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Magnitude 3.3 earthquake felt in Christchurch
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was felt in Christchurch on Sunday night. The quake occurred at 10.37 pm, 5 kilometres south of Christchurch and with a depth of 6 km, Geonet said. Thousands of residents in Christchurch felt the quake, and Geonet received 10,000 reports of the quake after it occurred. → Read More
'If we don't pick them up, they won't get up at all': One man's plan to stop truancy in its tracks
Mose Skipworth is tackling the rise in kids wagging school one early-morning door knock at a time. → Read More
'Everything's gone': Porirua man watched home burn after narrow escape
A man saw flames, thick black smoke and heard popping sounds after he narrowly escaped a house fire. → Read More
Wanted man allegedly threw nails from vehicle, during Upper Hutt pursuit
A man is facing 11 charges following the pursuit which damaged vehicles. → Read More
Man arrested after police chase in Upper Hutt
A 33-year-old fled police and his car was spiked following a police pursuit on Tuesday evening. → Read More
More jobs, Covid-19 disruption likely behind national drop in student numbers
"I lost my self-belief," one student says, following two years of online zoom lectures. → Read More
Driver fleeing scene of Featherston crash steals two more vehicles and crashes them too, police say
A member of the public followed the woman as she fled the scene of a crash that left two people injured. → Read More
Passengers face long waits as fog disrupts Wellington Airport flights
Bad weather continues to impede flights in and out of the capital, with some passengers having been stuck there all day. → Read More
Fog continues to disrupts flights into Wellington Airport
Flights in and out of the capital are being disrupted by 'mucky' conditions on Tuesday evening. → Read More
Most flights landing again after weather disruption at Wellington Airport
Flights in and out of the capital were disrupted due to the misty conditions, but many are now able to land again. → Read More
Man shot and injured in Napier suburb
The man was taken to a local medical centre after being shot on Monday afternoon. → Read More
The big stretch: Kiwis more worried about rising prices than Omicron outbreak
Coronavirus fears have taken a backseat as New Zealanders struggle with the soaring prices of fuel and food. → Read More
Isolation food criticised amid hundreds of Victoria University hall cases
The number of cases in the Wellington halls is fluctuating between 650 and 850. Food 'revolting'. → Read More
Police mum on tactical options as Parliamentary occupation grows more aggressive
Police used shields when they expected human faeces to be thrown at them, but won't discuss other tactical options. → Read More
Wellington mayor confirms he has met with Parliament occupation 'influencers'
Andy Foster has confirmed he met with two 'influencers' of the occupation in an effort to change some behaviour. → Read More
Charlotte Bellis 'so excited' to take up MIQ spot offered by the Government
The New Zealand journalist says she will keep challenging the Government on its border policy for pregnant women. → Read More
Charlotte Bellis offered MIQ spot, earlier Covid-19 Response Minister’s statement 'incredibly disrespectful’
Deputy PM urges pregnant Kiwi journalist to take up Government's offer for getting home. → Read More
Covid-19: Students mask up in 'new normal' on first day back at school
On Monday teachers and students around the country faced a new normal of wearing masks in classrooms. → Read More
Covid-19: Locations of interest in the Omicron and Delta outbreaks
The Pukekohe Indian Community Centre is at the centre of a second large gathering linked to the January Omicron cluster. → Read More
Fire and Emergency still on scene following large scrub fire in Upper Hutt
Firefighters are dampening hot spots from a large scrub fire that burnt around 14 hectares on Saturday afternoon. → Read More