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Proposal could cut 30 jobs in small community
Result would be devastating for the community.

Killer still unfit for release after 22 years behind bars
He used knives, spade to kill woman while her daughter, 2, was in the next room.

Man jailed for threat to 'cut heads off with a machete'
Call to his probation officer ended in 'full rage'. A month later, he lost his cool again.

Think yesterday was cold? Looking back on NZ's coldest day
At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.

Kiwi euthanasia champion guilty of assisted suicide in S Africa
Sean Davison was placed under 3-years house arrest for three assisted suicides.

Man arrested after miniature horse stabbed 41 times
A man has been arrested and charged with cruelty to an animal.

Woman jailed for mother abuse 'needs help, not prison'
Psychotherapist: "Being in prison is unlikely to enable her to access the help she needs."

Girl, 14, accused of attempted murder of police officer refused bail
The girl has spent the past two months at a supervised residence.

Rugby player faces assault charge after alleged clubrooms attack
A young man was left in a critical condition in an alleged attack in Dunedin.

Meet John Lennon's Kiwi family: 'I sipped whisky in Beatles' hotel'
Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr met extended family members in Wellington in 1964.

Police identify teens killed in Oamaru crash
Two teens were killed and another injured in a crash in Oamaru North on Wednesday.

Jailed killer in for a surprise on release
Jason Karl Blackler's car isn't in the state he left it in

Temperatures to drop 3C-4C early next week
Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.

Fog dramas: 70 flights cancelled or delayed
Six regional flights have been cancelled at Auckland Airport because of fog.

Eight arrested in Otago drug raids
The raids netted cannabis, meth, MDMA, ammunition and a little over $10,000 in cash.

Man who beat cat to death sentenced to community work
The defendant had tried to hand feed the cat in his room before killing it.

'I'm still waiting': 30 months later and still no surgery
'The guideline is four months. This has been 30 months so far...'

Your weather: Showers today but mild winter forecast
It may be wet today but winter is set to be warm and dry.

Killing spree made goldfields look like the Wild West
The Burgess gang committed the Maungatapu murders on goldfields track in Marlborough.

'Shocking' crisis: Mum gives birth on midwife's office floor
Kristi James campaigned for better maternity services - this wasn't what she had in mind.

Kidnap, attempted murder charges after camping ground incident
A man and woman were overcome with LPG fumes at a Dunedin campground last month.

Strict Catholic father's will for $11.5m fortune overturned
Five children successfully contested father's fortune after it was all left to one son.

More roadside births feared after service downgrade
After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.

One person dead in Mosgiel house fire
Fire services called after smoke was seen coming from a house on Braemar St.

Windy, wet weekend for most of the country
It will be a weekend of two halves for much of the country.

Wild weather: Rain, wind, giant waves to continue
South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.

After a fight he posted naked photos of his ex to Facebook page with 100K members
He even sent her a screenshot to prove what he had done on Facebook.