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    Girl taken to hospital after moped hits pram-pusher

    A 4-year-old girl has reportedly been taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition after a moped hit a pram.

    Body found in Christchurch car park

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    Body found in Christchurch car park

    Police say a body has been found in a car park in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton.

    Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case

    Erin Patterson. File photo

    Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case

    Jurors should not find mushroom cook Erin Patterson guilty of three murders because she told some lies, her barrister has argued.

    Police considering options for body cameras

    Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

    Police considering options for body cameras

    The police union says officers getting body cameras for the first time will counter people doctoring phone footage of interactions.

    Auckland supermarket ruins handed back to Foodstuffs

    Auckland supermarket ruins handed back to Foodstuffs

    A day after a massive blaze broke out at an Auckland supermarket, the fire service has handed over the building - or what's left of it - to its owners, Foodstuffs.

    PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (centre) and Tourism Minister Louise Upston (to his left) at...

    PM rejects idea of visa waivers for China

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the idea of complete visa waivers, or extended visas for "premium" travellers from China.

    Daughter and dad nick $200k from ATM

    Jessie-Lee Daniela-Ranford, left, and her father, James Lindsay Ranford. The pair was due to be...

    Daughter and dad nick $200k from ATM

    A former Armourguard employee used the company’s special codes to raid almost $200,000 from an ATM machine in a heist she executed with the help of her father.

    Drone to be used in search for missing woman

    Drone to be used in search for missing woman

    Police will launch a drone in the search for a Christchurch woman missing for two weeks.

    Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police

    Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police

    A six-hour gang rape of teenage girl in a car allegedly at the hands of four youths has been described by senior Sydney police as a degrading crime that "beggars belief".

    Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts

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    Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts

    All Air New Zealand flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed ash into the sky.

    Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident

    Police interviewed both Ashton's mother and her then partner three times.

    Person dies in Blenheim vehicle incident

    A person has died after reportedly ending up under their own vehicle in suburban Blenheim. 

    Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed

    Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. File photo

    Melatonin to be sold over the counter; psilocybin to be prescribed

    The government has signalled melatonin will become available over the counter, and psilocybin will be available for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

    KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding

    Photo: Supplied / Renee Horncastle

    KiwiRail charged over Cook Strait ferry grounding

    Maritime NZ has filed two health and safety charges against KiwiRail over its grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere nearly a year ago.

    National, Labour in slanging match over abuse in care redress

    Erica Stanford, left, and Jan Tinetti Photo: RNZ

    National, Labour in slanging match over abuse in care redress

    National Minister Erica Stanford's scrutiny hearing descended into a political slanging match between the minister and two Labour MPs as they clashed over the redress system for survivors abused in state care.

    Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'

    Photo: Newsline

    Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'

    Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and experts are likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. 

    Tractor up in flames in spectacular Three Mile Hill blaze

    Tractor up in flames in spectacular Three Mile Hill blaze

    A tractor has gone up in flames after catching fire while driving up Three Mile Hill Road.

    Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza

    Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre amidst the rubble in Gaza. Photo: Reuters

    Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza

    Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as...

    Watch: Walkers go slip, sliding away on icy Dunedin streets

    Watch: Walkers go slip, sliding away on icy Dunedin streets

    The butt-slide and the pole-grab were among the methods hastily employed as Dunedin walkers went skittering down steep ice-covered footpaths this morning.

    Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'

    The 2018 census was a fizzer. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'

    New Zealanders have filled out their last traditional Census form, with the five-yearly count scrapped from 2030.

    Boy was allowed to remove lifejacket before tragic capsizing

    Gemma Ferregel and her 10-year-old son, Ryder, drowned after a boat capsized in Manukau Harbour;...

    Boy was allowed to remove lifejacket before tragic capsizing

    Ten-year-old Ryder Ferregel was wearing a lifejacket when he went out on an ill-fated scalloping trip – but it was ill-fitting and riding up, so he was allowed to take it off.
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