- Rescue helicopter targeted with laser - New Zealand Herald
- Woman tries to fire taser at officer - police - New Zealand Herald
- Fatal car crash - Stuff.co.nz
- Driver hurt as milk tanker rolls - Stuff.co.nz
- Gulls stoned to death - Radio New Zealand
- Family escape deliberate inferno - New Zealand Herald
- Elderly couple missing - Radio New Zealand
- Body of German tramper found - TVNZ
- Elderly woman first holiday road toll victim - Stuff.co.nz
- Burnt Christmas ham sparks fire callout - New Zealand Herald
- Two injured in Wairarapa crash - New Zealand Herald
- Bar raided as staff prepare to go home for Christmas - TVNZ
- Boy dies in Taupo driveway accident - Stuff.co.nz
- NZ adviser loses licence over passport - Radio New Zealand
- Cornwall Council's Kevin Lavery takes New Zealand job - BBC News
- Man drowns at Coromandel beach - NZ City
- Standard fare for jail dinner - Northern Advocate
- Drug kingpin loses conviction appeal - New Zealand Herald
- Missions preparing for Christmas lunches - Radio New Zealand
- Thunderstorm sweeping over New Plymouth - TVNZ
- Shopper charged with taking indecent photos - New Zealand Herald
- Pedestrian killed in Palmerston North - NZ City
- Right gear could have saved more - Southland Times
- Tourists winched from steep bluff - Stuff.co.nz
- Strong quake risk now 2% - Radio New Zealand