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Aisle be back: Worker threatens ex boss in supermarket dust-up
'If every employee with a grievance behaved this way it would be carnage out there': Judge
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Rescued tramper would be stuck without beacon, police say
The man had spent two nights in sub-zero temperatures.
Spirits are up for maker of NZ's first tequila
Terry Knight's agave adventure started 20 years ago when he bought seeds from a friend.
Big whale takes '3 months' to decompose
Intricate ecosystem and rescue attempts outlined as whale rescues capture attention.
Festival-goers suffer paranoia, seizures after taking fake ecstasy laced with lethal chemical
Alarming reports of drug reactions at New Year festivals
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
Hopes dashed: Jersey found by search team offers no leads in hunt for missing trampers
A jersey found in the search for two missing trampers is not thought to be connected.
Dreading the return to work? Meet the Kiwis who escaped the rat race
Every year a bunch of New Zealanders will take a radical work leap to change their lives.
Mind the gap: House-movers get into tight spot
'It was just a pretty skinny fit and it took a little bit of wriggling to get it through.'
Remembering NZ's third deadliest earthquake 90 years ago
The 1929 Murchison earthquake's victims were mostly killed by landslides.
Elderly tramper rescued after days stranded on Mt Lockett
The man, stranded since Tuesday, was taken to Nelson Hospital in a serious condition.
Roadside drug testing considered by Government
Police Minister Stuart Nash says options being considered, including saliva testing.
Two bikers killed in separate accidents
Two bikers have been killed in separate crashes this afternoon.
Body found in Takaka Hill area
Police have confirmed a man's body was found in the Takaka Hill area this morning.
Search for missing Motueka man Jason Campbell continues
Specialist teams, including cave search and rescue crews, will be used in today's search.
Intensive search fails to find Motueka man
Jason Campbell, 35, has been missing for more than one week.
1080 blackmail suspects: 'Govt MP urged us not to sue'
Raided and spied on - then a government minister had advice on suing the police.
Protesters brave frosty night for grandstand
Objectors are taking part in a 24-hour vigil to save the 119-year-old edifice.
Tourist in fatal cliff fall may have tried to escape rising tide
Remains of Dutchman Ken Boogers were found on shoreline a month after he went missing.
Crowd's horrified silence as stuntman's plane plummeted
Flimsy biplane's wing collapsed under stress of stunts, to the horror of spectators.
Some Takaka Hill traffic restrictions eased
Takaka Hill has reopened to some non-essential traffic using a single lane.
Limited road access to Takaka tomorrow
There will be limited road access to Cyclone Gita-ravaged Takaka from tomorrow.
Gita's been and gone but clean-up continues
Kaikoura, Taranaki and Takaka are still picking up the pieces.
Takaka runs out of toilet paper and bread
The town's stores have been cleared out of milk, bread and toilet paper.
Watch: Drone footage captures huge slips on Takaka Hill
Incredible drone footage shows slips, flooding and fallen trees caused by Cyclone Gita.
Serious flooding in Hokitika, Greymouth
Seven roads closed in Grey District as floods spread south on the West Coast.
Driver escapes campervan crash unscathed
Campervan crashes down bank but driver escapes unharmed.
School shut half its students out of NCEA
Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.
DoC monitor whales to prevent new stranding
DoC staff were tonight monitoring a pod of about 200 pilot whales milling around in the sea off Golden Bay.