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A Gisborne club rugby player has been banned for 78 weeks for a stomping incident which left an opponent needing 70 stitches to the head.

Local residents who assisted in retrieving a stranded truck containing the bodies of two men in the Eastern Bay of Plenty have been praised by the regional council.

Many storm-hit Kiwis will spend today cleaning up after days of destructive weather.

Wonderful to have the Indian Premier League back among us for a seventh edition.

Amid the euphoria of winning the Six Nations, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt felt frustrated.

A 23-year-old man has been charged following the assault of an Auckland police officer early yesterday.

A man was attacked while taking a shortcut home in Wellington last night, and is now in a serious condition in hospital with a suspected fractured scull.

Highways in and out of main centres around the country suffered heavy congestion today as holidaymakers attempted to make the most of their long weekend en masse.

Police have cordoned off an area between the port of Napier Brass Band Hall and Napier YMCA after receiving multiple calls about a mobility scooter and later a body in the drain, about 10am today.

The sodden South Island is mopping up after a damaging storm caused flooding and slips across the island.