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Whangamatā riot: Cop kicks youth in back during NYE riot
New footage has emerged from inside the riot as cops clashed with drunken youths.
Whangamatā riot: 54yo local man charged with inciting disorderly behaviour over livestream
The man allegedly live-streamed the riot on social media.
Man missing since Christmas Day found alive by family search party
Firefighters scrambled down the bank and cut the roof off the car to get to him.
Whakaari/White Island tragedy: Charges revealed
For all organisations on each charge the maximum penalty is a fine of $1.5 million.
Prominent iwi leader appears in court over alleged $364k fraud
Despite not entering a plea, Roger Pikia said he'd 'vigorously defend the charges'.
Desert Rd shallow grave death: Two men lose name suppression
Ricky Wang's body was found in a shallow grave covered in concrete near the Desert Rd.
Top Mongrel Mob gangster and 28 others arrested in big drug bust; cars, cash and guns seized
Four clan labs closed down and more than $1 million in assets held.
Mt Ruapehu fall: 'I saw sky and gravel and rock flash before my eyes'
His first thought after a tumble down a mountain: "I am going to need a helicopter."
Ill-prepared tourist froze to death on Alpine Crossing
Civil engineer lost his life after being separated from the others on alpine crossing.
'It takes a big toll': Family-owned business devastated by $200k theft of honey
"We worked so hard to pay for it, to get to this stage."
Son mourns dad's loss on Tongariro Crossing: 'It was an amazing place to die'
A tourist suffering from cancer died with his son holding his hand on Tongariro Crossing.
'Not giving up': Badly burned White Island guide month on
Kelsey Waghorn is a fighter. 'She's just digging deep'.
White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries
"This is a long-term healing process, and for many of them it will take years."
White Island Eruption: Police face 'trade-offs' as they consider recovery options
'At no time in the last two years has the risk of further eruption been greater.'
Teen tour guide has burns to 80pc of his body, long road to recovery
Jake Milbank turned 19 on Monday - the day he suffered serious burns in the eruption.
Rotorua fatal tourist bus crash: Driver appears in court
Four adults and a young child died in the tourist bus crash near Rotorua on September 4.
Watch: Car goes over ditch trying to outrun police
"You could hear the ticking in the video of the electric fence."
Two people killed after car hits garage
Two people have died after a car struck a garage in the western Bay of Plenty.
Angel at the crash site: 'She was dying in my arms'
"She asked for my name.... and then she asked if I was a real angel."
Real-life Angel among strangers who helped
Several strangers raced to help Margaret Gundersen as she lay trapped after car crash.
The Chase: Son urges drivers not to flee cops
Today the "Herald" launches "The Chase" - a four-day series about police pursuits.
Police reveal new $20m body armour
All officers to get new stab and bullet-resistant protection.
Under siege: The attacks on emergency staff
St John and police frustrated by high numbers of attacks on frontline staff.
$1.4b to make New Zealand's worst roads safer
High-risk highways will get barriers, rumble strips and shoulder widening.
Baby's miraculous ocean rescue: What happened next
Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.
More pain at the pump: 91 fuel creeps past $2.40 a litre
Motorists are once again feeling the pinch of petrol prices.
Cold-case mystery: Missing toddler's mum - 'Is he alive? Is he dead?'
Jefferie Hill disappeared while playing with a young friend - was it sinister?
Duped: Scams costing Kiwis up to $500m a year
Kiwis are losing up to $500 million annually to international scammers.
'She left this world screaming': The crash that killed Howard Morrison's grandchild
Driver who pulled the handbrake on motorway sentenced to home detention for a year.
Police raid on Mob HQ: 25 arrests, vehicles seized
Raids are result of a six-month investigation into organised crime and illicit drugs.