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Person dies after being hit by freight train at Invercargill pedestrian crossing
Police say a scene examination has taken place in the area.

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Whangarei District Council bows to government directive to add fluoride to water supply
But councillors also voted to stop fluoridation immediately if a legal challenge goes their way tomorrow.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber write new songs
The pair have written songs for a new comedy entitled Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas.

'A pretty special place': Adventure to elusive Pole of Inaccessibility
Aotearoa's Pole of Inaccessibility is the furthest point from any road and arguably New Zealand's most remote spot.

Freight train hits person at Invercargill pedestrian crossing
A freight train has hit a person at a pedestrian crossing in Invercargill.

Liam Lawson on his Melbourne struggles: 'We took a chance'
The young Kiwi was never settled in Melbourne with car problems during practice and qualifying, while a wet race ended any prospect of him being able to salvage much.

Judge says she didn’t recognise voice of Winston Peters talking about tikanga
Judge Ema Aitken is challenging a recommendation that she should face a judicial conduct panel for her behaviour at the exclusive Northern Club.

Trump administration deports hundreds under sweeping wartime authority
In the latest dramatic showdown between the White House and the judiciary, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's ability to use the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act and verbally ordered any planes carrying some of those migrants to tu...

‘Want to know if your safe’: Mum desperate to hear from daughter missing in Australia
Chantelle Drummond, 24, deactivated her social media accounts and turned off her phone before disappearing from her home in Toowoomba.

‘I know you’: Wellington resident heard yelling at home intruder
A man who lives next door to the Miramar house where a resident was injured said he heard the homeowner cursing at an intruder over and over again.

Wales' slavery legacy explored in new play
The Women of Llanrumney is set on a sugar plantation in 18th Century Jamaica.

Cancelled Cambridge Folk Festival lost £320,000
The cancelled festival attracts thousands and has hosted the likes of Robert Plant and Van Morrison.

‘You’re clutching at straws bro’: Witness comes under pressure in murder trial
Crown witness accepts he had motive to kill his partner’s lover, but denies defence accusations he is the one who murdered Dayne Rademakers.

As scientists work to resurrect extinct animals, a paleogeneticist warns species like moa need to be trademarked
A bio-engineering company says it's interested in extinct New Zealand species.