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The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Zelensky's suit becomes hot topic at peace summit, a cold blast on the way, and Auckland FC lures new signing back home.
The 40-year-old Auckland man has been summonsed to appear in court for dangerous driving, and his vehicle has also been impounded for 28 days.
Easterly parts of the South Island were also in line for rain, while there were road snow warnings in place for some highways.
Caitlin Briar Ashby faced 18 charges of using documents with intent to obtain a pecuniary advantage from income tax returns, GST returns and applications to two Covid-19 support schemes.
Auckland FC has announced the signing of former Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, and current All Whites keeper Oli Sail.
Hendrix-hemi Te Rongomau King, 4, was killed alongside his father Braiden Ashley Timmins in Logan.
Calum Macdonald, 23, was one of several tourists who drank methanol-tainted alcohol at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos last November.
The incident at NZ's only maximum security prison has seen three inmates placed on "directed segregation".
Tamaiti Williams and Wallace Sititi appear to be due starts at loosehead prop and No.8 respectively but changes to the backline seem unlikely.
Speaking to Paddy Gower Has Issues, Phillips' sister Rozzi revealed their mother Julia had written a letter to her son described as being “from a mother’s heart, just to her son”.
The newly-released draft plans will also clamp down on new housing in areas deemed to be at risk of flood or otherwise hazard-prone.
Coffee on Queen owner Matt Redwood says the flag on the edge of the footpath brings in an estimated $200–300 a day.
A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a car in Hastings this morning, before colliding with other vehicles, and driving on the wrong side of the road.
When officers arrived, the man allegedly then tried to hide the trolley in a toilet cubicle.
One incident ended with a man turning up at a healthcare centre with a gunshot wound in his leg.
Key takeaways from Trump's Zelensky meeting; Mother of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips writes a letter; and an inmate from Auckland Prison in critical condition.
Six French brie and Camembert products — with best-before dates up to, and including, September 22, 2025 — have been affected.
Police said the pair, who are due to appear in court tomorrow, deviated from the agreed plan for coming down – and in turn – got stuck in a tree.
Around 660 tonnes of solids were removed from the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant after more than 50 years of build-up.
Tamihere was convicted in December 1990 of murdering Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen.
The Nelson Provincial Museum has a collection worth $20m but it is housed in a building that leaks when it rains.
