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Stolen power tools recovered in Queenstown
Stolen power tools recovered by police in the Queenstown area. Photo: NZ Police
Police have arrested a man and recovered power tools and equipment after a series of thefts from building sites around Queenstown.
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Pair charged after 51 die in sweltering Texas truck
At least 51 migrants have died after being trapped inside a sweltering truck found abandoned in Texas, authorities say, as two Mexican nationals tied to the smuggling incident were charged in a US federal court.
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Sockburn stabbing: Full review after murder-accused confirmed as mental-health patient
Laisa Maraia Waka has been named as the victim in Saturday's fatal stabbing in Christchurch. Photo: Facebook
A full review has been launched by health board bosses after a mental health patient on community leave is accused of murdering a mother-of-four in a random street stabbing.
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Full review after murder-accused confirmed as mental-health patient
Laisa Maraia Waka has been named as the victim in Saturday's fatal stabbing in Christchurch. Photo: Facebook
A full review has been launched by health board bosses after a mental health patient on community leave is accused of murdering a mother-of-four in a random street stabbing.
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Abandoned car fire on Northern Motorway
Emergency services were called to an early-morning car fire on State Highway 1 near Dunedin.
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Pair warned after drugs discovered in car
A driver and passenger have been warned after drugs were found in their car in South Dunedin.
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7829 new community cases; 15 more deaths
There are 7829 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and 15 virus-related deaths.
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Serious crash near Port Chalmers
Emergency services at the scene today. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
A person has been seriously injured after a car rolled near Port Chalmers.
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7829 new community cases; two more deaths in South
There are 7829 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and 15 virus-related deaths, including two in the South.
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Mayor hails staff over 'one of the lowest rates rises'
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon. Photo: Supplied
Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon has hailed the efforts of staff after the Waimakariri District Council confirmed "one of the lowest rates rises in the country".
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Fears over delays as passport applications surge
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The easing of border restrictions and the coming school holidays has seen a surge in passport applications, and many people are worried they may not get their travel documents in time.
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Driver in crash that killed teens near Timaru jailed
Tyreese Fleming has been jailed for two and a-half years for causing the crash that killed the five teenagers. Photo: Georg heard
A young driver behind a crash that killed five teenagers has today been jailed for two and a-half years.
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'Sheer hell': Families tell of grief after five teens killed in crash
Joseff McCarthy, Jack Wallace, Niko Hill, Javarney Drummond, and Andrew Goodger were all killed in the crash outside Timaru. Photo: Supplied
A young driver behind a crash that killed five teenagers has today been told by grieving family members how their lives have been reduced to "living an absolute hell-hole".
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Driver in crash that killed five teens near Timaru due to be sentenced
Flowers left at the scene of the crash near Timaru last August. Photo: RNZ
The sole survivor of a car crash that killed five teenage boys near Timaru will be sentenced for dangerous driving causing death when he appears in the High Court today.
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Pair jailed after Kiwi pilot left for dead
Ian Pullen. Photo: Twitter
The suspended driver who ran over a helicopter pilot - who had arrived hours earlier in Australia to help fight bushfires - and left him for dead has been jailed for three years and two months.
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Rocket Lab launches Nasa satellite to the moon
The first lunar mission to take-off from New Zealand has launched successfully.
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Rocket Lab launches Nasa satellite to the moon
The first lunar mission to take-off from New Zealand has launched successfully.
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Blanket of fog over Christchurch
Visibility is very limited on the roads, all the way from Rangiora to Sumner. Photo: Hamish Clark
A thick blanket of fog has spread across Christchurch this morning.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell. File photo
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell. File photo
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
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