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    Explosions, heavy smoke before fire contained

    8.51 am

    A spectacular blaze in a Christchurch scrap metal yard is under control but still burning this morning, as a public health warning is issued over the smoke. 

    Hundreds evacuated in Nelson, more rain for West Coast

    LandSAR personnel speak to a resident as Nelson floods. Photo / Tim Cuff

    Hundreds evacuated in Nelson, more rain for West Coast

    More than 200 homes have been evacuated and a state of emergency declared in flood-hit Nelson, with more heavy rain and red weather warnings for the city, and the Buller and Westland districts.

    Massive blaze at Christchurch scrap metal yard

    Massive blaze at Christchurch scrap metal yard

    Multiple cars are on fire at a scrap metal yard in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston.

    PM hasn't spoken with Gaurav Sharma since suspension

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been pursuing a zero-Covid strategy in the country. Photo:...

    PM hasn't spoken with Gaurav Sharma since suspension

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has not spoken to Gaurav Sharma since announcing his suspension from caucus yesterday.

    Driver charged over death of former Wanaka man

    Sean Dickey died in a crash in Christchurch on April 19 this year. Photo: Facebook

    Driver charged over death of former Wanaka man

    A driver has been charged over the death of a former Wanaka man in a motorbike crash in Christchurch earlier this year.

    7-year-old died in Oranga Tamariki care

    Photo: File

    7-year-old died in Oranga Tamariki care

    Oranga Tamariki has confirmed a boy found dead in Wairoa at the weekend died in its care.

    Te Pūkenga chief executive Stephen Town resigns

    Stephen Town. File photo

    Te Pūkenga chief executive Stephen Town resigns

    National polytechnic Te Pūkenga's chief executive, Stephen Town, has resigned with effect from yesterday.

    Climage change: warning insurance costs could soar

    Flooding on Udy Street in Petone in 2016. Photo: RNZ

    Climage change: warning insurance costs could soar

    Properties worth $1 million on Wellington's Petone foreshore could reach $100,000 a year to insure in 20 years, a climate risk expert says.

    270 new cases in South, two deaths

    Covid community case numbers continue to fall

    As Covid community cases continue to fall, the Ministry of Health's deputy Director-general hopes the nation has turned a corner. There are 270 new cases in the South and two deaths to report.

    High school pupils banned from ordering fast food

    Photo: Getty Images

    High school pupils banned from ordering fast food

    Pupils at a North Island college have been sneaking Uber Eats at lunchtime, and some are claiming the food they get at the school is atrocious.

    Tamakis fined for protest

    Tamakis fined for protest

    The wife of Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has posted on social media that they have both been issued an infringement notice for a motorway protest earlier this year.

    'Atmospheric river' behind this week's heavy rain

    A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

    'Atmospheric river' behind this week's heavy rain

    An extreme weather event that experts say is likely connected to climate change is expected to bring a month's worth of rain to parts of the country in a matter of days.

    Auckland surgeon accused of killing wife named

    Philip Polkinghorne appears in the dock in Auckland District Court, charged with the murder of...

    Auckland surgeon accused of killing wife named

    Remuera eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne can now be identified as the man who was charged today with murder for the Easter Monday death last year of his wife, Pauline Hanna.

    Jockey who indecently assaulted man fails in bid to avoid conviction

    Jockey Matthew Cameron. Photo: Bevan Conley

    Jockey who indecently assaulted man fails in bid to avoid conviction

    A top jockey who drunkenly indecently assaulted another man has lost a bid to escape conviction.

    Gaurav Sharma suspended from Labour caucus

    Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma. Photo: NZME

    Gaurav Sharma suspended from Labour caucus

    Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has been suspended from caucus effective immediately, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

    Cycle shop fire likely caused by bike battery

    Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade members outside Stoked Cycles on Burnett St. Photo: Supplied

    Cycle shop fire likely caused by bike battery

    A faulty electric bike battery is suspected to have caused a fire that badly damaged a cycle shop in Ashburton.

    Rogue MP says fate decided at 'secret meeting'

    MP for Hamilton West Dr Gaurav Sharma (back row, centre) seen with his Labour colleagues on the...

    Rogue MP says fate decided at 'secret meeting'

    Labour MPs had a secret Zoom meeting last night without Dr Gaurav Sharma to discuss his fate, the disgruntled MP has claimed.

    Multiple victims may be in suitcases: report

    Police search a property in the suburb of Clendon Park. Photo: NZ Herald

    Multiple victims may be in suitcases: report

    Human remains found in suitcases at an Auckland home were unknowingly taken there following the sale of goods in a storage locker - and may be from multiple victims, according to a TV report.

    Sharma meeting called

    Labour MP Gaurav Sharma. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Sharma meeting called

    Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma is almost certain to face a vote to suspend or expel him from Labour’s caucus for repeated salvoes at the party after the Prime Minister called a special meeting over the issue.

    White supremacist wants on school board

    Philip Arps has put his name forward to be one of five members on the Te Aratai College trust...

    White supremacist wants on school board

    A Christchurch city councillor says rules for school board elections need to be tightened after a man jailed for sharing the March 15 terror attack footage put his name forward.
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