country stations is on the market, for those with $50 million or more to spare.
Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'
Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'
Court documents have revealed the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices.
More than 23,000 without power in Far North
More than 23,000 without power in Far North
The Far North has been plunged into another massive power cut, with more than 23,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
A 5-year-old boy who is the only person in NZ with the genetic disorder Witteveen-Kolk Syndrome is set to fly to Brisbane on Friday for life-changing physical therapy.
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
The move follows revelations more than 100 police staff are being investigated for falsifying 30,000 tests.
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour is promising to make cervical screening free for everyone, if elected next year, through its previously-announced Medicard scheme.
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scouts in Auckland are sharing a carpark with freedom campers, some of whom are urinating in public and even defecating behind their hall, a leader says.
Woman missing for more than two months
Woman who travelled from Dunedin missing for more than two months
Police say they have not found a woman who disappeared in Auckland more than two months ago, after travelling north from Dunedin.
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Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
A leading employment lawyers says she's never seen anything on the same scale as the investigation into 120 officers involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests across NZ.
Govt mulls rough sleeping ban for central Auckland
Govt mulls rough sleeping ban for central Auckland
Government ministers have confirmed they are considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre.
Cop pepper-sprayed compliant motorist three times
'You got it wrong': Cop pepper-sprayed compliant motorist three times
A Waikato policeman who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his car keys will now have to pay his victim $1000.
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New cameras to make roads safer
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New cameras to make roads safer
Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.
Fears homeless to be pushed out of Auckland CBD
Fears homeless to be pushed out of Auckland CBD
Housing advocates are worried officials may be planning to push rough sleepers out of central Auckland.
Open to changing controversial Nazi exhibit
Open to changing controversial Nazi exhibit
The owner of a South Canterbury museum featuring a controversial Nazi exhibit says he's open to making changes to the display.