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Censured policeman promoted

Woman severely burnt

Teens injured in crash after police pursuit

Two boys are in hospital with serious injuries after a police chase.

Plane lands safely after emergency scare

Bystanders rush to save man on fire

Woman taken to hospital in handcuffs

Parents join plea for help to find son

Jessica and Damon Ward today appealed for people to take five minutes to check all around their properties in case their "curious little boy" had got lost and taken shelter.

Police again check river for missing boy

A police dive squad is again scouring the Waimata River as the search for missing four-year-old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward enters its third day.

Woman killed crossing road on way to funeral

I didn't take Ecstasy: teen

The 18-year-old who fell from a central Auckland car parking building denies she had taken Ecstasy.

Dying man's suicide bid

Euthanasia advocates say lawmakers need to address the issue of terminally ill people who try to take their own life.

Joyride in ambulance thief twice the legal limit

A 22-year-old is charged with stealing an ambulance he had called for his friend, who had fractured his skull and vertebrae after falling 4m onto concrete.

Zoe's chopper call all down to timing

Lying upside down with her scalp gashed open and an arm pinned under her friend's car, 15-year-old Zoe Hendriks came within minutes of not getting the help she so seriously needed.

Accused mother asked for help

A mother accused of murdering her baby said she felt "incapable" of looking after her children.

Second helicopter for rescue trust

CYF 'oversight' in drowned baby case

A CYF supervisor says an oversight meant a parental assessment was not carried out for a baby boy who was returned to his parents and allegedly drowned by his mother.