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Aoraki/Mt Cook rescue: Solo climber found after freezing night on mountain
The man raised the alarm yesterday after he fell while climbing Boys Glacier.
Crown says Scott Watson was the only one with 'motive and opportunity' to kill
It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.
Trophy ski lodge relisted after life-changing deal falls through
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Guy Wallace's evidence in Scott Watson case 'irretrievably tainted'
Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.
‘Slimmed-down’: NZ Agricultural Show to go ahead this year
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'It was truly awful': Witness rushed to help child hit by vehicle
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‘Best yet’: South Island music festival Selwyn Sounds reveals line-up
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Frank Film Episode Six: Tūranga: What a 21st century library can be
In 2014 Cantabrians submitted their ideas for a new public library in the centre of Christchurch. Ten years later, Tūranga shows what a contemporary library can be.
How an unlatched rear door led to triple-fatal Wānaka chopper crash
One witness saw the helicopter descend nearly vertically with items trailing behind.
From Hebron to Dunedin: Palestinian Kiwi's call for peace
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'Moral pressure': Scott Watson's lawyer blasts police tactics used to collar him for double murder
Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.
Mum fined by police after driving children to school in iced-over car
Police are urging motorists to defrost their windscreens as winter sets in.
Man accused of secretly filming young Christchurch women in their homes keeps name suppression for now
Suppression remains accused in case of Chch women secretly filmed in their homes
Cold frosty snap across the South Island; temperatures plunge below zero
Mild start to the week ends with sudden cold snap.
Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
Steve Braunias: What the jury did - and did not - hear in Scott Watson trial
OPINION: The defence has submitted two grounds to appeal the conviction.
How did an expert initally miss vital evidence linking Olivia Hope to Scott Watson?
Two hairsfound on a blanket taken from Watson's boat were missed on the first search.
Teen gets $20k payout after being sexually harassed by boss
The 14-year-old's boss says it was normal for him to call staff “baby” and “honey”.
Teen's 'bully boy' attack left victim with concussion, broken bones
Judge: 'If you went to prison, I don’t know you would come out a better person.'
Revealed: Eye surgeon jailed for attempted murder was dating district court judge
The judge can finally be named today after a year-long suppression fight.
Dunedin bus-hub murder: Youth pleads not guilty in High Court
The 13-year-old accused has been granted automatic name suppression.
Child critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Canterbury
The child was transported to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.
Truancy stats: Parents may be taking kids for long weekends hunting and skiing, principal says
Attendance of students is worse on either side of a weekend, statistics show.
Dunedin Pine Hill murder: Trial date set for next year
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First XV rugby wrap: King’s College making their case; should media-shy schools be playing at Eden Park?
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Kiwis rally for young girls whose parents died within a week of each other
Givealittle fundraiser reaches $250k-plus in two weeks.
Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.