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Jury retires in brothers murder trial

Murder accused pleads not guilty

The trial has begun of a freezing worker accused of shooting dead his brother and driving around the lower North Island with him in the back seat, avoiding police during a two-day manhunt.

Fatal crash near Dannevirke

Sex teacher back in class

A legal loophole has allowed an unregistered teacher back in the classroom after having sex with a 16-year-old student.

Heavy rain forces road closures in North Island

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

Referee flees schoolboy rugby game after brawl

A referee in a schoolboy rugby game was threatened by players and had to be accompanied off the field, after a game marred by brawling.

Canterbury crash victim named

Brothel becomes police museum

Teen killed in Southland smash named

From brothel to museum

Alleged gunman appears bewildered in court

David Bourke is remanded for a psychiatric report after making no plea in the Palmerston North District Court.

Gun suspect 'easygoing workmate'

Friends are concerned for the missing brother of alleged gunman David John Bourke as police delay identifying the body found in his crashed car.

Body in alleged gunman's car identified but name not released

Hawkes Bay gunman fights with police during arrest

Police tackled and disarmed a hypothermic fugitive who had been on the run for about 48 hours in Hawkes Bay today.

Shooting accused caught

Police comb huge area in hunt for gunman

Police are this morning resuming their search for a gunman who shot at two people - one a policeman - and fled, leaving a dead body in his car.