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Car crash leaves boy trapped next to dead grandfather
An 11-year-old boy was trapped in a crashed car with his dead grandfather for 20 minutes yesterday.
Cars crash in 30cm deep offal spill
Blood, fat and discarded pieces of butchered animals were spread 15km on SH2 after a tailgate opened on a truck.
PM wants to work with Labour on seabed law
The PM has left the door open for Labour to work with the Government on a solution to the problematic foreshore and seabed law.
Teen jailed for death of friend in drink-drive crash
A teenager whose night of drinking ended with the death of his best friend in a road crash has been jailed for five years.
Crash victim forced to save wife or son
A man had to choose between rescuing his wife or teenage son when their car plunged into a river at the weekend.
Woman and girl, 3, die in house fire
It is too early to say whether a fire that killed a woman and a child overnight is suspicious, police say.
DHB accused of resthome 'witch hunt'
A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.
Rest home shut after audit finds woman tied to bed
An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.
Man charged with toddler's murder
A man is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Wanganui toddler Karl Perigo-Check.