The uncle of a drowned toddler asks if the tragedy would have occurred if the local council was pushed harder to erect a fence.

An Invercargill man has died as a result of a work place accident.

A Reefton teenager is fighting for his life after a single vehicle crash near Greymouth last night.

Drinking and driving went together like bourbon and coke and then someone died. The offender could legally be back behind the wheel soon after he's out of jail. Phil Taylor asks why there is no life ban