
One moment of inattention costs four lives in horror crash
Police rue terrible start to Queens Birthday long weekend.
Police rue terrible start to Queens Birthday long weekend.
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"This is an absolute tragedy," area commander Inspector David Gaskin said.
South Island's rail network took a battering.
The haul was the second-highest in the country, behind only Auckland City.
Documentary maker Scott Simper will head home to New Zealand next week.
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A personal locator beacon sparked the rescue this afternoon.
It's the first time the field has been open for Queens Birthday in its 64-year history.
'You're almost reduced to tears,' says farmer calling for more Govt help.
Parents, patients and survivors of eating disorders begging for more help from Govt.
Just hours after being bailed, Liam Marsh came across a car with the keys left inside.
The quake was felt as far away as Auckland, according to GeoNet.
Heading north for Queen's Birthday weekend? Pack a brolly.
Receding floodwaters reveal devastating cost of floods to farmlands.
We can't call it a 'one-in-100 year' event, but can say climate change likely contributed.
A regular trip was supposed to take 2 hours. Floods cause a brief 13-hour, 1000km detour.
KiwiRail boss says repairs will take days.
The ski field is still aiming to open on June 11.
Farmers in the North Canterbury region of Sheffield have been forced to abandon their homes due to the rising floodwater. Video / Hamish Clark
The defendant attended today's hearing by audio-visual link from prison.
Bridges washed out, whole farms under water, as sun comes out.
Thalia Newport, 20, died and eight people were injured in the February crash.
Mop-ups under way already but torrential rain continues to fall.
Lifelong Waikuku resident Andrew Gale takes the Herald through his flooded property where water has breached his garage and sleepout. Video / Kurt Bayer
Dozens of schools are closed and residents are on standby as heavy rain continues to fall.
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.