Invercargill firefighters work to control a house fire

Invercargill fire was arson - police

A 35-year-old man will appear in the Invercargill District Court today charged with the arson of a vacant house in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Sex offender blames brain injury

A 46-year-old man has blamed a brain injury from his days tree-felling for his "failure to recognise proper boundaries" with years of sex offending against two girls.

Jail for fence paling attacker

A burglar who struck a 72-year-old man with a fence paling when he was trapped at the crime scene has been jailed for three years.

Gunpoint hold-up at ATM

NZPA

A woman was held up by an armed man at an automatic teller machine on Auckland's North Shore just after midday today, police say.

Death crash driver 'drunk at 8am'

NZPA

Witnesses to a fatal road accident near the Northland town of Kerikeri earlier this week say a woman died when she was hit by a very drunk driver.

Skeletal remains found

Harold Skudder Police investigating the death of a man who went missing three years ago have found skeletal remains at a property in Upper Hutt.

Caregiver blames attack on 'bad trip'

A bad acid trip led to a young New Plymouth woman launching into a frenzied attack on a woman police officer, the New Plymouth District Court heard yesterday.

Spy-base verdict irks locals

Wife bites chunk out of her ex's forehead

Video games help learning

A Canterbury teacher has taken video games into the classroom to get pupils switched on to history and the environment.

Pupils' rough transition

Aorangi School's bilingual pupils still do not have a classroom as their new school deals with the "stress".

Fumes upsetting teachers

Assault alleged on school principal

It's school on Saturday

Misbehaviour now carries a far heavier penalty at Marlborough Boys' College, with the introduction of Saturday classes for students who fall foul of school rules.

Flu much more dangerous when pregnant

Pregnant women in New Zealand and Australia who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on Friday.

Reality TV turning kids off junk food

Reality TV shows featuring overweight people are turning Kiwi kids off junk food, a recent study has found.

Doctor escapes discipline over 'fling'

Mammogram rate favourable

True Florence Nightingale

A Kiwi aid worker will receive the highest international honour in her profession.

Flag burning at Parliament

flag Police have been called in to investigate a political stunt involving the burning of a New Zealand flag in the grounds of Parliament today.

Stockbrokers face tougher rules

Tougher rules for stockbrokers are going to be considered as part of a parliamentary select committee's consideration of the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill. 

Cow cubicles: misinformation claims

Spy-base verdict irks locals

New beat for Taranaki Maori

The slow, deep beat of a military drum yesterday sounded the beginning of a new era for Taranaki Maori, just as it once accompanied their destruction.

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