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![Summer hail storm thrashes South](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Summer hail storm thrashes South
A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.
![Clark raves about Routeburn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Clark raves about Routeburn
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been enjoying an active holiday.
![Wild weather to hit southern, central parts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wild weather to hit southern, central parts
A vigorous front which has hammered the lower South Island with high winds and rain will attack central parts of the country today.
![Crews still dampening down Roxburgh fire scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crews still dampening down Roxburgh fire scene
Fire crews are still dampening down hotspots after a bush fire destroyed one house and forced the evacuation of several others in Roxburgh overnight.
![Chainsaw used in Dunedin attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Chainsaw used in Dunedin attack
A man was reportedly attacked with a running chainsaw while sitting on a lawn of a Dunedin house yesterday afternoon.
![Former All Black dies in boating accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Former All Black dies in boating accident
An All Black prop from the 70s has died in a jet-boating accident in the Mackenzie Country.
![Mum attacked twice while kids sleep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mum attacked twice while kids sleep
Police are looking for two men in connection with an assault on a Dunedin woman.
![Woman attacked in her home twice in one night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman attacked in her home twice in one night
A Dunedin woman suffered facial injuries after she was twice assaulted overnight.
![Inspired by the materials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inspired by the materials
A Cromwell builder's five years on the job helped when it came time to tackle his own home.
![Research finds no advantage in learning to read from five](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Research finds no advantage in learning to read from five
Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.
![Nice weather for NZ's Christmas Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nice weather for NZ's Christmas Day
Well the weather outside is certainly not looking frightful this Christmas with NZ's Christmas Day forecast looking more and more positive for most people.
![Marriage is good but has downsides when it fails - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Marriage is good but has downsides when it fails - study
Tying the knot is positive for the mental health of both men and women, according to a New Zealand-led international study.