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Army's ecstasy scandal
Two trainee officers at Linton Army Camp were caught with a haul of 210 ecstasy tablets.
Missing girl 'just rocked up' to school
A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Palmerston North last night has been found safe and well, police say.
Man guilty of toddler's murder
A Whanganui High Court jury has found Rikki Ngatai-Check, who kicked two-year-old Karl Perigo-Check to death, guilty of murder.
Manslaughter charge over roadside picnic death
A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.
Cycling: Games stars back on the track
New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.
'Did you save my life 35 years ago?'
The rescue was of Hollywood proportions... A man and his wife are in a taxi, they see a little boy standing on the tracks...
Trampers airlifted to Palmerston North
The Palmerston North rescue helicopter has airlifted two trampers out of the bush.
NZ Post repeat drink-driver kept job
NZ Post allowed a Manawatu mailman to keep driving for them, despite knowing about a string of drink-driving convictions.
Renewed call for reinstatement of provocation defence
The Law Society has renewed its call to reinstate the partial defence of provocation following its successful use in the Bourke manslaughter case.
School shooting may be linked to other incidents
Police investigating the shooting of a school caretaker in Palmerston North yesterday say it may be linked to similar incidents in recent months.