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Economist: Sales boom won't last

Retailers might be enjoying a post-Christmas spending bonanza, but an economist warns the sales boom can't last.

Mum defends burn charge

A mother accused of immersing her two-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months will defend the charge.

Man jailed over illegal paua catch

A 48-year-old Porirua man caught with more than 90 times the legal limit of paua has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.

State house tenants to be relocated

Child killed outside school

A witness has described how there was a screech of tyres and a "thud" as a car killed a 7-year-old boy running across a road just outside a Wellington school today.

Auditing systems caught Govt worker's security breach

Govt worker accused of breach

Mother accused of burning toddler

Toddler’s hands burned in boiling water

A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.