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Family mourns 11-year-old boy who died on fishing trip

Jason Paul Wharerau died while out fishing earlier in November. Photo: Facebook/Tāmaki Primary...

Family mourns 11-year-old boy who died on fishing trip

The heartbroken whānau of an 11-year-old boy who died during a fishing trip in Northland have described him as clever, cheeky, loving and full of spirit.

Police defend releasing details of discovered body

Te Anihana Pomana went missing on August 21. Photo: Supplied

Police defend releasing details of discovered body

Police are defending the release of details about a body found in the search for a missing Dunedin woman, after criticism from her family.

'My absolute world': Sanson kids remembered at funeral

August, 7, Hugo, 5, and Goldie Field, 1, who died in a fire in Sanson. Photo: Supplied

'My absolute world': Sanson kids remembered at funeral

Three children killed in a house fire in Sanson are being remembered at their funeral.

Bodies recovered after fatal Mt Cook fall

Climbers killed in mountain fall were guide and client

Police have recovered the bodies of an internationally recognised mountain guide and their client who died in an overnight fall on Aoraki Mt Cook.

Canterbury teen paralysed by mystery illness

Canterbury teen paralysed by mystery illness

Three months after fainting and waking up paralysed, a Canterbury teenager is still searching for answers as to what caused the episode.

Body found in search for missing Dunedin woman

Te Anihana Pomana was last seen leaving the SkyCity Hotel in central Auckland just after 5am on...

Body found in search for missing Dunedin woman

Police say a body has been found in the search for Dunedin woman Te Anihana Pomana, who has been missing since August.

Parents tried calling hospital staff before baby was stillborn

The baby's father complained about the antenatal care provided to his wife at Waitākere Hospital....

Parents tried calling hospital staff before baby was stillborn

The husband of a woman who was 40 weeks pregnant and in hospital with concerns about her unborn baby tried reaching the midwife on a phone next to her bed.

Seal v eel ends with a meal

Seal v eel ends with a meal

A hungry New Zealand fur seal has been filmed hunting and catching an eel in a Christchurch river.

Teen fatally stabbed after failed sheep rustling mission, court hears

Rakai Jacob Thompson in court. Photo: RNZ

Teen fatally stabbed after failed sheep rustling mission, court hears

The trial of a man accused of murdering a promising young rugby league player has heard the men were would-be sheep rustlers who fell out ahead of the fatal attack.

Five people injured in Tasman crash

Five people injured in Tasman crash

Five people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash that has closed a section of State Highway 65 in Tasman.

Release over missing Dunedin woman criticised

Te Anihana Pomana on CCTV before she disappeared. Photo: NZ Police

Media release over missing woman criticised

The family of Te Anihana Pomana have criticised the issuing of a police media release announcing the discovery of a body before formal identification had been made.

Warmer weather on way for South

Warmer weather is on the way this week, but the days are likely to come with cloud as well. Photo...

Warmer weather on way for South

The heat looks set to go on in parts of the South this week, including Dunedin, where temperatures are expected to hit the mid to upper 20s in coming days.

No charges for burn pile owner after fires destroy homes

The fires spread over an area of almost 200 hectares. Photo: RNZ

No charges for burn pile owner after fires destroy homes

No charges will be laid against the owner of a burn pile that sparked large fires and destroyed four homes in Kaikōura last month.

More sand recalled over asbestos concerns

The latest coloured sand products to be recalled over asbestos fears. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

More sand recalled over asbestos concerns

A rainbow sand art toy sold at various discount stores nation-wide is the latest coloured sand product to be recalled over concerns about asbestos.

Hipkins fires shots at Māori Party, Winston Peters

Hipkins fires shots at Māori Party, Winston Peters

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken shots at his potential future coalition options, criticising Winston Peters and Te Pāti Māori.

Expert questions roadside drug testing

Expert questions roadside drug testing

As New Zealand gets set to rollout roadside drug testing, an Australian expert says it's a scattergun approach that doesn't reliably pick up impairment.

NZ throwing away 237kg of food per person every year

About 237kg of food is thrown away per person, every year. Photo: Supplied

NZ throwing away 237kg of food per person every year

More than 120 million tonnes of food is thrown away or wasted in New Zealand every year, a new report has found.

'Is this for real?': Cleaner finds $20K hidden in old chair

The cleaner opened the cushion and pulled out an old plastic bag full of $100 notes. Photo: Supplied

'Is this for real?': Cleaner finds $20K hidden in old chair

A cleaner tidying up some dusty old chairs at a Wellington property has stumbled across the most "insane" thing she's ever found - $20,000 cash.

Dunedin group among first recipients of social investment funds

National's Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Dunedin group among first recipients of social investment funds

The government has announced the first organisations to receive funding from the Social Investment Agency.

Award-winning detective understood to be facing criminal investigation

An Auckland-based detective with decades of experience in police is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly possessing objectionable material.

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