The New Zealand Herald

Police hunting this tracksuit-clad man, captured on camera with a stolen safe full of cash, have appealed to the public to help identify him.

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Police say a motorcyclist likely died on impact when he slid into the path of an oncoming van on State Highway 50 yesterday.

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As last year's election and scandal fatigue slowly wear off, leaders will stake out their visions for 2015 in speeches tomorrow. Here's what to expect.

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A novice boatie died in a cold Southland lake after the boat's powerful outboard motor broke free, leaving a hole in the hull.

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Winds fanning a fire raging in Arthur's Pass made fighting it yesterday "like chasing a rampaging bull", firefighters say, as it moved one direction, then another.

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Russia's foreign-currency credit rating has been cut to junk by Standard & Poor's, putting it below investment grade for the first time in a decade.

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A man's body was recovered from the Whanganui River about 6.30am today.

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A former financial controller for the NZDF will receive more than $70,000 in unpaid redundancy after winning an employment battle over an error in his contract.

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Whangarei District Council spent nearly $29,000 trying to dispose of a businessman's truck worth $1500 it seized for displaying advertising signs on a public road.

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Kurdish militia have driven the Islamic State group from the Syrian town of Kobane, dealing the jihadists a heavy blow.

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Not allowing prisoners to vote is being labelled a dangerous precedent, with claims it could be extended to other groups considered unfavourable.

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