Ice death: DHB criticised
The chief coroner has criticised a doctor and a DHB for failing to notify him about a man who died after doing the ice challenge and drinking a bottle of Jim Beam.
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Rugby: Chiefs earn another life
The Chiefs have kept their hopes of three consecutive Super Rugby titles alive with a win over the Blues at Eden Park tonight.
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Northland set for more bad weather
As Northland struggles to get back to normal after a week of bad weather, it is set to get hammered by high winds and heavy rain overnight and into tomorrow.
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Injured Kayaker reunited with wife
Transtasman kayaker Scott Donaldson has been reunited with his wife after being plucked from rough seas off the Taranaki coast this afternoon.
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Air NZ's Dreamliner touches down
Air New Zealand's long anticipated Dreamliner has touched down at Auckland Airport.
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Does New Zealand have a rape culture?
Bryce Edwards asks whether New Zealand has a 'rape culture' amid anger over the handling of an envoy's alleged assault on Wellington woman Tania Billingsley.
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Home detention over lawn mower death
A Hastings Council tractor driver has been sentenced to six months home detention for causing the death a 4-year-old boy in a horrific mowing accident last year.
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Nightclub assailant: I was hit first
A Golden Gloves amateur boxing title holder convicted of assault after breaking a 22-year-old man's jaw at a local nightclub, says he acted in self-defence
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'No doubt the epicentre of terrorism'
The streets of the one-time militant haven of Miran Shah were all but deserted, with only a few donkeys wandering around and soldiers standing guard in the alleys and…
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Hired thug agreed to bash target
A hired thug who agreed to bash a target so bad that he would need a wheelchair "for the rest of his life" has escaped jail.
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Microsoft boss outlines more overhauls
Microsoft's CEO unveiled his first vision statement, saying that more engineering and organisational changes are needed as he attempts to turn around the software maker…
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Five deadly amusement park accidents
Here are some of the worst amusement ride accidents on record.
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Vasectomy raises prostate cancer risk
Men who undergo the snip increase their risk of suffering fatal prostate cancer, new research suggests.
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Mum's quick thinking averts tragedy
A young mother helped stop her former partner - 'psychotic' on synthetic cannabis - from driving her and her child into Otago Harbour.
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Family gets by with City Mission's help
Mother of two Jenny Daniell-Wiig used to rely on a foodbank to feed her family on a regular basis. But with help, she's made changes.
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He arrived under a metaphoric cloud, left under a literal one and yet Ma'a Nonu was nothing but a little ray of sunshine…
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