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Live: Accused gunman pleads not guilty to 51 murders

Family and media have gathered for the appearance.

35 years ago today: The 'schnapps' election that shook NZ

Then PM Robert Muldoon slurred out his gamble on a snap election. It didn't pay off.

When wartime 'practice' bomb blew 1m deep crater in Herne Bay

Witnesses likened explosion from 'practice' bomb to sound of a car backfiring.

Risque postcard to lampooned lady found libellous

Court ordered family that sent libellous postcard implying adultery had to pay £124.

Killing spree made goldfields look like the Wild West

The Burgess gang committed the Maungatapu murders on goldfields track in Marlborough.

Custody after alleged robbery spree

Two Christchurch pubs and a KFC held up overnight.

More roadside births feared after service downgrade

After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.

Unsolved murder: Stabbing on Mt Eden

Horatio Ramsden's murder was thought to have been prompted by jealousy over a woman

Marae fire could easily have killed - scout chief

Scout leaders and a parent tried in vain to fight the inferno with the marae's fire hose.

Search tactics assessed on missing Tararua tramper Darren Myers

Police assessing Tararua search options in face of forecast snow and gales.

'Multi-million dollar drug ring' run from dairy, court hears

Multi-million dollar synthetics ring operated out of Christchurch dairy, Crown alleges.

Unruly tourist admits trying to leave NZ on brother's passport

The man's lawyer says the British national can leave the country in three days.

Man allegedly goes on mini crime spree so he can head back to prison

The man allegedly went to the ANZ bank and smashed a window to draw police attention.

Car mysteriously catches fire after Queen's Birthday crash in Whanganui

Police investigate after crashed car catches fire.

Glow show celebrates Matariki and Māori myth and legend

The glow show is a Matariki celebration sure to delight young audiences.

Police warning: Kiwi site provides recipe for cooking cannabis oil

A drug expert says it is probably "shaky ground".

Man who performed public pants-down haka ordered to see counsellor

"He continued with the haka whilst his genitalia swung freely,'' police said.

Young man who praised Christchurch mosque attacks kept in jail longer

Mentally unwell prisoner expressed white supremacist views, and support for massacres