Boyd Cuttance, 44, died 'a broken man' in Corrections' custody in 2012.

Councillor Lee Vandervis posts social media comments on debunked alternative remedy.

Police are making inquiries into the matter.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Sumner Rd shortly before 11pm.

Group makes fun of the murder of millions in shocking social media post.

Snow may be accompanied by showers and hail and thunder storms, MetService says.

Queenstown mayor Jim Boult initially speechless when told of alert level breach.

'I had never feared going to the supermarket in my life.'

A kea missing the top half of his beak has been observed using tools to preen himself.

The Wellington region is under a strong wind warning until at least 7pm today.

30 potentially looking to shut up shop, yet others say they've had their best year yet.

The wild weather has hampered the ability of crews to get fires under control.

Third year in a row for growing craft beer business.

Detectives probing Mellory Manning murder want to identify "Male B".

Neighbours cry fowl over cacophony of crowing from free-range farm in new subdivision.

One of the teenagers swung a scooter into the contractor's face.

The crash happened on the Waimate Highway (SH1) at about midday,

TAIC report: Both vessels were aware of each other - but acted too late.

The pair had never knitted before, but decided to give it a go.

Shirley Warrington had been missing since July 10.

Public primary and secondary schools could not open until today.

"There's no point in spending taxpayers' money in following these people," he says.

Level 1 will look much different however, with masks and mandatory record keeping.

Even flights to and from locked-down Auckland have been increased.

It is believed the deceased person was a woman.

Southern DHB chair Pete Hodgson says situation is 'totally unacceptable'.

The toxic waste is contained in up to 1,000,000 litres of tar below ground in Dunedin.