Father shot son, turned gun on self: police
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.
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Surfer's hand punctured during shark wrestle
A Nelson surfer suffered a deep puncture wound to his hand while wrestling a 2m shark during the weekend.
Hostess sex case pilot wins back job
An Air Nelson pilot sacked for sleeping with a young flight attendant and drinking before a flight has won his job back.
Pilot sacked for sex with teen flight attendant gets 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.
World Cup venue shifts announced
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.
<i>Bouterey's</i>, Richmond
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.)
Explosives seized in gang raids
Police infiltrated the highest levels of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in an undercover operation that culminated in mass raids, nearly 30 arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives today.
Gang HQ bulldozed in mass police raids
An undercover operation dubbed one of the "deepest gang infiltrations" in New Zealand police history has seen 15 arrests and 20 properties raided.
Rugby: A quest for triumph in adversity
For years, the spirit of the Crusaders has been unbreakable.
Crusaders' win lifts spirits in earthquake-ravaged city
For 80 minutes last night, Crusaders fans tried to put the agony and tragedy to the back of their minds.
DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly
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.
Christchurch earthquake: Elderly moved without family knowing
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.
"Hundreds" flock to Nelson region following quake
Authorities in Nelson are working hard to accommodate fleeing Christchurch residents.
Cop runs over boy, dad hits out
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.
'For five days I didn't eat' , says exhausted tramper
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.
UK tramper had become disorientated
The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.