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    Holly Pattison, 36, leaves the Hamilton District Court on Wednesday after being sentenced to home...

    Drink-driving mother left child critical in crash, avoids prison

    After strapping her daughter into a booster seat and putting a half-drunk bottle of wine in the centre console, Holly Pattison set off in her car to Napier.

    Concern as long-serving livestock station manager resigns

    Jim Ward, former manager of Molesworth station. Photo: PAMU / SUPPLIED via RNZ

    Concern as long-serving livestock station manager resigns

    Worry and speculation about the future use of New Zealand's largest livestock station are rising following the sudden resignation of its long-term manager.

    Murder-accused will not give evidence

    Julia DeLuney is on trial for the murder of her 79-year-old mother. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    Murder-accused will not give evidence

    The defence has chosen not to call any witnesses, nor will Julia DeLuney give evidence, in the trial in which she is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory.

    Pay talk protection: National backs Labour’s transparency bill

    Labour MP Dr Deborah Russell. Photo: Getty Images

    Pay talk protection: National backs Labour’s transparency bill

    Members' bills from opposition MPs are more often than not doomed to fail, but there have been exceptions to the rule this term.

    Cousins' crash deaths prompt efforts to help save lives

    Rob Fleming is a Hato Hone St John volunteer first responder and volunteer firefighter in Leeston...

    Cousins' crash deaths prompt efforts to help save lives

    After his two young cousins were killed in a car crash on Summit Rd in Christchurch, Rob Fleming was motivated to help save lives.

    'Mark your own homework': Healthy Homes checks under fire

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    'Mark your own homework': Healthy Homes checks under fire

    Like drivers issuing their own warrants of fitness - that's how building experts and renter advocates describe the new Healthy Homes Standards.

    Charges laid over neglect in unexplained child death

    Alestra Kepa-Hati suffered a broken arm, broken pelvis and two head injuries leading up to her...

    Charges laid over neglect in unexplained child death

    Northland police investigating the unexplained historic death of a child in Kaikohe have arrested and charged two people with neglect.

    Forestry director fined $112k for pollution

    Slash and spoil damming a tributary of the Waitaheke Stream. Photo: Supplied / Waikato Regional...

    Forestry director fined $112k for pollution

    Slash and sediment polluted an important stream in Waihī for over a year and despite six inspections, and two abatement notices, a logging company refused to change its behaviour and continued to cause environmental damage.

    Seymour admits regs contribute to ‘enormous rate rises’

    Gore Mayor Ben Bell (left), Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour and Tararua district councillor...

    Seymour admits regs contribute to ‘enormous rate rises’

    Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says there is no policy for local government reform - yet.

    Man found dead on bus at Auckland depot

    Police at the bus depot on Halsey St after a body was found. Photo: RNZ

    Man found dead on bus at Auckland depot

    A man has been found dead on a bus in central Auckland this morning.

    Erebus captain's daughter says memorial belongs in Auckland

    Kathryn Carter's father Jim Collins was the pilot of the Erebus flight. She was 15 when he died....

    Erebus captain's daughter says memorial belongs in Auckland

    The eldest daughter of the Erebus' captain says she's grateful to Christchurch for offering to host a memorial, but still believes the national memorial should be in Auckland.

    Scammer apologises, won't give up co-offenders

    Still from video showing British fraudster Jack Hennessy (inset) trying to escape from police on...

    Scammer 'disgusted by my actions', won't give up co-offenders

    A convicted British criminal who duped more than 20 Kiwis into giving him $337,700 says he is now disgusted and embarrassed by his actions.

    Waiuku crash: Mum leaves behind three children

    Waiuku crash: Mum leaves behind three children

    A mother killed in a crash with her daughter and niece in Waikato has left behind three children including her eight-week-old baby.

    Signs point to more heavy rain for Nelson Tasman

    The Nelson Tasman region is facing months of work to recover from recent bouts of bad weather....

    Signs point to more heavy rain for Nelson Tasman

    Forecasters say more bad weather could bring significant rain to the waterlogged top of the South Island towards the end of this month and into August.

    Kids sleep on chairs, family eats only rice to pay bills

    Unaloto Latu sells her homemade cakes to help pay for eggs and milk for her family - but it is...

    Kids sleep on chairs, family eats only rice to pay bills

    Unaloto Latu's family is one of many caught in an alarming rise in poverty.

    Freezing fog and black ice on Sth Island highways

    Fog on State Highway 8 presents a risk for motorists, NZTA says. Photo: Supplied / NZTA

    Warning of freezing fog and black ice on South Island highways

    Drivers in the central South Island are being warned to be aware of freezing fog and black ice over the next few days.

    Govt launches $500k support package for Tasman

    Minister Todd McClay on the Parkes Eighty Eight Valley Farm. Photo: Samantha Gee / RNZ

    Govt launches $500k support package for Tasman

    The government has announced a half-million-dollar support package for flood-hit farmers, growers and foresters.

    'Nasty bout of vertigo' leads Collins to hospital stay

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

    'Nasty bout of vertigo' leads Collins to hospital stay

    Minister Judith Collins was taken to hospital in an ambulance on Tuesday evening due to a "nasty bout of vertigo".

    Rugby player convicted for post-match handshake assault

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    Rugby player convicted for post-match handshake assault

    A Taranaki rugby player who knocked out an opponent during post-match handshakes says he was "triggered" after being hit and racially abused.

    Sleeping pods for homeless held back by council consents: organisers say

    One of the pods in The Village of Hope, Rotorua. Photo: Supplied

    Sleeping pods for homeless held back by council consents: organisers say

    A Rotorua organisation providing sleeping pods for the city's homeless has said they are being held back by council insisting that they get consents.
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