'Stomach full of butterflies': Man and boat back on water after crash
The man crashed at Oamaru Harbour Power Boat Marathon three years ago.
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'Heartless criminals': Stolen dogs found but with signs of mistreatment
Police are searching for the person or people responsible.
Rugby referee, 21, suffers heart failure during club game
Game abandoned after Tim Wills collapsed to the ground during championship colts match.
Helicopter crash: Photographer in 'visible pain' week after horror plunge
Four people injured in a helicopter crash at a Mid Canterbury wedding remain in hospital.
Bubble trouble: Aussie 'predators' offer big dollars to lure Kiwi labour
Australian recruiters are offering big money to lure Kiwi workers across the ditch.
Man behind one of NZ's biggest investment fund frauds faces decade in jail
Kelly Tonkin faces a decade in jail after admitting Penrich investment fund fraud.
Mental health in MIQ: At least 30 people referred to specialist, crisis teams since managed isolation opened
Main reasons for referrals are depression, panic attacks and claustrophobia.
Major works on main Christchurch road and surrounding streets
Motorists warned to expect delays around Riccarton Rd area.
Kiwi smokers reusing tobacco as prices soar and cigarette poverty spreads
"Smokers who relight cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer."
'Lovely soul': Tributes pour in for man killed at Christchurch shopping centre
It is understood he was 57 years old and cleaning drains at the time of the incident.
Driver behind hit-and-run death avoids prison again
The man faced a raft of charges in the Timaru District Court today.
Troublesome teen assaults cop after sneaking into circus
The teen had been drinking at McDonalds and allegedly spat on a police officer.
99 per cent: Alleged offenders twice as likely to plead guilty in custody
99 per cent of those held in custody have pleaded guilty over the past five years.
Two seriously injured in North Canterbury crash
The crash happened at the intersection of Lineside and Bramleys Rds.
Woman who died in Canterbury crash named
Lisa Flora Le Fay of Christchurch died n the rash at Windwhistle.
'Fingers crossed': Skifield boss waiting for mercury, snow to fall
The Queenstown ski area's due to open on Saturday, but that's looking unlikely.
Blackball: The town of 300 that wouldn't die
The West Coast town is said to be flourishing with houses being bought 'sight unseen'.
Man, 22, loses $50k contract job after MIQ stay extended twice
Man loses $50,000 contract after being forced to stay in MIQ for weeks longer.
Person killed after being hit by car at Christchurch shopping centre
A person has died at a busy Christchurch shopping centre.
Jewish Council spokeswoman stands by comments after hui marred by walkout
The two-day hui finished in Christchurch yesterday.
You call this cold? Antarctica plunges to -81.7C as polar blast, rain set to hit NZ
The rain is expected to hit the country this weekend.
Women face extra costs for IUD issues
Kiwi women share struggles with extra costs of IUD contraception.
Australian charged after 'accidentally' downloading Chch mosque attack video
Bennett Russell Maynard-Brown appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
500 applications granted to reunite families split by Covid
6559 border exception requests on humanitarian grounds were made between August and April.
'Unexplained' death: Police race to block of flats
St John are referring all enquiries to police.
Man jailed for airport bomb hoax says evidence insufficient
Preetam Maid was jailed for three years before the Dunedin District Court in January.
New allegation of abuse against Peter Ellis 'inadmissible' as evidence
The proposed evidence was from a woman who said Ellis sexually assaulted her in 1982.
Hospitality owner banned from being employer, companies fined $500,000
The court found he instructed eight employees to complete false time sheets.
Counter-terrorism hui: Twitter blasted for failing to stomp out neo-Nazi group recruiting
Neo-Nazi group active on Twitter, despite being banned by Facebook.
Meth, cash seized in raids, may be linked to gangs in Christchurch
Six people have been charged in relation to the offending.
18-year-old seriously assaulted after disturbing intruder
Police were called to the incident in Opawa at around 3.30am on Sunday.
$5 charge to speak to a bank teller 'unfair to elderly'
Charges for such interactions vary from $2.50 at Westpac branches to $5 at BNZ.
More rain for Canterbury: Metservice keeping close eye on situation
Rain is expected to hit the east of the South Island this weekend.
Tourism 'reset': There is lifelong value in international youth market
Can we be smarter in the approach to future tourism?