
Pair killed in Southland motorcycle crash named
Emergency services were called to the crash on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway on Monday.
Emergency services were called to the crash on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway on Monday.
Police expect "a degree of mischief" but hope people make the right choices.
A surge in boat sales could mean less experienced people on the water, harbourmaster says.
Organisers did not know until the morning of the event whether it would go ahead.
"I told my children and everyone started crying. We just couldn't believe it."
The $18.25 million Powerball prize is the second-largest of 2020.
A Dunedin man knocked back five gin and tonics before crashing his BMW into three cars.
"I just found out about [the competition] this morning and thought 'I know how to spit'."
An industrial designer is trying to make the biggest standing wave in the world.
A 23-year-old man died while free-diving at a popular Catlins snorkelling spot on Sunday.
The deaths bring the Christmas/New Year holiday road toll to six.
One resident is calling for a road safety rethink after a "devastating" series of deaths.
The winning ticket was purchased from New World Waitaki, in Oamaru, North Otago.
Kiwis urged to take precautions before entering the water this summer.
"Animals don't choose when to get sick," says Clutha vet Marcus Yule.
The teen was critically injured in a crash near Balclutha at the start of this month.
Hariroa Williams has been jailed despite having a month-old baby at home.
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The Race Relations Commissioner has condemned two recent racist attacks in NZ.
The attack is the latest in a string of violent incidents that have local police worried.
Skyla Anderson-Wynn will study law as well as arts and commerce at university next year.
A drug overdose and a coward's punch have ended an annual Otago party after 10 years.
Mark Carruthers has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to injure and wilful damage.
"It's tragic ... These are people that won't be there for Christmas."
The 22-year-old woman appeared in the Auckland District Court today.
Dry conditions and forecast strong winds have fire authorities on high alert.
Dr Deborah Mills was not allowed to board her flight back to NZ due to her flight history.
Accommodation and hospitality in Otago have lost business due to graduation cancellations.
The results of the tender should be known early next week, Gary Kirk of Bayleys says.