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!['Open invitation' for daylight thieves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Open invitation' for daylight thieves
An alarming increase in thieves breaking car windows in broad daylight to steal valuables has sparked a warning from police that iPods and laptops left on seats are an "open invitation".
![Widow in court over Easy Rider deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Widow in court over Easy Rider deaths
The trial of a Bluff woman who has denied charges laid after the sinking of her fishing boat Easy Rider last year will probably take one week.
![Man killed in car crash near Invercargill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man killed in car crash near Invercargill
A young man has been killed following a serious car crash in Southland this morning.
![Easy Rider widow remanded again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easy Rider widow remanded again
The Bluff woman whose company owned the fishing boat Easy Rider, has been remanded again on charges relating to the vessel's sinking in March.
![Lotto winner stays in the shadows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lotto winner stays in the shadows
New Zealand can be a small place when you have a secret to hide - so imagine having one worth $20.5 million.
![Lotto winner: 'I was completely stunned'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lotto winner: 'I was completely stunned'
A vintage motorcycle buff kept his $20.5 million-winning Lotto ticket hidden in his sock drawer before claiming the prize because he "wanted the magic" to continue.
![Fragile wetlands ravaged by blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fragile wetlands ravaged by blaze
A huge fire that raged for almost 24 hours south east of Invercargill has destroyed more than 400ha of an internationally recognised scientific reserve.
![Helicopters join fire fighting efforts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helicopters join fire fighting efforts
Helicopters will join efforts to control a large bushfire this morning that has already burned more than 400ha of conservation land near Invercargill.
![Sex offender shows 'no remorse'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sex offender shows 'no remorse'
A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.
![Three teens arrested over vicious assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three teens arrested over vicious assault
Three teenaged men have been arrested following an alleged serious assault on an Invercargill man that left the victim with a broken nose and fractured eye socket.
![Easy Rider: Skipper's wife charged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easy Rider: Skipper's wife charged
Charges have been laid against the widow of the skipper of the Easy Rider over its sinking in Foveaux Strait in March, with the deaths of eight people.
![Editorial: Jobs with a future needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Jobs with a future needed
This month's toll of job losses is striking - but it's a reflection of a slowing of the Chinese economy. It's time to look for jobs that have a future.
![Man jailed on historic sex charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man jailed on historic sex charges
A Cromwell man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping and indecently assaulting a girl over a nine-year period some 40 years ago.
![Drunk driver suffocated by car door](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drunk driver suffocated by car door
A drunk driver was suffocated between his car door and roof after swerving onto the wrong side of the road to hit a “ferret”, evidence given to a coroner says.