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Meet John Lennon's Kiwi family: 'I sipped whisky in Beatles' hotel'
Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr met extended family members in Wellington in 1964.
Police identify teens killed in Oamaru crash
Two teens were killed and another injured in a crash in Oamaru North on Wednesday.
Jailed killer in for a surprise on release
Jason Karl Blackler's car isn't in the state he left it in
Temperatures to drop 3C-4C early next week
Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.
Fog dramas: 70 flights cancelled or delayed
Six regional flights have been cancelled at Auckland Airport because of fog.
Eight arrested in Otago drug raids
The raids netted cannabis, meth, MDMA, ammunition and a little over $10,000 in cash.
Wanaka mother flown to Dunedin without baby after birth
It comes after another Wanaka mother had to give birth on her midwife's office floor.
Drink-driver on curfew after threatening to kill court staff member
"You are lucky it's not like Winz and some p*&^% comes in here and blows you away."
Your weather: Showers today but mild winter forecast
It may be wet today but winter is set to be warm and dry.
Killing spree made goldfields look like the Wild West
The Burgess gang committed the Maungatapu murders on goldfields track in Marlborough.
'Shocking' crisis: Mum gives birth on midwife's office floor
Kristi James campaigned for better maternity services - this wasn't what she had in mind.
Kidnap, attempted murder charges after camping ground incident
A man and woman were overcome with LPG fumes at a Dunedin campground last month.
Strict Catholic father's will for $11.5m fortune overturned
Five children successfully contested father's fortune after it was all left to one son.
More roadside births feared after service downgrade
After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.
One person dead in Mosgiel house fire
Fire services called after smoke was seen coming from a house on Braemar St.
Windy, wet weekend for most of the country
It will be a weekend of two halves for much of the country.
Wild weather: Rain, wind, giant waves to continue
South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.
Smash and grab: $10,000 in cigarettes stolen from store
Police believe the burglary linked to the break in at a BP petrol station on Tuesday.
Drug dealer who skipped bail for 'tangi' collected gang patch instead
He lied to the court to attend Tribesmen gang patch ceremony.
Teen predator jailed for crimes against young girls
The 18-year-old predator also blackmailed one of his victims.
Notorious intersection: Please stop crashing into our house
For the third time in two months, a car ploughed through the couple's fence.
Man allegedly goes on mini crime spree so he can head back to prison
The man allegedly went to the ANZ bank and smashed a window to draw police attention.
Dunedin boarding house shot at in apparent drive-by
Police armed with Bushmaster rifles were at the scene.
Man who performed public pants-down haka ordered to see counsellor
"He continued with the haka whilst his genitalia swung freely,'' police said.
Who put Limes in the drink?
Lime scooters have been found in the Water of Leith in Dunedin.
'Donations' end for two-thirds of schools
Low-decile schools with zero donations will get a 7 per cent lift in operational funding.
DHB funding 'hardly enough to keep the lights on'
DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.
Victim of road rage frustrated at delays
No arrests have been made since the alleged road rage incident earlier this month.
Injured protester slams 'brutal' police as three arrested
Woman who was injured in the protest claims how police brutality landed her in hospital.