Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines
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Peters: Hipkins' ex not linked to NZ First
Peters: Hipkins' ex not linked to NZ First
Winston Peters has moved to quash suggestions of a link between Labour leader Chris Hipkins' former wife and New Zealand First.
Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird
Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird
Kaikōura's tīti (Hutton's shearwater birds) are in good condition as they prepare to leave the nest after favourable summer weather.
Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ
Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ
Paul Canton hasn't lived in NZ for 50 years and served as a Marine, but is facing deportation to a country with which he has "no connection".
Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are
Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are
An Auckland fertility clinic has apologised after frozen embryos went missing and it still does not know what happened to them.
Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers
Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers
Police allege an organised crime group they've linked to the killing of a New Zealand man corrupted prison officers and bail officials.
Man accused of making up allegation
Victim denies fabricating sexual assault claim
The defence lawyer has questioned a man's claim he was sexually assaulted at a Canterbury bach decades ago and accused him of making up the allegation.
FENZ postpones decision to cut 140 jobs
FENZ postpones decision to cut 140 jobs
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has once again postponed its final decisions about restructuring.
Robbie Williams to play new Christchurch stadium
Robbie Williams to play new Christchurch stadium
English popstar Robbie Williams will perform at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on November 28.
Would a helicopter flight have saved this farmer's life?
Would a helicopter flight have saved this farmer's life?
Farmer Rodney Thomas Smith was stoic. He hadn’t seen a doctor for a decade and preferred to pull his own teeth rather than see a dentist.
Inquest for fatal stabbing on Christchurch street
Inquest for fatal stabbing on Christchurch street
An inquest into the death of a Christchurch woman killed by a forensic mental health patient while she was walking home from work will be held later this year.
7 Oranga Tamariki workers accused of assaulting teens
7 Oranga Tamariki workers accused of assaulting teens
Seven Oranga Tamariki workers are accused of bashing two teens - or failing to stop them being hit - in a tiny phone room at an Auckland youth justice facility.
Health funding for winter a drop in the bucket: unions
Health funding for winter a drop in the bucket: unions
Millions in new government funding to meet winter demand is a drop in the bucket, healthcare unions say.
Govt unveils new rating system for schools
Govt unveils new rating system for schools
The Education Review Office is introducing a colour-coded, four-point scale for rating schools' performance.
Crash closes major stretch of SH1 between Chch and Kaikōura
Crash closes major stretch of SH1 between Chch and Kaikōura
A crash has closed a stretch of State Highway 1 in North Canterbury between Christchurch and Kaikoura.
Weapon sighting puts schools in lockdown
Weapon sighting puts schools in lockdown
Two Tauranga schools were put in lockdown this morning after a person was seen with a weapon.
Dramatic spike in copper thefts sparks reward
Dramatic spike in copper thefts sparks reward
A Canterbury lines company is offering a $5000 reward to anyone who reports "significant" information about the tampering or theft of copper earthing wires from power poles.
Emotional Hipkins denies ex-wife's claims
Emotional Hipkins denies ex-wife's claims
The 47-year-old Labour leader says he doesn't know what prompted his former wife to make the allegations on social media.
Two brutal killings decades apart: How the mental system failed
Two brutal killings decades apart: How the mental system failed
Leslie Parr was spiralling. It had been 27 years since he'd killed his ex-partner and his mental health was rapidly declining.
Man badly hurt in Christchurch petrol station fire
Man badly hurt in Christchurch petrol station fire
A man has been seriously injured after a fire at a Christchurch petrol station yesterday.