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'Alan' may have been on way to Auckland

Unidentified train victim wakes up

A critically injured man who was struck by a train in Levin has woken up and acknowledged his name is Alan.

Fatal crash near Shannon

A person is dead in a crash at the intersection of State Highway 57 and Kingston Road, about 2km north of the Horowhenua town of Shannon.

Train victim's identity still a mystery

Police have released photographs of the injured man as a "last resort" in an effort to identify him.

Unconscious train victim's identity a mystery

The name Alan was muttered by the man hit by a train in Levin on Friday night and may offer a clue to his identity.

Strip club dad seeks to change plea

A man who abandoned his baby outside a Wellington strip club changed his plea when he appeared in court yesterday.

Police urgently seeking to identify man struck by train

Boarding school fire extinguished

Mum's fury over Facebook photos

An aspiring councillor has taken legal advice over an alleged smear campaign involving photos taken from her Facebook site and emailed to a number of residents.

Marice's online man married

Body found in 'bad state' of decomposition

Police say the state of a body found during the hunt for missing Wanganui woman Marice McGregor is hampering identification.

Police delay linking body discovery to Marice case

Body found in Whanganui

Police looking for Marice McGregor have found a body down a ravine in dense bush but are unable to confirm it is the missing Whanganui woman.

Woman dies after river crash

Missing woman's lanyard found

The discovery of a lanyard belonging to missing Whanganui woman Marice McGregor indicates she had got into a vehicle, police say.

Man pleads guilty to gunshot murder

James Mills has pleaded guilty to the 2009 murder of Jamie Faulkner. The 29-year-old victim was killed by a single gunshot wound, suffered during an altercation between the two.