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Fighting for a better future
In a dark basement below the main stage of Kawerau's town hall, a bunch of teenagers are on punching bags.
Missing runners located
Three runners missing near Lake Rotoma since yesterday have been found this morning in the Rotoma Forest by a search and rescue team.
80 jobs axed at Ohakune sawmill
Another 80 job losses announced today in a third sawmill unable to profitably export timber suggests the wood industry is in crisis, says a union representing workers in the sector.
Jobs cut at two sawmills
More than 50 sawmill workers at two North Island sawmills have been told they will lose their jobs.
Slain son's death 'absolutely senseless'
The mother of a murdered Bay of Plenty teenager said today she was unable to describe how she felt about her son's "brutal, absolutely senseless death". A Mongrel Mob member ran down Jordan Herewini in Murupara last year.
Kawerau sawmill makes 30 redundant
Thirty staff at Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Kawerau Sawmill are losing their jobs.
Seat belts not worn in critical crash
Three children critically hurt in a crash in Kawerau today were not wearing seat belts, police say.
Dita De Boni: Navigating work as a solo parent
Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.
Couples split to get extra on benefit
A growing number of unemployed couples are living apart so one can claim the domestic purposes benefit to get more money, say beneficiary advocates.