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![Hot air balloon accidents: Pilots ejected due to not wearing harnesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hot air balloon accidents: Pilots ejected due to not wearing harnesses
Everyone on board was in danger after the balloons became pilot-less, TAIC says.
![Hero NY Day hot air balloon rescue: Pilot saved after rope wraps around neck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hero NY Day hot air balloon rescue: Pilot saved after rope wraps around neck
Pilot who got engaged on Christmas Day is recovering in hospital after a horror accident.
![New Zealand's first solar power hot pools open](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
New Zealand's first solar power hot pools open
The competition is heating up as Canterbury gains a new hot pool complex.
![Conflicting rules around school vaccine mandate 'incredibly challenging' - principal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Conflicting rules around school vaccine mandate 'incredibly challenging' - principal
Tomorrow marks the last day for educators to have at least one dose of the vaccine.
!['My conscience means more than my career:' Unvaxxed Kiwi GP quits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'My conscience means more than my career:' Unvaxxed Kiwi GP quits
GP's post sparked a highly polarising response from the Methven community online.
![Man who died after Mt Hutt skifield incident remembered as 'inspiration' to many](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man who died after Mt Hutt skifield incident remembered as 'inspiration' to many
Friends have paid tribute to a man who died at Mt Hutt skifield yesterday.
![Updated: 'Trees down all over the place': Strong winds cause havoc, clean up begins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Updated: 'Trees down all over the place': Strong winds cause havoc, clean up begins
The wild weather has hampered the ability of crews to get fires under control.
![New life overnight: Mid Canterbury boy gets new heart after year-long wait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
New life overnight: Mid Canterbury boy gets new heart after year-long wait
David Dirks' story touched the nation.
![Mid Canterbury canal car crash: Body of driver and passenger recovered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mid Canterbury canal car crash: Body of driver and passenger recovered
The bodies of two people have now been recovered from a Mid Canterbury canal.
![Helicopter crashes onto golf course, four injured - three seriously](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Helicopter crashes onto golf course, four injured - three seriously
The alarm was raised just after 3pm.
![What caused the Canterbury flood? Three questions answered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
What caused the Canterbury flood? Three questions answered
We can't call it a 'one-in-100 year' event, but can say climate change likely contributed.
![Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
![Fatal crash: One dead after Mid Canterbury crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Fatal crash: One dead after Mid Canterbury crash
One person has died in a crash near Methven in Mid Canterbury
![Woman appears in court after violent Mid Canterbury incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Woman appears in court after violent Mid Canterbury incident
A woman has appeared in court facing serious charges after a weekend incident in Methven.
![Violent attack: Woman charged after man seriously injured near Methven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Violent attack: Woman charged after man seriously injured near Methven
Man airlifted to hospital after incident in Mid Canterbury.
![Heartfelt plea: Sick toddler's mum begs for kids' hospital beds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Heartfelt plea: Sick toddler's mum begs for kids' hospital beds
Mum's plea for New Zealanders to help fund beds for other sick kids
![South Island school to review phones after student suspended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
South Island school to review phones after student suspended
A pupil at Mount Hutt College has been suspended after an alleged incident.
![Student suspended after 'humiliating' filming incident at Canterbury high school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Student suspended after 'humiliating' filming incident at Canterbury high school
A student has been suspended from a Methven school after an 'incredibly serious' incident.
!['We didn't have a chance to save her': Famous food truck destroyed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'We didn't have a chance to save her': Famous food truck destroyed
A famed South Island food truck has been lost in a fire near Queenstown.
![Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?