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Person in custody after armed police respond to Waimate incident
Part of the town was cordoned off as a precaution.

Battle of Kororāreka revisited as anniversary date nears
A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Preschool: We want our hippopotamus back
Owen was shocked to find only the hippo's tutu remaining after it had been stolen.

Coroner's alarm: Cannabis implicated in six out of nine fatal road crashes
Stark warning comes after death of farm worker Thomas Goodman.

Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.

Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?

Go NZ: A road trip the length of New Zealand
Y2K was upon us. So we loaded up the car, and drove all the way to Stewart Island.

Revealed: Why many Kiwi parents will keep kids at home in level 2
Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.

Man saves dog from death row after stealing him back from the pound
Desperate dog owner admits going to extreme lengths to save beloved dog from death row.

Timaru tastes best: Town has top tap water
The location of NZ's best tasting tap water has been revealed, and it isn't Auckland.

One dead in crash in Waimate, Canterbury
One person is dead after a car crash in Waimate, Canterbury

Waimate death not suspicious, police confirm
Michael Parker's death will be referred to the coroner.

Police investigating after 44yo man found dead
The man was found deceased at the property.

NZ's oldest oak tree dies
Oak was brought from England as an acorn in 1824 and was admired by Charles Darwin.

Influenza dead to be remembered
National memorial planned to remember victims of 1918 pandemic.

'Fundraising machine' dies aged 89
Wife and mother the home and farm power source behind successful business.

Kettle caused fatal Waimate fire - coroner's findings
Tika and Tika Kafle and their 8-year-old son Prem died in a house fire in 2015.

US visitor charged over double fatal crash
The victims, aged 24 and 26, are believed to be from the Kerikeri and Kaeo areas.

Police recover haul of stolen machinery
Much of the machinery was taken days earlier in a ram raid at a Bay of Islands quarry.