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Bootlegger jailed after teen's death
A Westport man who sold whiskey to a Buller High School student prior to the teenager's death has been sentenced to two months in prison.
Gerard Morris: Pike politics ignore families' heartbreak
Having a middleman able to absorb the criticism and stay immune to the moral and emotional elements of the Pike tragedy makes sense politically, writes Gerard Morris.
Breakfast in bed not enough for Haast man
A Haast man was sentenced to nine months' supervision and ordered to pay his former partner $500 for emotional harm after being convicted of an assault.
Search for missing Christchurch tramper suspended
The West Coast search for missing Christchurch tramper Rex Leslie Taylor, 50, has been suspended, after another two-day search failed to yield more clues as to his whereabouts.
Action urged on South Auckland's high baby death rate
Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.
ACC keeps Buller man waiting
A Buller man who has been plagued by medical problems since 2008 may have to wait at least another two months for an ACC review to be completed.
Sex offender shows 'no remorse'
A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.
Missing man may have been swept away
Fears are growing that a missing Christchurch tramper could have been swept away in a swollen West Coast river about two weeks ago.