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Five fire crews and two helicopters are battling a vegetation fire in North Canterbury

A burn pile near Broomfield has ignited a paddock and nearby hedge. No structures are caught up in the fire.
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Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier

The Stags look set for victory, with Canterbury 70 for five chasing 446 to win.
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England resume at 134 for six with the bat against Australia as day four of the second Ashes test begins in Brisbane

Dec: England still face an uphill battle to get back into the second Ashes test, but have opened the door at the very least after a strong final hour to end day two 05 Dec: West Indies batter Shai ...
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Kiwi Daniel Hillier is even through eight holes in a tie for sixth in the final round of the Australian golf Open at Royal Melbourne

Dec: Golfer Daniel Hillier is four shots of the lead after the third round at the Australian Open in Melbourne 05 Dec: Patience in testing conditions has golfer Daniel Hillier well placed after the ...
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West Indies skipper Roston Chase is explaining why they abandoned their bid for a history making chase in the drawn first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch

The tourists finished on 457 for six in pursuit of 531 - the current best fourth innings mark for victory is 418 by their compatriots versus Australia at Antigua in 2003. Chase says continue to pursue ...
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One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast

Police were notified around 6:30pm on Friday, of a personal locator beacon being activated near the Klondyke Rahu saddle. Search and Rescue located a tramper, and a deceased person. The body was ...
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of an Auckland man in Mount Wellington on Friday

He's due to appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow. Police say the victim arrived at a medical centre on Lunn Ave around 12.15 on Friday afternoon with critical injuries after being attacked ...
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An law enforcement expert says the latest revelations about Jevon McSkimming show failures with process

Andrew Coster has stepped down as head of the Social Investment Agency on Wednesday after a critical IPCA report into police handled allegations against McSkimming Coster's told TVNZ's Q & A, he'd ...
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Former top-cop Andrew Coster's suggested government ministers haven't told the whole truth about their knowledge of the Jevon McSkimming case

Coster's stepped down as head of the Social Investment Agency on Wednesday - after weeks of pressure stemming from a damning IPCA report. He's claimed he informally briefed former police minister ...
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Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings

He yesterday obliterated the national record by more than eight seconds. Earlier this morning, the 16-year-old smashed the national secondary schools previous best for the 800 metres to win that title ...
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Kiwifruit company Zespri, is confident about the growth potential of the US market - despite ongoing trade disruptions

US President Donald Trump, rolled back the tariffs on some food imports including New Zealand kiwifruit last month. Zespri says this year's been positive - with sales into the US climbing 33 percent.
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Giancarlo Italiano remains iron-willed about Wellington Phoenix's defensive strategy despite three losses in their last four A-League matches

The Phoenix slumped to a fifth straight New Zealand derby defeat to Auckland FC, going down 3-1 in front of the Port. Italiano's high line tactics have come under the spotlight again, but he has no ...