Latest fromGeraldine
![Big Read: Meth-fuelled burglar shot by farmer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Big Read: Meth-fuelled burglar shot by farmer
The sorry saga could have had an even worse ending, reports Kurt Bayer.
![Man dies after train hits tractor at crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Man dies after train hits tractor at crossing
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
![Code red: Canterbury flooding causes road closures, high tide fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Code red: Canterbury flooding causes road closures, high tide fears
Heathcote River in Chch has broken its banks and next high tide will bring new flooding.
![Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
!['Mad cow': 7-year-old seriously injured in cow attack was at adventure race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
'Mad cow': 7-year-old seriously injured in cow attack was at adventure race
The 7-year-old boy was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
![Watkin awaits national team call up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Watkin awaits national team call up
Jess Watkin has more than a foot in the door to re-enter the White Ferns fold.
![Former Nazi soldier, Mt Hutt 'founding father' dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Former Nazi soldier, Mt Hutt 'founding father' dies
Willi Huber was a member of the Waffen-SS Nazi army unit established by Heinrich Himmler.
![Rescue chopper en route to three-car crash near Geraldine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Rescue chopper en route to three-car crash near Geraldine
Three-car pile-up closes South Island highway as police warn of ice danger on roads.
![Rescuers, public and police honoured for selfless actions in bravery awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Rescuers, public and police honoured for selfless actions in bravery awards
Governor-General presents Royal Humane Society of NZ Silver Medals to 10 recipients.
![Fatal crash witness: 'I can't un-see that'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Fatal crash witness: 'I can't un-see that'
Timaru fatal crash witness describes the "horrible" scene which unfolded in front of him.
![Wanted: Toilet rustlers in Te Moana Gorge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Wanted: Toilet rustlers in Te Moana Gorge
An inexplicable theft in the Te Moana Gorge could leave travellers caught short.
![Flooding: 'I've never seen anything like it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Flooding: 'I've never seen anything like it'
Flooding on Thompson Track in Canterbury has been "up to the windows" of cars.
![Pair airlifted in two-car crash in Geraldine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Pair airlifted in two-car crash in Geraldine
Two people are being airlifted to hospital following a two car crash in Geraldine.
![Tourist deaths 'ignored'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Tourist deaths 'ignored'
The Government has been accused of failing to do enough to prevent road crashes involving tourists, following the sentencing of a man who fell asleep at the wheel.
![Tourist driver fell asleep, killed mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Tourist driver fell asleep, killed mum
A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.
![Tourist killed in head-on crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Tourist killed in head-on crash
A female tourist has been killed in a head-on crash in Canterbury today following a spate of crashes in the region.
![Car crash causes house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=809)
Car crash causes house fire
Three people were injured after a car crashed into a power pole this morning, causing a fire.