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New 25-storey hotel to be Hamilton’s tallest building
A now unconditional Templeton Group-city council deal will to lead to the construction of Hamilton’s tallest building.

Child in vehicle when man allegedly rammed into police cars
The man allegedly refused to pull over in the Lower Hutt suburb of Epuni, instead ramming into numerous police cars.

Child was in car that rammed officers in Lower Hutt, police say
Five officers were hurt and cars were extensively damaged in the "quick-moving" incident in Lower Hutt.

Scottish tourist dies after Rome holiday explosion
Grant Paterson was on a break in Rome when the B&B in the city's Monteverde area collapsed on 23 March.

Earthquake-hit Mandalay was the 'city of gold'. Now it reeks of death
Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

Love song to a city that moved John Peel to tears
The Liverpool anthem Does This Train Stop On Merseyside? is 20 years old this year.

Police presence at tangi for woman killed in drunk driving crash
Police say they will have a clear presence in Hutt Valley on Wednesday, where they will be monitoring a tangi.

Police to monitor tangi for woman killed by alleged drunk driver
Police will be keeping an eye on a tangi held in Lower Hutt this week after a woman, believed to have family connections to Black Power, was killed by a car.

Auckland won't host next America's Cup
Team New Zealand says the city won't be holding the next event after the event failed to get government backing.

New Plymouth District Council to vote on whether to fund rough sleeper shelter
The YMCA has offered its central city building as a shelter location for the growing number of people who are homeless in New Plymouth.

Melbourne City to implement a cat curfew
The city council has voted to implement a cat curfew, which will require domestic cats to be kept inside overnight from 8pm to 6am.

Wellington motorists warned of delays due to funeral procession north of the city
Between midday and 1pm, people will be making their way from Wainuiomata to Whenua Tapu cemetery in Plimmerton.

Petition for southern sealing proves too ambitious
Invercargill councillors have rejected a petition to seal two roads on the outskirts of the city due to competing demands.

Neighbour wants derelict mansion bowled before ‘somebody is hurt or killed’
Christchurch’s Antonio Hall has been the site of three major fires in the past six years. Now the city council has deemed it dangerous, but the owners say they are stuck for what to do until its heritage status is officially lifted.

Five police officers injured, three police cars rammed in Lower Hutt arrest
Four vehicles, including three police cars, were rammed by a fleeing driver.

Lower Hutt street closed amid police incident
Oxford Tce in Epuni is closed near the intersection with Brees St.

Hamilton animal control overrun with puppies as owners spurn desexing
Hamilton City Council animal control received 100 puppies younger than four weeks old in the first three months of the year.

Police name Lower Hutt man killed in Wellington motorway crash
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

Man who died in Wellington motorway crash identified
He was Alan Lindsay Ferguson, 72, of Lower Hutt.

Mysterious smoke wafts over Christchurch
Firefighters are searching for the source of smoke over the city

Haaland to see specialist for ankle injury
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will see a specialist after sustaining a left ankle injury in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Bournemouth.

Overbridge to bring Glen Innes station one step closer to long-awaited City Rail Link
The plan to replace the current level crossing will bring the station one step closer to the long-awaited City Rail Link