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Motorcycle gang abandons Chch headquarters
18 Jun 2016The Rebels' motorcycle gang have abandoned their headquarters in Christchurch - and police don't know where they have gone.
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Four men sought over death at Auckland address
18 Jun 2016Police are looking for four young men over the death of a 42-year-old man found unconscious at an Auckland address early this morning.
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Pākehā needed to lead hikoi - councillor
18 Jun 2016New Plymouth's only Māori councillor says only a Pākehā could have led the peace hikoi which ended at Parihaka yesterday.
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Christchurch Great Hall reopens to public
18 Jun 2016The Christchurch public will again be able to marvel at the beautiful Great Hall in the Arts Centre as it reopens its doors this weekend.
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Emotional scenes as hikoi reaches Parihaka
17 Jun 2016A 500-strong hikoi against racial division has arrived at Parihaka after a three-day journey across Taranaki.
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Auckland to get 59 new social houses
17 Jun 2016A new Auckland housing project will not address homelessness but will help ease demand, the iwi that expects to help build it says.
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Boy, 2, run over at Christchurch stadium
17 Jun 2016A toddler has died after being run over by a vehicle at Cowles Stadium in Christchurch.
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Housing goes untouched at mayoral debate
17 Jun 2016Auckland mayoral candidates have taken tentative pokes at each other in the first of their major encounters, while keeping away from the topic of housing.
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Teen's death caused by abnormal heart rhythm - pathologist
17 Jun 2016Stephen Dudley probably died when his heart developed a fatally abnormal rhythm brought on from the stress of being assaulted, says a forensic pathologist.
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Clergyman cleared of indecent assault
17 Jun 2016A clergyman on trial in Wellington has been cleared of indecently assaulting a young parishioner.
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Chch graffiti crackdown sees 48 percent drop in tagging
17 Jun 2016Christchurch City Council says the reporting of graffiti has resulted in a 48 percent decrease in tagging from last year.
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School bus full of students collides with car
17 Jun 2016Two people were injured after a bus carrying Avonside Girls High School students collided with a van in Christchurch this morning.
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Two in hospital after Lower Hutt house fire
17 Jun 2016Two people were taken to hospital early this morning following a house fire north of Wellington.
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Guilty verdict in hammer murder trial
16 Jun 2016Jiaxin Tu crept into the bedroom of the woman he was obsessed with and hammered her new boyfriend to death, in an act now ruled murder.
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Search for Emily comes to an end
16 Jun 2016Police have ended their search for two-year-old Emily Saunders, who was swept away by the Poerua River on the West Coast.
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Wheelie bins to be tagged in NZ-first
16 Jun 2016Christchurch City Council is to spend $4.5 million on electronic tags to stop rubbish bins being stolen, destroyed or lost. Video
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Survey finds low trust in Auckland Council
16 Jun 2016Aucklanders have low levels of trust and satisfaction in Auckland Council, a survey has found.
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You've got to hand it to Christchurch...
16 Jun 2016It's crafty, clever and a bit creepy - Christchurch Art Gallery's newest addition is a giant hand with a grim face that peers down at the city below. Audio
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CTV quake investigation completed
16 Jun 2016The relatives of those who died in the CTV building collapse in Christchurch will soon find out whether anybody will be charged over the tragedy.
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EQC to settle over liquefaction in 'world first'
16 Jun 2016The Earthquake Commission has started settling 4000 claims for increased liquefaction vulnerability, the first scenario of its kind in the world.
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Thank goodness for insurance, fire-hit tenant says
16 Jun 2016The tenant of a building gutted by a large fire in West Auckland says he's lucky it's insured.
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Auckland mayor's salary bumped up to $269,500
16 Jun 2016Auckland councillors are to get a 1.5 percent pay rise this year, with the mayor's salary rising to $269,500.
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AOS callout in Levin resolved
16 Jun 2016An incident involving a firearm that forced the partial lockdown of a Levin school this afternoon has been resolved.
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Man suffers electric shock at Chch plant
16 Jun 2016A man is seriously hurt after an electric shock and five others have been treated for smoke inhalation at the Ravensdown plant in Christchurch.
