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'I should have stayed where I was'
Having been faced with the prospect of drinking his own urine to stay alive while lost in the Ureweras, a bacon and egg breakfast never tasted so good for Desmond Kuik.
Mum: ‘Papa is coming home’
The wife of a hunter found after three days lost in the Ureweras was last night able to tell their three young children: "Papa is coming home."
Man in court over death of hunter
A man has appeared in court this morning charged with causing the death of a Rotorua hunter.
Man charged over death of hunter
A man has been charged in relation to the death of Rotorua man James Wilson Dodds in a hunting incident last month.
Far North police hunt man spotted with firearm
Police hunting a Far North man who pulled a firearm from his car before fleeing into the bush have issued a warrant for his arrest.
Mourners flock to farewell dead hunter
More than 1000 family, friends, fellow mountain bikers and motocross riders farewelled Rotorua mountain biking legend James Dodds in Rotorua this afternoon.
Hunters warned over bright gear
A badly worded question in the firearms licence test has misled hunters into thinking bright-coloured clothing is safe in the bush, a former instructor says.
Former hunting association head admits shooting
A former Deerstalkers' Association branch president has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a hunter.
Man charged over hunter's death
The identity of a man arrested in connection with the death of a hunter shot dead in South Wairarapa can now be revealed.