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Search for two-year-old girl called off
13 Jun 2016The search for a two-year-old girl missing in a West Coast river since Thursday has been called off after a huge effort today failed to locate her.
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Time ticking on free Akl transit card switch
13 Jun 2016Nearly 90 percent of SuperGold card holders in Auckland needing a new transport card remain at risk of losing their free travel.
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'Kiwi dream' now a 'nightmare' for St Lukes apartment owners
13 Jun 2016Residents of an Auckland apartment complex seeking the largest leaky-homes claim ever filed in New Zealand have spoken of their anger and despair. Audio
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Nelson special housing area tests boundaries
13 Jun 2016A central Nelson car park that has been turned into a special housing area is testing a new system designed to make development easier.
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Huntly police search for man in grey Mitsubishi
12 Jun 2016Huntly police are urgently looking for a man who may be armed, who they believe is driving a grey Mitsubishi Legnum.
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Auckland leaky homes claim highest ever
13 Jun 2016The owners of an Auckland apartment complex have filed a $60 million leaky homes claim against construction firms and the Auckland Council.
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Big delays for motorists heading to Wellington
12 Jun 2016Motorists heading to Wellington are being warned of major delays after flooding completely closed part of State Highway 1 near Manakau.
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Snow bunnies flock to slopes
12 Jun 2016A bumper opening day has South Island skifields anticipating busy weeks ahead - provided the weather holds.
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Police name man arrested in Mercer
12 Jun 2016The man arrested after a siege at a petrol station overnight is Ricky Batalliard, who had been on the run for two days, police said.
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Weather further delays search for Emily
12 Jun 2016The search for a two-year-old girl missing near Harihari on the West Coast is not going to resume today.
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Call for university to ditch fuel companies
12 Jun 2016Students are pushing for University of Auckland to commit to divesting itself from fossil fuel companies.
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Council did not visit quarry sites: resident
12 Jun 2016The council's response to a group of Christchurch quarries wanting to dig below the water table is "just not good enough", a resident who lives near one of the quarries says.
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Trees on Māungakiekie: 'We've come full circle'
11 Jun 2016The planting of nine native trees on the summit of Auckland's Māungakiekie, or One Tree Hill, this morning is being hailed as a new start for the city.
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Poppy the horse plucked from danger
11 Jun 2016A stranded horse was rescued from rising flood water in Otaki Gorge just seconds before she would have drowned. Video
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Huge ecological study of Manukau Harbour comissioned
11 Jun 2016A study of the country's second-largest harbour will examine how its ecological health will change over time.
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Man's body found in search for missing pair
10 Jun 2016A Greymouth man's body has been found in a remote river on the West Coast, where he and a two-year-old girl went missing on Thursday. Audio
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Memorial bridge repairs win local award
11 Jun 2016The restoration of Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance has been recognised with an prize at the Canterbury Heritage Awards.
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Teens in house when police shot man
10 Jun 2016Two teenagers were at the house where police shot a man dead in Paeroa on Friday. Video
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Home detention for woman guilty of manslaughter
10 Jun 2016A woman found guilty of manslaughter after shooting a man dead in his Hutt Valley home in February last year has escaped a jail sentence.
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Mother found guilty of baby's manslaughter
10 Jun 2016A Taranaki woman who smothered her six-week-old daughter by falling asleep while breastfeeding has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Toxic shellfish warning extended near Auckland
10 Jun 2016A public health warning not to collect or eat shellfish has been extended as a problem with a potentially fatal disease spreads.
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Suspicious activity outside Southland school
10 Jun 2016A man has been seen acting suspiciously near a Southland school, and police are asking the public to come forward if they know anything.
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Auckland police hunt armed man
10 Jun 2016Auckland police are hunting for a man who pointed a firearm at officers in Manurewa this morning.
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Baby at centre of homicide case named
10 Jun 2016Police have named the three-month-old baby boy who died in Tauranga on Tuesday night.
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