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Police are asking residents in the Mornington-Belleknowes area to be vigilant after three incidents of theft were reported this week.

A man convicted of offences including assault, rape, dangerous driving and abduction has failed to have his sentence reduced.

Nasa has again postponed the launch of its high pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport.

As the Blues prepare for a rare late-afternoon match against the Rebels at Eden Park on Saturday, one thing in particular should be occupying their minds - rediscovering their attacking mojo.

Feathers flew in dozens of cities around the world as tens of thousands donned their PJs and grabbed their favourite pillow to celebrate International Pillow Fight Day.

A woman is dead and a man is seriously injured after a four-wheel-drive rolled on a remote North Otago farm.

A man is in hospital with serious head injuries after a crash in Southland early this morning. 

A 39-year-old man has been charged with arson following a fire that destroyed an Invercargill home this week.

Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalised and more like the mind of a baby.

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a three-car crash north of Auckland this morning.

Mohamed Abrini, wanted for November's Islamic State attacks in Paris, was among five people arrested in Brussels, Belgian prosecutors says, adding that he was also involved tied to last month's Brussels bombings.

One person has died in a crash on the Winton-Wreys Bush Highway, in Southland.

Police swooped on 18 homes in the Waimate area today, arresting eight people and seizing drugs including methamphetamine, LSD and synthetic cannabis.

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the Bahrain circuit lap record to take pole position ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg for Sunday's grand prix.

Kiwis living in Vanuatu have described feeling a "strong but not severe" earthquake - but say there is no immediate reports of injury or damage.

One person is in serious condition after a car and train collided in north Canterbury last night.

The most-wanted fugitive from November's Paris attacks has been arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels.

A large fire on an empty section in Cromwell's industrial area sparked a callout by of the Cromwelll Volunteer Fire Brigade this morning.

A section of road on the Otago Peninsula, blocked by a slip since June last year, will be opened to single-lane traffic from noon today.