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Kawerau siege: Survivor Regan Mauheni back to work with metal in brain
One of the survivors of the Kawerau siege has revealed he still has pieces of metal inside his brain.Constable Regan Mauheni was one of four Armed Offenders Squad members injured during the 22-hour siege involving shooter Rhys Warren...
Thousands turn out for Pasifika
Thousands have flocked to Western Springs Park for this weekend's Pasifika Festival.Now in its 25th year, the festival is showcasing more than 220 performance groups with 60,000 people expected to attend today and tomorrow.Event...
'Lewd act' Bimal Roy Prasad lived in New Zealand under false name
An anonymous tip unravelled the fake identity of a man living in New Zealand despite being convicted of child sex offence in the United States.The "calculated and premeditated" lies of Bimal Roy Prasad meant he was able to live...
One dead, three injured after car crash on rural Marlborough road
One man is dead and three others injured following a car crash on State Highway 6 in Marlborough.Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash near Kaituna-Tuamarina Rd at about 10.45pm on Friday.Emergency services found the...
Adele will need to set fire to the rain as Auckland weather packs in
Adele fans could be rolling in the deep at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium this weekend as widespread and persistent rain sets in. Wet weather started developing across the country this morning and is set to worsen later today due to...
Fan receives handwritten note from Adele at Auckland concert
One lucky Adele fan struck gold when she reached under her seat to find a handwritten letter from the British singer herself, at Thursday's concert in Auckland.Rebecca Crotty-Jones took to Instagram to share her delight that her...
Disgraced lawyer ripped off his own clients + VIDEO
When Hastings resident Neville Lush turned to his lawyer to withdraw money from a family trust in 2014 the last thing he expected to hear was that the account was empty.Three years later Mr Lush had the satisfaction of seeing his...
MPI considering if investigation needed after images of slain pig shock animal advocates
An animal advocate group has expressed shock at the age of a pig which was stabbed to death in the Napier City Council-owned pound in 2015. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is considering investigating the pig's death...
A man's struggle with epilepsy
The first sign Graeme Robb had epilepsy was when he smashed his ATV through a farm gate."It was 2004. I was moving cattle, it started from my chest up. I [drove] to the gate I could see it was closed but I just couldn't stop."He...
6km race 'nothing compared to cancer challenge' - Nikki Kaye
Breast cancer survivor Nikki Kaye's endurance will be pushed to the limits today in a race in which competitors run, swim and cycle around Motutapu and Rangitoto islands.The National MP for Auckland Central took leave from her ministerial...
Auckland sandwich shop embroiled in 'homophobic' menu stoush
The owners of a new Vietnamese sandwich shop in West Auckland have been roasted by outraged customers who took offence to 'homophobic' terms being included on its menu board.The Bun Mee Kiwi outlet in Henderson only opened last...
Govt spends $1m fighting abuse case - and loses
The Ministry of Social Development spent more than a million dollars paying private lawyers to fight claims of abuse at a state-funded bootcamp on Great Barrier Island before finally settling with victims for $340,000.Settlement...
Big read: How do we teach our kids about sex and consent?
When a group of Wellington High School students sent an email to all pupils this week asking them to sign a petition calling for Better Sex Education in Schools, two replies came back at them within five minutes.One said, "rape...
Deal of the century: If it's too good to be true . . .
Did someone just get the art deal of the century - or was the bargain basement sale of works labelled Colin McCahon and Gordon Walters too good to be true?Experts here are questioning the authenticity of two items that went under...
Winston Peters: The King of the North
It has been two years since NZ First leader Winston Peters took to the roads of Northland on a big blue bus with "Send them a message" written on it and won the long-standing National stronghold of Northland.His pitch to the Northland...
Lizzie Marvelly: We have failed our ill-treated kids
It will be April Fool's Day when the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children gets under way. An unfortunate coincidence that feels distinctly Freudian. While the timing of the establishment of a new agency attempting to overcome...
Steve Braunias: The final Secret Diary of John Key
MONDAY "Well," said Bill."Yep," I said."I guess this is goodbye.""Yep.""Packed?""Not yet.""You've got a few days.""Yep. And then I'm off.""And then you're off.""And then I'm off.""Well," he said.We shook hands and he...
Pasifika's joy will shine in any weather, says devotee
Whether there's rain, hail or shine over the weekend Western Springs Park will come to life with the sounds, smells and sights of the Pacific for the 25th annual Pasifika festival. MetService has forecast showers and balmy temperatures...
United Nations report echoes Hit & Run civilian death claims
A United Nations report containing details of the killing of innocent Afghan villagers on the same day and area of the controversial SAS raid says the official post-incident investigation was not shared with local authorities or...
Editorial: School's rape culture lessons set standard
Auckland Grammar principal Tom O'Connor pulled no punches in a recent Herald article about teenage sexuality, bravely saying too many boys are getting their sex education from online porn.He rightly pointed out that today's overly...