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22 Dec: Up to 100 Upper Hutt locals have joined the search for a missing 19-year old in Wellington

22 Dec: Police are appealing for CCTV footage to help in their search for a woman missing in Wellington

21 Dec: Kihikihi Road on State Highway 3 is closed following a serious crash in Te Awamutu in the Waikato

21 Dec: One person has died at a workplace in Selwyn's Southbridge

21 Dec: A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following three vehicle crash in Canterbury

21 Dec: Italian court clears Deputy PM Matteo Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

21 Dec: At least seven people have died on New Zealand's roads in the past three days

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Law and Order:
Up to 100 Upper Hutt locals have joined the search for a missing 19-year old in Wellington 20:06

Politics:
A sense the Government might start to slow down its policy work - after a busy first year in power 18:56

Soccer:
Don't try telling the Wellington Phoenix men they're odds-on to win tonight's away A-League encounter clash with the Western Sydney Wanderers 18:36

International:
Here's what is known about the alleged Magdeburg Christmas market attacker 18:26

Business:
New Ministry of Transport figures show more than a third of transtasman flights have been running late 18:06

Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix men need their leaders to step up tonight as they strive to overcome a rare two-game losing slump in football's A-League 17:26

Basketball:
In basketball 17:16

International:
US Navy pilots shot down in 'friendly fire' during strikes against Houthis 16:56

Soccer:
No sense of panic in the Wellington Phoenix men's camp, despite dropping their last two matches 16:56

Boxing:
Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has paid tribute to opponent Tyson Fury after beating him by unanimous decision in their rematch in Riyadh 16:36

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