As the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the devastation left behind by Cyclone Gabrielle, it revealed "nothing had been left untouched" at Puketawai Marae last year.
To add insult to injury, victims of theft during an open home are not necessarily covered by their contents insurance.
At the height of the fire, nine fire trucks and two aerial appliances attended.
Every Point Counts is the airline's 23rd safety video and keeps true to Air New Zealand's tradition of using entertaining and quirky safety videos.
The Black Caps have been well beaten in their rain-delayed opening ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
After a blistering start to the Premier League campaign with Nottingham Forest, the veteran striker has eight goals in 11 games, just six off his best for a season.
Emergency services were called to the fire at a vacant house on Lowe Street at about 3am today.
One NZ said it would "vigorously defend" the charges.
"There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel," the Real Estate Institute says.
Police were called to the property on Paparimu Rd in Hunua at about 11.30pm last night.
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse, write law professors Alexander Gillespie and Claire Breen.
The French skipper and halfback, who is admired by the All Blacks, including assistant coach Scott Hansen, may have to cover several positions in Paris.
More than 150 students fell sick due to unsafe preparation of a key ingredient.
The man died of a cardiac arrest after being shot in the shoulder during a hostage standoff.
Stephen Burton had previously been sentenced to eight months of home detention and ordered to pay $150,000 towards emotional harm and consequential loss factors.
The company said a changing media landscape and a “substantial increase in costs” meant they were no longer profitable.
MetService said "warmer than average muggy temperatures" were expected for most areas today.
Graham Russell Smith was reported missing at about 6.30pm on Sunday after he went for a walk.
Beach Haven resident Danella Paterson said she was "overwhelmed" by the outpouring of support after her 10-month-old kitten was injured over the weekend.
Commuters will be able to use contactless debit and credit cards, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay in the digital wallet of one's smart device from November 17.
Two others who were in the vehicle at the time of the incident remain in Waikato Hospital.
The driver was uninjured but several houses have been evacuated as a precaution until the truck can be removed, police said.
The wearer of the No.7 jersey in Paris contains intrigue but just as important is Razor's bench. He could be priming his own 'Bomb Squad', writes Patrick McKendry.
Four men and a woman, aged between 35 and 63, were arrested during search warrants in the last three days.
The Treaty Principles Bill has been tabled in Parliament as a hīkoi against it marches on, the cause of mass illness at Canterbury University hall has been confirmed, and one woman's year-long job hunt.
Labour MP Willie Jackson was kicked out of the debating chamber after he called Seymour a "liar", and later a haka led by Te Pāti Māori saw proceedings suspended.
A growing facility in Bluff is benefiting from a multimillion-dollar Government loan but further investment is needed.