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Missing boy, 4, found dead

Sleep in saves life - off to buy Lotto

Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.

Smell of gas before explosion

A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.

Woman killed in Onehunga blast

The explosion at a construction site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has killed one person, a 48-year old woman, and left six others injured.

Drunk driver 'recipe for disaster'

Teenager arrested for armed robbery

Racing: Integrity unit appeals JCA penalty

Racing: Glittering trio best anchors

Americans makes no compromises in fishing

Refugee deal a boatload of grief

Michele Hewitson Interview: Maggie Barry

Maggie Barry ought to be a breeze to interview, and in many ways she is.

Immigration alert on motel sex

Mercedes uncorks refined C-Class

Historic home sells for $2.5m

Wife sticks by re-jailed killer

The wife of a former air force sergeant who murdered his first wife and buried her in a forest is standing by her husband.

Rugby: Highlanders reveal new look

The Highlanders launched their new rugby jersey tonight as they ran out to face the Force in their last ever game at Carisbrook.

Tsunami sirens mistakenly sounded in Whangarei

Catapult protest misses target

A group of artists found themselves unable to lob a pillow from a catapult in a symbolic protest against the Urewera police raids today.