Stone spent more than 26 years wrongfully imprisoned for the murders of Deane Fuller-Sandys and Leah Stephens.
It was the comeback no one saw coming at the beginning of this year, writes 1News' Australia Correspondent.
Anthony Albanese's landslide win at the weekend should indicate to our politicians that the NZ "Trump trend" of 2024 may have peaked.
They're both Shane William Pritchard, but one has spent years breaking the law while the other just pays a steep price for sharing his name.
In January the festival, which features New Zealand music, confirmed it would be leaving Wellington's waterfront after being there for 18 years.
A person has died following a crash on Auckland's south-western motorway this morning.
Counties Manukau CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Michele Gillespie said a scene guard has been in place at the restaurant overnight.
Flights between Auckland and Western Australia's capital would begin in December.
Emergency services were called to Warrington Street in Mairehau at around 8.05am.
Christopher Luxon announced the bill alongside Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd this morning.
Shane Richardson, 29, suffered severe chest injuries and died on his way to hospital.
Wharehoka Wano will lead Te Tōpuni Ngārahu – a new body of representatives from the region’s eight iwi – to govern the park alongside the conservation minister.
Heem played a big part in helping the Blues to a championship last season. He is now working as a mortgage broker.
Stanford said her practice of forwarding Government correspondence to a personal Gmail account, including a pre-Budget announcement, was "untidy" behaviour, but the issue is now "sorted".
SPCA inspectors found evidence suggesting Mike, a tan Staffordshire Bull Terrier, had been tethered to the same spot "for an extended period".
A drone trial by the Department of Conservation unintentionally sparked a public safety alert in Nelson after leftover non-toxic pellets were mistaken for poison.
The damage was done overnight on Saturday after the vandals first removed new vehicle barriers in front of the trees, Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise said.
Emergency services were called to the property on Mahia Rd just before 10am to a report of a man "seriously injured".
The Chiefs hope to get Damian McKenzie back for their crunch game against the Crusaders, but will have to tighten up defence in Christchurch.
Police said it was believed to be an isolated incident with no wider risk to the public.
The Government halts all current pay equity claims, Stanford concedes use of personal email 'untidy', and a Kiwi motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in England.
Four men, aged between 30-36, have been arrested in Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga and Auckland as a result of the six-week investigation.
Herrera, a Colombian national, was murdered in January 2022 by her neighbour, a stranger to her, Joseph Brider.
The revelation comes as part of the release of hundreds of documents showing Stanford using her personal email for parliamentary business.
Former New Zealand prime minister has long disagreed with the US president's view on trade but says he is hopeful the tariffs will land in a "sensible place".
Technology has outpaced a currently underway review of the Arms Act and criminals are already taking advantage.
John Rafferty was last seen at Masterton Railway Station at about midday on May 4.
