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![Houses, vehicles and cash in $3.2m assets siezed by Southern District police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Houses, vehicles and cash in $3.2m assets siezed by Southern District police
The haul was the second-highest in the country, behind only Auckland City.
![Wanaka film-maker who caught Covid-19 on Mt Everest due home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wanaka film-maker who caught Covid-19 on Mt Everest due home
Documentary maker Scott Simper will head home to New Zealand next week.
![Famous book sale leaving home for larger space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Famous book sale leaving home for larger space
The 24 Hour Book Sale will no longer be held at the Regent Theatre .
![Serious crash in Canterbury between car and motorcycle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Serious crash in Canterbury between car and motorcycle
Serious crash in Upper Riccarton , Canterbury.
![Frank: New Zealand - The Best Place to Give Birth? S3, E12](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Frank: New Zealand - The Best Place to Give Birth? S3, E12
Our midwifery system is admired the world over – so why are so many midwives facing burnout? Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Frank Film
![Public toilet rapist released: 'A very charming narcissist'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public toilet rapist released: 'A very charming narcissist'
Moore followed woman to the toilets and grabbed her by the throat as he forced her inside.
![Where house prices didn't go bananas post-Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Where house prices didn't go bananas post-Covid
House price growth in some regions seemed relatively tame compared to others.
![Bestiality in New Zealand: Shocking extent of indecency with animals revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bestiality in New Zealand: Shocking extent of indecency with animals revealed
Shocking number of cases over the last decade.
![Sports field torn up by 'idiot', covered in tyre tracks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sports field torn up by 'idiot', covered in tyre tracks
'Some idiot who thinks it's a laugh doesn't realise how much it impacts everybody else.'
![Dramatic snowy rescue: Tramper falls 150m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dramatic snowy rescue: Tramper falls 150m
A personal locator beacon sparked the rescue this afternoon.
![Hanmer Springs Ski Area first to open this season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hanmer Springs Ski Area first to open this season
It's the first time the field has been open for Queens Birthday in its 64-year history.
![Canterbury's first VC recipient's quake-damaged plot to be repaired](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Canterbury's first VC recipient's quake-damaged plot to be repaired
Sergeant Henry Nicholas was awarded the VC for his heroic exploits in December 1917.
![Motorcyclist who drove at 192km/h avoids jail after fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Motorcyclist who drove at 192km/h avoids jail after fatal crash
Garth Robinson died in the crash in April 2019.
![Diabolical winter delights in New Zealand's best travel deals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diabolical winter delights in New Zealand's best travel deals
We bring you the best travel deals going.
![Four-year-old found walking alone down Dunedin road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Four-year-old found walking alone down Dunedin road
The boy told police that he wanted to go for a walk.
![Trucks allowed on Ashburton River bridge during daylight hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Trucks allowed on Ashburton River bridge during daylight hours
The crossing has been closed on and off since Tuesday.
!['Is that all?': World War II veteran, 108, gets Covid-19 vaccine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Is that all?': World War II veteran, 108, gets Covid-19 vaccine
Bill Mitchell was 5 when the flu pandemic swept New Zealand in 1918.
!['Well involved' house fire at Lake Hayes Estate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Well involved' house fire at Lake Hayes Estate
A fire investigator will be examining the scene.
![Focus: Historic Family Farm wiped out by floods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Focus: Historic Family Farm wiped out by floods
Surrey Hills Farmer Arthur Grigg on how the floods wiped out his family's farm. Video / George Heard
!['Get out now': Family fled wall of water, daring tractor rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Get out now': Family fled wall of water, daring tractor rescue
Temuka local residents are pitching in to help out with the clean-up of the property.
!['It's a kick in the guts': Historic farm station smashed in floods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It's a kick in the guts': Historic farm station smashed in floods
'You're almost reduced to tears,' says farmer calling for more Govt help.
![Footage of Farm Road house flooding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Footage of Farm Road house flooding
The house where Rebecca lives on Farm Road near Temuka which was flooded on Monday. Video / Supplied
![Crossing Ashburton Bridge and the big dip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crossing Ashburton Bridge and the big dip
Video crossing Ashburton Bridge and the big dip. Video / Phil Hooper
!['Good guy taken far too soon': Tributes for truckie killed by falling tree](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Good guy taken far too soon': Tributes for truckie killed by falling tree
A man killed when a tree fell on his truck in Canterbury on Monday has been named
![Eating disorders: Survivor once sent home to die joins desperate calls for Govt help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Eating disorders: Survivor once sent home to die joins desperate calls for Govt help
Parents, patients and survivors of eating disorders begging for more help from Govt.
![Driver who hit six cars, police dog in wild chase had just been bailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Driver who hit six cars, police dog in wild chase had just been bailed
Just hours after being bailed, Liam Marsh came across a car with the keys left inside.
!['Rough few days for Canterbury': Shallow 3.9 quake jolts Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Rough few days for Canterbury': Shallow 3.9 quake jolts Christchurch
The quake was felt as far away as Auckland, according to GeoNet.
![Washout holiday: Long weekend weather set to be a doozy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Washout holiday: Long weekend weather set to be a doozy
Heading north for Queen's Birthday weekend? Pack a brolly.
!['It is disappointing': Chief Ombudsman slams prison conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It is disappointing': Chief Ombudsman slams prison conditions
His comments come after reports into unannounced inspections at two prisons.