The New Zealand Herald

Former Gloriavale Christian Community members have revealed that hundreds have left since its early days, including several families in the past year or so.

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An elderly man has been attacked and two teenagers shot during a home invasion in Waikato overnight.

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A science teacher who punched and kicked students, and called them "ugly" and "dumb" has lost his teaching licence.

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The wife of a man crushed between two trucks near Auckland airport this morning is by his bedside as he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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A nurse who used the same needle on two patients and failed to tell the second patient of the error for days has been referred to the Nursing Council.

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A Ukrainian security official says black box data recovered from MH17 shows the jet was brought down by shrapnel from a rocket explosion.

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A former principal and her husband who scammed $30,000 from a decile one school have abandoned their appeal after a judge told them they may be jailed.

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A woman who drove to Whangarei police station to report an attempted carjacking was told by the duty constable to ring 111 instead.

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NZ is joining the space race, with Rocket Lab building a world-first launch vehicle in Auckland to make it cheaper to send satellites in to orbit.

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A former NBR rich-lister has been sentenced to home detention and 100 hours' community service after taking $35,000 in pokie money from his pub machines.

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Former All Black Marc Ellis has got offside with a neighbour at the prestigious gated community of Matiatia Estate on Waiheke Island.

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One last lift was the difference between the top of the podium and the depths of despair for Richie Patterson.

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