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![Drink driver jailed after causing 'havoc' on the road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Drink driver jailed after causing 'havoc' on the road
Kayla Te Ata Rangi Graham caused havoc on the roads and racked up her 11th conviction.
![Girls' South Island crime spree: Driver interrupts 'bored' teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Girls' South Island crime spree: Driver interrupts 'bored' teens
Two teens have been charged after a series of break-ins overnight throughout Otago.
![Volunteer recognised for environmental and community efforts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Volunteer recognised for environmental and community efforts
Dianne Buchan has been a volunteer all her life and has received a Queen's Service Medal.
![Man with a history of 'obscene exposure' strikes again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Man with a history of 'obscene exposure' strikes again
Man with a history of 'obscene exposure' strikes again surprising a funeral home worker.
![South Island experiences one of the hottest Waitangi weekends on record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
South Island experiences one of the hottest Waitangi weekends on record
Invercargill came agonisingly close to breaking a 24-year-old record.
![Tornado rips through Alexandra, damaging 4 homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Tornado rips through Alexandra, damaging 4 homes
One house has lost the roof and debris has been found scattered in the area.
![Ex Otago man becomes first Kiwi, oldest person to swim icy strait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Ex Otago man becomes first Kiwi, oldest person to swim icy strait
The Strait of Magellan is at the bottom of South America. Spoiler: It's cold!
![Wastewater tests suggest peak Omicron wave has passed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Wastewater tests suggest peak Omicron wave has passed
A steady drop in results from wastewater testing in all southern sites - except two.
![Offender's chilling two words to his victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Offender's chilling two words to his victim
After his wife had gone to work, Blair Norman Stewart climbed into bed with the victim.
![Summer's calling: top-rated must-dos in Central Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Summer's calling: top-rated must-dos in Central Otago
The best things to see, do and experience in Central Otago this summer.
![Temperature boost expected as rain hits West Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Temperature boost expected as rain hits West Coast
Some rain was expected for Buller and Westland in the coming days but not as severe.
![Missing man: Family call experience 'harrowing'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Missing man: Family call experience 'harrowing'
Wayne Hammond hasn't been seen, or made contact with family or friends, since November 1.
![Vanished: Police to re-enact missing man's last movements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Vanished: Police to re-enact missing man's last movements
Fifty-year-old was last seen leaving his Alexandra home on Monday, November 1.
!['Terrible shock': New Zealander, 37, dies suddenly at Copenhagen Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
'Terrible shock': New Zealander, 37, dies suddenly at Copenhagen Airport
Mark Harrington's mother says he died from a blood clot in his lung, attributed to flying.
![Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?
Find out how your suburb's vaccination levels compare.
![Fresh 'electronic data' spurs police to resume search for missing teen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Fresh 'electronic data' spurs police to resume search for missing teen
Police had suspended the search in Alexandria for the 17-year-old, but it is now back on.
![No sign of Caitlin, search suspended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
No sign of Caitlin, search suspended
Police issue a second appeal to help find the missing 17-year-old.
![Missing teen 'possibly travelled outside Alexandra'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Missing teen 'possibly travelled outside Alexandra'
Police said new information led them to believe she was not in the area being searched.
![Teen girl still missing from Alexandra](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
Teen girl still missing from Alexandra
Police have concerns regarding the whereabouts of 17-year-old Caitlin.
![School holidays weather: Unsettled week ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=786)
School holidays weather: Unsettled week ahead
Tekapo was the coldest spot this morning at -7 with Manapouri and Timaru close behind.