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Two dead in plane crash near Nelson
The plane was found in a remote search area, south of Castor Peak.
Psychiatrist exits public health system after Hillmorton Hospital patient murders woman
Hillmorton Hospital patient Zakariye Mohamed Hussein stabbed Laisa Waka Tunidau to death in June 2022.
Two dead after light aircraft crash in remote area near Nelson
Police are working to recover the bodies and examine the remote crash scene.
New Zealand man reportedly injured in fatal helicopter crash in Nepal’s Everest region
Two helicopters collided as they came into land from opposing directions.
Wellington City Council proposes pulling funding from waterfront Chinese Garden and Fale Malae projects
The long-debated project received $10m in central Government funding in 2020.
Underwater sculpture trail proposed for Wellington’s Worser Bay
The proposal also includes an aquaculture centre, boardwalk and artificial reef.
Election 2026: Are Don Brash and Harry Mowbray this election’s Kim Dotcom? – Thomas Coughlan
OPINION: The overhang campaign appears to be falling flat.
Southern Motorway debris: Flying object damages car after near miss
A suspected vehicle panel missed Kevin Cross’ windscreen by millimetres.
One dead after serious crash closes Southland highway
One person died at the scene, police have confirmed.
Election poll points to Opportunity being in kingmaker position unless National triggers overhang
Opportunity's projected seven seats could put it in the kingmaker position.
Featherston supermarket shooting: Three men jailed over $117,000 cocaine robbery
Doreion Hard was killed in a shootout after robbing two men selling him drugs.
Auckland Marathon: Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong offers to forfeit 11km result after late entry
Opportunity leader says it's an 'appropriate outcome' after missing name transfer cut-off.
Historic shortcomings in forestry regulation need to be recognised, says iwi
"We are being left in the middle while our landowners and communities deal with the consequences," says Ngāti Porou.
Rogue sheep rescued in Hawke's Bay and given life-saving haircuts
"One of our MPI inspectors rugby-tackled one of them and the other one just sat down and accepted it," says one of the SPCA inspectors who wrangled the wayward sheep.
NZ family will 'forever have a Kai-shaped hole in our hearts' after 11-year-old's body found
Kai Pavlovic’s aunt Helen Kok says the family is "absolutely devastated by the tragic news of Kai’s passing".
Election 2026 live updates: Poll leaves race on a knife-edge as Opportunity holds the keys to power
National and Labour gain, but neither bloc can govern alone.
Advocate seeks new site for Bexley homeless
Trudy Burrows says many campers have beaten addictions while living in the supportive community.
Missing Invercargill woman found 'in good spirits'
She was found on semi-rural farmland.
Whooping cough cases on the rise as 21 Auckland schools report illness
There had been a total of 37 cases reported in Auckland over the past three weeks.
Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate to 4.85 percent
Inflation is expected to remain above 3 percent for the coming year across the Tasman.
