Stuck gumboot causes Dunedin crash
Two drivers were taken to hospital after the accident last night.
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Mongols MC gang affiliates crash on way to Christchurch event
Police say there's a planned event in Christchurch this weekend involving the gang.
Sealord says new deal will make it biggest seafood company
Fish n' chip shop became a major company. Now Sealord wants it.
Horror turbulence rocks transtasman flight as winds blast the South Island
Passengers described a sensation of losing height rapidly for around two seconds.
Defence Force investigating alleged animal abuse at Canterbury military camp
A soldier is being investigated for allegedly dumping a mistreated dog in a recycling bin.
Body found on beach: Police approach family of teen missing for four months
A family member said the body's clothes matched their brother's when he disappeared.
'I've got a knife': Girl pulled into public toilet secretly dials 111 during sex attack
But the teen offender could hear the emergency call-taker and ended the call.
Under fire community board chairman refuses to resign over racist insult
Williams apologised to the board, the community and the victim.
'He shattered my faith': Businessman rips off elderly widow, church
The fraudster has racked up more than 100 dishonesty convictions and countless victims.
Franz Josef pilot tragedy: Loss “hard to believe” for family a year after fatal mountain crash
Family of pilot Tim Gibb - killed in a plane crash last year - pay tribute.
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Hipkins on the West Coast with money for roads; Luxon tours glass factory
Act's David Seymour the main casualty of National's rise but little hope for Labour.
Oranga Tamariki 'fraud': Woman charged with $2 million scam back in country
Neha Sharma allegedly used forged reference letters to secure a manager's job.
Homelessness can be ‘grappled’ with housing and support services, PM says
Dunedin’s homelessness crisis is estimated to involve upwards of 1500 people.
'Hostages in their own home': Neighbours fed up with Airbnb stayers
An Airbnb in Central Otago has become a source of contention for the neighbours.
'Thoroughly opposed': Resident survey slams controversial Otago airport plans
The Wānaka Stakeholders Group surveyed more than 600 locals on the issue.
Southern Ocean’s shrunken sea ice has entered ‘new state’ after freakish season
Warming water has pushed Southern Ocean sea ice into a new diminished state, study finds.
The Big Read: Christchurch mayor on Commonwealth Games, fast cars, and dreaming big
The mayor sits down with Kurt Bayer to reflect on his first year in office.
Body found on Christchurch beach, police investigating
The body was located on the shore in Redcliffs this morning.
In the rough: Golf course faces losing 14th hole from rising sea levels
Club members worried over 'impossible' consent required.
'Demand outstrips supply': Christchurch city mall spots fill up
Retailer MECCA is tripling in size while Nike will introduce a concept store.
1500 bikini-clad Kiwis break own record for skiing in swim togs
The Polar Bare helped break the Queenstown ski field's busiest day ever.
'It wasn’t my time to go': Swimmer brought back from the dead thanks rescuers
The woman suffered cardiac arrest in the lap pools and was dragged out by a mother.
'Excessive' sentence: Judge says prison too harsh for accident cover-up
William Sullivan made a false statement to WorkSafe investigators.
Seven people charged in Gore raids, police seize guns and drugs
Gore police executed 19 search warrants.
Back from the dead: Children save drowning woman during swimming lessons
A mother dived in to revive the swimmer as two children tried keeping her above water.
New charges: Christchurch far-right activist charged with possessing a prohibited firearm
The former leader of the National Front white nationalist group was charged last week.
Dunedin's deputy mayor to step down from role
Sophie Barker cited difficulties working with mayor Jules Radich.
‘Our kids are in crisis’: Charity appeals for $1m to help kids with mental health support
Public appeal launches today to help hundreds of children.
Missing Christchurch boy found safe and well
The young person reported missing in Linwood has been located.
Hunter caught leaving private meditation retreat with dead pigs
The 29-year-old already had convictions for unlawful hunting.
Man in sexual relationship with 13-year-old caught trying to board plane to China
'My Dad found out and he wants to go to the police so u better stay away.'
Christchurch far-right activist charged with unlawful firearms possession
The former leader of the National Front white nationalist group was charged last week.
Great Walk number 12: North Canterbury gets vote of confidence
A new Great Walk is one of the proposals from the campaign trail.
‘Time to damage property’: Rocket Lab protesters promise ‘direct action'
NZ Aerospace Summit in Christchurch hit by protest - which promises escalation tomorrow.