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Dad goes hungry so kids eat
![About 50 of the children on the waiting list for sponsorship are from Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/x/q/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ictfk.png/1491549898268.jpg)
As winter moves in, close to 500 Kiwi kids need sponsorship for basic needs.
Lift death prosecution declined
![Brendon Scheib was killed when a lift came down as he was working in the lift shaft, and crushed him.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/n/k/o/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idvws.png/1491549589199.jpg)
Widow's private prosecution over husband's death won't go ahead after legal glitch.
'Snake oil cure' for cancer
![A bottle of PureCure's Te Kiri Gold, which retails for $100.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/t/q/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icd77.png/1491549578144.jpg)
Desperately ill Kiwis forego established medicine for well-known "quack" cure.
Consent granted for bottling plan
![Jacksons Bay, the site for the proposed water scheme.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/g/9/m/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idw7i.png/1491548951117.jpg)
A controversial proposal to export West Coast water in bulk is a step closer to reality.
Cop flies into storm
![Constable Robin Luijk has been the subject of two investigations since being kicked out of the Kapiti Aero Club. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/b/0/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ia606.png/1491548833165.jpg)
Kapiti constable under investigation over alleged reaction to being booted out of flying club.
Waterfront floral tribute for Leo
![Flowers and a candle left at the wharf near where Leo Lipp-Neighbours' car was found.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/6/g/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id69n.png/1491548689509.jpg)
Flowers have been left at the scene where Leo Lipp-Neighbours' car was found.
'Dangerous' to rely on sirens
![Tsunami sirens on the Christchurch coast.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/e/u/t/m/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idj6v.png/1491548373588.jpg)
Coastal residents waiting for tsunami sirens after a local earthquake are putting themselves at "significant risk", report warns.
Amalgamation for rescue helicopter services likely
![A shake-up is on the way which may see communities having to fundraise for newer helicopters.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/q/g/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iaxep.png/1491545823610.jpg)
A big shake-up of the rescue helicopter services across the country is likely but will wait until after the elections.
Two more children approached
![Police say parents should be alert but not alarmed after a string of reports on Auckland's North Shore.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/v/i/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idnjc.png/1491543666438.jpg)
5:41 PM Youth groups on Auckland's North Shore are taking measures to protect children after two more children were approached by strangers.
Drug kingpin gets 28.5 years
The "unchallenged kingpin" behind one of NZ's largest meth operations sentenced to 28.5 years in prison.Â
Quake info too slow in coming
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Council concerned it took too long to determine the Kaikoura quake's effect on Wellington.
Queensgate Mall reopens
![Margaret Heald could still smile after waiting two hours to check out the shops.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/i/6/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icjed.png/1491444551609.jpg)
Lower Hutt's Queensgate Mall has finally reopened after a frustrating rain delay.
Wake up, building owners told
![Many of Wellington's earthquake-prone heritage buildings are found in Cuba St.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/u/o/c/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibq1r.png/1491430623324.jpg)
Capital has 162 quake-prone heritage buildings, and 93 are not being strengthened.
Kaikoura jolted awake
![The 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.58am, 25km north of Kaikoura at a depth of 9km.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/5/u/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ia5um.png/1491251392542.jpg)
Still reeling from November's monster quake, Kaikoura jolted awake by another quake on Tuesday.
'Girls can do anything'
![Green Party candidate Chloe Swarbrick talks at Palmerston North Girls' High School.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/r/b/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id4lv.png/1491545919115.jpg)
Green Party candidate dishes out some life advice to a room full of school girls.
Tent protest over housing land
![Anglican parishioners are staging a weekend-long sit-in on vacant Housing New Zealand land in Naenae. Holding the sign ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/l/h/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id480.png/1491544956191.jpg)
Church group leads protest against Housing NZ land left vacant in Naenae.
Jury still deliberating in Little trial
![Labour leader Andrew Little takes the stand in his defamation case at the High Court in Wellington.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/k/b/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idbdv.png/1491543732650.jpg)
Over five hours of discussions, but no verdict yet in Labour leader's defamation case.
'Girls can do anything'
![Green Party candidate Chloe Swarbrick talks at Palmerston North Girls' High School.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/r/b/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id4lv.png/1491545919115.jpg)
Green Party candidate dishes out some life advice to a room full of school girls.
Two more children approached
![Police say parents should be alert but not alarmed after a string of reports on Auckland's North Shore.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/v/i/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idnjc.png/1491543666438.jpg)
Youth groups on Auckland's North Shore are taking measures to protect children after two more children were approached by strangers.
Centre 'a gem' for Hornby
![Children from the Niu Early Learning Centre perform at the opening of the Hornby Pasifika Early Learning Centre.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/v/j/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1id8aa.png/1491543359890.jpg)
Opening of Pasifika preschool fulfils growing desire for cultural education in Christchurch.
Food handlers to typhoid patients tested
![There are still 18 confirmed cases of typhoid in Auckland but another six people, who served food to patients, are being ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/c/e/0/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idw0t.png/1491544655677.jpg)
Typhoid has a typical incubation period of 8-14 days but incubation can be up to 80 days.
Agonising wait for help
![Fiona Burnett broke two bones in her lower leg by falling off her horse.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/p/s/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic3g1.png/1491534717632.jpg)
Thrown from her horse, she was in agony on the ground. Her 6-year-old son ran for help, but help took more than an hour.
'They've dropped the ball on this'
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Auckland health officials under more fire over typhoid outbreak, as friends of dead woman speak out.
Women of Influence winners
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Founder of Organic Initiative Helen Robinson took out the supreme Women of Influence title.
Flooded, but still at work
![EastPack and Fonterra are the biggest employers in the town of 1638 people.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/z/7/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idc69.11jq0k.png/1491534763265.jpg)
Their houses may be underwater, but some Edgecumbe residents aren't letting that stop them from going to work.
Wet fields infuriate farmers
![Federated Farmers meat & fibre chairman Richard Morrison, left, inspects his wet farm near Marton with James Stewart.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/d/d/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icef7.11jq0k.png/1491522019596.jpg)
Sodden paddocks leading up to winter are irritating Manawatu and Rangitikei farmers.
Lamb eating myths busted
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Sheep traits long thought to make lamb tasty have no consistent impact on eating quality.
Workers push for salmon farms
![Pelorus Sound could get an extra salmon farm under the MPI proposal. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407073614im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/6/1/o/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icbde.11jq0k.png/1491523143613.jpg)
King Salmon staff back relocation plan over job loss fears, but their boss says that won't happen.