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'People could've got high from walking past': Cannabis grown in every room including roof
A man who used every room in a Dunedin flat to grow cannabis has been jailed.
Man jailed for stabbing dog, threatening mother
John McVicar stabbed his mother's dog in the neck and said she would get the same.
'It's desperate down there': West Coast town hanging on for Govt help
Unless promised life support comes through, Franz Josef will flatline, councillor says.
Jetstar probe: Claim staff ate Auckland-bound passenger's cherries
Woman claims a box of cherries taken by airline's check-in staff were subsequently eaten.
Phone scammer tricks Dunedin woman out of $15k
Fake Spark employee told 69-year-old woman her Spark account had been hacked.
Last weekend of the Christmas break - how's the weather?
There may still be a chance for one last beach trip this weekend before returning to work.
Former jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor to be released from prison
The high-profile Dunedin inmate cleared his first hurdle to freedom on Thursday.
Coast to Coast: Surviving and thriving on a 243km challenge
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Man planned to behead police officer with an axe
Ruairi Taylor chased officer along a road wielding a weapon and shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
Injured climbers rescued after fall in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
'If they had waited much longer... it could have been a very different story.'
Krill paint Te Rauone Beach in Otago Harbour red
Summer stranding in harbour is reminiscent of lobsters washing up a decade ago.
South Island campgrounds teeming with visitors
The Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve campground has been at full capacity.
Diesel spill on Baldwin Street
Firefighters cordoned off Baldwin St, in Dunedin, yesterday afternoon after a fuel spill. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT
More heavy rain on way for flood-hit south
The rain watch sees 20-40mm of rain expected this afternoon and tonight.
Gang land: Garden City simmers with rising gang tension
Trouble has been brewing in Christchurch with new gangs setting up in town.
Central Otago Cherry crops ruined by rain
Some growers estimate losses at between 30 per cent and 60 per cent.
Heavy rain not over for flood-hit South Canterbury
From 5pm until 11pm today, rain was expected for North Otago and South Canterbury.
Otago flooding a 'kick in the teeth' at start of year
Some farms received a quarter of annual rainfall in the first three days of the year.
'Pretty tough': Dunedin street stacks up with restored world's steepest status
The street reclaimed its title as the world's steepest after being dethroned in 2019.
'Muddlemarch': Despair in small town after second big flood in two years
Residents call for urgent action after their town is inundated by floodwaters again.
Wild weather: Flooding, slips close roads in Bay of Plenty, Canterbury
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
Flooding strands 200, water contaminated, rain keeps battering parts of NZ
It's going to be a wild day for parts of NZ and the South Island is in for battering.
More rain for parts of South Island drenched by yesterday's wild weather
Parts of the South Island left sodden by yesterday's deluge are in for more rain today.
'I just sat with the body and cried': Wife dies in husband's arms in Christmas Eve cycling accident
Kana Hirose, 50, died on December 24 after a freak fall on the isolated Great Taste trail.
Homicide victim helped convict a killer 15 years ago; third person charged
Kane Wayman was dropped at hospital early on New Year's Day but died soon after.
Lotto win: Two South Island winners split $5 million Powerball
Strike Four has rolled over to Wednesday night.
Wild weather: South Island flooding causes havoc, 1100 lightning strikes detected across the North Island
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded across the North Island.
Flooding: Festival-goers stranded, roads closed, sandbags ready
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.
'2020 was terrible': Queenstown's adult industry struggling
Kiwis are less willing to spend up large on adult services, operators say.
Dramatic pic shows injured climbers roped to side of mountain
The pair, hurt in a rockslide, were forced to spend the night huddling at 1800m.
South Island flooding: Campers told to get to higher ground
Roads are closed and campers on notice as heavy rain hits the South.