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23 Dec: Wellington Police are seeking information after a woman died in hospital several days after being assaulted in Lower Hutt

23 Dec: Canterbury wicketkeeper Mitch Hay has been given a big opportunity to press his claims for a spot in New Zealand's ODI team for next year's Champions Trophy in the UAE

23 Dec: New Zealand is falling behind the required run rate chasing 291 to beat Australia in the third ODI in Wellington

23 Dec: An Air New Zealand flight from Christchurch to Auckland has been forced to turn around due to a hydraulic system issue identified shortly after takeoff

23 Dec: The woman charged with murder following the death of a 67-year-old man in Gisborne two months ago, has received interim name suppression

23 Dec: Rotorua police have arrested two Black Power associates, for allegedly supplying methamphetamine

23 Dec: The White Ferns are struggling to put the brakes on Australia in the third ODI at the Basin Reserve

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