Brrrrr! Snow warnings issued as cold snap bites
Four snow warnings have been issued across the country.
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"Initially, it was like here's 20 people, then it was here's 40 people" and so on.
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Intense showery conditions that are prevalent today are forecast to ease tonight.
Two friends die, another survives fiery Dunedin crash
A lone survivor of a deadly crash told a witness: 'My friends are in there'.
Drug horror: Student tried to claw his own eyes out
He thought he was taking MDMA - and now police have issued a warning.
Police watchdog rules shooting after Blenheim pursuit was self-defence
Officer: 'We locked eyes as he ran towards me with the knife... I feared for my life.'
Earthquake: 'Felt the whole apartment rattling'
Christchurch residents got an early wake-up call this morning.
Woman arrested after scrumpy-fuelled rampage
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Lockdown tragedy: Mother battling cancer loses daughter, 11, to leukaemia
The mother was receiving chemo when her daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia in lockdown.
Watch: Streaker steals the show in Dunedin
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Fire engulfs building in South Dunedin
Dunedin firefighters contain large blaze that broke out in commercial building.
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Bad news for clients of failed financial adviser
Clients of Barry Kloogh were owed an estimated $15.7 million.
Cold snap turns to heavy rain, warnings issued
Western parts of the country are in for some decent rain from Sunday.
Wrong side of the law: 125 cops charged with criminal offending
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Dunedin Mayor calls National MP's comments 'racist'
Housing Minister Megan Woods also accused the MP of "scaremongering" and "being racist."
Stop-sign ignored: Grieving daughter tells killer driver: 'You took my mum away from me'
'I should have hugged her tighter the last time I saw her.'
Many woke up to a winter wonderland today
Many parts of New Zealand has seen a whole lot of snow today.
34-year-old swindled $11k from foster parents
The man's foster father says he feels 'betrayed and upset'.
'If it doesn't go right… splat': Inside fast-roping, aka shimmying out of a helicopter, harness-free
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer went along for the ride.
Queenstown's newest hotel to open to domestic market
The two-year project cost $60 million with around 250 workers at its peak.
Hard work results in release
A Dunedin man has been released on parole after he 'impressed' the Parole Board.
200g-300g of meth used weekly in Invercargill
200g-300g of meth had a street value of about $160,000 to $240,000.
Monster waves, snow, gales: Desert Rd closed as NZ wakes up in the freezer
Rug up warm, the cold is here to stay, with snow warnings out in force for many areas.
Man in Batman costume who raped woman in her home is jailed
Man said he suffered a 'blackout' before raping woman twice. Judge rejected the idea.
Swastikas painted on Oamaru school entrance as rugby rivalry gets uglier
Disgusted principal says hype around traditional "Blood Match" is out of hand.
Killer babysitter: A broken mum's heartbreak - 'I let him down'
Hunter's schoolteacher mother speaks about her heartbreak, grief, guilt and anger.
9yo murdered by teen babysitter: Killer texted mum during evening
Boy, 9, was stabbed to death on his bedroom floor and found by his mother.
Teen babysitter who killed nine-year-old named
Daniel Cameron had been paid to babysit the child on at least 10 previous occasions.
Frosty morning on the way
One part of the country has received 82mm of rain in the last 24 hours.
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Auckland tornado terror: 'Everything was destroyed, absolutely everything'
A family tells of their terror as the wild weather of the past two days starts to settle.
Couple killed in crash were married more than 60 years, now 'never apart'
Police said inquiries are still ongoing to determine circumstances of crash.