Officer blinded for 10 minutes and hospitalised with first-degree burns to her face.

Heavy rain across the country is also expected today.

Last decent rainfall in Wanaka was 46 days ago.

Luisa Girao has been covering the story of the pair since the beginning.

Conserve-water notices & fire bans were a continual feature in the district this summer.

Cold weather is set to hit the region today.

Teacher Sam O'Hara decided to sleep with the window open - it saved him and his mates.

Glen Sowry alleges tenant erected fence on more than twice the area being paid for.

a front is expected to move up the South Island tomorrow.

Fresh data reveals daily aged residential cases peaked at 83 in the south of New Zealand.

"If that's not extortion, I don't know what is."

Sexual counsellor Nina Powell helps women find healing and self-confidence.

He was suitably experienced and carried a personal locator beacon and a two-way radio.

It wasn't until a mate saw his ticket that he took it in to be checked.

The man was told he was trespassed which made him angry.

The theft happened while she was an employee of the company.

The adventure capital has been slammed like no other town.

The tramper intended to climb the Devil's Armchair but was reported missing on Monday.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made the announcement today.

The tramper intended to climb Devils Armchair near the northern end of Milford Track.

Doctors breaching the Covid-19 orders incur a fee of $4000.

Paperwork and field observations are underway for pumped hydro storage project.

Vegetation obscured a stop sign where 15-year-old passenger and another were killed.

The couple plan to live in the category 1 listed historic homestead.

Canterbury combined has more Covid cases than Auckland.

Mark Walter, 62, was due to be sentenced for unlawful hunting yesterday.

Young people struggling with the increased cost of living.

Sue Bradford suffered from bipolar from her late teens.

Retail areas remain quiet and crowds small.