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• Fatal crash near Okere Falls, Rotorua November 17, 2018
  One person has died in a car crash near Okere Falls in Rotorua, bringing the road toll up to at least six deaths since midday yesterday. Two cars crashed on State Highway 33 shortly after 7am, killing one occupant and seriously...
• Kiwi nurse moonlights as drug dealer - busted for supplying cannabis and methamphetamine November 17, 2018
  A Kiwi nurse who moonlighted as a drug dealer in Australia has avoided spending any time behind bars after being busted suppling cannabis and methamphetamine.Leiha Marie Walker, 44, had been working as a nurse in Townsville until...
• Search to resume for teenager swept from rocks in Raglan November 17, 2018
  The search for a teenager swept off the rocks at a dangerous Raglan fishing spot will resume this morning. A police spokesperson said the search teams would head out at 10am, to coincide with mid-tide for the outgoing tide, and...
• Chilly weather on the way as cold front moves up country November 17, 2018
  After a couple of balmy days in Auckland, a temperature dip is expected to kick in shortly as a cold front moves up from the South. A broad complex trough is expected to cover the country next week through to Thursday, with embedded...
• Derek Handley granted citizenship under exceptional circumstances provision November 17, 2018
  Entrepreneur Derek Handley was granted citizenship despite being 865 days short of meeting the usual requirements to become a New Zealand citizen.Handley, who had permanent residency, failed to reside in New Zealand long enough...
• Training 'good Santas' rather than 'bad Santas' in a post #MeToo era November 17, 2018
  In a world where gender stereotypes are being shattered left, right and centre, one Santa Claus coach is determined his team of men in red will remain just that — men.Since 2018, Neville Baker has been running My Santa, an Auckland-based...
• Beryl Baguley, the remaining oldest living NZ twin dies age 109 November 17, 2018
  Strong will, simple taste, and a high pain threshold were what distinguished the long life of Beryl Baguley. Beryl, who was 109, died on Wednesday. She had been the remaining sister of the once oldest New Zealand twins. She died...
• Woman who took money from rugby club named NZer of the Year Local Hero November 17, 2018
  A woman who ripped off a small-town rugby club while treasurer has been named a Kiwibank "Local Hero".Louise Jill Hide was convicted in 2011 after she stole more than $4000 from Picton's Waitohi Rugby Football Club. Hide admitted...
• Jacinda Ardern keen to make a difference during Papua New Guinea stay November 17, 2018
  When Jacinda Ardern first visited Papua New Guinea, in 2013, she was not an international icon for feminism.She was an Opposition MP on a parliamentary Pacific tour and she questioned whether having only two women MPs was enough....
• Auckland school's 'friendship bench' helps lonely kids to find a pal November 17, 2018
  A friendship bench stationed under a tree at a school on Auckland's North Shore is helping to combat loneliness by encouraging kids to branch out and make new friends.The bench at Chelsea Primary School, in Chatswood, was created...