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Rakaia Bridge down to one lane after crash

Brown takes high ground as rivals start digging

Crashes resume as holiday ends

Barely a day after the end of a Queen's Birthday weekend with the lowest road toll in 54 years, two people - one a 3-year-old boy - died in separate crashes.

Separate road incidents claim two lives

A child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.

Shooting accused on 'homicidal mission' jury told

Two men accused of killing an undercover cop were fit, young men who decided to take the law into their own hands, a court hears.

Arson shuts school for a week

Firefighters tackle big school blaze

A fire at an Auckland primary is the second major school fire in the upper North Island in two days, after arsonists torched classrooms at Kerikeri High.

Council wants vetting of builders doing repairs

Soccer: Ryan Nelsen answers your World Cup questions

"Most of my teammates read comic books and would not even know what political science means", says political science scholar Ryan Nelsen.

Councillors reject water firm's proposed price rises

Accused fired as feared he would be hurt, court told

Murder accused John Skinner said he fired shots at Sergeant Don Wilkinson because he thought Mr Wilkinson was "reaching for something to harm him with", a jury has heard.

Pacific princess

Beautiful singer/songwriter Erakah plans on dressing to impress at this weekend's S3 Pacific Music Awards in Manukau.

Tribunal delay angers leaky-home victims

Waterless Sunday in Howick after mains valve fails

Water supply to Howick and Bucklands Beach areas should be back to normal today after a valve failure.

Children allegedly left in car while mother partied

Help for those who fall through cracks