Wellington, Dec 20 NZPA - A well known entertainer will defend a charge of sexually abusing a young girl when he reappears in an Auckland court on January 5.

embargoed until 00:01, Dec 21Wellington, Dec 21 NZPA - The death of a "loving, gentle" dementia patient after several falls in a rest home could lead to better care for fellow dementia sufferers.

By Tony Stickley for NZPAAuckland, Dec 18 NZPA - A date has finally been fixed for the High Court trial of 18 people caught up in the Urewera police raids.

The new KONO Mussel flavour has gone international..and a little spicy! Thai flavour is the latest in the KONO gourmet marinated range, and will be released nationally this week - just in time for summer and Christmas!

Two Tauranga South Police Officers were taken to Tauranga Hospital and treated for minor injuries following a vehicle collision involving two Police cars on Cameron Road near 19th Avenue at 1.15 am early Sunday Morning.

At approximately 11.15pm on Saturday 19 December police in Palmerston North initiated a pursuit of a motorcycle in Milson Line, Palmerston North.The motorcycle was two up at the time and the female pillion passenger was not wearing a helmet.

Christmas is just around the corner and for a Lotto player in Gisborne this year will be a bumper one to remember after winning $1 million on tonight's Lotto draw, says NZ Lotteries' Chief Executive, Todd McLeay.Their winning ticket was

Dr Andy Reisinger, Senior Research Fellow - New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington.

A YOUNG musician has died after a suspected drug overdose in a Hong Kong hotel room while on tour.

A HOON P-plater has had his car impounded after being nabbed doing 129km/h in a 60km/h zone.

CLAIMS warders watched porn in view of sex offenders and played cards as drugs were trafficked.

SHIPWRECK hunters have found the hospital ship Centaur which was torpedoed without warning in 1943 off the Queensland coast, killing 268 people.

A WOMAN died and 12 have people injured after a catamaran crashed into the rock break wall off Townsville.

A pastor who preached "no sex before marriage" fights to stay head of his church after being accused of relationships with three women in his flock.

More than 2000 spectators packed The Caves Showgrounds, near Rockhampton, last night to witness former Australian Off-Road Champion, Chris Hollis, take both Pro Class wins at the state’s inaugural Stadium Enduro X....

01:58: Mikal shared: I bought a $20 beer fridge the other day... Unfortunately the thermostat doesn't work, so now Doug and I are going to build our own Arduino fridge controller. What could possibly go wrong?Tags for this post: blather()

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eds: with RUGBY-DECADE-TEAMS, RUGBY-DECADE-STATS)By Daniel Gilhooly of NZPAWellington, Dec 20 NZPA - One hundred tests won in a decade of rugby, yet still the long faces from All Blacks supporters.

Auckland, Dec 20 NZPA - Long range shooting down the stretch proved the point of difference for the New Zealand Breakers in a closely fought Australian National Basketball League win over the Melbourne Tigers last night.