Woman remains missing
The search for a woman missing in Waitangi River floodwaters since early this morning has been suspended. It will resume tomorrow morning.
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Rugby: Crusaders clinch conference
A good night's work led to a good night's kip for the Crusaders. They got their four-try victory and with it, the near certainty that the Sharks, who played overnight…
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Kayaker adjusts to life on land
Long-distance kayaker Scott Donaldson has never appreciated having a shave or a hot pie so much, but it's being able to move around in more than a metre of space that…
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NRL: Ruthless Warriors run riot
A ruthless and clinical Warriors performance saw them blow the Parramatta Eels off Mt Smart Stadium tonight.
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Storm causes chaos
Torrential rain caused flooding and closed roads in Auckland and Waiheke this afternoon, with a number of people having to be rescued from rising floodwaters.
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Mum of wakeboarder hopes for miracle
The family of New Zealand's top wakeboarder have been told he is a quadriplegic after a devastating accident - but remain hopeful that he will defy the odds.
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Family getting life back on track
Two children left without a mother, and with broken bones after an horrific highway smash, are about to return to preschool.
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Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone dies
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died.
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Baby pulled from the rubble in Syria
A two-month-old baby has been rescued from the rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo in Syria, a video tweeted shows.
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Whalers turn to conservation
A group of former whalers are lending their hand to humpback conservation efforts in the Cook Strait.
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Drivers the winners in fuel price war
Fierce discounting by fuel companies in parts of Auckland has seen a wild variation in prices - of up to 25c a litre of petrol - across the region.
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Casino's rule bars cancer patient
A woman undergoing chemotherapy says she felt humiliated after being turned away from a Hamilton casino because she didn't have a doctor's note saying she needed to…
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Chickenpox: The parties to avoid
Parents are being warned against "chickenpox parties" because the highly infectious disease can be fatal, or lead to severe complications and permanent disabilities. Medical…
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Food prices hit record highs
New Zealand is the land of milk and honey - if you have the money, food bank staff say, as meat and milk hit record highs.
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Avon site for memorial
A $10 million memorial for the victims of Christchurch's February 22 earthquake will be built on the banks of the Avon River.
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Brazilian 'tourist' jailed for smuggling
A 20-year-old Brazilian drug mule lured by the promise of cash and sight-seeing in New Zealand will instead spend five years behind bars.
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Acid spill on manufacturing site
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Guidance for young entrepreneurs
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