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Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:03:38 GMT'Horrific holiday': Road toll grows to eight as Labour Weekend turns to carnage
Eight people were injured, two critically, in three separate incidents on Canterbury’s roads on Monday morning as the 'horrific holiday' continued.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:34:04 GMTRepeat drink-driver jailed for killing well-known New Plymouth man Keith Roebuck on Tokoroa crossing
Before New Plymouth grandfather Keith Roebuck's killer was jailed, his grieving family made a plea to the repeat drink-driver.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:23:55 GMTTrampers caught short in icy conditions on Mount Robert rescued by helicopter
Pair found themselves on a snowy ridge in the darkness and unable to go on with insufficient gear for the alpine environment.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:29:10 GMTLong delays after broken glass strewn across State Highway 2 north of Wellington
Photos appeared to show glass and smashed wine bottles scattered across the road connecting Wellington City and Hutt Valley.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:23:20 GMTSubcontractor scrambled through ducting during Rotorua site break-in, for 'not a lot of money for scrap metal'
Robert Walker used his inside knowledge of the Rotorua site, scaling scaffolding, scrambling through a ducting unit, and causing "considerable havoc".
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:43:17 GMTKeith Boles dies at 100, one of NZ's last World War II Bomber Command pilots
Keith Boles was one of last surviving Kiwis who flew with the bombing arm of the Royal Air Force during World War II.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:18:00 GMTGovernment funds major effort to blitz weeds from the West Coast
Jobs are being created as New Zealand ramps up efforts to give native plants breathing space from invasive weeds.
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 21:52:54 GMTMan accused of Waikanae gun rampage gets name suppression
The 32-year-old faces a litany of charges from the Kāpiti Coast incident, including using a firearm against police, kidnapping and threatening to kill.
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:26:54 GMTWeather: 'Unsettled' conditions with 'muggy' nights, rain for much of the country
Those eager to get out and about on Labour Day could be sorely disappointed by the weather.
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 23:28:23 GMTHomicide investigation after 69-year-old Auckland man dies, man charged
A homicide investigation is under way after a man was assaulted in his Māngere home. A man has been charged and will appear in court on Monday.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:01:03 GMTCrash blocks State Highway 2 at Remutaka Hill, motorists urged to delay travel
The southbound lane is blocked on the Wairarapa side of the Remutaka Hill summit, police say.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:56:41 GMTWrite on Stuff: Share your experience of Auckland’s Delta lockdown
Exhausted. Punished. Anxious. Tired. Breaking. Lonely. What has your journey been like?
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:54:41 GMTMan arrested following indecent assaults at New Brighton Beach
Police were called after a man was behaving inappropriately towards females at a Christchurch beach.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:18:38 GMTCovid-19: Vaccine vans, Che Fu and King Kapisi gig in south Auckland Labour Day jab drive
South Auckland community leaders make a big Labour Day push for vaccinations.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:40:13 GMTPolice complete examination of house where body of newborn baby was found in back garden
The baby's body was found in the back yard of a Christchurch home on Saturday night.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:25:03 GMTCovid-19: Locations of interest in Delta outbreak — October 25
Two bakeries in Tokroa were visited by a positive case of Covid.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:07:01 GMTAfter lockdown and level 2 restrictions, thousands enjoyed 'epic' final weekend at Mt Hutt
After a season dominated by lockdown, Mt Hutt's closing weekend saw some of the best spring conditions in a decade - and thousands turned out to enjoy the snow.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:35:34 GMTCovid-19: Auckland midwives weigh up Government’s mandatory vaccination order
The New Zealand College of Midwives urges its members to support the Covid-19 vaccination mandate, but some are resistant.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:16:47 GMTClimate protests kick off as council issues disruption warning for Wellington
Climate change activism group Extinction Rebellion began its four days of protest in the capital with an anti-colonisation rally at Te Papa on Labour Day.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:16:41 GMTSteady flow of Covid-19 tests in Ōtorohanga as virus creeps south
The virus' spread south into King Country is unsettling, but residents say they want to keep each other safe.