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Board chairman's 'racial slur' revealed
Barry Williams has been under fire for using an alleged racial slur towards a food worker.
Mama Hooch rapists: Family business collapses, more than $235k owed
The father has left New Zealand owing more than $235K.
Young person injured, two in custody after fleeing police and crashing
It follows a similar accident two weeks ago when a motorcyclist died.
David Hasselhoff and Rhys Darby 'having a great time' on Stewart Island
The stars are spending a couple of days in the south filming a television show.
Exhausted climbers rescued by helicopter near Aoraki/Mt Cook summit
Pair plucked from Summit Ridge before light fades in high-altitude drama.
Picton crash passenger feels 'empty' after crash kills 7 in his family
'Sometimes I have flashbacks. I get really scared. Sometimes I can't breathe.'
'Devil': Man who attacked partner claimed she wasn't following 'correct' Christianity
“Now I’m going to tie you up, chop you up and kill you.”
Number of gang members breaching home detention increased 60 per cent in six years
National says the figures are representative of a system "that has got the balance wrong".
Dramatic rescue: Two climbers saved near summit of NZ's tallest peak
Rescue at altitude over 3300m one of the highest in recent years.
‘My brother’s in a grave’: Family’s anger at driver
John David Ross jailed for two years three months and banned from driving for five years.
Judge foils $847,000 scheme to defeat IRD
The terms of the sale prevented the IRD from claiming hundreds of thousands of dollars.
2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
No one ‘forced from homes’ in South Dunedin buy-up plan
Council says no one will be forced from their homes under a $132m plan to buy properties.
Support for Lauren Dickason grows - protest planned ahead of sentencing
She admitted smothering Liané, 6, and 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla.
Infamous Kiwi conman claims he's coming home, two years after fleeing NZ
The man with dozens of names fled New Zealand two years ago.
Rare sportscar damaged: Car driven by teen 'was going like the clappers'
A teenage driver abused family after he crashed into their rare American performance car.
First XV wrap: Southern battlers earn ‘gobsmacking’ national title
All the action from the latest round of schoolboy rugby across New Zealand.
Earthquake jolts Christchurch with 3.0 magnitude shake
More than 2000 people have reported feeling the shaking.
'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed
Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.
Mystery solved: Greymouth 'HELP' message revealed as children's prank
The message sparked an extensive search over the weekend.
Mama Hooch rapist brothers transferred to new prison due to safety concerns
Roberto and Danny Jaz were jailed for more than 16 years.
Gore council chief executive Stephen Parry resigns
Parry has resigned after a feud with Mayor Bell.
‘Just nuts’: Sale of home with no toilet seat leaves auction room speechless
"As is where is" house sells for more than insured properties in nearby areas.
‘Definitely mourning’: Tribute to top athletics official killed in e-scooter crash
Kathryn Fraser was riding an e-scooter last week when a van struck and killed her.
Top New Zealand Athletics official named as victim of e-scooter crash
A responder to the accident broke into a local pharmacy seeking a defibrillator.
Sam Neill reflects on the Jurassic legacy, Jacinda Ardern and being alive
From Dunedin to Hollywood: Sam Neill reflects on his rise to the top.
All Black Tamaiti Williams discovers his tūpuna fought in France in WWI
'It was quite emotional for my family just for me to be here.'
Southland Boys' win national First XV title
The Southland schoolboys also snaffled the Moascar Cup off Westlake.
$42m in suspicious transactions: Tinder 'swindler' scam set to reach NZ's High Court
The account owner says he was not involved in any scam and claims ownership of the funds.