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Judge Quentin Hix ruled Christopher Cooke's risk was tangible but not high enough.

DoC says the mother may carry the dead calf for days or even weeks.

The carnival moved from Mount Maunganui after last month’s fatal landslide.

The women resigned after an internal disciplinary meeting at the law firm.

Traffic is being diverted while emergency services work at the scene, police say.

One of the robbers filmed the offending on his cellphone while another jumped the counter.

Treated wastewater is believed to have entered a wetland and nearby stream.

Eleven people have died in this summer’s storms, including six campers.

She will row 3000 nautical miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua from December.

Maree Brownlie says barriers to accessing trust funds after disaster had been exhausting.

Attention turns now to the East Coast, with heavy rain and warnings heading into Sunday.

Two owners call for more council and government support.

Barry Ramsay, 68, abused a boy and girl under 12 over a nearly three-year period.

Justice Jonathan Eaton said gang loyalty, not addiction, drove his offending.

The 275,000sq m of vacant offices equals 27 rugby fields. But vacancy rates fell lately.

Find out who came top in five categories, plus our overall winner.

Christchurch Customs officers talk about their working environment.

Wild weather on January 21 cut daily spending by 5.6% compared with last year.

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Surf Shack lost $22,500 of food and faces total damage in the tens of thousands.

The marlin weighed in at just under 97kgs, and was caught off the coast of Whangamatā.

Long recovery for the Western Bay of Plenty after a deadly storm, with major damage.

'That’s heart. That’s grit. That’s next-level commitment.'

Pekapeka-tou-roa, the long-tailed bat, is one of NZ's only two native land mammals.

Brett Henderson was accused of intentionally hitting the man after an earlier incident.

Drivers face stop/go controls on a 2km section at Pumpkin Hill north of Tairua.

'I suppose I’m gonna have to die pretty soon, but not yet tonight,' the rocker told fans.

Over 65% of New Zealanders and key infrastructure sit within 5km of the coast.

Temperatures are forecast to push into the high 20s for the North Island over the weekend.