Kaikōura tragedy: Rāhui in place as community, friends and families grieve
Several family members and friends have shared emotional messages following the accident.
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Kaikōura tragedy: Fourth victim identified in charter boat incident
Five people died after a boat with 11 on board capsized.
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Kaikōura tragedy: Wellington woman among victims identified
Lower Hutt woman remembered for her love of dance, photography and kayaking.
High school students reveal what they want from mayoral candidates
Youth voter turnout has historically been low.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 September, 2022
The Queen makes her final journey, Cabinet gets set to make big decisions today and mourning in Kaikōura in the wake of boating tragedy in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Mongols gang pad murder trial: The pimp, his ex-lover, her patched dad, and the prospect
Trial lifts lid on murky underworld. Kurt Bayer reports.
Watch: Goose Bay local witnessed whale following boating tragedy
Kevin Anderson said while the rescue was still unfolding he saw a whale heading north, diving under the water within two or three hundred yards of the vessel. Video / Tim Cuff / NZ Herald
Husband's grief: Govt department worker named among five killed in boat capsize; witness tells of seeing whale
Whale spotted near vessel soon after it capsized, killing five people.
Wānaka: The final frontier? Police boldly go to deal with Klingon 'racism'
Turns out it was a false flag situation.
One guilty of manslaughter, two acquitted in Mongols gang pad murder trial
The court heard how Kane Wayman had been 'acting out' and disrespecting the gang.
Revealed: Murderer of Christchurch mum of four committed knife rampage a decade earlier
'If he'd been in jail that lady would still be alive,' another attack victim says.
The best of youth sheep shearing
The best of youth shearing in New Zealand. Video / Supplied
Dunedin man involved in meth stabbing wins appeal
A man who stabbed another over a gram of methamphetamine has sentence reduced.
Operation Cobalt: Significant drug operation in Ashburton
The biggest drugs operation in Ashburton in recent years has seen more than 160 charges filed against 18 people, following a series of search warrants in the area this week. Video / NZ Police
Weather: Lingering winter to bring rain this weekend
"Changeable weather is typical of spring," says the Metservice.
Serial absconder who evaded armed police in remote bush for two days caught
Tramper who encountered man troubled by sanitised police version of events.
Fears 'extremely dangerous' gunman fled South Island on domestic flight
Police confirm shooting suspect is in Hawke's Bay area but is "extremely transient".
'Extreme hardship' prevents teen who shot girlfriend with BB gun from being named
"I will cut your throat if you ever ask me that again." - convicted teen.
Man who took builder's tools now fenced in at home for 7 months
Judge: 'People get really upset when they work hard, buy a chainsaw and it gets stolen.'
Need for weed: Dealer gets final warning
Bags of weed and cash found after police stop driver for talking on cell phone.
Focus: 'I wanted to expose them': Gloriavale dad turns on leaders in Employment Court
Longtime Gloriavale member Clem Ready turns against the leaders claiming that sexual abuse, bullying and forced labour are prevalent within the sect. Video / NZ Herald
John MacDonald: Gang crackdown can't come quickly enough
OPINION: Gangs are ruining lives up and down the country.
Watch: Snow makes slippery roads and delays schools in Dunedin
A wintry blast has made slippery roads and delayed schools, but many are enjoying the icy conditions across Dunedin. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / ODT
His daughter was slain by her ex-tutor. He wants staff-student relationships banned
Father of student killed by tutor Clayton Weatherston says change is needed.
'Inappropriately personal': Massage workers harassed, underpaid and sacked
Young and vulnerable migrants underpaid by more than $12,000 over six-month ordeal.
'Extremely dangerous': Police hunt man after broad daylight shooting
A street and child daycare centre was locked down after daylight shooting.
Breakneck speed: Driver injured after flipping car on roundabout
Restricted driver took new car for a spin after drinking, crashed and broke his neck.
Dairy approval at edge of Lake Te Anau stuns knight
Sir Alan Mark appalled at the 15,000sq m compound of four wintering barns given the nod.
Dominic Abelen's body recovery abandoned under 'intense fire'
Intense mortar and artillery fire forced fellow fighters to withdraw.
Strong winds buffet Southland, fire crews busy
MetService warns of gale-force winds buffeting parts of the South.
Dunner Stunner: Why the southern city is a tonic for the soul
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All aboard Yusuf Islam's Peace Train: 'Joy is no bad thing'
A miniature train gifted by the artist Yusuf Islam is getting its first spin today.