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A judge today reserved his decision on the penalty to be imposed against the operators of the Tui oil field for a spill that polluted 13km coastline south of New Plymouth last October.
The jury in the trial of three inmates, accused of causing hundreds of thousands of dollars damage at Upper Hutt's Rimutaka Prison during a five hour riot, has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict this afternoon.
A burglar, finding a Christchurch home so easy to break into, left the owners a note calling them "dumb arse" for not turning their alarm on.
A Christchurch man has been taken to hospital after he was struck an ambulance as he crossed a road.
A new drug and alcohol treatment unit at Spring Hill prison in north Waikato is expected to significantly reduce re-offending, Corrections Minister Phil Goff says.
Taupo police are hunting a man they believe has been responsible for a number of thefts at local backpackers.
Former Black Cap Chris Cairns will be trading in his cricket spikes for walking shoes as he prepares to walk 1000km across the country in an effort to bring public awareness of rail safety.
Part of the Beehive has been evacuated after a white power scare this morning.
Princess Birgitta of Sweden will be visiting Auckland for a week in October as patron of Swedish Style New Zealand.
Police say a pregnant woman and her toddler are lucky to be alive after their car collided with a truck and trailer in Henderson this morning.
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