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Teens save schoolbus driver from basher
Driver thankful for intervention by schoolchildren.
Puffer fish toxin blamed for deaths of two dogs
Tetrodotoxin found in the dead dogs' vomit and in a sea slug sample taken from Narrow Neck Beach.
Pillow saves child's life in house crash
Habit of sleeping under a pillow saved 4-year-old when stolen car ploughed into his bedroom.
Stolen car just misses boys, 2 and 4
A toddler and his older brother had a lucky escape after a stolen car crashed through their bedroom wall.
Key says rules for former MPs outdated
Prime Minister John Key says he had assumed access to parliamentary perks for former MP Taito Phillip Field would be nullified after his conviction.
Field still entitled to claim travel perks
Former MP Taito Phillip Field is still entitled to travel perks despite being convicted of bribery and corruption.
Passport scam accused faces 36 new charges
The man behind an alleged scam that charged people hundreds of dollars for passport stamps faces 36 more charges.
Crash-landing for Pacific's favourite son
In 1994 Taito Phillip Field became the first Pacific Islander to be elected to Parliament. Fifteen years later he is facing prison.
One killed as cars crash head-on
One man was killed and another critically injured after their cars collided head-on on a bend south of Auckland.