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Sir Richard Hadlee opens new sports centre: 'It's my legacy to cricket'
Hagley Oval is now NZ's premier cricket ground, game's great says.
Alpine Fault: Landslides, flooding, liquefaction predicted
Another significant consequence of the quake will be damage to the power network.
Taxi driver has gun pointed at head: 'I will shoot you!'
Driver manages to escape before police arrest two people 85km away.
Judge tells drug dealer to hand over $244,000
Operation busted after Christmas Day family harm callout.
Blustery Sunday: Strong wind watches, road, snowfall warnings for parts of NZ
Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.
Man awake for nine days before meth-fuelled attack
Two men jointly charged with injuring a man they knew through class A drug circles.
'They argued up to wedding': Family speak out after case of wife guilty of inciting suicide
The family had doubts about a man's partner, who later pleaded guilty to inciting suicide.
Snow hits the south as cold storm moves up NZ
Snow has carpeted skifields, roads and mountain passes in the lower South Island.
Wild weather: Tornado, gales - woman dies after being crushed by tree; harbour bridge lanes closed
Wild weather has hit the country.
Cocaine smuggling bust: Colombians face lengthy wait for trial
Charges relating to bringing 50kg of the drug to NZ have been denied.
Axe-ident? Hatchet removed from car bonnet after crash
Police remove a small axe from the hood of a SUV that crashed through a deer fence.
National MP retires: 'The right time to step aside'
MP who was caught up in the battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins calls time.
'Rough time': Mayor airlifted to hospital
Smith had a recent bout of ill health and was in recovery, the district council says.
'Not good for society': Shoplifting girls kick liquor store owner in the groin
Teenage girls kick and punch shop owner after he asked them to return a stolen bottle.
Winter blast: Icy temps, snow, 'dangerous' waves set to storm in
Large swells of up to 8m are expected to batter the western coastline this weekend.
Cold snap on the way: Ski fields' snowmaking guns at the ready
Snow forecast down to 600m.
Flu season under way in the South
Otago Boys' High School records well over a hundred students off sick.
Local sits on wanted criminal until police arrive
Gang member had evaded the armed offenders squad.
Murdered and buried in his own garden: Family speak about 'horrendous' death
The sad life and terrible death of Martin Berry revealed after killer sentenced to prison
Cold weather and blustery gales on the way
A storm is brewing over Tasmania which will help push a cold front in over New Zealand.
Life in prison for murdering her partner, dumping body in compost
A woman who murdered her partner and dumped his body in the garden in Chch is jailed
Lianne Dalziel: Greater Christchurch partners with Government to avoid growing pains
It is the fastest-growing urban area outside of Auckland.
TV show home sold for $7.85m - more than $4m above RV
Stunning house featured on Grand Designs NZ.
Warm temperatures across the country
It might be time to reconsider the extra blanket on the bed tonight.
Watch: 'We knew the cost' - Gloriavale member on why his family had to leave
Zion Pilgrim left the Gloriavale community with his family in 2020.
Tribesmen MC gang associate admits 'logistics' role in meth dealing operation
His jobs included counting $10,000 bundles of cash and booking travel.
'Extremely unsafe' - Police concerned about poachers operating at night
Police have been investigating illegal hunting in rural communities and making arrests.
'He got a jail term and I got a life sentence': Peter Ellis abuse survivor breaks 30-year silence
A young woman's story of living with the trauma of being sexually abused by Peter Ellis.
Otago University bomb threat: Woman sent hoax to hide failure from parents
'I will make the mosque attacks look like child's play,' her emails said.
WorkSafe inspectors to visit Gloriavale
Government agencies stepping in after child labour was confirmed at West Coast compound.
Out-of-town buyer snaps up empty Queenstown plot for record price
Aucklanders and Australians are swarming to Queenstown for second homes.
Cow row: Dispute between dairy farmers after claims cows were returned in poor condition
The row saw one party charter a chopper to fly over the other's farm looking for evidence.