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Group jailed for disabled man's murder
A group that savagely bashed a disabled man who had been the subject of a false rape rumour will each spend at least 17 years in jail.
Quad bike rider flees after police pursuit
A quad bike rider has fled after leading police on a pursuit through the city this morning.
Wintry weekend, especially in south
Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.
Wairarapa: Kiwis' own great stone icon
Paul Rush visits a site where Maori legend and ancient architecture collide to remind us of our shared heritage.
21 years of 'horrendous' offending
"Horrendous" is how a judge has described Jim Wilson's 21 years of sexual offending against a female victim, starting when she was four years old.
'One day at a time' for injured toddler
It's "one day at a time" for toddler Caleb Skinner as doctors slowly bring him out of an induced coma, after he was allegedly seriously injured by a friend of his mother on Monday.
Victim's quiet night ended in fatal attack
The mother of a Wairarapa supermarket worker bashed to death in his flat says her son had planned for a quiet night in front of the television when he was attacked.
Large blaze at Masterton Medical Centre
A large fire has broken out at the Masterton Medical Centre this evening.
Pub ordered to pay 'lonely volunteer'
A Wairarapa pub which tried to claim its courtesy van driver was a lonely volunteer looking for company has been ordered to pay the pensioner for his work.
Man crawls 150m for help after quad bike rolls
An Owaka man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a quad bike rolled in the Catlins yesterday.
6.2 quake hits North Island
A "severe'' 6.2 quake that hit the lower North Island today has toppled walls and chimneys and sent rockfalls across roads, with a building in Masterton red-stickered due to damage.
Vandals wreck girl's Xmas
Tegan Gadsby, 7, was gutted to find her early Christmas present from her nana destroyed.
Helicopters with monsoon buckets battle blaze
Rural fire crews are satisfied a scrub fire on the South Wairarapa coast has been put out, but are checking regularly for flare-ups.
New Zealand: Martinborough's big party
Heather Tyler finds a small town making the most of some fabulous vineyards.
Fatal Masterton fire victim named
Family, neighbours and firefighters fought in vain to save the life of a Masterton man they dragged near death from a blaze that gutted his sleepout late last night.
Severe earthquakes strike
The severe earthquake which rocked NZ this afternoon sent workers in Wellington running into the streets as the ground shook and buildings swayed from side to side.
'It's a lot worse than last time'
Marlborough and Wellington residents tell their stories of today's earthquake and its aftermath.