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A nation divided: Inside the Urewera Four trial
Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha
Man drops meth bag while stripping for police
A man dropped a bag of methamphetamine from his underwear while voluntarily stripping in police...
Police urge drivers to be patient on the trip home
The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.
Easter road toll stands at three
The Easter holiday road toll now stands at three after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Otago this morning. The two occupants had to be cut from the vehicle and one man died at the scene.
Gang member at large after Wairoa shooting
It was a violent weekend in Wairoa with attacks on five people, including a Mongrel Mob member.
Crashed driver takes good Samaritans' car
Police are disgusted after a crashed driver stole a car belonging to an elderly couple who had stopped to help him.