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Caleb Kahn Heke McLeod jailed for filming himself raping unconscious woman
Caleb McLeod threatened her family after she found the recordings on his phone.
Loud bangs reported as police search Wellington address for firearm
Police staff were armed as a precaution while a cordon was established.
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki responds to firearms licence being revoked
Tamaki confirmed his firearms licence has been revoked and two guns seized.
Canterbury defeat Otago 19-15 for Ranfurly Shield
Canterbury have won back the Ranfurly Shield after beating holders Otago 19-15 in a classic Southern derby in Dunedin.
As cold inside as it is out: Freezing Dunedin flat gets an airtight makeover
The villa met Healthy Homes Standards but was too hard to keep warm – now it's airtight.
Hato Hone St John declares major incident as demand for ambulances spikes
On Saturday, 2562 calls came into the ambulance service through 111 - the highest number received in a single day.
Timor-Leste: The new tourism frontier
For the adventurous traveller, finding somewhere genuinely undiscovered has become almost impossible.
Watch: St John activates major incident response after record volume of 111 calls
Demand is expected to remain high tomorrow, traditionally the busiest day of the week.
Herald afternoon quiz: August 9
Test your brain with the Herald's afternoon quiz.
Alert warns Ohakune residents of water outage after quake damage
Residents and visitors are being told not to use tap water or flush toilets, and to conserve supplies.
Election 2026: Greens propose $2.4b funding to back ‘critical’ marae
The proposed trust would receive $2.44 billion over four years.
Tankers, toilets on Ohakune streets after water pipe breaks
Residents should avoid flushing toilets after the recent earthquake broke a pipeline.
Greens propose $2.4b funding to back 'critical' marae
"This funding recognises that marae have been critical infrastructure for a long, long time, and supports marae to do even more," Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says.
Youth accused of murdering Napier teen Kaea Karauria to face trial in October
A three-week trial has been scheduled to begin in the High Court at Palmerston North on 27 October.
Police monitor mass bike ride on Auckland’s North Shore, issue infringements
Police say the North Shore ride in general was not illegal, but some riders’ actions were.
Family Court orders no contact after father’s ‘uninhibited, dysregulated’ and abusive behaviour
No agency was willing to supervise the father's visits to see his children.
Whakatāne’s Cascade Charters ordered to pay fine and reparation, after passengers thrown overboard on fishing charter
The men were on a fishing charter that got into trouble on the Whakatāne River bar.
80% of road travel out of Wellington wouldn't be possible after 7.5 magnitude quake - study
New research simulating what would happen to Wellington's road network in a major earthquake has found some parts would be cut off for months.
Person in critical condition after stabbing in Central Auckland
Two people have been taken into custody, police say.
Warnings issued as heavy rain heads to Bay of Plenty, Northland
Eastern Bay of Plenty has an orange heavy rain warning in place from Sunday afternoon.
