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• McAuley High School principal hires employment lawyer as school waits for ministry decision October 18, 2018
  McAuley High School principal Xanthe Sulzberger has hired an employment lawyer as her dispute with the school's board of trustees remains unresolved.Sulzberger, who became head of the Ōtāhuhu Catholic girls' school at...
• Brett Hall murder trial abandoned after police fail to disclose evidence to defence October 18, 2018
  A police slip-up has forced the abandonment of a murder trial in Palmerston North today.Halcombe man David Owen Lyttle, 53, was on trial for allegedly murdering his friend of 20 years, Brett Hall, seven years after his disappearance,...
• Chopper crash follows spate of tragedies October 18, 2018
  Today's crash follows a series of serious and fatal helicopter crashes in recent years.Helicopter safety has also been in the spotlight, with the Department of Conservation recently deciding to stop using Robinson helicopters to...
• Rise in hardship benefits due to lack of cheap housing October 18, 2018
  The lack of cheap accommodation is being blamed for a sharp rise in hardship assistance grants.The latest Ministry of Social Development figures for the September 2018 quarter, released today, show that the number of people on a...
• Dramatic arrest at sea as beachgoers watch in Mt Maunganui October 18, 2018
  Police commandeered a surflifesaving IRB to make a dramatic arrest at sea of a man in a stolen "kayak" off Omanu beach this afternoon. A witness, a builder on a building site overlooking the beach, said it started when a man came...
• Fleet murder trial: Missing meth suspected set up, witness says October 18, 2018
  Days before he was murdered, Raymond Fleet told his son's partner he was going to come into a bit of money and give her some.She subsequently discovered Raymond Fleet and others began a methamphetamine cook-up in her Mamaku home,...
• Watch: MPI investigates cow clamping October 18, 2018
  Federated Farmers says a cow being left hoisted in hip clamps for hours and alone would be "totally unacceptable" but most people are pretty responsible.Claims a South Westland farmer left a cow hoisted for an unacceptably long...
• Sad end for stray cat found with huge head wound in Kaitaia October 18, 2018
  A stray cat found with a massive head wound in the Far North had social media audiences fired up about animal abuse, but all was not as it appeared.The word on social media earlier this week was the cat, found at the southern end...
• National Leader Simon Bridges said he is 'gutted' over new details of Ross' alleged inappropriate relationships October 18, 2018
  National Leader Simon Bridges was "gutted" to read about allegations of sexual impropriety by Jami-Lee Ross and has praised the women who have come forward with their stories. This morning, Newsroom reported Ross had relationships...
• Warning after man fined for fishing in Whangārei marine reserve October 17, 2018
  The Department of Conservation warns it will get tough on people tempted to fish inside marine reserves after a man was fined $500 for catching snapper in the Whangārei Harbour Marine Reserve.Jeremy Adams, aged 40, was convicted...