The electorates worth watching on election night
A number of the country's 72 electorates will be hotly contested.
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'I'm scared I'm going to die': Mum's desperate ACC surgery battle
'I don't want my children growing up without a mum'.
Triple tragedy: Family of sawmill accident victim to challenge reparation split
Judge describes attempts to quantify loss and grief as 'unpalatable task'.
'Bizarre' claim sex assault victim was attacker
Jesse Delaney lied to police that the victim had been the one sexually assaulting him.
'Sovereign citizen' who shuns NZ laws prosecuted for driving without licence
Scott William Larsen prefers to go by 'scott-william of the House of Larsen'.
Inside story: NZ First SFO probe and its fight for election survival
NZ First came to Parliament care of a tangle with the SFO. Will it leave the same way?
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates on taxing the rich to feed the poor
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates talk tax. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Car in river in Masterton - police seeking owner
A car has plunged into the river in Masterton
Stormy Sunday: Gales, heavy rain, 1350 lightning strikes, harbour bridge could close
Authorities are taking no chances with Auckland Harbour Bridge as gales threaten.
Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates address economic credibility
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates discuss party credibility. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: 'Business come first' to 'recycler from hell' - Wairarapa candidates on the environment
Wairarapa candidates on business versus the environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Severe weather': Antarctic blast set to hit on weekend
Snow and cold winds will make travelling difficult and stress livestock.
Two seriously injured in Wairarapa quad bike crash
The pair have been airlifted to hospital.
Wellington region gets spending boost but central city hurting
Dwindling foot traffic sees spending in Wellington City drop 10 per cent.
Real-life emergency interrupts surf life saving training
One teen had a spinal injury, and another had a broken femur.
Ardern rides shotgun in Labour's play for Wairarapa
Labour is making a big effort to take the Wairarapa seat off National.
Wairarapa's Toast Martinborough cancelled
Organisers announce the event is cancelled this year after weighing up Covid-19 risks.
Surface flooding in Wellington region, a sunny level 2.5 weekend for Aucklanders
Showers and rain are on the cards for many around the country today.
Local Focus: Wairarapa candidates on workers versus employers
Subtle differences between the candidates are important. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Thunderstorms and snow in the south, sun in the north
Check Metservice before travelling, a meteorologist warns.
Local Focus: Wairarapa candidates reveal the electorate's biggest issue
Infrastructure is critical for many candidates. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Wairarapa candidates reveal the electorate's biggest issue
Infrastructure is critical for many candidates. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Election Battlegrounds: Six North Island electorates to watch
Profiling Whanganui, Ōhāriu, Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Hutt South, Wellington Central.
Victim of former Marist brother's abuse still waiting to hear from church
Church promised a review of how it handled her complaint. It says it's making progress.
Our son died while in care: 'I just don't know what happened'
'I can't be angry because I just don't know what's happened to my son.'
Car crash accused was in 'psychotic state'
The judge said it was clear "something was going on" when the crash happened.
Weather: Southerly switch to bite north by Wednesday
Thunderstorms will hit western areas again early on Tuesday morning.
NZ and the road ahead: Forgotten sufferers 'are really angry' about Covid spending
The Road Ahead finds businesses and politicians working flat out - and a nation spending.
Local Focus: Who is Heather Te Au-Skipworth, Maori Party candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Heather Te Au-Skipworth's election profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Meka Whaitiri, Labour candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Meka is passionate for Māori welfare and Downton Abbey. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Meka Whaitiri, Labour candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Meka is passionate for Māori welfare and Downton Abbey. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Elizabeth Kerekere, Green candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Elizabeth Kerekere favours rainbow youth and Tiger King. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Elizabeth Kerekere, Green candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
Elizabeth Kerekere favours rainbow youth and Tiger King. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man jailed after homeless victim left 'disfigured, depressed and bewildered'
Andre Cooper became "enraged" when he thought he was being belittled.