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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Economist: Sales boom won't last
Retailers might be enjoying a post-Christmas spending bonanza, but an economist warns the sales boom can't last.
Mum defends burn charge
A mother accused of immersing her two-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months will defend the charge.
Man jailed over illegal paua catch
A 48-year-old Porirua man caught with more than 90 times the legal limit of paua has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Child killed outside school
A witness has described how there was a screech of tyres and a "thud" as a car killed a 7-year-old boy running across a road just outside a Wellington school today.
Toddler’s hands burned in boiling water
A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.
