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News 14 Apr 2014
Youth opinions voiced in council meetings

NEW PLYMOUTH — LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I went to the ''Community Conversation'' at the TSB Showplace on Monday night [April 7] and was able to speak with most of the councillors and the mayor, even the CEO Barbara McKerrow.

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News 14 Apr 2014
Critical injuries after serious alleged assault

NEW PLYMOUTH — A young man is suffering critical injuries in Taranaki Base Hospital after a serious alleged assault this morning in Manaia, Taranaki. .

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News 6 Apr 2014
Missing boy found

NEW PLYMOUTH — The missing 11 year old boy has been found.

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News 2 Apr 2014
New Plymouth Mayor to get adviser, ex Mayor: "He doesn't need it"

TARANAKI — Other Taranaki mayors say they don't need to follow New Plymouth counterpart Andrew Judd and employ an adviser.

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News 1 Apr 2014
Auckland warn of flight delays,cancellations

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Airport is warning of large flight delays or cancellations due to fog this morning.

Auckland Motorway: Shes foggy!

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Police 18 Mar 2014
Police 'need to be dealt to' after Palmerston North incident see's man fighting for support

PALMERSTON NORTH — A man who was hit off his motorbike by a road rage driver was kicked out of Palmerston North Police Station after he asked for an investigation to be made, even being told he would be arrested.

"I'm here because your officer didn't do his job" - motorcyclist

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Aviation 22 Feb 2014
New Plymouth Airport, where is it heading?

NEW PLYMOUTH — In the next few years where will New Plymouth Airport be heading? New Plymouth Youth In Politics has this month confirmed to infonews.co.nz that the airport will be getting a new terminal upgrade.

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Entertainment 11 Feb 2014
App Review: New Fersuta game 'very limited'

Fersuta has created a new app for Google Play devices, however as Michael Riley of infonews.co.nz realizes, its 'very limited'. 

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News 8 Feb 2014
Fersuta's new app comes at a price

BREAKING NEWS: Fersuta games who were reported on last year have created a new app which is waiting for the tick of approval from Google Inc, but it comes at a price.

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News 27 Jan 2014
The Paul Henry Show with 3News - LIVE UPDATES

Paul Henry is finally back on TV in New Zealand, watch TV3 or join us here at 10.35pm for LIVE Updates on The Paul Henry Show with 3News. 

TV3

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Fire 26 Jan 2014
Fire in New Plymouth

TARANAKI — A fire in the New Plymouth suburb of Waitara is under control this morning and one of the three fire trucks is preparing to head back to the station, NP Linked reports.

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News 16 Jan 2014
Wendys NZ could be coming to New Plymouth

NEW PLYMOUTH — A year, and tens of thousands of complaints later New Plymouth could be getting a Wendys store, finally. 

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News 16 Jan 2014
Ambulance stolen, media conference from 4.30pm

HAMILTON — Police will hold a media conference this afternoon regarding the aggravated robbery on a St John ambulance in the city of Hamilton last night infonews.co.nz can confirm.

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News 8 Jan 2014
'massive cloud of smoke', Medical Centre fire - residents

NEW PLYMOUTH — A large scale fire emergency was alarmed in New Plymouth again this morning for the second time this week.

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Crime 7 Jan 2014
Investigations underway after Church fire deemed "suspicious"

NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed St Philomena's Catholic Church, on Brooklands Rd, which began at around 2.50pm yesterday.

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Crime 7 Jan 2014
New Plymouth Dairy burglar puts ice creams down his pants and leaves

NEW PLYMOUTH — A man who has a like for sugary items is trying to be found by New Plymouth police, Izzy's Foodbar and Takeaway on Devon Street West was smashed open at 1.30am on January 3.

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Search and Rescue 28 Dec 2013
Mountain search underway

NEW PLYMOUTH — The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter has reported on social networking site Facebook that they are searching Mount Taranaki for something that could be a person reported missing. - more to follow...

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Police 23 Dec 2013
Driver injured, State Highway 3A closed after truck crash

NEW PLYMOUTH — One driver is injured and has been taken to Taranaki Base Hospital in serious condition after a truck and trailer crash this afternoon.

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Search and Rescue 23 Dec 2013
Two trampers rescued from Mt Cook

Two Israeli trampers were rescued from Aoraki Mount Cook National Park shortly before 10.30am after earlier sending an SOS text message.

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News 20 Dec 2013
"Massive delays in New Plymouth, outbreak of road rage, cars on footpaths" as mob of 50+ hits New Plymouth one way

TARANAKI — infonews.co.nz can confirm Taranaki and New Plymouth in particular is receiving "more then usual" visitors this Christmas period and today where gridlock has already begun.

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News 10 Dec 2013
Ex Mayor of Whanganui and Ex Radio LIVE presenter Michael Laws under pressure after words made about disabilities: 'You're a retard.'

"You're a retard." were the words that came from Ex Mayor of Whanganui and also Ex Media Works Radio Presenter Michael Law to a parent supporting children with disabilities yesterday.

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News 5 Dec 2013
Confirmed: Death on school premises "not suspicious"

NEW PLYMOUTH — Breaking News: A New Plymouth Girls High School staff member was found dead late last night.

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News 10 Nov 2013
Thousands expected dead after Philippines Typhoon

Thousands of people are feared to have been killed in the areas of the Philippines hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan.

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News 7 Nov 2013
ANZ Bank cuts Radio LIVE advertising after rape comments

Numerous companies including ANZ Bank, AA, Yellow Pages, infonews.co.nz and Freeview have suspended advertising with Radio LIVE after rape comments were made on air, infonews.co.nz reports...

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Aviation 1 Nov 2013
Flight cancelled due to mechanical fault

AUCKLAND — BREAKING NEWS: Around 50 passengers are effected by an Air New Zealand cancelation this morning.  A flight from Auckland to New Plymouth was to leave at 6.50AM this morning however the flight was canceled due to a mechanical fault.

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News 28 Oct 2013
Young boy dead in crash: "Totally avoidable"

A "strong, happy and popular" young 16 year old Taranaki boy has died in a early morning car accident in the Bay Of Plenty.

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News 22 Oct 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Taranaki Daily News losing "lots" of jobs - just in

TARANAKI — Local newspaper Taranaki Daily News has confirmed to a paperboy that all deliverers will be fired by November 30.

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News 19 Oct 2013
Party turns to nightmare, extra forces on way

Police are currently at the scene of a New Plymouth party which has turned into a nightmare tonight.

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Police 13 Oct 2013
Incident reported in Christchurch, police in attendance - reports

CHRISTCHURCH — DEVELOPING NEWS: An incident involving a car in Christchurch is currently being reported to our reporters.

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News 9 Oct 2013
Water issues in New Plymouth causes for concern

NEW PLYMOUTH — The New Plymouth District Council has released a statement saying that the district is currently having lots of issues with two water mains which is currently effecting thousands of homes.

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Police 9 Oct 2013
Light to be seen after tornado strikes Auckland

AUCKLAND — A massive tornado struck havoc to over 5000 people yesterday evening, the tornado struck at 6.20pm in Auckland's North Shore.

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News 8 Oct 2013
Power outages reported, two injuries and roofs flying from homes as 'awful' tornado strikes Auckland's North Shore

AUCKLAND — A tornado has struck Auckland's North Shore this evening as wild weather batters the North Island of the country.

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Police 3 Oct 2013
Police dog stabbed in horror attack overnight

WHANGAREI — A police dog has suffered a punctured lung after being stabbed during an armed offenders call out in the early hours of this morning.

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News 30 Sep 2013
Geonet: 7.2 magnitude quake false report

Geonet reported a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Whakatane, the report was false.

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News 16 Sep 2013
JGeek and the Geeks cancel remainder of NZ tour

BREAKING NEWS: JGeeks and the Geeks have canceled the remainder of their NZ tours.  They have posted to Facebook: Kia ora whanau.

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Politics 12 Sep 2013
New Plymouth teen taking to the airwaves about local politics

NEW PLYMOUTH — Michael Riley, a 15 year old Spotswood College student in New Plymouth is this morning taking to the airwaves about local politics and how it heavily effects youth of today.

Get The Youth: Politics, why is it important to youth?

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News 11 Sep 2013
Homes without power as Taranaki takes a battering

Power is out across the Taranaki region as the area gets battered by high storms.

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News 10 Sep 2013
Car hits cyclists, helicopter responding

Three cyclists are in critical condition fighting for life, two others with moderate injuries waiting for the Westpac Helicopter to land, after a vehicle struck the group of bikers at around 4.25pm today, police say.

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News 10 Sep 2013
Brace yourself NZ: Tornado rips threw Otago

BREAKING NEWS: A state of emergency nationwide has been declared as gale-force winds tear up the country.

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News 10 Sep 2013
US to hit Syria in next 72 hours - Pentagon

The US is planning to strike Syria with strong rounds of missile fires within the next 72 hours a military official from the US Pentagon has said.

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News 10 Sep 2013
Ink Runs Dry At BIC Pens Plant: 'We dropped the ball' - CEO

BREAKING NEWS: Around 19 jobs could be lost if a proposal by Bic to end manufacturing goes ahead, the EPMU says.

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Police 10 Sep 2013
Horror Taranaki Bus Crash: 6yo girl fighting for life, one dead

TARANAKI — A car which collided under a bus of school children yesterday in Taranaki has killed one person, leaving another in Wellington Hospital in serious condition. 

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News 9 Sep 2013
'Massacre' Taranaki Bus Crash Kills One

TARANAKI — A female car driver has died after a school bus crashed with a car in South Taranaki, ending up on top of the car.

School bus crash

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News 7 Sep 2013
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News 5 Sep 2013
Windy weather 'rips family apart' in Taranaki

TARANAKI — BREAKING NEWS: A family is without a warm bed this morning as windy weather fiercly attacks Taranaki.

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News 5 Sep 2013
Strong quake rattles Central NZ: 'Crack in my wall' - New Plymouth MP

BREAKING NEWS: A strong earthquake has struck Central New Zealand overnight.

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News 4 Sep 2013
Students trapped up Mt Hutt

Bad weather has trapped more than 300 people, including 240 college students, on Mt Hutt.

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News 30 Aug 2013
Taranaki police chase ends positive

TARANAKI — The police chase that began tonight in New Plymouth has ended, without death.

Map of Weld Rd

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Politics 28 Aug 2013
New Plymouth outer towns Community Board candidates

TARANAKI — New Plymouth's outer towns Waitara and Inglewood will be electing four counsillors to represent their own town in the New Plymouth District Council's Local Body Elections 2013.

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Politics 27 Aug 2013
'Youth In Politics' Facebook page likes widen

NEW PLYMOUTH — The story of 15 year old Michael Riley who has a passion for politics in local body but didn't know where to start until a couple of weeks ago when he was pushed in the spot light and his ideas were proven positive.

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News 25 Aug 2013
Person injured from ski field fall

The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter is currently en-route to Turoa Ski Feild where a person is reportedly suffering from injuries after a fall.

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Deaths 25 Aug 2013
45yo man dead after car crash collision with power pole

TARANAKI — A man is dead after his car collided with a power pole south of Opunake.

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Police 25 Aug 2013
Search ongoing for youths who severely attacked dairy owner

TARANAKI — A Spotswood dairy owner is in Taranaki Base Hospital in a serious condition after he was attacked by four members of New Plymouth youth this afternoon.

Ngamotu Dairy: 2010 February

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News 23 Aug 2013
Nitrogen Tanker crashes into river

TARANAKI — A truck carrying liquid nitrogen has plunged into the Awakino River just south of the Awakino Gorge tunnel.

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Police 22 Aug 2013
MISSING PERSON: Girl, 14 still missing following police assurance

CANTERBURY — Danielle Ellison Wallace, 14 years old from central New Zealand has been missing since the 7th of August even after New Zealand police assured the family she was found days ago at the Wellington ferry terminal.

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Politics 20 Aug 2013
New Plymouth Council elections begin to get heated

NEW PLYMOUTH — The New Plymouth elections are coming up and are to be held on the 12th of October, campaigns for the mayors, city wards and more are up and running and infonews.co.nz will have full interviews with some of those involved with City Ward and talk about the candidates running for mayor.

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News 16 Aug 2013
Geonet upgrade quake magnitude to 6.6 - reports

An magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck today at 2.31pm and motorists are on there way out of Wellington infonews.co.nz can confirm.

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News 16 Aug 2013
Massive road upgrade gets the tick

NEW PLYMOUTH — BREAKING NEWS: the New Plymouth community spoke and the NZ Transport Agency listened.

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News 12 Aug 2013
One feared dead after serious crash, police officer in hospital

BREAKING NEWS: Five people, including a police officer, are in hospital, and one person is unaccounted for after a serious crash in Tauranga this evening.

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Education 12 Aug 2013
Catholic school results on top of list for passing NCEA

TARANAKI — BREAKING NEWS: infonews.co.nz can confirm that catholic school results for NCEA Level Three are on top of the list for passing in Taranaki

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News 9 Aug 2013
St John new yellow ambulances rolled out over country

BREAKING NEWS: St John has just began to roll out new ambulances all over the country in a move to increase safety to staff, patients and public.

Yellow: The new color for NZ ambulances

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News 9 Aug 2013
Facebook business made just by students opens today

NEW PLYMOUTH — At midday today a buisness which will see retail prices for New Zealand flags, screen protectors for phones and so much more much cheapier and its all created by members of Taranaki youth.

New Youth Shop

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Search and Rescue 8 Aug 2013
Paritutu Tragedy: A year on, 'straight away I knew'

NEW PLYMOUTH — "At 4pm the radio news came on and I heard them say 'breaking news, three students are missing in New Plymouth' and staight away I knew, it was my friends at Paritutu."  Taranaki Search and Rescue police Sergeant Andrew Ross, catching up on filing at his desk was 4 kilometres away from the unfolding tragedy.

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News 7 Aug 2013
Scared parents 'need reassurance' from Fonterra outbreak - parents

infonews.co.nz went out on a mission finding twenty parents (25 mums, 15 dads) and asked them how Fonterra has effected their lifestyles.

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News 6 Aug 2013
Severe Rain Warning in place for Taranaki

TARANAKI — There is a severe rain warning for Taranaki, including Hawera and New Plymouth.

Graphic: Rain Warning for Taranaki

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News 6 Aug 2013
More infant formula recalled in China

BREAKING NEWS: We can confirm from China media that the Stage 3 formula of Abbott-brand products in China is being recalled.

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News 5 Aug 2013
'All KariCare products effected by powder scare' - Fonterra

Fonterra has confirmed LIVE on TV3 that all KariCare products could be effected.

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News 5 Aug 2013
"Taranaki will be hit the hardest" - Fonterra

BREAKING NEWS: Fonterra has confirmed to infonews.co.nz that the Taranaki economy will be hit by the baby powder crisis the hardest.

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News 3 Aug 2013
"Does not look good" after serious crash in New Plymouth

NEW PLYMOUTH — Emergency services rushed to the scene of a serious crash this afternoon despite it being a fantastic day.

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News 30 Jul 2013
Breaking News: 'Anonymous' hacker speaks to infonews.co.nz |NATIONWIDE EXCLUSIVE|

At first our infonews.co.nz Taranaki reporters believed the GCSB Bill was not right and shouldnt pass but after talking to one of the hackers, we know why it is in place and below, you will too as infonews.co.nz reports a nationwide exclusive below.

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News 27 Jul 2013
Nationwide cutest kitten gets the tick

NEW PLYMOUTH — The Warehouse is running a competition where you upload your cutest pet photo and try and get as much likes as possible.  The competition has a prize of $3000, $2000 and $1000 in Warehouse gift vouchers and Michael Riley has made the most of it sending in his photo which is being deemed over social networking site Facebook the "cutest" before the competition even ended.

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News 27 Jul 2013
New Plymouth bus service costs on the rise

NEW PLYMOUTH — It has been confirmed this morning that New Plymouths bus service City Link is on the ride.

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News 27 Jul 2013
White Island put on high alert after 'jets of gas shot up into the air 30m'

DEVELOPING NEWS: GeoNet has just confirmed early this morning that White Island is on an high alert after there is signs of new activity that could be leading to something "extravagant", flights over the volcano have also been put on alert after jets of gas were shot through its small lake and sediments being ejected 30 metres into the air.

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News 26 Jul 2013
Serious incident reported in New Plymouth

BREAKING NEWS: infonews.co.nz can confirm there has been an incident in New Plymouth yesterday that is being carried over today.

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News 24 Jul 2013
Massive power outage over Taranaki 'freaks' residents out

TARANAKI — There has been a 'massive' power outage in Taranaki this morning.

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Earthquakes 23 Jul 2013
New fault line possiblity, Wellington fault line effected

WELLINGTON — BREAKING NEWS: GeoNet is confirming a new fault line could have been triggered and the earthquakes could possibly trigger movement on the feared Wellington fault which is due to cause a magnitude 8 earthquake.

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Earthquakes 23 Jul 2013
List of aftershocks

infonews.co.nz has the full list of aftershocks.

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News 22 Jul 2013
Royal Baby: Duchess Of Cambridge In Labour

BREAKING NEWS: The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour.

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Earthquakes 22 Jul 2013
Quakes rattle the nation

WELLINGTON — Yesterday magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 30km east of Seddon and 11km deep causing screams to be heard threw out the capital, four injuries so far and numerous reports of major damage and infustructure damage.

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News 21 Jul 2013
Quake Live Updates: 'All ANZ branches closed'

We begin LIVE Updates on the earthquakes striking.

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News 21 Jul 2013
Severe quakes strike central NZ

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central North Island this evening.

Victoria University Library 'smashed'

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News 21 Jul 2013
Severe quakes rattle North Island

North Island residents are being told to prepare for the worst after another earthquake struck near Wellington this morning.

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News 19 Jul 2013
'Massive' quake could hit Wellington - reports

Since the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rattled near Wellington today, numerous smaller earthquakes have hit nearby however infonews.co.nz can confirm after being in contact with many people that know about earthquakes "another one is on the way"

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News 18 Jul 2013
Body found in New Plymouth, 'body been in water' - Police

BREAKING NEWS: infonews.co.nz can confirm earlier this afternoon a body was found near Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth.

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Police 18 Jul 2013
Flurry of fatal car accidents in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — There has been an fatal crash involving two cars on the outskirts of Christchurch this morning, meanwhile two other crashes occurred just 30 minutes after the fatal car crash.

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Search and Rescue 18 Jul 2013
Police resume search for missing Taranaki man

NEW PLYMOUTH — Police are resuming their search today to locate a man missing since yesterday morning from Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth.

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News 17 Jul 2013
Missing person reported off Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth

NEW PLYMOUTH — A search to find a reported missing person off Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth tonight has failed to find anyone. 

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News 15 Jul 2013
Gunman robs Waitara dairy

NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth and Waitara police are working together to find the man who robbed a Waitara dairy at gunpoint on Sunday night and says they need help from the public.

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News 15 Jul 2013
As wind tears up Taranaki, recovery underway

TARANAKI — The clean up will begin Tuesday for Taranaki after a wild storm ripped threw the region taking power from over 25,000 homes.

Evacuations and road closures as roofs come onto highway

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News 14 Jul 2013
Strong winds batter Taranaki, 'City Centre is like a ghost town' - reports

TARANAKI — BREAKING NEWS: Severe weather is causing issues all around Taranaki this afternoon.

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News 8 Jul 2013
'Pakeha Party' coming to New Zealand

New Pakeha Party for New Zealand

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News 7 Jul 2013
Crash Landing: 2 dead, 61 injured, CEO of Samsung onboard

BREAKING NEWS: A plane has crashed just momments ago killing two people, seriously injuring 61 people and even the Samsung CEO was onboard.

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Deaths 26 Jun 2013
Body found yesterday in New Plymouth missing teenager Nikolao Meafua

NEW PLYMOUTH — BREAKING NEWS: infonews.co.nz can confirm the body found by a member of public in New Plymouth yesterday was missing teenager Nikolao Meafua.

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Deaths 26 Jun 2013
Body found in New Plymouth, unidentified

NEW PLYMOUTH — DEVELOPING NEWS: A post mortem will be held today after a male body was found on the Coastal Walkway in New Plymouth yesterday afternoon.

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Deaths 25 Jun 2013
Man's body found on rocks near New Plymouths Coastal Walkway

NEW PLYMOUTH — BREAKING NEWS: A man's body has been found on rocks on New Plymouths Coastal Walkway today

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