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![Picturesque Portage nestled in the Sounds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Picturesque Portage nestled in the Sounds
Resort has eating outlets, water frontage and established clientele.
![Heavy snow and rain on the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Heavy snow and rain on the way
Nine tourists have been stranded by floodwaters on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru after failing to observe warning signs earlier today.
![Kiwis urged to brace for weather bomb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwis urged to brace for weather bomb
Heavy rain and gales are expected to lash the main islands from tonight, with the MetService warning of one of the "bigger weather events" for some time.
![Resthome runaway - elderly woman's big adventure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Resthome runaway - elderly woman's big adventure
Rugged up and in sturdy shoes, with a rucksack full of clothes, shampoo and cash, Jeanette Mary Alder was going "as far as she could go".
![Minister orders review of 'greater good' defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Minister orders review of 'greater good' defence
Simon Power orders a law review after three men successfully used a "greater good" defence to justify extensively damaging the Waihopai spybase.
![Poor Waihopai spybase saboteurs welcome lawsuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Poor Waihopai spybase saboteurs welcome lawsuit
Three activists are welcoming news the Crown may try to sue them for $1.1 million, despite the saboteurs having around $1000 between them.
![Double murder charge over Hokitika deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Double murder charge over Hokitika deaths
A man in his 40s has been charged with two counts of murder and will appear in the Greymouth District Court tomorrow.
![Access fee beats closing celebrated track, says Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Access fee beats closing celebrated track, says Key
John Key says having to pay to use an internationally renowned walking track "isn't ideal", but it is better than the track being closed.
![Severe gales to lash parts of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Severe gales to lash parts of NZ
Severe gales powerful enough to damage trees and power lines are set to lash the east coast of the South Island and the parts of the North Island.
![Spy base verdict may prompt law change - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Spy base verdict may prompt law change - PM
The decision to acquit the Waihopai saboteurs surprised Prime Minister John Key who is not ruling out a law change.
!['Crush drink drivers' cars'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Crush drink drivers' cars'
The oldest son of a mother-of-five killed by a woman fleeing a police check point says it's time to crush drink-drivers' cars.