'Frightening, out of control' - Nelson residents flee as river bursts; Auckland also in firing line
'We were told we had five minutes to get out.'
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'Coward's punch' leaves Good Samaritan on pavement with fractured skull, brain aneurysm
Victim struck in the head in 'coward's punch' had no chance to defend himself.
Space scientist broke into woman's home, hid her passports and took photos
Accomplished academic on home detention for premeditated intimidation of woman.
Too afraid to say stop: Meth-induced sex turns into traumatic ordeal
Man blames brain injury for sex encounter that turned into traumatic incident for woman.
Despair over low election candidate numbers
A considerable number of council seats across New Zealand have no candidates.
Nelson couple donating pounamu to tamariki in state care
Man to give all tamariki in state care a pounamu
Statue stolen from memorial site recovered after police officer jumps into river following man
'To see the memorial damaged in such a senseless way was extremely upsetting ...'
Sight unseen: $40K RX-7 deal done by messaging heads to court
Dispute over performance car marketed as 'project'.
Camp conflict: Man hospitalised after caravan beating
Home invader tells victim: 'I'm Hell's Angels and I'm going to f*** you up.'
Tenants compensated for power used by landlord to build tiny home on site
'Elevated level of swearing' in landlord's texts to tenants over who should cut trees.
Former National MP Nick Smith eyes Nelson mayoralty
The veteran politician retired from Parliament in June 2021.
Bail denied: Three in custody following 'seriously frightening' incident
Trio accused of burglary and kidnapping in remote area denied bail.
Driver blames burrito for crash while driving drunk
'I had a couple of beers and was distracted while eating my burrito'.
Diesel spray sparks trawler fire, Talley's to review maintenance procedures
Talleys is now actioning recommendations issued by the TAIC.
Repeat drink driver blames throat gargle for high alcohol reading
A night out playing darts while ill with sore throat ends in drink-drive conviction.
'I started shaking all over': Man scoops huge $1m scratchie prize
The man kept checking instructions on the ticket because he couldn't believe what he saw.
'Stressed and bewildered': Client risked losing home in debt dispute
The censure of two lawyers would be a reminder to ensure their conduct was not repeated.
'It was clear she was a 14-year-old child': Crown
Failure to find out teen's age before sex was the 'crux of the crime', court hears.
Man says delivery of divorce papers drove him to drink and drive...again
Drunk driver hit a parked car, then fled from police soon after his marriage ended.
If you can't pay good wages, don't be in business - hospo expert
Businesses have depended on low wages for decades, AUT academic says.
Motorcyclist spends $5000 in bid to get rid of $80 speeding ticket
'My son is looking up to me to do the right thing.'
Mongrel Mob member to judge: 'I accept your challenge, ma'am'
'Look in the mirror, look at your hand - make a fist and see how big it is' - Judge.
Officer gets Covid after enraged woman breathes in his face
Police officer contracts Covid after angry offender breathes in his face.
Defiant counsellor ignoring ban to continue conversion therapy
A bill banning the practice of conversion therapy passed in February this year.
Home build couple clear major legal hurdle but finish line still nowhere in sight
'It was a thorn in our side. The ache has stopped but we still have the limp.'
Ingham twin's son learned of her death in the news
Joanne Ingham was living in emergency accommodation and battling alcohol addiction.
'Get your property and get out of there' - Judge
Man locked out of partner's property pleads with judge to allow him to get his horses.
Liquor store manager took car keys off drunk woman five times over legal limit
Woman almost five times the legal limit stopped from driving by liquor store manager.
Stargazers left in awe after spiral appears in night sky
Just what caused this spectacular light show over NZ?
Teen paralysed by rare disorder loses ACC battle
Poor medical advice from a nurse caused a 7-8 hour delay in getting treatment.
Live: 16 deaths, 4869 new cases; border worker testing to be dropped
Some families are being infected with Covid-19 for the third time.
Victim's mother tells sex offender he is 'yesterday's trash'
Parade of broken families confront former US Navy marine for his sex offences in court.
Maersk to start dedicated NZ coastal shipping service
Two-vessel service starts next month, will only operate in NZ waters.