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07:42 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
New Zealand's most trusted people 2013
Car drag accused back in court
07:30 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
Sonny Waiti is due to reappear in Rotorua District Court charged with kidnapping Ana Eriepa after she was allegedly dragged behind a car in May.
Lundy sister eyes Christmas present
06:21 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
The sister of convicted double murderer Mark Lundy is hoping his Privy Council appeal is successful and expects to find out by Christmas.
Sir John climbs trust ranks, Judy hangs on
06:00 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
Sir John Kirwan is the most trusted New Zealander in 2013 according to a poll, but the most interesting rankings are lower down the list.
Snow hits south, more to come
05:30 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
The snow has started arriving in the South Island and forecasters say it will get heavier during Thursday.
04:01 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
Labour leader David Shearer is backing Lianne Dalziel to win the Christchurch mayoralty and expects National to put up a fight for her seat in parliament.
04:01 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
United Future faces a daunting task gathering 500 membership forms it must produce before the Electoral Commission registers it as a political party.
Burglar discovers body in Hamilton house
04:00 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
A Hamilton burglar got the fright of his life when he discovered a body hanging in the darkened house he was creeping around in.
03:30 NZST Thu Jun 20 2013
Mark Lundy's lawyers chose not to challenge scientific evidence that helped convict him of a double murder because it was a tactical move, the Crown says.
20:43 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
Four people have been arrested after an attack in which one person lost the sight in an eye and another received a deep laceration in their scalp.
19:53 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
The Greens say the government's pokie machine reforms have the wrong focus and won't do anything to minimise the harm caused by gambling.
18:02 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
The Green's decision to dump the plan to print money hasn't stopped Prime Minister John Key scorning the party's economic policies.
17:50 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
Robert Greathead was sentenced to 100 hours of community work after his ship came close to hitting a container ship outside Napier.
17:19 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
The Electoral Commission has decided United Future must register as a new party but it's going to accept electronic membership forms which will save time.
16:49 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
The Employment Relations Authority has ordered a former prison tutor be paid $20,000 in lost wages and compensation after she lost her job.
16:09 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
A woman has been knocked out after she disturbed two intruders in her home in the Bay of Plenty.
16:02 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
Johnnie Lee Wiggins has been found guilty of murdering Prudence Hockley, a New Zealand-born woman, in Seattle in December 2011.
Antarctic blast about to hit NZ
15:02 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
A burst of Antarctic air will hit New Zealand on Wednesday, bringing snow to low levels, freezing temperatures, heavy rain and hail.
Man bashed in Levin
14:03 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
A man suffering from health problems has been attacked and seriously injured in his Levin home.
13:03 NZST Wed Jun 19 2013
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says a mayoral contest with Labour MP Lianne Dalziel is good for the city.
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