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'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.
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.
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.
Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns
Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns
A Coroner is calling for warning signs to be installed at a popular swimming hole along the Waikato River after a young father drowned while swimming with his young son.
Smaller census survey to be tested
Smaller census survey to be tested
People in New Plymouth, Christchurch and Ashburton will be the first to test the new census data collection system.
Man charged with murder of six-month-old baby
Man charged with murder of six-month-old baby
A man has been charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby in the small North Island settlement of Foxton Beach.