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Festival of Cricket
Cricket Express Whanganui Festival of Cricket begins with CD U18 Girls Tournament

Motorcyclist charged after allegedly fleeing police three times
Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate fleeing driver incidents.

Motorists urged to plan ahead before hitting the road
Holiday traffic expected to build over the next few days as people head back home.

Assault by poisoning - a history of gruesome killings in NZ
Strychnine seems to have been popular a century ago.

NZ's first arrest of 2019 - and it was a particularly stupid one
The visitor from Timaru was arrested at 12.01am on New Year's Day.

Sank in 60 seconds: Dad, 4 kids spend 35 mins in water
Father and four children spent 35 minutes in the water awaiting rescue.

Huge queues as thousands head away for New Year
Keep calm and carry on: We have NZTA information about the traffic hotspots in your area.

'Miracle Meg' back on all fours after traumatic start to year
Dog missing for five weeks after car crash has made an almost complete recovery.

Man who tried to drag woman into van for sex still high-risk: parole denied
Incident occurred 10 months after man was released from jail after serving stint for rape.

Ho ho ho-hum: Xmas spending barely up on last year
Paymark blames flat spending growth on Black Friday.

Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road
Old Dunstan Rd is a mecca for motorcycle enthusiasts looking to get off the beaten track.

Dog's road to recovery after surviving vicious dog attack
Following the attack, the once active dog became introverted and struggled to sleep.

Friends mourn 21-year-old 'good bugger' killed in tragic baler incident
'It hit a few of the boys pretty hard. Everyone was obviously in a bit of shock.'

Holiday traffic: Congestion builds on country's roads
Exactly where and when the busiest times will be has been calculated by NZTA.

Jingle cells: Christmas in NZ prisons starts with 'modest lunch'
For inmates in New Zealand prisons Christmas day is much the same as any other day.

Fight over $1 bag of chips firing may not be over
She was fired from her job at a rest-home after taking a packet of chips from a cupboard.

Watch: Loose items likely cause in deadly chopper crash
Brothers Nick and Matthew Wallis were killed in separate helicopter incidents this year.

Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some
Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south

Vigils held throughout NZ for Grace Millane
Grace Millane's death has rocked New Zealand this past week.

Students' Association buys one of the last bars near campus
OUSA has bought one of the last remaining bars near the Dunedin campus.

Kiwi wine newcomer brings its bottles to life with AR
Providore Wines is using augmented reality and an app to sell its wine.

Women, fast cars and helicopter gunships shouldn't mix with alcohol, Mr Bond
British agent James Bond once consumed 50 units of alcohol while on the job.

Bus driver sacked for 'inappropriate behaviour' seen driving taxi
Complainant said the driver became notorious among women who regularly rode the route.

New terror laws snare eight Kiwis
Terror experts concerned that eight Kiwis deemed national security threat

Man dies after losing control of 4WD, plunging down 200m bluff
Man's family and friends found his body and the wreckage of the vehicle after a search.

Watch: Twister forms above Central Otago
A motorist has described the moments a tornado began to form above her.

Police officer caught on phone while driving - by cops
Dunedin police have been left highly disappointed by the actions of motorists in Dunedin.

Is it time to abandon this flood-hit settlement?
"At what point do we say that this community is in the wrong place?"