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A Christchurch retail shop worker has described how a group of "troublemaker" teens allegedly attacked him inside the Papanui Rd store on Saturday.

Cannabis was seized in the operation. Photo: NZ Police A firearm was found as police investigating drug dealing executed a search warrant in Dunedin.

Waiheke Island. File photo: Getty Images A man wanted over a "violent" kidnapping in Auckland's Beach Haven has been arrested on Waiheke Island.

Police, Surf Life Saving and LandSAR at the Waitaki river mouth last week. Photo: Wyatt Ryder The search phase for the fisherman reported missing at the Waitaki River last week has been suspended.

Steven Joyce. Photo: RNZ The Auditor-General has criticised the way the University of Waikato contracted former finance minister Steven Joyce without looking at other firms.

Tracy Watson has retrieved battered chevron signs from the paddock she leases and tied them to her gate to help warn people travelling fast as they exit the bridge. Photo: Troy Baker Tracy Watson has repaired the same fence seven times in three years because of vehicles crashing through it as they exit the Pekatahi Bridge, just south of Whakatāne.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters Turkey has stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the Palestinian territories.

Lachie Jones An inquest into the death of Lachie Jones has heard from neighbours who searched for the boy on the night he died.

Lachie Jones An inquest into the death of Lachie Jones has heard from neighbours who searched for the boy on the night he died.

The Famous Grouse Hotel. Photo: File image Lincoln Club members have voted overwhelmingly to sell the pub business it operates from The Famous Grouse Hotel.

Alun McLachlan. Photo: Gregor Richardson A man who killed his friend in a Catlins hit-and-run has finally pleaded guilty, nearly two years after the incident.

The El Niño weather event, which has kept Canterbury relatively dry for nearly a year, is expected to be over by the end of the month.

Phil Mauger behind the wheel of his 1995 Ford Escort RS Cosworth at the Ashburton Street Sprints over the weekend. PHOTO: DANIEL ALVEY Phil Mauger has got back behind the wheel of a race car for the first time since he became the mayor of Christchurch.

Volunteers from LandSAR and Coastguard Tutukaka have been aiding the search. Photo: NZ Police The two fishermen who have been missing in Northland since Wednesday had recently moved to the country from India with their young families.

Alun McLachlan. Photo: Gregor Richardson A man who killed his friend in a Catlins hit and run has finally pleaded guilty, nearly two years after the incident.

Boris Johnson, Photo: Getty Images Former British prime minister Boris Johnson, who introduced a contentious requirement for voters to show photo ID while voting, was turned away from a polling station for forgetting to bring his.

Police are investigating whether a spate of burglaries at Christchurch businesses and a ram-raid at a Selwyn service station are linked.

Winston Peters. Photo: Reuters New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters described the country's relationship with China as "complex," and called out the hardening rhetoric across the Taiwan Strait, human rights violations in Hong Kong and "increased engagement in Pacific security sectors."