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Man dead after Marlborough wasp attack

2:41 PM | A 45-year-old man has died from a severe allergic reaction after being attacked by a swarm of wasps in the Marlborough Sounds, a St John Ambulance manager says.

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Boy critically injured as cars, truck collide near Otaki

12:49 PM | The 10-year-old Waikanae boy critically injured in a crash near Te Horo this morning is still being assessed at Wellington Hospital.

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Garden dig plan in toddler's 1968 disappearance

12:38 PM | Experts may have cracked a 44 year old cold case of a two-year-old who disappeared.

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Waitangi emotions 'running high' - Harawira

12:03 PM | A Maori elder is calling on the Government to talk politics at a marae rather than a luxury hotel in the Bay of Islands tomorrow.

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Minister should come and see gorge mess- MP

11:34 AM | Iain Lees-Galloway has challenged the Minister of Transport to see for himself the damage caused by the Manawatu Gorge slip – not only to the hill side but the region's economy.

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Suspicious blazes keep Nelson firefighters busy

11:31 AM | Rural fire officers were out fighting a spate of suspicious fires in the Tui area near Tapawera this morning.

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Criticised Manawatu flying school closes

11:30 AM | A Palmerston North flying school that was the subject of a damning report from an education tribunal has been permanently grounded.

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Fatal crash puts driver behind bars

11:30 AM | A judge has told a 42-year-old Nelson man with 41 previous driving convictions that it was only a matter of time before he injured or killed somebody.

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Acting CEO in charge until merger decision

11:30 AM | A new acting chief executive for Nelson City Council has been appointed to "guide the ship" through the next few months as the council awaits the public's decision on amalgamation.

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House set ablaze after child plays with fire

11:30 AM | A fire which gutted a Nelson home last night is believed to have been caused by a child playing with matches or a lighter.

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Nelson singer earns a shot at the big time

11:30 AM | He started out singing on stage in Nelson, and now former Nelson College student Ben Chambers has a shot at appearing on the television show Australia's Got Talent.

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Banned protester awaits High Court decision

11:30 AM | Nelson protester Lewis Stanton will find out next week whether an appeal to the High Court has resulted in another legal victory.

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Jet skier teams up with GPS firm

11:26 AM | A Palmerston North company's GPS tracking technology is working with a cancer survivor in a bid to break world records, while raising awareness about skin cancer at the same time.

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Pedestrian dies in Nelson crash

10:50 AM | A man is dead and another injured following an early morning accident on State Highway 6 at Atawhai, about 6km north of Nelson.

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Two Otago arrests after AOS callout

8:58 AM | Two men have been arrested following an armed police call out near Dunedin this morning.

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Police make 29 arrests on Sevens first day

8:02 AM | As Sevens fans partied in central Wellington overnight, police made 29 arrests for liquor ban breaches and disorderly behaviour.

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Earthquake rattles upper South Island

6:38 AM | A magnitude-5 earthquake shook the upper South Island this morning.

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Auckland man pleads guilty to animal cruelty

6:30 AM | The former owner of a dog whose emaciated condition fronted a shocking animal cruelty campaign has appeared in court.

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Cycling dangers remain on Tamaki Drive

6:30 AM | In the wake of a cycling death court case that highlighted the dangers of Tamaki Drive, roading authorities have said they can't simply remove potential hazards to make it safer.

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Auckland stab victim tried to get life on track

6:16 AM | The adoptive parents of a 23-year-old man stabbed to death in a boarding house say their son wasn't a bad boy and while he had a few convictions, he was trying to get his life back on track.

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