Latest from Otorohanga District

Three injured in light plane crash
Three people have been hurt, one seriously, in a light plane crash north of Otorohanga.

Man charged over theft of 300-year-old bell
An unemployed man has been charged with stealing a 300-year-old ship's bell used to call parishioners to worship.

Fatal crash driver had learner licence only four months
The inexperience of a teen driver with a new learner's licence was a "massive factor" in a fatal smash, say police.

Two dead, three teens seriously hurt in crash
Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.

Man faces four charges after firearm incidents
A man faces four charges after a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.

King Country fugitive arrested
A man has been arrested over a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.

Bar patrons wrestle gun from robber
Three patrons wrestled a rifle from a man as he attempted to rob a bar after they realised he had fired his only shot into the ceiling.

Rugby player's reckless drive
The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.