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![PM pledges to make it 'easier and cheaper' to build houses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
PM pledges to make it 'easier and cheaper' to build houses
“We want to make it easier and cheaper to build.”
![Dog finds drugs hidden in sneakers at prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dog finds drugs hidden in sneakers at prison
Bart the dog found the drugs concealed in a pair of shoes.
![Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city
Could Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua councils become one?
![Queensland jockey to ride for Wexford in Trentham features](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Queensland jockey to ride for Wexford in Trentham features
Wilson-Taylor has more than 320 winners to his name.
![Kids' rugby trip money allegedly stolen by coach, wife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Kids' rugby trip money allegedly stolen by coach, wife
Parents became suspicious when they started planning a second trip.
![Catholic cardinal accused of sexual abuse fails in court bid to prevent story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Catholic cardinal accused of sexual abuse fails in court bid to prevent story
Cardinal John Dew maintains allegations made against him are false.
![Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run
Police are looking for Bryce Studd-Proctor, 35, who has a warrant to arrest.
![‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘Scared the crap out of me’: Wellingtonians shaken awake by 4.7 magnitude quake
The tremor hit just before 5.20am.
![Two students expelled from school after brutal attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Two students expelled from school after brutal attack
Two students involved in an attack on another student have been excluded from school.
![Prison escaper 'conditioned' staff to overlook his risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Prison escaper 'conditioned' staff to overlook his risk
"Manipulative" Damon Exley had escaped from custody six times before, review says.
!['Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Break-ins, bad behaviour, wilful damage' - Parnell business v Kāinga Ora tenants
A state housing agency boss says Kāinga Ora has heard nothing from the lobby group.
![State tenants' soaring debt: one man owes $48k in rent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
State tenants' soaring debt: one man owes $48k in rent
Total arrears have risen by 800 per cent since 2019 to $21 million.
!['Love-hate relationship': Angry sister stabs brother in back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Love-hate relationship': Angry sister stabs brother in back
The incident followed a late-night argument over drugs and alcohol.
![Ōtaki woman honoured for services to community-led development, governance and education](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Ōtaki woman honoured for services to community-led development, governance and education
Mary-Jane Rivers says founding Inspiring Communities has been the highlight of her career.
![May the paws be with you - Waikato Police dog Obi-Wan ready for action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
May the paws be with you - Waikato Police dog Obi-Wan ready for action
The Waikato dog patrol unit receives its tenth canine-human duo.
![51 calls for help as Wellington hit by freak storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
51 calls for help as Wellington hit by freak storm
Buckets of rain, large hail, surface flooding and a tornado battered Wellington yesterday.
![From meth addict to apprentice: 'I'm building a new life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
From meth addict to apprentice: 'I'm building a new life'
This Upper Hutt mum turned her life around for her daughter.
![Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea
OPINION: The transport headlines are coming thick and fast; everything is unravelling.
![Mother who beat daughter with dog collar avoids jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Mother who beat daughter with dog collar avoids jail
The woman strenuously denied the allegations, saying she only slapped the girls.
!['I cried, to be honest': Homeless man reveals plans after $106k Melbourne Cup win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'I cried, to be honest': Homeless man reveals plans after $106k Melbourne Cup win
The winner said he screamed for joy before falling to his knees and crying.
![Family of allegedly murdered father 'heartbroken'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Family of allegedly murdered father 'heartbroken'
Father of five mourned after alleged Upper Hutt murder.