3yo stable after burns incident
A 3-year-old boy is stable in hospital after being burned by boiling hot water.
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Trial ends early for day, complainant fatigued
A mentally challenged man has accused a lawyer of making his brain shut down.
Two assaulted during robbery
Two shop workers have been assaulted during a robbery in Murupara.
Waioeka Gorge closed due to slip
State Highway 2 between Opotiki and Gisborne is closed at the Waioeka Gorge.
Alleged victim denies making up story of kidnapping, abuse
An intellectually impaired man has been cross-examined about his allegations
Man claims he was chained up and abused
An intellectually impaired man has told a court of a litany of attacks and assaults.
Alleged abuse of intellectually impaired man
Two people are on trial for alleged offending against an intellectually impaired man.
Edgecumbe four months on: Over the moon to be home
Melinda and Karl Rangiaho are over the moon to be back in their Titoki St home.
Edgecumbe four months on: A caravan on the back lawn
Martin and Barbara Finucane have set up camp on their back lawn.
Edgecumbe: Four months on from flooding
Authorities aim to have 90 per cent of people back in their homes by Christmas.
Buildings in region shortlisted for NZ Architecture Awards
Buildings in Kawerau, Lake Waikaremoana, and Kinloch shortlisted for awards.
Windscreen washers to be fined $150
National MP Jami-Lee Ross says the law change will be made in weeks or even days.
NZ's Next Top Model winner's new moves
Kawerau model Danielle Hayes is ticking off things on her "to-do" list.
Edgecumbe flood review panel granted more time
The report into the breach of the flood wall will not be ready this month.
State of emergency in Dunedin, army in Timaru to assist Civil Defence as wild weather hits
A state of emergency has now been declared for the entire Otago Region.
35 facing another night without power
Power will be out overnight for at least 35 customers, as the big clean up continues.
Trees down, homes without power
Warnings have been issued across the country, with a storm threatening to wreak havoc.
Fierce storm to hit: Which regions are in the firing line?
Winter storm with damaging gales is set to hit the country in a matter of hours.
Missing woman found barefoot, uninjured after six days
A missing woman has been found barefoot but uninjured after six days in the bush.
Missing woman found in Te Urewera
A 49-year-old woman missing since last week has been airlifted out of deep bush.
Not again - Another bout of severe weather to hit
The second week of the school holidays will bring heavy rains and high winds.
Marae housing plan for Edgecumbe flood victims
Five family-sized houses to be built for those who lost homes in Edgecumbe floods.
Grave concerns for missing woman
Whakatane police are seeking sightings of 49-year-old Suzanne Fay Holmes.
Train crash: 'He was one of the good ones'
Camp site witnesses tell of horrific collision on level crossing that killed man.
Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.
Anger at council move to abandon 35 properties
A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.
Boy star talks about his 'reckless' car crash
Boy actor talks at Kamo High about life-changing crash that left him in four-week coma.
'Ghost quakes' hit central North Island
For a fleeting few minutes, it appeared the East Coast had been rocked by quakes
Name released in fatal Te Teko crash
Police have named the man who died following a crash near Edgecumbe yesterday.
Woman truckie killed in five-vehicle crash
Two people died in separate crashes on North Island roads today.