Disabled person fights off crossbow-wielding home invader
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Man injured after being trapped under tree
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Government advised migrant worker issues 'low', now a 'humanitarian crisis'
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Lockdown tragedy: Kiwi woman, husband dead; son charged with murder
Family torn apart after son charged with brutal murder of his Kiwi mum and her husband.
$65k payout for bashed, traumatised ex-prison guard
Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.
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Double killer on hunger strike after bizarre medication request denied
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Mystery smoke trail spotted over the Remarkables
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Man fled in police car, donned officer's hat, then stole BMW
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Covid 19: Auckland woman marooned in Otago
Window of opportunity to head for home in Takapuna ran out quickly on Lou Farrand.
Revenue at Dunedin Airport in crash-landing
Dunedin Airport will be unable to return to normal in the foreseeable future.
Southern DHB 'confident' transmission from Bluff cluster stopped
Just 14 active cases in region compared with 101 a few weeks ago.
Attacked prison guard awarded $65,000
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Victoria, Auckland and Otago universities are charging students fees to hold their rooms.
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Queenstown renters struggling to survive in lockdown
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Council pay cuts: Who's taking them, who's not
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Body found in Clutha River south of Dunedin
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Seals converge at penguin colony during lockdown
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Covid 19: Kiwi hunt for vaccine has edge
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New Dunedin Hospital planned floor area deemed inadequate
"Six football fields" of floor space has disappeared, National's health spokesperson says.
Disgraced financial adviser elects trial by judge-alone
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Coronavirus: 300 random shoppers tested at Pak 'n' Save in Queenstown
Pop-up site to help determine the level of community transmission.
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