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Glacier victim's horror birthday fall
Police have named a Sydney woman who died after falling over 400 metres down a slippery ice face in the Fiordland National Park. She had planned to celebrate her 39th birthday. It was left to rescuers to tell the woman's husband of her fate
Rescuers break news of wife's glacier death to Aussie man
An Aussie man who fell 40m down a slippery ice face with his wife while climbing in the Fiordland National Park....
Couple want return of Kiwi wedding day photographs
Two UK honeymooners lost everything after their campervan was broken into in Auckland, but all they want back is their wedding photos.
Christchurch earthquake: Immigrant families refugees a second time
Hundreds of Afghanis who fled their home country have become refugees again - this time from Christchurch.
Writer keen to acknowledge inner strength
Having led a lonely childhood, Lesley Pearse knows what it is to seek a better life. Now she is helping women to help others. She tells Stephen Jewell how.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: Feedback - an opportunity, not a threat
You have a finite supply of customers. It makes sense to keep the ones you have.
Elderly tramper survives two nights alone in flooded forest
An elderly Auckland man survived a Fiordland flood by sitting on a rock for almost two days as water lapped around him.
Remains dug up not human - police
The remains dug up in Kingston, south of Queenstown, today were possibly those of a sheep, say police.
Cricket: Pakistan level ODI series
The Black Caps chase for victory in the third one-day cricket international against Pakistan limped to a failed 43-run defeat.
Mower fight 'best damn show for years'
A fight during a ride-on lawn mower race at an A&P Show made it the 'best damn show' in years, a sponsor says.
Mower rage brawler unrepentent
A manager at a Wanaka mower and chainsaw shop saw red when his ride-on lawnmower was shunted by a bigger machine.
Holiday homes for getaway to remember
While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.
Police prepare to deal with New Year's Eve hot spots
Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.
Couple abandon boat in rough seas off Fiordland
A couple were forced to spend a 'tough' night out in the open after abandoning their boat in rough seas off southern Fiordland.