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Roads around Parliament to close, police warn of protests
Groundswell NZ travelling to Auckland, separate march on Parliament grounds planned.
Flood evacuees directed to locked-up church in comms failure
Queenstown residents instead booked a stay at the Holiday Inn out of their own pocket.
School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush
School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.
Live: Snow falls as southern flooding mop-up gets underway
Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.
Queenstown state of emergency coincides with school holiday travel period
Snow season has ended early in the area, as resorts close early.
Christchurch man appears in court charged with manslaughter
Paul Laxon is charged with manslaughter after a crash in North Canterbury.
'Angry' thief banned from Nelson after stealing methadone from pharmacy twice
The addict went behind the counter and grabbed bottles of methadone from the dispensary.
Mother confronts her daughter's sex offender: 'I hate you'
She said he had left her little girl with 'life-long trauma' and broken their family.
'Gratuitous violence': Plasterer's unprovoked knockout assault
The victim was left with injuries to his head and face, and a broken tooth.
Twizel blaze: High winds ground choppers; firefighters hope for rain
Chief says fire 'very difficult to fight'.
Man rescued from cave in Lake Pearson, Canterbury
The man suffered a possible broken ankle, police say.
Weather extremes: Town left with eight hours of drinking water in Southland state of emergency
Roads are flooded and water is threatening homes across the southern region.
'My rapist has more rights than I do': A woman's wait for justice
The offender preyed on two women as they slept.
Twizel blaze: High winds ground choppers; firefighters hope for rain
Fire chief says: 'We're in for a hell of a time'.
Kaikōura boat tragedy: No charges over capsize that killed five, whale likely to blame
Five people were killed in the incident last year.
Mama Hooch rapist brothers launch appeal against convictions, sentence
Roberto and Danny Jaz were jailed for more than 16 years.
IPCA report: Force used to arrest 14yo 'reasonable' but police actions later deemed 'inadequate'
Police were cleared of wrongdoing relating to the arrest.
Focus: Large scrub fire near Twizel
Properties have been evacuated after gale-force winds overnight caused the scrub fire to grow larger and spread. Video / George Heard
Cash and release: Live crayfish bought from fish'n' chip shop returned to the sea
Now, woman is fundraising to save more crays from the pot.
Ruapehu the winner of school holidays ski forecast as Aussies end disastrous season early
Skiers are heading to the slopes for the start of the September holidays. Will the snow?
'The most interesting place in NZ.' Really?
More than 1 million Wikipedia pages seem to think so.
One-armed hitchhiker killer allegedly breaches life parole condition
Shane Hoko was kicked out of a rehabilitation centre for not following its rules.
Bride, groom launched 40m through air in wedding-night car crash
Driver was over the limit and no one was wearing seatbelts in accident.
Watch: Vegetation fire threatens buildings, closes state highway
Fire and Emergency have sent units to tackle the blaze sending smoke across road.
Nelson Hospital forced into lockdown following firearms callout
Man indicated to security staff outside nearby Nelson District Court that he had firearm.
Explained: How today's big quake struck in a seismically ‘quiet’ area
One of the largest quakes of 2023 struck in an area with low known levels of activity.
Dopey dealer snoozes through drug bust
The man was oblivious to police activity, asleep on his couch.
‘Turning the sod’: Work on defence force facility begins
Andrew Little said the modern base showed the Government takes defence seriously.
Spring storm: Record heat for east, rain, wind alerts for south, then snow
Fresh warnings have been issued as another round of potentially damaging winds hit.
'Perfect' baby dies following parents' gruelling IVF journey - but no one can tell them why
Central Otago couple speak about unexplained death of first child hours after his birth.
Strong, shallow 6.2 earthquake rocks South Island
At magnitude 6.2, it's the largest quake to hit this year.
Horse racing: Inter-island flights for racehorses a boost for south
Regular inter-island flights for racehorses look set to return.
Frustrated Queenstown residents felt sick 'weeks' before boil water notice announced
Locals took to social media to report potential issues with their drinking water.