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“It was a huge ongoing transaction sometimes there was positive news, sometimes it looked shaky, sometimes there were speed wobbles.”

The thieves who stole the priceless war medals from Waiouru Army Museum have "unreservedly apologised to the people of New Zealand". Stolen military medals recovered Auckland lawyer Chris Comeskey, who ... via Manawatu Evening Standard

A massive search involving more than a hundred people is underway on the Coromandel Peninsular as concern for a missing two-year-old grows. via Newstalk ZB

“The plane was upside down and there was a young guy in there, probably about 20-23yrs. When I first got there he was not moving but I could hear him breathing. "I asked him what his name was but he was not answering. He was quashed.”

The scream of the chopper falling will haunt me for a while The aftermath of the midair collision. via The Sydney Morning Herald

“It's good being a world record holder”

The new darling of the New Zealand woolshed, Waikato shearer Emily Welch, makes a comeback tomorrow from car crash injuries that threatened to end her career just weeks after smashing a world lamb shearing ... via XtraMSN Real Estate

A tour bus and car have collided in Waikato, bringing the weekend road toll to six. via The New Zealand Herald

A search is underway for the owners of an abandoned boat, which found its way into the backyard of a home in the Bay of Plenty town of Katikati. via Newstalk ZB

“What I can say is that the recovery of the medals has certainly narrowed the focus of the investigation, the net is closing and we are continuing to work very hard at pulling it tight.”

RETURNED: Some of the military medals that had been stolen from Waiouru Army Museum. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“The Service of Thanksgiving at Windsor Castle will be a special and rare event. These exceptional arrangements reflect the personal and historical associations of the Queen with Sir Edmund since the beginning of her reign”

The family of New Zealand mountaineering legend Sir Edmund Hillary, who died last month, will have a private meeting with the Queen after a service in London in April. via Manawatu Evening Standard

New Zealand First wants more to be done to target immigrants committing sexual offences against women and children. via Newstalk ZB

“Then the full circle of my life will be complete.”

Auckland's Waitemata Harbour will be the final resting place for Sir Ed Hillary. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“While I do not want to alarm people unnecessarily, past experience shows that, after environmental accidents anywhere in the world, authorities have tended to play down the seriousness of the consequences”

Toxins which lie in the burnt-out remains of the Patea freezing works are likely to be sealed by a dust suppressant glue. via The New Zealand Herald

“People must understand that they are being watched, they will be stopped, the paua taken and they will face prosecution”

Five men have been arrested for poaching paua from the Coromandel peninsula last weekend. via The New Zealand Herald

“They are the worst bores in the world.”

Mindful of right-wing Republicans and their affection for Taiwan, Henry Kissinger rejected the advice of his top China hands in 1975 and influenced President Ford to put off advancing diplomatic relations on a ... via Bellingham Herald

“Any ERO recommendations will carry a robust assurance for parents, students, staff and the Hutt Valley community that things are working well or that action needs to be taken.”

The Education Review Office is to carry out a special safety review of Hutt Valley High School following allegations including a sex assault on a student, drug-taking, bullying, and intimidation of teachers. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“These high flying stocks trade on extremely high fundamentals, so there's not a lot of room for disappointment”

The sharemarket inched up 0.1 percent today, gaining ground despite heavy falls for some high flying stocks. via XtraMSN Real Estate

“Kiribati has taken an inspirational step in increasing the size of PIPA well beyond the original eight atolls and globally important seabird, fish and coral reef communities”

In this 2002 photo released by New England Aquarium, spectacular table corals that take decades to form are found throughout the shallow water coral reefs of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. via Press of Atlantic City

A gas leak led to home and schools being evacuated in the south Taranaki town of Hawera today. via The New Zealand Herald

“I have noted the proposal with interest”

The Alliance Group wants to create a mega-meat company to save the ailing sheep meat industry. via Manawatu Evening Standard

Sting of The Police performs on stage at Westpac Stadium on January 17, 2008 in Wellington, New Zealand. via KMTR Eugene

“I need them and want them back in Pretoria with me. They are innocent and don't know what is happening. "I am concerned about who is going to look after them and how they are going to be looked after”

New Zealand to send mauled SA girl home A Pretoria father is desperate to be reunited with his three children, who are stuck in New Zealand. via The Mercury