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• Tribesmen gang bust: Police issue hundreds of tickets, impound vehicles after funeral procession November 27, 2020
  More than 200 tickets have been issued and three vehicles - with more likely to follow - have been impounded by police after a gang funeral procession sparked alarm and dozens of complaints this month.Hundreds of Tribesmen gang...
• Dilworth School investigation: Man charged with historical abuse dies November 27, 2020
  One of the men charged after a police investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School has died.The man - who still has name suppression - died yesterday.He had been earlier diagnosed with cancer. A...
• Covid 19 coronavirus: Partnership visa system frustrating for couples split by pandemic November 27, 2020
  By Gill Bonnett, of RNZ New Zealand citizens and residents say the Government's solution to reuniting them with their overseas partners has led to unexpected, unfair and dangerous consequences.Some are crying foul over a two-tier...
• Herald afternoon quiz: November 27 November 27, 2020
  Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow.
• Shane Claude Roberts guilty of manslaughter of Rotorua baby Karlos Stephens November 27, 2020
  A jury has found Shane Claude Roberts not guilty of murdering Rotorua 10-month-old Karlos Stephens but guilty of manslaughter.The jury returned the 11-1 verdict after 10 hours of deliberation. He has been remanded in custody for...
• Government muddying waters around its no new taxes policy, National Party says November 27, 2020
  A top Government minister is muddying the waters when it comes to Labour's pre-election promise of not increasing income taxes during this term in office, the National Party says.National has seized upon comments made by Revenue...
• Parliament dress code review: Wellington fashion icon on ties and workplace attire November 27, 2020
  A Wellington fashion icon is backing the review over rules making ties mandatory for male MPs, but says there is a reason for dress standards in the wider workplace.On Thursday, Green Party co-leader James Shaw requested the speaker...
• Sudden death, believed to be a drowning, at Takapuna Beach, Auckland November 27, 2020
  A person has died in a "water incident" on Takapuna Beach, with a witness telling the Herald the person is believed to have drowned.A St John Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed they had been called to a water incident at the beach,...
• New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta brings new outlook to role November 27, 2020
  Diplomats like to remain neutral, but Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta let the veil slip a little when a winner was declared in the US election by tweeting a smiley-face emoji.Mahuta, the first Māori woman to be appointed...
• Mike Hosking: Why we need to see the Royal Commission report into the mosque shootings November 27, 2020
  OPINION: The Royal Commission's findings into the Christchurch shooting are with the appropriate Minister.First question is, when do we get to see it? The law says it should be put into the house as soon as practicable, whatever...