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Daughter accused of killing mother says she delayed calling 111 out of fear she'd 'be blamed'

'I was scared ... scared I was gonna get blamed for letting her go up to the roof.'

'Miscommunication': DoC backtracks over call that could have cost 700 jobs at Otago mine

Hundreds of jobs are on the line in an Otago mine.

Frank: Stories from the South – NZ’s Lady with the Lamp

The legacy of Nurse Maude, 90 years on from the largest funeral in the history of Christchurch.

'Hardest worked woman': The extraordinary life of Nurse Maude

Nurse Maude was New Zealand's first district nurse, visiting 1100 patients in her first year.

Watch: Man trapped in car overnight after crashing 15m down bank on Great Barrier Island rescued

The Auckland Rescue Helicopter was scrambled to Great Barrier Island this morning.

Iwi vows no 'backward step' after 'racist attack' on its whenua

Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down.

Smith & Caughey's auctioning Santa sleigh in $44k lot, other fixtures, surplus stock also for sale

Thousands of lots are included in the auction, a majority with starting bids at $1.

'Major leap forward': Mātai says new MRI method improves multiple sclerosis detection

The new MRI method detects subtle brain lesions unseen in current scans.

'Stop this madness': Police promise crackdown on illegal dirt bikers

Several parks and reserves have been vandalised in recent weeks.

David Seymour responds to migration statistics

It comes after Stats NZ said the number of Kiwis who left for Australia last year was the highest in more than a decade.

The Country: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth sings the praises of young farmers

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Ben Picton, Mark Cuttance, Chris Russell, and Ian Kirkpatrick.

NZ First surges past Act in new political poll

The poll shows little difference in support between Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins.

The big All Blacks selection talking points

Liam Napier and Elliott Smith discuss the All Blacks selections for the second test against France in Wellington. Video / Mark Mitchell

Hawke’s Bay’s $100m private hospital finished after five-year build

Kaweka is the first hospital to be built in Hawke's Bay in almost a century.

Rainbow Warrior bombing remembered, and alleged murder in Hamilton | NZ Herald Afternoon News Update

The fatal bombing of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior has been remembered 40 years on, and a man has been arrested after an alleged murder in Hamilton. Video / NZ Herald

Heavy rain warning likely for BoP – MetService

An orange warning has been issued for Coromandel and Waikato from 11am tomorrow.

Whanganui missing child safe and well

Four-year-old Harlem, who had been missing since about 9am, was found early afternoon.

Drive-through sushi restaurant opens at former Hastings petrol station site

Residual tanks and unstable pea-metal backfill were major obstacles.