http://tvnz.co.nz/nationalhttp://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/kiwi-dies-in-west-australian-road-accident-3425118 A New Zealand teenager died in Perth early on Saturday, hit by a car while crossing a road Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:17:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3425118http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/earthquake-felt-down-south-3425107 An earthquake of 4.3 on the Richter scale rippled across Fiordland, Southland Central and Otago on Saturday night Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:04:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3425107http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/akld-shopkeeper-threatened-gun-3424929 West Auckland police are on Saturday night hunting two firearm-toting youths who threatened a woman working in a $2 store in Swanson Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:31:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424929http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/milestone-gumboot-throwing-3424882 The gumboot capital of New Zealand is celebrating a special anniversary this weekend Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:54:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424882http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/flying-school-before-driving-3424845 Teenagers flying helicopters to school could soon be a reality once the government raises the driving age Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:31:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424845http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/skudder-inquiry-continues-despite-arrest-3424115 Wellington police investigating the murder of Harold Skudder say they have finished their scene investigations at two sites, at Moonshine Hill Road and a house in Stokes Valley Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424115http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/concern-missing-auckland-woman-3424824 Police have been searching parts of west and central Auckland for missing woman Susan O'Brien, but say they are still stumped by her sudden disappearance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:21:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424824http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/christchurch-bar-apologises-tattoo-artist-3424818 A Christchurch bar has apologised and been fined after refusing entry to a prominent tattoo artist last year Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:16:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424818http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/campaign-keep-kids-in-booster-seats-longer-3424810 Road safety campaigners have jumpstarted a new push to keep kids in booster seats until they are older Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:12:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424810http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/one-dead-after-driver-flees-checkpoint-3424044 Blenheim police say a suspected drunk driver who crashed into and killed another motorist was not being pursued at the time Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424044http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/boost-brown-teal-ducks-3424805 Fiordland National Park has proven such a successful new home for NZ's native Brown Teal, or Pateke, that a second much bigger release of ducks has just been taken in Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424805http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/dissonant-wins-teen-trip-us-spelling-bee-3424771 A 13-year-old will be winging to the United States after winning the New Zealand Spelling Bee competition on Saturday Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424771http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/heartland-nz-host-boobs-bikes-3424747 Some towns in heartland New Zealand will play host to the controversial Boobs on Bikes parade next month Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424747http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/protest-marks-seven-years-war-3424663 Protesters in Auckland have marked the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq outside the US Consulate Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:53:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424663http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/alarm-doc-plans-weka-3424605 An island colony of Haast weka that the Department of Conservation wants dead are an important sub-species worth protecting in their own right, according to the scientist who conducted DNA tests on the birds Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:23:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424605http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/spectacular-farewell-plane-crash-victim-3424578 The victim of a fatal air crash made a high-flying departure when his casket was strapped into a helicopter for a final sortie Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424578http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/front-bring-gales-heavy-rain-south-3424551 A frontal system is expected to bring heavy rain to Fiordland and Westland and northwest gales to parts of Otago and Canterbury on Monday morning Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424551http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/false-rape-accusation-destroyed-man-3424348 A Mangakino man says a false accusation of rape levelled against him is a stigma he will never be able to shake Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424348http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/baby-giraffe-public-view-3424324 Auckland Zoo's baby giraffe has been getting his first look at the public Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:04:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424324http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/sex-worker-s-broken-nails-prevented-work-3424245 A prostitute has been jailed after complaining of breaking her nails at community work and failing to carrying out voluntary work Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:43:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424245http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/sex-offender-attacked-women-while-parole-3424146 A dangerous sex criminal attacked two women while he was on parole and under Corrections Department supervision Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:11:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424146http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/four-in-hospital-after-garage-fire-3424137 Four children and one adult were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire in a garage on Friday night Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:03:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424137http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/knight-owes-millions-say-investors-3424096 A man investors say owes them millions of dollars is pumping petrol in Otaki, north of Wellington, and says he is a knight Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:02:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424096http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/prosecution-too-late-investors-3424088 A couple who lost $400,000 in a failed finance company says the prosecution of its directors has come far too late Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:44:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424088http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/debate-over-housing-upgrade-3424076 The Housing Minister is dismissing criticism of a new computer system which some insiders say isn't needed Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:09:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424076http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/caa-pilot-mistakes-led-crash-3424073 A civil aviation report has found mistakes by businessman Michael Erceg led to the helicopter crash which killed him and his passenger Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:57:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424073http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-blames-sex-abuse-brain-injury-3424042 A 46-year-old man has blamed a brain injury from his days tree-felling for his failure to recognise proper boundaries with years of sex offending against two girls Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:21:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3424042http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/wellington-memorial-wwii-hero-3423974 A World War II hero and former Scots College Wellington student will be honoured at the unveiling of a memorial in Wellington next week Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:21:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3423974http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/shark-research-off-stewart-island-3423648 A team of researchers is heading to the waters off Stewart Island to study White Pointer sharks Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:19:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3423648http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/no-relief-in-sight-parched-north-3423608 Storms forecast for much of the country will miss the parched north Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3423608