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Body recovered from Christchurch car crash
A woman's body has been recovered from a car that left the road and went into the sea near Sumner, Christchurch early on Saturday evening.Her body was located within half an hour of the Police Dive Squad entering the water this...
Woman injured after car rolled on motorway improving
The woman who was the most seriously injured in a crash on the South Western Motorway near Mangere at 11.15pm last night when the car they were travelling in rolled is improving.A police media spokesperson said the person who was...
Huntly pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by ute
A pedestrian is in a serious condition after being hit by a ute on Harris St in Huntly this morning.The driver of the ute struck a pedestrian and a power pole at 11am, according to the fire service.The pedestrian is in a serious...
Change of approach to police dog use needed, says Maori Party
The Maori Party is demanding change this morning, after the revelation police dogs have been set on youths as young as 12.This morning's Herald on Sunday reports a young girl who was hiding in a kindergarten was bitten by a...
Robber points shotgun at Auckland business owner, steals his V8 Falcon
An Auckland man says he is lucky to be alive after his car repair workshop was held up by a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun.Danny Dhanak, the owner of the Midas Automotive workshop on Quay St in central Auckland, and one of his...
Andrew Dickens: Shooting the messenger part of every Hager saga
Nicky Hager's latest book, released this week, sparked a lot of discussion, writes Andrew Dickens. Nicky Hager, a self proclaimed advocacy journalist, released a book this week expanding on the work done by Jon Stephensen into the...
Woman stumbles into Manurewa RSA after stabbing
A woman is in a serious condition after being stabbed in South Auckland last night.The woman stumbled into the Manurewa RSA on Maich Road asking for help at around 8pm. DO YOU KNOW MORE? SEND US AN EMAIL A witness told Newshub...
Prison love: Dunedin woman meets up with prisoner boyfriend in US jail
A Kiwi woman has met up with her prisoner boyfriend in a US jail.Brooke McGregor, 23, from Dunedin, travelled to Ohio to meet Michael Douglass, who was convicted of murdering a Bangladeshi man in a hotel room when he was 18.He's...
Transgender prisoner Alex Aleti Seu's prison sentence unclear
It is unclear where transgender prisoner Alex Aleti Seu will serve time after Corrections did not confirm whether Seu applied to transfer from a men's jail.Seu (30) was jailed for six years, nine months on Wednesday sexual violating...
Slain UK cop's Kiwi links
The hero policeman killed in an attack in London by an extremist knife-man has family in Auckland.PC Keith Palmer has an uncle and aunt and two cousins living in West Auckland.Palmer was fatally stabbed after the knife man, later...
Police set dog on 12-year-old hiding in kindergarten
A 12-year-old girl hiding in a kindergarten after midnight was bitten by a police dog when she did not respond to an officer's calls.The child was one of 29 youths to have police dogs used against them in just six months, a statistic...
World Masters Games athletes face drug-testing in Auckland
Elderly competitors at next month's World Masters Games can breathe a sigh of relief - Viagra and Propecia are not on the list of banned substances.Which is just as well, because Drugfree Sport NZ testers will be on duty, when 25,000...
It could be raining more than just hits at Adele's final gig in Auckland tonight
Adele might be left to sing in the rain tonight as she wraps up the final show of the New Zealand leg of her world tour.Heavy showers and even thunderstorms are expected to hit Auckland by evening - when Adele is due on stage at...
New study finds stronger necks: fewer concussions
Rugby coaches are being urged to concentrate on improving players' neck strength in a bid to avoid debilitating concussions.A ground-breaking New Zealand study has found players with weaker and uneven neck strength are more vulnerable...
Stunning Mt Maunganui property sets record
A Mt Maunganui waterfront home has set a new record for the beachside suburb with a $6.2 million sale.The stunning home on one of the most coveted and elevated locations along Oceanbeach Road has an infinity pool which flows to...
Dying TV builder overwhelmed by support
Popular TV builder John 'Cocksy' Cocks has been overwhelmed with well-wishers and offers of help to build his "dream home" in Tairua.Cocks, 50, revealed his battle with terminal cancer in last weekend's Herald on Sunday .The...
Sarah, Sam and Toni take over at the Hits
Toni Street's breakfast radio show is expanding, just six weeks after it launched in Auckland. The Sarah, Sam and Toni show on The Hits will broadcast across most of the North Island, from April 10, taking over from former Hits'...
Fears for woman missing at Piha
Searchers will today continue scouring the rugged terrain and treacherous seas of Piha for a missing young woman.Kim Bambus, 21, told her friends she was going for a run at the west coast Auckland beach on Friday morning but she...
Ooh la la: Moulin Rouge legend can-cans her way to NZ
The longest-serving showgirl in the 120-year history of the world-famous Moulin Rouge is set to kick up her heels in New Zealand.Australian-born Marissa Burgess stars in the burlesque extravaganza Cabaret de Paris which plays...
Kiwis eager for Irish passports as Brexit's confirmed
As confirmation of Brexit nears, Kiwis with Irish heritage are scrambling to get Irish passports so they can reap the benefits of European citizenship. British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Article 50 of the...