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Panic gives way to reality in flooding aftermath
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
Orchard workers plead guilty to abduction and sexual violation after lakeside attack.
The crash occurred on a property near Cromwell shortly before 6pm tonight.
The woman suffered serious facial injuries when she was struck by the object.
Main water catchment contaminated after blaze by ash and fire suppressing chemicals.
Three big fires today have stretched the country's firefighters.
Police found him drunk with a machete in his hand and a hunting knife in his pants.
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Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Judge notes Lime scooter more dangerous than a motorised chilly bin but still issues fine.
Pair charged with abduction, sexual violation, injuring and impeding breathing.
Anonymous authors' scatalogical slagging of pretty much the whole country is now a book.
Marton teenager steps up to the next tier of motorsport.
The driver, a man in his 60s, crashed his ute into Lake Dunstan on Thursday evening.
'My heart was bubbling,' says dairy owner who scared off would-be robber.
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He had just driven out to rescue two mates who got stuck.
Cromwell man slammed into a parked car, shunting it forward about 10m.
Alcohol not a good way to manage sleepwalking, judge says.
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Tourists lose all belongings - including passports - as bus goes up in flames.
Part of Central Otago was in lockdown yesterday as police searched for an armed teen.
The teenager has not been found after an extensive police search.
"People shouldn't take it so seriously," says Cromwell board chairman.
The Central Otago town responds to being dubbed "the mistake by the lake".
It seems the people of Cromwell don't like being called a 'mistake'.