'Extraordinary': Cop fought man in burning garage while boots were ablaze
A police officer who fought to restrain a man in a burning garage while his boots were ablaze is one of a pair who been given awards for their actions that night.
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Police probe continues into six-vehicle SH1 crash
Police probe continues into six-vehicle Canterbury highway crash
Police say the circumstances of a six-vehicle nose-to-tail crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury last week remain under investigation.
Mother's shock at IRD taking $1000 a week from account
Mother's shock at IRD taking $1000 a week from account
How much is it reasonable for Inland Revenue to take from an account to recover debt?
Murder trial hears emotional 111 call
Murder trial hears emotional 111 call
A woman burst into tears as a 111 operator told her to move towards David Bridgwater’s body and put him on his back as he lay dying on a Christchurch street.
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies at 90
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies at 90
A pragmatist who disliked being called a pragmatist, Jim Bolger led NZ through a tumultuous '90s and the first MMP government.
'Like a bomb': Small town woken by mystery explosions
'Like a bomb': Small town woken by mystery explosions
Residents in a Waikato town are having their sleep disturbed by midnight explosions.
Simeon Brown says doctors' strike crosses 'ethical line'
Simeon Brown says doctors' strike crosses 'ethical line'
Health Minister Simeon Brown has come out firing at the senior doctors' annual conference, accusing them of "crossing an ethical line" with industrial action that was hurting patients.
Call to make cervical screening free for all
Call to make cervical screening free for all
The National Centre for Women's Health Research is calling for the government to make cervical screening free for all.
'Like a bomb': Residents alarmed by mystery sound
'Like a bomb': Residents alarmed by mystery sound
Residents in a small Waikato town are having their sleep disturbed by midnight explosions.
Lotto 2525
Lotto 2525
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Critically ill baby on board ambulance blocked by slips
Critically ill baby on board ambulance blocked by slips
An ambulance carrying a critically unwell baby got stuck in floodwaters in Awakino in the North Island on Monday night, police say.
Father and son killed in suspicious house fire named
Father and son killed in suspicious house fire named
The names of a father and son killed in a suspicious house fire in Auckland have been released by police.
Greens warn Brownlee over becoming 'fashion police'
Greens warn Brownlee over becoming 'fashion police'
The Green Party is warning Speaker Gerry Brownlee he should take care to avoid becoming Parliament's fashion police.
'No regrets' about cutting ties with Te Pāti Māori
'No regrets' about cutting ties with Te Pāti Māori
The prominent activist says he knew he would be "dragged through the mud".
Community steps up after house fire claims two
'Heartbreaking loss': Community steps up after house fire claims two
More than $4000 has been raised so far for the family of a man and his granddaughter who died after a house fire on Saturday night.
'Soviet era censorship': Peters lets rip at BSA
'Soviet era censorship': Peters lets rip at Broadcasting Standards Authority
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is accusing the Broadcasting Standards Authority "Soviet era stasi" censorship.
Multimillion-dollar home built on quake ruins sells quickly
Multimillion-dollar home built on quake ruins sells quickly
A home built on earthquake ruins in Christchurch and listed for just over $3 million has been sold.
Properties seized in meth-laced beer case
Properties seized in meth-laced beer case
Four Auckland properties worth $36 million have been seized under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 after a two-year investigation.
Truck mangled after collision with train
Truck mangled after collision with train
People rushed to help after a truck carrying a digger collided with a train on a Kāpiti Coast crossing this morning.
Free mammograms for more women
Free mammograms for more women
Tens of thousands more women will soon be eligible for free breast screening, as the government begins a nationwide age extension for the programme.