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A cyclist became wedged under a car after a collision in central Hamilton.

Shane van Gisbergen was focusing on the positives after a second podium finish in as many days at the final round of the 2011 V8 Supercar series in Sydney yesterday.

Pike River Coal's former chief executive Gordon Ward has refused appear at the Royal Commission into the mining disaster.

The Feilding town centre is being evacuated after a gas leak this morning.

The Maori Party will begin a string of hui across the country today to discuss a deal with the National Government.

A Tokoroa man found dead in a forest after shooting and critically injuring his partner outside a police station had a history of serious convictions, police say.

Rain falling last night in the Far North provided a welcome reprieve for weary firefighters.

Auckland firefighters are to join Ports of Auckland workers on their picket line today.

Brad Kennedy said on the eve of the fourth round of the New Zealand Open that he would be aggressive on the final day and that attitude paid off as he claimed the crown in a playoff over fellow Australian Craig Parry yesterday.

A light truck driver who died in a head-on smash that killed another motorist was banned from driving.