Quiet seaside village fights off plans for Super Liquor store next to school
Liquor firm feels seaside community would have benefited from having the bottle store.
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Drunk and speeding on after school pick-up leads to solo dad's seventh conviction
Judge: 'I need to assess the risk you pose to people driving around with their children.'
Betrayal, loss and recovery: Woman's fight for justice after friend stole life savings
'When she claimed she got hacked, she cried … she came here and she cried'.
Pay back: High Court orders thief to return stolen funds to victim, with interest
Woman’s claim she had repaid the money was “breathtakingly incredible” judge says.
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An analysis of your team's chances of winning the Log of Wood this season.
Crown says 'sorry' but will fight top of the south Māori over claims for remedies
'It's a big thing for the Crown' - Crown lawyer Jason Gough
'This is not long-forgotten history': Descendants of Māori wronged by Crown back in court
'We just want our land back and then we'll go away' - Rangatira Rore Stafford
Broken Promises: The final stage in a 180-year-old land battle is about to begin
Nelson iwi won a landmark case against the Crown; they're back in court to sort remedies.
Snow closes roads, falling in Wellington hills, as temperatures plummet
The cold blast will continue to creep up the country today.
'You were swerving over' - Drunk driver with 10 in van seen losing control on the road
The seasonal worker wanted a discharge without conviction. The judge disagreed.
One dead after crash involving farm vehicle in St Arnaud
The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
'I just knew I had to do it': Company man turned whistleblower
Martin Byrne spoke up after a young worker nearly died, a week after a similar accident.
Judge jails Aimex former health and safety manager
Former health and safety manager sent to prison for lying about workplace accident.
'Misguided in their beliefs': Lifestyle property owners refuse to pay rates
They didn't want to pay $1767 for their 1.85-hectare property.
Business co-director escapes conviction after diverting $40k to pay herself
The wedding venue business wasn't paying her. So she helped herself.
'Dangerous conditions': Roads closed, water shortage as red warning hits Gisborne
The rain is expected to cause "dangerous conditions, significant flooding".
Dog put down for biting plumber, police officer; owner fined
'It just rushed at me and by the time I saw it…I couldn’t shut the door'.
Three areas where REINZ sees recovery: House price changes
Auckland is now at $995,000, the third month in a row its median is below $1m.
Parking warden left 'looking over her shoulder' after assault
Judge: 'She was only doing her job and didn’t deserve to be treated like this.'
Person rushed to hospital after chemical spill near Nelson
Emergency services responded to reports of the incident around 8.30am
Rugby player rains punches on barely conscious victim
Rising rugby player sin-binned for three months after violent attack on man outside bar.
Shiling cargo ship being towed to Wellington, a 25-hour voyage
The vessel has been anchored at Tasman Bay since its mayday call.
Nelson driver's 'terrifying journey' after surviving near-fatal collision
Victim 'broke almost every bone' after truck smashed into his car on wet road.
Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive
Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.
Former Blues player dies aged 33
Former Blues, Tasman and Māori All Blacks halfback Billy Guyton has died today.
Woman assaulted parking warden for handing out a ticket
Parking warden sworn at then pushed to the ground by woman given ticket.
Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call
It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.
Container ship Shiling likely to return to Wellington, scene of previous failures
The container ship put out a mayday call on Friday morning after losing power.
Troubled cargo ship Shiling being towed after mayday call
Yesterday's breakdown was the fourth in less than a year.
'Lovingly restored': Thief says house reno tests fraud claim
Convicted thief and now accused fraudster cries in court after ending evidence.
'Child exploitation of the grossest kind': Man shared sex abuse images
Man who argued he was not aroused by online child abuse images now on home detention.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
Heavy rain tracking to Bay of Plenty; Auckland remains in state of emergency after day of deluge
There's no reprieve for the top of the country with heavy rain forecast this afternoon.
Auckland State of Emergency declared amid widespread flooding; warning more rain to come
Severe thunderstorms bringing torrential rain for Auckland and Northland.