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    36kg of cocaine found stashed inside container

    About $12m in cocaine was seized by police. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

    36kg of cocaine found stashed inside container

    Thirty-six kilograms of cocaine - worth more than $12 million - was found by unsuspecting workers in a container delivered to an Auckland business today.

    Man says rest home delayed telling him about his mother’s injury

    Oceania Care Company Limited's Elmwood Village. Photo: Supplied

    Man says rest home delayed telling him about his mother’s injury

    A man whose mother needed a leg amputation after staying at a rest home previously criticised by the health commissioner says he was not told when she first sustained serious injuries.

    Pavers replaced 18 months after upgrade

    Following a recent upgrade, pavers in St Andrew St in central Dunedin, at the intersection with...

    Pavers replaced 18 months after upgrade

    The new streetscape in central Dunedin requires repairs throughout this month, as damaged pavers are replaced.

    Vintage car club's Taieri Tour results

    Cars line up before the start of the Vintage Car Club's Taieri Tour in 2022. The 53rd running of...

    Vintage car club's Taieri Tour results

    The 53rd Annual Taieri Tour of the Vintage Car Club's Otago Branch was held on Saturday.

    Man wrongly convicted of murder back in jail

    Kelvin John Williams was sentenced in the High Court at Christchurch. Photo: RNZ

    Man wrongly convicted of murder jailed for sexual connection with minor

    A man who spent 22 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of murder has been jailed for sexual connection with a 15-year-old girl.

    Key moment after chase comes to dead end

    Photo: Getty Images

    Key moment after chase comes to dead end

    A Dunedin man’s failed attempt to bamboozle police by throwing his car keys away came after his efforts to flee the officers hit a dead end.

    Speedster allegedly punched cop, assaulted woman with knuckledusters

    Photo: Getty Images

    Speedster allegedly punched cop, assaulted woman with knuckledusters

    A Dunedin man drove at speeds over 100kmh in the central city before fleeing police and allegedly punching an officer and assaulting a woman with knuckledusters.

    Te Pāti Māori president urges MPs to quit

    Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. File photo

    'Greed, avarice, and entitlement': Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere urges MPs to quit

    Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has told MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to "do the honourable thing" and quit Parliament.

    Australian WW1 soldier's message in a bottle found 109 years later

    The Esperance family who found the bottle had to use tweezers to remove the letter. Photo:...

    Australian WW1 soldier's message in a bottle found 109 years later

    More than a century after a soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach.

    One seriously hurt in workplace accident

    The person was injured at a KiwiRail depot on Matipo St. File photo: Google Maps

    One seriously hurt in Christchurch workplace accident

    A person has been seriously injured in a workplace accident at a Christchurch KiwiRail depot.

    Person fleeing gunshots falls from Wellington apartment

    File photo

    Person fleeing gunshots falls from Wellington apartment

    A person who fell from a Wellington apartment balcony on Sunday had been shot at, but wasn't hit, police say.

    Taking steps to shake the shame after surgery

    Taking steps to shake the shame after surgery

    Only a month ago 38-year-old Christchurch father Jeremy Keen felt disgusted to look at his body.

    Wesley College hostel to close on Friday after 'safety' concerns

    Wesley College is in Paerata, south of Auckland. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson

    Wesley College hostel to close on Friday after 'safety' concerns

    The boarding hostel at the country's oldest school is set to close early amid new concerns about student safety.

    Record-breaking summer expected at airport

    Record international numbers expected at Christchurch Airport

    Christchurch Airport is preparing for a record-breaking number of international passenger arrivals this summer.

    Young man ignored pleas not to drive before fatal crash

    Tachyon Hutt lived on a boat moored near Picton. He had plans to restore it, before his death in...

    Young man ignored pleas not to drive before fatal crash

    A young man who had been drinking and smoking cannabis was urged by friends not to drive.

    Former All Black-turned-firefighter challenges Seymour over claims

    Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. File photo

    Former All Black-turned-firefighter challenges Seymour over claims

    A former All Black-turned-firefighter says at least one fire truck each day breaks down in New Zealand.

    Police rule out review despite 30,000 breath tests falsified

    Tens of thousands of alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded. File photo: RNZ

    Police rule out review despite 30,000 breath tests falsified

    Police say there was "no pressure" on staff to meet alcohol breath test targets and have ruled out reviewing how they are applied, after it was revealed 30,000 tests had been falsified.

    Sole suspect accused of mass train stabbing as second man released

    The train waits at Huntingdon Station following a stabbing attack as it made its way to London in...

    Sole suspect accused of mass train stabbing as second man released

    A 32-year-old British man was the sole suspect accused of a mass stabbing on a train in England, after another man arrested in the case was released with no charges.

    Visa-free access to NZ via Australia for Chinese tourists

    Social Development Minister Louise Upston says MSD has more work to do to improve its accuracy....

    Visa-free access to NZ via Australia for Chinese tourists

    Chinese tourists are now able to travel to New Zealand, via Australia, without a visitor visa.

    Major detail of Labour's CGT to be revealed after election

    The family home, farms, and other assets will be exempt from Labour's recently announced CGT...

    Major detail of Labour's CGT to be revealed after election

    The public will not find out until after the election how Labour would handle the thousands of property valuations needed for its capital gains tax (CGT) policy.
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