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	Sat, 20 Dec 2025: Wife and lover who plotted husband's caravan murder jailed for 19 years BBCWorld - 20 Dec (BBCWorld) Michelle Mills schemed with her ex-marine lover of three months to murder her husband in rural south-west Wales. Read... Newslink ©2026 to BBCWorld General



	Fri, 19 Dec 2025: ‘How’s mum ... I want to talk to mummy’: Witness recounts nightmare crash scene Stuff.co.nz - 19 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) First came the bang, then came the screams after a fleeing driver smashed head-on into a car containing a mother and child on a rural road near Te Awamutu. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tue, 16 Dec 2025: Police still looking for son after dad and step mum found dead at weekend Stuff.co.nz - 16 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The son, Mitchell Cole, was a person of interest in the police inquiry after the pair were found dead at a rural property on Saturday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tue, 16 Dec 2025: GPs call for digital, cultural obesity care in rural NZ ITBrief - 16 Dec (ITBrief) GPs urge culturally tailored telehealth to tackle soaring rural obesity in New Zealand as costs forecast to hit USD $46.3 billion by 2060. Read... Newslink ©2026 to ITBrief Computing



	Sun, 14 Dec 2025: Five injured after two-vehicle crash in rural Waikato RadioNZ - 14 Dec (RadioNZ) St John Ambulance was called to the crash in Parawera, at the intersection of Monckton Road and Arapuni Road, about 9.42pm. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Sun, 14 Dec 2025: Double homicide probe after two found dead at rural property Stuff.co.nz - 14 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The victims were located by Police in Ruatiti on Saturday afternoon. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Sat, 13 Dec 2025: Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island RadioNZ - 13 Dec (RadioNZ) Two bodies were found at a rural property on Saturday afternoon. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Sat, 13 Dec 2025: Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 BBCWorld - 13 Dec (BBCWorld) The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England. Read... Newslink ©2026 to BBCWorld Entertainment



	Thu, 11 Dec 2025: 2degrees begins phased 3G shutdown across rural NZ ITBrief - 11 Dec (ITBrief) 2degrees has begun shutting down 3G on around 100 rural NZ sites, urging remaining users of older devices to upgrade to 4G or 5G. Read... Newslink ©2026 to ITBrief Computing



	Thu, 11 Dec 2025: Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities RadioNZ - 11 Dec (RadioNZ) Strong beef prices are helping raise record funds as part of a fundraising scheme that`s been going for more than 40 years. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General