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'I really grieve a life for him': Why doctors removed teeth of toddler with rare condition

Grayson's mum Amber says potentially fatal syndrome has 'turned our world upside down'.

'What the hell are we going to do?': Sleepless nights for bach owners at evacuated campground

'I don’t even want to go up there and look at the place at the moment.'

Farmers fear erosion will worsen if nursery subsidies are cut

Council reviews subsidy for farmers to buy tree poles to stabilise hillsides.

Michael Fowler: The fascinating slip-sliding history of camping at Clifton

In 1938, the hillside came down onto Clifton Domain. The spoil was then used to level it.

'Biggest spenders': Working holiday visas benefit the Bay

Each working holiday visa holder is estimated to inject up to $60,000.

Letters: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott deserves her award; declining birth rates? Don't blame women

OPINION: A proposal to toll the harbour bridge is like a prison wall, one reader argues.

When 1500 NZ-made guns went up in flames – the war story our country forgot

NZ has never been much of an arms manufacturer, but Hawke's Bay man Philip Charlton was.

'I speed myself': Local board member faces investigation for potential conduct breach

Three complaints allege Geoff Upson breached the elected members' code of conduct.

Thomas Coughlan: A policy that could win the election, and keep thousands of Kiwis in NZ

OPINION: There's an easy way to give graduates $3000 to stay in New Zealand.

'We’ve got to give it our best shot': Community bid to buy iconic Kerikeri market

The community has 12 months to raise $7m to buy the Old Packhouse site.

China log supply and NZ forestry: Stable prices but sellers gain edge - Marcus Musson

OPINION: Chinese New Year mill closures in China are reshaping log supply and prices.

'I'm really scared': Kiwi woman fights for compensation after nightmare overseas operation

She faces stomach reconstruction after $5500 weight-loss surgery in Turkey went wrong.

Shoplifter shoves frozen crayfish down pants, goes back for mud cake

The 32-year-old had sorted himself a three-course meal. Trouble is, he didn't pay for it.

Four people seriously injured in two-car crash west of Feilding

The Serious Crash Unit has been notified and is investigating the scene.

Urgent recall of salami brand after concerns over food safety controls

All batches of the three Zaroa NZ salamis are affected and must not be eaten.

'Don't come': Message to protesters as police gear up for Auckland's Rainbow Parade

Last year Destiny protesters broke through police barricades and performed a haka.