More than 1000 infringements were recorded by police during a blitz on drink driving over Easter at the top of the South Island.

An injured 30-year-old tramper has been flown to Nelson hospital after her husband tramped out of the Kahurangi National Park to get help.

Nelson police are appealing for information after a man on crutches was repeatedly stabbed outside a police station.

A Nelson father critically injured his 37-year-old son when he shot him at close range at a family home in Tapawera before turning the gun on himself, police say.

A Nelson surfer suffered a deep puncture wound to his hand while wrestling a 2m shark during the weekend.

An Air Nelson pilot sacked for sleeping with a young flight attendant and drinking before a flight has won his job back.

A pilot has won his job back after being sacked for a late-night drinking spree during which he had sex with a 19-year-old flight attendant.

Three of the five Rugby World Cup pool matches that were to have been held in Christchurch will remain in the South Island, it was announced this afternoon.

Have you noticed that Americans call a main course an entrée? (They probably say that we call an entrée a main course, but never mind that for a moment.)

An undercover operation dubbed one of the "deepest gang infiltrations" in New Zealand police history has seen 15 arrests and 20 properties raided.

For years, the spirit of the Crusaders has been unbreakable.

For 80 minutes last night, Crusaders fans tried to put the agony and tragedy to the back of their minds.

Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates has invoked memories of Hurricane Katrina to justify evacuating hundreds of elderly out of the Christchurch in the wake of last week's earthquake.

More than 300 elderly people have been moved from quake-damaged residential care centres in Christchurch, some without the knowledge of their families, Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) has admitted.

Authorities in Nelson are working hard to accommodate fleeing Christchurch residents.

An Anglican minister is questioning police inaction against one of their own after his son was severely injured by a 4WD driven by an off-duty officer.

The lost English tourist spotted by a helicopter last night in the Kahurangi National Park says he can't describe the relief he felt when he was found.

The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.