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Dunedin bottle store to close earlier after backlash
The store will close an hour earlier after originally applying to increase its off-licence hours.
Helicopter winches three to safety after Whiritoa Beach rescue
A photographer was swept into the surf while capturing the dramatic rescue.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers pulled over for speeding
Richard Chambers says he was 'away with the fairies' when he was pulled over last week.
Jevon McSkimming case: Louise Nicholas says NZ should be ‘extremely grateful’ for complainant’s bravery
Nicholas says police response has been 'breath of fresh air'.
Homegrown maritime surveillance platform may help in fight against meth - Prime Minister
Christopher Luxon says a platform using satellites to monitor swathes of ocean in near real-time could be used in the fight against meth.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers pulled over for speeding at 112km/h
Richard Chambers says he was "away with the fairies" when he was pulled over speeding last week.
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Sir David Carter, Lawrence Meredith, Stu Loe, Nicola Grigg, G Menzies, T Dodson, R Hyland.
Hawaiian waka comes to Waitangi, 40 years after sparking revival of Māori ocean voyaging
Stan Conrad, now a master navigator, first sailed on Hōkūleʻa at age 22.
How police ‘groupthink’ contributed to Jevon McSkimming scandal – Audrey Young
OPINION: When loyalty trumps integrity, very bad things can happen.
Government eyes private model for Northland’s $1b Marsden Point rail link
More than 70 organisations have shown interest in building the 19km rail link.
Real Life: How Sonya Wilson’s writer’s block launched Christmas book charity
'Parents burst into tears ... because their children have never owned something new.'
Record number of New Zealanders leave country
72,700 Kiwis have moved overseas in a year, but the number of Australians visiting is surging.
Former financial adviser David McEwen pleads guilty to stop order breaches
The FMA said David McEwen kept offering financial products despite the ban.
Hawaiian waka comes to Waitangi, 40 years after sparking revival of Māori ocean voyaging
Hōkūleʻa's historic 1985 journey helped spark the revival of Māori ocean voyaging.
Paid firefighters call off latest strike
The union says new information has surfaced that will be key to pay talks.
One-tonne Peace Bell stolen from Henderson's Japanese Garden
An Auckland local board chair is astonished a bronze bell was stolen from the Japanese Garden in Henderson.
She's won Lotto, so where is her money?
Helen Button said the delay in collecting her winnings took the joy out of winning.
Stunning aurora lights up southern skies
Stargazers took to social media to post their photographs from places like Dunedin, Waihola Lake, Roxburgh, Cromwell and Mount Cook.
How a violent, possessive stalker became a killer: The story of Nathan Boulter
Thirteen years after kidnapping and holding his ex-girlfriend hostage, Nathan Boulter stood in front of a judge to admit to murdering another woman.
