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    One dead in rural Canterbury crash

    A person is dead after their vehicle rolled in rural Canterbury this afternoon.

    'I saw the logburner fly across the room'

    'I saw the logburner fly across the room': Car crashes into Canterbury home

    Canterbury homeowner Todd Webley was watching TV on Saturday night when he heard the sound of a loud engine getting closer to his house.

    Missing US student found safe and 'in good health'

    Will Johnson who has not been heard from for a week. Photo: Supplied

    Missing US student found safe and 'in good health'

    Private investigators looking for an American aviation student missing from Palmerston North for more than a week say he has been found "in good health".

    High-profile landlord charged with strangulation, threatening to kill

    Matthew Ryan. Photo: DCM / supplied

    High-profile landlord charged with strangulation, threatening to kill

    A well-known Wellington landlord is facing multiple charges including strangulation, threatening to kill, and making and distributing an intimate recording.

    Soldier guilty of filming woman without consent

    Corporal Manu Smith during the hearing. Photo: Pool / Stuff / Kai Schwoerer

    Soldier guilty of filming woman without consent

    A soldier has been found guilty of taking intimate images of a woman without consent.

    Mix of meth and cold water killed crane diver

    The Hikitia floating crane on Wellington's waterfront. Photo: RNZ

    Mix of meth and cold water killed crane diver

    Jarreth Colquhoun died after saying he could successfully make the jump off a Wellington crane - a belief perhaps fuelled by drugs, a coroner has found.

    Police did not check on report of axe attack

    Elliot Cameron at his sentencing for the murder of Faye Phelps. Photo: Pool/ NZME / George Heard

    'Too little information': Police did not check on report of axe attack

    Police did not check a report from nurses that a mental health patient had attacked a woman with an axe because they say they were provided with "little other information".

    Man charged with murder of Northland toddler named

    Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene. Photo: Supplied

    Man charged with murder of Northland toddler named

    A 45-year-old man has denied murdering a toddler in a case that rocked their home town of Kaikohe in Northland.

    Missing woman 'may have walked some distance'

    Elisabeth “Lis” Nicholls. Photo: NZ Police

    Missing woman 'may have walked some distance'

    A 79-year-old Christchurch woman missing for a week "may have walked some distance" from her retirement village home, police say.

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the Israeli pair "actively undermine peace and security", but the US has called sanctions "extremely unhelpful".

    Sudden death: Mum believes son had allergic reaction

    Riley Brown. Photo: Supplied

    Sudden death: Mum believes son had allergic reaction

    Paula Brown is waiting for answers about what happened to her son at a respite facility before he died of cardiac arrest.

    US student missing from Palmerston North

    William Henry Johnson. Photo: Supplied

    Concerns for US student missing from Palmerston North

    Private investigators are concerned for the safety of a missing US aviation student who vanished from Palmerston North over a week ago.

    Warning of phone scammers impersonating cops

    Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

    Warning of phone scammers impersonating cops

    Police are warning New Zealanders to keep an ear out for cold callers impersonating police officers.

    QEII National Trust set to dramatically scale back work

    The Remarkables Station near Queenstown is protected with a QEII covenant - having been gifted to...

    QEII National Trust set to dramatically scale back work

    Landowners are being told their requests for help conserving precious native land may have to wait, as the QEII National Trust faces a funding crunch.

    Severe storms, flooding likely in parts of North Island

    Severe storms, flooding likely in parts of North Island

    Much of the upper North Island is forecast to be hit by severe thunderstorms and possible surface flooding late on Tuesday.

    Elderly man killed in Upper Hutt house fire

    Emergency services were called to Tararua St just before 2.30am on Tuesday and found the home...

    'A great loss': Elderly man killed in Upper Hutt house fire

    Police have confirmed an elderly man is dead after a house fire in Upper Hutt overnight.

    Two charges against Christchurch soldier dropped

    Corporal Manu Smith during the hearing. Photo: Pool / Stuff / Kai Schwoerer

    Two charges dropped against soldier accused of covert filming

    Two of the charges against a Christchurch soldier accused of taking sexual videos without consent have been dropped.

    Answers sought after woman killed with axe

    Faye (Frances Anne) Phelps and her late husband Bill. Photo: Supplied

    Answers sought after Hillmorton patient killed woman with axe

    A cousin of an elderly mental health patient who murdered a pensioner at her Christchurch home believes more could have been done to ensure the man was supported in the community.

    Man found dead in Wellington was dubstep musician

    Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

    Man found dead in Wellington was dubstep musician

    The man who died at a property in Newtown in Wellington on Saturday night was 40-year-old dubstep musician Oliver Hayes.

    Man admits murdering baby, trying to kill woman and child

    Police and forensics staff at the scene following the incident. Photo: RNZ

    Man admits murdering baby, trying to kill woman and child

    A 34-year-old man has admitted murdering a baby and trying to kill a woman and another child in a New Year’s Day attack this year.
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