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    Woolworths NZ says the unprovoked attack on a staff member at one of its Nelson stores was ...

    'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves

    A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    The wife of Australia's most-wanted man was present when he allegedly shot and killed two officers, police have revealed as their search effort grows.

    Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

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    Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

    The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.

    Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.

    Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day

    Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day

    A woman has confronted the man who killed her baby and stabbed her and a toddler in a New Year's Day attack in Hamilton.

    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

    Rescue workers search for victims amidst debris of a damaged house in Mazar Dara, Kunar province,...

    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

    An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.

    Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

    The wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, were the worst seen for 30 years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

    Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.

    Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

    Student council representatives (from left) Leighton Scott, Greta Lewis, and Ruby McLoud, with...

    Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

    Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".

    'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade

    'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade

    A Canterbury University professor has criticised Helen Clark and John Key's appearance at a military parade in China attended by the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Photo: Getty Images

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee has released more than 33,000 pages of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th...

    China's Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he kicked off his country's largest-ever military parade in Beijing.

    'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told

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    'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told

    A medical expert says an infant’s fractures were likely caused by “normal force on abnormal bone” rather than abuse from a prominent sportsman.

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Thomas Sewell, leader of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, speaks at the March for...

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Police are fighting to keep a New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

    'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

    Photo: Hato Hone St John

    'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

    Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.

    Major changes for disability support system

    Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

    Major changes for disability support system

    Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.

    Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

    A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.

    Chopper fleet in city flyover

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Chopper fleet in city flyover

    The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan. Photo: Getty Images

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.

    Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

    Sarah and Ben Sims want harsher fines for outlets that serve minors. Photo: Nick Monro

    Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

    The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.

    Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

    Dylan Holdaway has been living in his car on the Petone foreshore for five months. Photo:...

    Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

    "Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."
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