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A 62-year-old woman died after she was mauled by three dogs in Northland's Kaihū last week.
It will be Scott Robertson's first assignment since he was sacked as All Blacks coach in January.
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the 24-year-old man after he arrived on an overseas flight on Monday.
"We're so overwhelmed and emotional. We just keep saying to each other 'can you believe it?'"
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a New Zealander arrested for allegedly accessing extremist material, and Scott Robertson has a new job.
Following unsuccessful police search warrants at two south Auckland properties, the 34-year-old handed himself in to Papakura Police Station.
One vehicle was rammed "multiple times" in the incident overnight.
Remediation NZ has been fined $71,250 for offensive odours at a compost site in north Taranaki – which had been described by neighbours as smelling like "faecal and pig effluent".
Police received reports of chunks of tar on State Highway 1, State Highway 4, and State Highway 49, between Waiouru and Sanson this morning.
The bill also seeks to broaden the scope of what is defined as “unnatural acts” under the law that has criminalised homosexuality in the conservative country since its independence from France in 1960.
"Many children already ride on footpaths, although the current rule does not allow them to," Transport Minister Chris Bishop said.
A four-week trial was scheduled to start on Monday, when the court heard one defendant was too ill to attend.
St John said it was notified of the incident in Inglewood at 8.45am.
Flight NZ5036 was on route from New Plymouth to Auckland on Wednesday morning when pilots noticed a crack in the plane's windscreen.
Raw sewage was discharged close to shore on Wellington's south coast earlier this month after the failure of the Moa Point plant.
The former royal was arrested last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office, with authorities carrying out searches at his Royal Lodge home.
The woman was rescued from the property in Grey Lynn after nearby residents heard her calling for help.
Police had previously appealed for sightings of a white 2005 Mazda 3 sports hatchback and have now identified a specific route the car had travelled on.
Mechanical engineer Baljeet Singh was waiting for four week’s wages and a months’ worth of annual leave. Quality assurance engineer Navid Pour hadn’t been paid for two months.
Trump delivers State of the Union address; Public allowed to return to Wellington beaches following sewage discharge; NZ's city with the worst saving habits revealed
After the sudden standing down of Deputy Mayor Sally Crown, only one of Napier's eligible 10 councillors has expressed interest in being Mayor Richard McGrath’s deputy.
Ōhope’s Waterways subdivision residents delighted resealing their streets has been postponed after petitioning for a review of pavement options.
"The grass fire is emitting a lot of smoke which is drifting towards Alexandra. If you are in the vicinity of the smoke, please stay inside and keep windows closed," FENZ said.
Ngāti Ruanui man Rukutai Watene has delivered a “trespass notice” to mining company Trans-Tasman Resources and its parent company, Manuka Resources.
US President Donald Trump is delivering his annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC
The reactions to Davidson's tics at the BAFTA awards make clear that Tourette syndrome remains a deeply misunderstood condition, says sociology professor Rena Zito.
The inflow of sediment was so severe, experts say the impact will be felt for months.
