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Bomb sat in underwear drawer
A bomb that forced the evacuation of more than 100 people from their homes sat in its owner's underwear drawer for three years before he decided to get rid of it.
Crashes resume as holiday ends
Barely a day after the end of a Queen's Birthday weekend with the lowest road toll in 54 years, two people - one a 3-year-old boy - died in separate crashes.
Separate road incidents claim two lives
A child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.
Booze-affected resident owes life to fire hero
A Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.
Speed crackdown is the ticket - police
A holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.
Police charged with drink driving
Five police officers have been charged with drink-driving in the past 12 months - including a senior constable working in an Auckland serious crash unit.
Seatbelts may have saved students in mini-van crash
A school mini-van driver remains in hospital after being injured in an accident on a wet road in the Waikato today.
Flood waters recede but snow on horizon
Flood waters in Canterbury and Otago have begun to recede as heavy rain eases, but there's no respite with snow forecast for tonight.
Weather bomb alert as storm advances on NZ
Emergency and Civil Defence teams were gearing up last night for a weather beating expected to hit within hours.
Child, 4, killed after boy-racer loses control
Police have named one of two young boys killed in separate crashes within minutes of each other late yesterday afternoon.