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Warriors coach says no to New Zealand NRL expansion

Webster resists 'rush' for second New Zealand NRL team amid Christchurch bid.

Truancy stats: Parents may be taking kids for long weekends hunting and skiing, principal says

Attendance of students is worse on either side of a weekend, statistics show.

Dunedin Pine Hill murder: Trial date set for next year

Gurjit Singh was allegedly murdered in his Pine Hill home on or before Sunday, January 28.

Kiwis rally for young girls whose parents died within a week of each other

Givealittle fundraiser reaches $250k-plus in two weeks.

Ngāi Tahu does not oppose principles of the Fast-track Approvals Bill

The iwi 'does not want to be tied up in costly litigation'.

'Her life was just starting': Friends pay tribute to young crash victim

The Darfield crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Samantha Orlowski.

‘I was planning my funeral’: Woman’s six-day ordeal after bungled cancer diagnosis

She broke the heartbreaking news to her two sons and was considering an assisted death.

Deluge for days: Slow-moving rainmaker to sweep across NZ

Forecaster says things will go downhill later this week.

How 138 dates helped tech entrepreneur find her feet in business - and life

Why looking for tall, fun and smart failed to result in the perfect match.

Coroner details chilling 111 call as campervan caught fire, killing 3 tourists

Three students from Singapore were on a Kiwi road trip when they died in a crash.

30 years on from infamous family killings, Herald podcast revisits Bain massacre

Part two of A Moment In Crime's look back at the infamous murder case.

Mt Lyford fire: Dramatic photos show house destroyed in blaze

Homeowner was away when the fire started this morning.

Man accused of secretly filming young Christchurch women in their homes appears in court

Man accused of secretly filming Chch women in their homes back in court

'It is better to live': Ex-Shortland Street actor ends 19-day hunger strike

'Better to live for a cause than to die for one', the actor said ending his protest.

First XV grudge match: Post-game scuffle mars annual fixture

The college match dates back more than 130 years.

Arrest in Dunedin after garage fire and street altercation

Police arrived to see a garage on fire in Dunedin following reports of an altercation.

King's Birthday honours: Former Ngāi Tahu CEO 'delighted' with CNZM

The iwi's first female leader, Arihia Bennett, says it is a 'shared acknowledgement'.

King's Birthday road toll rises to 3 after person struck on Auckland motorway

Roads in both main islands have also been closed today after crashes, police say.