Teen hit shark with boogie board during attack
A 14-year-old boogie-boarder attacked by a shark says she stood on something slippery before seeing a "massive grey thing twisting in the water".
A 14-year-old boogie-boarder attacked by a shark says she stood on something slippery before seeing a "massive grey thing twisting in the water".
Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?
A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.
Film-maker Roger Donaldson has compiled a photographic scrapbook of Kiwi codger Burt Munro - and has his eyes on a biopic of Ed Hillary.
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has lost his bid to sack Deputy Mayor Neil Boniface.
Special meeting next month will see Invercargill councillors discuss a potential 'cabinet reshuffle'.