Big-winning ticket bought 'with two minutes to spare'
Big-winning ticket bought 'with two minutes to spare'
A family who scooped $19 million in Wednesday's Powerball jackpot bought the winning ticket online just minutes before the big draw.
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Armed police response teams to be trialled
Armed police response teams to be trialled
Armed police will patrol parts of New Zealand in a trial project following heightened security concerns after the mass shooting in Christchurch in March that killed 51 people.
Child killer jailed on sex, violence charges
Child killer jailed on sex, violence charges
The man who killed a Hawke's Bay child 20 years ago has been jailed for nine years for more crimes.
Man who killed mother to sexually attack daughter jailed indefinitely
Man who killed mother to sexually attack daughter jailed indefinitely
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A Wellington man who bludgeoned a woman to death with a steel mallet so he could sexually violate her 12-year-old daughter has been imprisoned indefinitely.
Repeat woman basher locked up for 16 months
Repeat woman basher locked up for 16 months
A repeat woman basher now has five protection orders against him as a result of his violence, a court has heard.
Van thief's death: Neighbour's phone app captured screams
Van thief's death: Neighbour's phone app captured screams
A chilling scream during a fatal confrontation between a man and an alleged car thief in Te Atatū was captured by a neighbour's sleeptalk smartphone app.
Little rejects National changes to counter-terrorism bill
Little rejects National changes to counter-terrorism bill
Justice Minister Andrew Little says he's not interested in bargaining with the National Party over new counter-terrorism legislation.
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
A Queenstowner is sizzling with rage that a cancer charity-organised walk gave away potentially cancer-causing sausages at the finish line.
Council scrambles to remove poster boy's racist tweets
Council scrambles to remove poster boy's racist tweets
Wellington's regional council scrambled to remove ads promoting a career in bus driving after it discovered a string of racist tweets by one of its poster boys.
Second Division winner one ball short of big prize
Second Division winner one ball short of big prize
Lucky or slightly unlucky? A winning ticket in Lotto's Second Division was just one number short of the top Powerball prize that would have seen them take a slice of the $38 million pie.
Trio avoid jail after 'pack attack' on students
Trio avoid jail after 'pack attack' on students
Three men involved in a violent pack attack which left two students unconscious have avoided imprisonment.
Lotto's big winners few and far between this year
Lotto's big winners few and far between this year
Only 12 Powerball-winning tickets have been sold in New Zealand this year, the majority of them being snatched up by males.
Man sentenced for historical abuse
Man sentenced for historical abuse
More than 20 years after sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy, a business owner and family man has been brought to justice. However, his identity will remain a secret.
No plans to stop hitching
No plans to stop hitching
Dunedin's next mayor has no plans to give up hitchhiking to work, despite his new job.
Laughter and tears as Blair Vining farewelled
Laughter and tears as Blair Vining farewelled
Hundreds of people have attended an emotional memorial service in Invercargill to pay tribute and farewell cancer care advocate Blair Vining.
Death after alleged van theft attempt
Death after alleged van theft attempt
A man who was critically injured during an attempted van theft in Auckland has died in hospital.
Killer driver cries at sentencing
Killer driver cries at sentencing for 121kmh in 50kmh zone crash
A 20-year-old man who was estimated to be driving at 121kmh in a 50kmh zone when he crashed killing an Invercargill nurse has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison.
PM defends immigration decision
PM defends immigration decision
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending the decision to grant residency to a recidivist drunk driver who is in danger of being tortured if deported.
Funding to create more jobs in Chief Censor's office
Funding to create more jobs in Chief Censor's office
The Chief Censor's office will use its extra $2.4 million funding to get more staff to help speed up its response to violent extremist content uploaded online.
House sales on the increase due to 'spring uplift'
House sales on the increase due to 'spring uplift'
The real estate market has sprung back into life, but national sales volumes were flat.