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Private schools lure high-paid principals

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

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Carterton ram raid targets vet supplies

Thieves have targeted veterinary supplies in an early morning ram raid in Wairarapa today.

Georgina Beyer wants to return to Carterton

Chronically ill former Carterton mayor and Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer has set her sights on returning to Wairarapa - dead or alive.

Man doing homekill job in Carterton dies

A man has died at a Carterton homekill business this morning after a suspected medical event.

Inquest into fatal motorcycle crashes

A coroner's inquest into two motorcycle crash deaths that happened in the same place but two years apart began in Wellington today.

Mum hopes cannabis poll helps

Tracy Yeats hopes Govt will take notice of a survey which shows overwhelming support for legalisation and decriminalisation of cannabis for medicinal use.

Harley homage to ex-mayor

Devoted Harley-Davidson fan Gary McPhee saved the best to last -- taking his final ride yesterday as guest of honour at the head of hundreds of roaring motorcycles of all colours and all makes and models.

Daughter said balloon pilot was 'safest'

A young couple who jumped from a burning hot air balloon basket had their whole lives ahead of them and thought the pilot they were flying with was the "safest" in NZ.

Balloon crash: 'Duck down' then panic

A witness has described hearing a balloon pilot tell passengers to "duck down" before screams of panic were heard from the basket.

Carterton tragedy: Co-worker's surprise

A man who worked with the pilot found to have cannabis in his system after his hot air balloon crashed in Carterton, killing 10, had no idea he smoked cannabis.

Carterton tragedy: 'Pilot failure' blamed

Carterton tragedy: Pilot frantically tried to free basket from powerlines

'The balloon was like a wet, wet rag'

The daughter of a couple who died in the Carterton balloon tragedy has told a Coronial inquest of watching the balloon catch fire before it plummeted to the ground.

Relatives relive deadly balloon crash

More than two years after a ballooning accident claimed the lives of their loved ones, relatives are reliving the details of the ill-fated day at a coroner's inquest.

Families brace for balloon inquest

A gruelling week lies ahead for families of the Carterton hot air balloon crash victims as they again hear evidence of how their loved ones died.