Jim Bolger's 'genuine impact' on New Zealand; White bread helps drive food price increase; Deceased woman's car found in Rotorua amid Pahiatua homicide probe.
John Campbell: Jim Bolger had a genuine impact on New Zealand
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who led the country through significant economic and electoral change during the 1990s, has died. He was 90.
TVNZ chief correspondent John Campbell has looked back on the former prime minister’s life and career.
Deceased woman's car found in Rotorua amid Pahiatua homicide probe
A missing vehicle belonging to the victim in a Pahiatua homicide investigation has been located in Rotorua today, detectives say.
A police inquiry was launched after the woman was found dead near a school on Arthur Street yesterday.
Sponge rounds and Taser stop armed, fleeing driver in Bay of Plenty
Tauranga police finally caught a 36-year-old fleeing driver using non-lethal sponge rounds and a Taser this morning.
Officers were initially called to an address in Bethlehem after a person reported a relative being shot at shortly after 8am. The series of events finally ended when the driver was stopped 15km away.
Watch: Terrifying near miss in previously unseen Bathurst vision
Driver Kai Allen says he owes "the poor bugger" a beer after a very close encounter during the motorsport event.
ONE FOOD PRICE RUNDOWN
Food prices increased 4.1% in the 12 months to September, the smallest annual increase since April.
But some items saw big increases, including white bread, which was up almost 50%.
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