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The Waikato man appeared in the Hamilton District Court facing three charges including armed burglary and assault with a weapon.

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Alleged home intruder appears in Hamilton court

18 Oct, 2018 3:54pm
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Samuel Pearson, 25, of Ngaruawahia, appeared in court on three charges.

Former Auckland and Northern Districts cricketer Cody Andrews was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court today for breaching a protection order four times.

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Cricketer avoids jail but given 'final warning' by Hamilton judge

18 Oct, 2018 9:11am
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Former cricketer Cody Andrews' behaviour was described as "obsessive" by a judge.

The Hamilton father managed to hold onto the 25-year-old intruder until police arrived.

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Father wrestles with intruder who had knife to toddler

18 Oct, 2018 8:18am
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Both the father and the alleged intruder suffered superficial stab wounds in the tussle.

Ore Jewellery director Brian Donaldson. The company was abruptly liquidated on Monday owing creditors about $200,000.

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Liquidated jewellers failed to pay rent, owe $200k

17 Oct, 2018 4:01pm
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Ore Jewellery's stores in Christchurch and Albany have been closed due to the $200k debt.

The partner of the complainant can be heard telling a 111 operator that he is being kicked in the head and strangled.

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'He's trying to strangle [him]': 111 call played to Hamilton jury

17 Oct, 2018 2:38pm
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The phone call the complainant's partner made to 111 was played to the jury today.

Hamilton boy Justin Hills, 14, was left stranded after an audit of his wheelchair found it was too heavy. However, GoBus has now made the alterations to his bus. Photo / Supplied

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All go: Justin Hills, 14, set to get back on the bus

17 Oct, 2018 1:42pm
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It's a great result for the 14-year-old who can now go to school like any other kid.

The case in the Hamilton District Court is set down for four days.

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Assault victim's memory tested by defence counsel

17 Oct, 2018 9:55am
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Elisha Cramond, 26, and Michael Torrington, 28, deny violence charges.

Ore Jewellery company director Brian Donaldson was believed to have been spotted emptying out the stock from his stand-alone store in Westfield Albany on Sunday night. Photo / Facebook

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Jewellery store 'emptied night before liquidation'

16 Oct, 2018 1:48pm
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A former staff member said her "heart's broken" at the abrupt closure of Ore Jewellery.

It could be game, set, match for the buyer of this piece of flat land which is currently home to a tennis court in Takapuna. Photo / Lochore's

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Net profit: North Shore tennis court for sale for $2.5m

16 Oct, 2018 6:07am
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A section on North Shore's Golden Mile is for sale and includes part of a tennis court.

Justin Hills' family will now have to fork out $45 a day until they get their own van fixed so he can get to school. Photo / Trevor Hills

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Family blindsided after Go Bus axes son's transport

15 Oct, 2018 5:46pm
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School is Justin Hills' only escape, and now his family have to fork out to get him there.

The victim, in his 30s, has permanently lost sight in his right eye after the attack at Kerepehi on August 28, last year.

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Cow dung rubbed in eyes and mouth, alleged victim tells jury

15 Oct, 2018 1:41pm
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An assault victim has lost sight in one eye and struggles with memory loss.

Manuka honey export business Richora, Rotorua's Pukuatua St, was found to be guilty of unlawfully dismissing former employer Melody Cheng. Photo / Alan Gibson

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Woman feels vindicated after court dismisses employer's appeal

15 Oct, 2018 9:00am
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The Employment Court has thrown out Richora Group Ltd's appeal to an earlier decision.

The remains were uncovered by members of the public who were playing in sand dunes at beach opposite Maketu Marae in Kawhia yesterday. Photo / File

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Members of public discover pre-European bones at Kawhia

14 Oct, 2018 3:45pm
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An initial assessment by police indicates the bones are from pre-European days.

Lorenz Shannyn Mekuli, 17, was jailed for eight years for raping a woman in front of her daughter in Hamilton in April.

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Teen rapist forced victim to wipe windows before fleeing

14 Oct, 2018 1:20pm
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Lorenz Shannyn Mekuli will serve just two years in jail before he's eligible for parole.

There's a buzz among staff at New World Albany today after an $11 million winning Lotto powerball ticket was sold last night. Photo / File

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Buzz at Albany Lotto outlet over $11 million ticket

14 Oct, 2018 11:25am
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New World's Albany supermarket sold the latest winning Lotto powerball ticket.

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Not for Sale: Cash pours in to aid exploited girls

13 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Funds raised from the campaign is going directly to those affected, World Vision says.

Lorenz Mekuli has been jailed for raping a young mum in front of her daughter after breaking into their Hamilton home earlier this year.

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Rape victim feared she was going to die: 'He almost killed me and my daughter'

12 Oct, 2018 1:49pm
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The woman was attacked and raped in her home by 17-year-old Lorenz Lorenz Shannyn Mekuli.

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'As bad as it gets': Teen intruder rapes mother in front of 7yo daughter

12 Oct, 2018 11:48am
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Lorenz Shannyn Mekuli strangled the mum and daughter before inflicting the rape.

Norman Kingi died after being fatally stabbed in the heart. A jury has today returned its verdicts in relation to the two murder accused. Photo / Supplied

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Hamilton stabbing: 16yo guilty of manslaughter, 14yo not guilty

11 Oct, 2018 3:27pm
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Norman Kingi's family are just pleased someone has been held to account for his death.

Norman Kingi died during a brief, but fatal, confrontation with two girls. A jury has to decide whether it was murder, manslaughter or if the accused are not guilty of either charge. Photo / Supplied

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Jury begin deliberations for teen murder accused

11 Oct, 2018 12:01pm
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Justice Timothy Brewer sent the jury out to begin deliberations at midday.

Norman Kingi died after stabbed in the heart. Two girls allegedly responsible for his death have been on trial in the High Court at Hamilton since Monday last week. Photo / Supplied

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Teen murder accused 'aimed knife at chest, not heart'

11 Oct, 2018 7:00am
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Teen charged with murder did not intend to stab man in the heart, defence counsel says.

David Stephenson, a Filthy Few member, was jailed for six years and five months on a raft of charges. Photo / File

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'It's going to be a long night': Gang member held gun to woman's head

9 Oct, 2018 10:02am
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David Aaron Stephenson has been jailed on a raft of violence and drug charges.

Richard McNair appears in the Hamilton District Court today for sentencing on charges of bestiality and possessing and distributing child and bestiality pornography. Photo / Alan Gibson

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Man jailed for bestiality, 'huge' child porn collection

8 Oct, 2018 2:15pm
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CONTENT WARNING: Richard McNair videoed himself having sex with a cow.

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Dad flies to Zimbabwe to retrieve 11-year-old son

7 Oct, 2018 5:18pm
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Putaruru man James Way sought police help to fly to Zimbabwe to bring his son home.

Andrew Parsons is upset about being charged a large fee for a copy of his medical records from Orakei Health Services in Auckland. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Backdown after $100 fee for copy of medical files

3 Oct, 2018 4:12pm
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Andrew Parsons just wanted a copy of his medical file. Then he was charged $100.

Norman Kingi was killed by a single stab wound to the heart prior to midnight on July 28, last year. Photo / File

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Teen murder accused had attended church prior to stabbing

2 Oct, 2018 12:26pm
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Two of the three girls involved in the incident had attended church the fateful night.

Norman Kingi died after being stabbed. Two teenage girls are now defending murder charges. Photo / File

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Woman recalls moment partner stabbed in heart by teen

1 Oct, 2018 3:49pm
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Vicki Reihana thought her partner had been punched. He had been stabbed in the heart.

What once was a home is now just charred rubble after a suspected arsonist torched the home during the early hours of Saturday. Photo / Supplied

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Accelerant used to torch Auckland family home

30 Sep, 2018 5:55pm
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The Paki family were told remnants of gasoline were found around the property.

The injured woman was found on Charlemont St, Hamilton, and was hospitalised in a critical condition. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Left for dead: Mystery after woman found injured on Hamilton street

30 Sep, 2018 1:46pm
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Woman had been drinking and somehow ended up on the road with a possible head injury.

Suzanne Bailey thought she would retire in the home she bought in Kawerau. Image / Google

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Kawerau retirement plan dashed after tenants trash home

28 Sep, 2018 1:57pm
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She ended up being too scared to move in and bought a house in Invercargill instead.

Rotorua's Lovely India restaurant, on the corner of Tutanekai and Pukaki Sts left a sour taste in the mouth of Labour inspectors after the owners failed to provide employment records. Photo / File

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Lack of employment records see Rotorua's Lovely India restaurant fined $10k

28 Sep, 2018 12:43pm
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The owners of the Lovely India restaurant showed their not-so-lovely side to officials.

Kiwi kayaker Kyle Mulinder is slapped in the face with an octopus by a seal while kayaking off the coast of Kaikoura. Photo / File

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Dinner time: Niwa solves riddle involving the seal, octopus and kayaker

28 Sep, 2018 12:01pm
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The explanation isn't overly scientific either, NIWA says.

Emergency services at the scene of the crash near Te Puke. Photo / Andrew Warner

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One trapped after car, campervan and truck collide

28 Sep, 2018 10:22am
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Three vehicles were involved, including a campervan, and left two people injured.

Students from Hamilton's Fraser High School gather outside school grounds while staging a mass walk out this morning. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Hamilton college students walk out - a school divided over principal's comments

24 Sep, 2018 12:31pm
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There were heated exchanges among students during this morning's protest.

Parents of pupils at Fraser High School Jo Scott, left, and Justine Kettle, were at the protest to support the students standing up to principal Virginia Crawford. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Hamilton students' mass walkout after principal's wagging warning

24 Sep, 2018 9:47am
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Fraser High students have walked out in protest over their principal's speech on wagging.

The Toelupe family, of Auckland. Seta Toelupe, 20, back left, Molly Ogosi, 28, and Wendy, 19. Bottom from left, Tofi, Urima, Molly's daughter Sariyah and Mum, Soana. Photo / Supplied

Classroom tragedy: 15yo collapses, dies - mates' fond farewell

23 Sep, 2018 12:13pm
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He insisted on going to school so he didn't miss his favourite subjects, or his mates.

Police forensic staff arrive at the shooting scene on Derby St, Hamilton. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Hamilton shooting 'targeted attack', police confirm

20 Sep, 2018 2:35pm
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Hamilton shooting was 'targeted attack'.

Mike Bell suffered serious injuries in last night's shooting at his Hamilton home.

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Gunmen attacked neighbour, then repeatedly shot victim

20 Sep, 2018 9:13am
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Witness tells of multiple shots in quiet Hamilton street.

Hamilton police want to hear from anyone who recognises this hooded man or the driver of the ute outside the Dinsdale Office pub about 1am on September 1. Photo / Police

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Waikato cops hope images of man and ute may help inquiries

19 Sep, 2018 9:08am
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The footage shows a man walking in the Dinsdale Shopping Centre prior to the attack.

Agricola Enterprises Ltd, of Ohaupo in the Waikato, and one of its company directors, Joseph McDonald, were fined after 186 animals suffered some sort of tail injury, resulting in 119 charges.

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Farmer, company fined after cows suffer tail breaks

18 Sep, 2018 1:13pm
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186 of the total 516 herd of cows suffered some form of tail injury including tail breaks.

The Court of Appeal ordered that a financial assessment be made of burglar Kelly Stewart's position to see how much reparation, if any, he can pay.

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'Gatorade burglar' nabbed by DNA has $20k reparation quashed

18 Sep, 2018 11:33am
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Convicted burglar Kelly Stewart will now have a new reparation order set by the court.

The pedestrian was killed while walking south along the Waikato Expressway. Image / Google

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Man fatally struck by car after exiting vehicle on Waikato Expressway

18 Sep, 2018 8:09am
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The man was walking near the fog line on the expressway when he was hit by another car.

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Classroom tragedy: 15yo collapses, dies; family mourns

18 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Tofi Toelupe insisted on going to school despite signs he was unwell.

Paul McSharry referees a fight in Whangarei in 2011. Photo / File

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Safety issues put corporate boxing rules into ring

17 Sep, 2018 9:56am
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Corporate boxers will be under stricter supervision in new rules to be drafted.

One of three windows was completely destroyed during the ram raid of Hamilton Apple store Oobe at 2.15am today. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Apple products stolen in Hamilton ram raid

17 Sep, 2018 7:37am
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A car was driven through the front window and unknown amount of product stolen.

Pupils of Auckland's Kelston Boys' High School delivered a moving tribute after the death of one of their own. Photo / Facebook

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Kelston Boys tribute for much-loved student

16 Sep, 2018 3:52pm
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Kelston Boys student Tofi Toelupe died due to a medical event recently.

The crash on SH27 Waikato was called in just before 3.30pm today and involves multiple vehicles.

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Truck full of food rolls closes SH27 Waikato

16 Sep, 2018 5:37pm
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SH27 remains closed, the second state highway in a matter of hours closed due to crashes.

State Highway 1, Desert Rd, is closed after a stock truck carrying cattle rolled. Photo / Kelly Stuart

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Desert Rd reopens after truck rolls near Tongariro

16 Sep, 2018 6:40pm
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The road was still closed at 5.15pm and unlikely to be open for at least another hour.

Dog own Katrina Noone at her Cambridge Home. Photo / Leon Menzies

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Woman's dog, Nica, lands her in court

14 Sep, 2018 6:42pm
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Katarina Noone says she was yelling at her dog, Nica, when her neighbour took offence.

Defaced signs at Rangipo in the Central North Island abusing former All Black captain Richie McCaw. Photo / Supplied

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Richie McCaw drawn into 1080 debate

14 Sep, 2018 3:54pm
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Christchurch Helicopters boss Terry Murdoch also chair of Whanganui's 1080 plant.

Anthony Gallon had his conviction for disorderly behaviour on a plane quashed by the high court. Photo / Supplied

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Air NZ passenger's conviction quashed after claims of baby 'torture'

14 Sep, 2018 8:16am
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Anthony Gallon has hit back at the Air NZ staffer's version of events.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 1.35pm on Cambridge Rd, Cambridge.

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Driver trapped, load spilled after car and truck crash

13 Sep, 2018 2:30pm
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The truck and trailer unit rolled on Cambridge Rd, spilling its load of potting mix.

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Kiwi victims of Catholic paedophile priest still sought

13 Sep, 2018 11:44am
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It's thought there's likely more victims of Father Denis McAlinden in New Zealand.

The barn, on Mullins Rd, Ardmore, was 55 x 20m and well involved in flames when fire crews arrived.

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Extra crews called in to help fight Ardmore barn fire

13 Sep, 2018 7:22am
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Thirteen fire engines are at the scene along with a command unit.

Sentinel resident Amanda Care at the location of the buildings spa which has been contaminated with Legionnaies. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Legionnaires found in luxury high-rise spa after probe into dying resident

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The elderly resident also had other underlying health conditions.

They're siblings, but also best mates, Hamiora, left, Horowai and Marcus Taylor Day, pictured together before Horowai's sudden death from stomach cancer in 2015. Photo / Supplied

Cancer diagnosis strikes tragedy-hit family

9 Sep, 2018 2:50pm
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So much tragedy saw Marcus Taylor Day attempt to take his own life.

Cory Jefferies has been found guilty of killing Kim Richmond, right.

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'May you rot in prison as you left Kim to rot in the lake'

7 Sep, 2018 3:01pm
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Cory Jefferies jailed at least 11 years for the murder of his partner of 26 years.

The Onerahi Superette in Whangarei was one of Michael Carroll's aggravated robbery victims during a spree of offending earlier this year. Photo / File

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'I didn't think I'd get caught', serial agg robber tells judge

7 Sep, 2018 11:25am
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Michael Carroll's offending stretched from Hamilton to Whangarei totalling 16 charges.

David Besley, 69, of Horsham Downs, was walking on the footpath with his dog when he was struck and killed by an out of control truck on a rural Hamilton road. Photo / File

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Hamilton dog walker killed by truck named by police

6 Sep, 2018 2:09pm
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David Brian Besley, 69, was out walking his dog when he was struck by the truck.

A new app, Doggone, is being trialled in Hamilton and aims to keep dog control staff safer and lessen the stress for dog owners who have lost their pets. Photo / File

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Doggone; Hamilton hounds to feature in dog tag trial

6 Sep, 2018 12:04pm
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There are 1000 dog tags available for the trial in Hamilton which kicks off next month.

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No Kiwis reportedly injured in Japan earthquake - MFAT

6 Sep, 2018 9:59am
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There are 549 Kiwis registered on SafeTravel as being in Japan at the moment.

Robert Nelson, 23, with his partner Kahlee Marshall. Robert was killed in a gang shooting while saving the life of his partner. Photo / File

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Sightings of two cars sought in Melville shooting

6 Sep, 2018 8:51am
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Police will release more information during tonight's episode of Police Ten 7.