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A woman scaled two fences, including one 1.82m high, to escape from a managed isolation facility in Auckland last night . The 43-year-old woman, who has tested negative for Covid-19, has been recaptured and now faces a six month... […]

The main ski fields in the North and South Islands are in for a good dumping of snow over the first three days of the school holidays.WeatherWatch is forecasting up to 75cm of snow at the ski fields around Queenstown, and 50cm at... […]

There were hysterical scenes at Auckland Airport yesterday after 11 passengers were removed from an overloaded Air New Zealand flight to Brisbane before take-off and placed in quarantine until the next flight on Tuesday.Police were... […]

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One person is dead following a day of serious car crashes around the country.It is understood one person has died after two cars crashed off the road in Canterbury.Police are currently on the scene at Parnassus Rd, Cheviot, having... […]

New Zealand faced some freezing temperatures during the last week and there is more unsettled weather on the way, says the MetService.Tomorrow,there is a high confidence that rainfall accumulations will exceed warning amounts about... […]

After nearly a year of being turned away from her GP, a Canterbury mother faces just months to live after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.Hayley Beaumont is just 31 and is now urging other people to follow their gut instinct... […]

Firefighters are at a blaze in a West Auckland factory this afternoon.The fire started just before 1pm on Bancroft Cres. DO YOU KNOW MORE - CONTACT US Numerous people called 111 to report the fire.Six fire appliances are... […]

The Government hopes 2000 jobs will be created over six years from pouring $162 million into cleaning up waterways in the regions.Most of the package, announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Labour Party congress... […]

There are three new cases of Covid-19 today - and all three infected people travelled to New Zealand on the same flight from India.The new cases are in managed isolation or quarantine around the country. There continues to be no... […]

A gangland murderer turned jailhouse drug kingpin who orchestrated a $1.8 million methamphetamine operation from behind bars is set to be released back in the community. And it has been revealed that the killer has denounced his... […]

A woman who tried to escape from a managed isolation facility in Auckland is now in police custody.The 43-year-old woman absconded from the Pullman Hotel on foot shortly before 6.20pm last night and was located soon after a couple... […]

A serious crash which blocked both lanes of State Highway 1 north of Wellington is causing massive congestion as emergency services deal with the accident.A rescue helicopter was also sent to the crash site, which was in the northbound... […]

Sarah Curry was just 8 years old when she was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender. And 28 years on, that man remains in prison - with no end date to his lag in sight. The Invercargill schoolgirl was found in a reserve... […]

She wrapped a computer cord around her boyfriend's neck three times and strangled him to death after subjecting him to a violent attack that spanned four hours because she thought he was spreading rumours about her. Now, after spending... […]

A stoush between a tenant and landlord over more than $10,000 in unpaid rent and allegations of anti-social behaviour and harassment at a rental property on one of Auckland's most prestigious streets has ended up in court.The property... […]

A mother receiving treatment for her second round of cancer has lost her daughter, aged 11, to leukaemia.Frances Thompson was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and was recovering until another tumour was found in her liver.And... […]

Warning: This article discusses suicide and could be upsetting to some readers. The family of an Auckland businessman who took his own life during the liquidation of his company have spoken out about the tragedy. Lloyd Green... […]

There's been a large fire in a two-storey building in a commercial area of Dunedin.It broke out just before 9pm on King Edward St in South Dunedin.A reporter at the scene last night said dozens of people were out on the street... […]

Shane and Pauline London are all packed up with nowhere to go.Well, that's not entirely correct. They want to go to Australia - where Pauline's daughter is soon to give birth - they just can't get on a flight there. Read More... […]