
'I feel so terrible for them': DIY campervan explodes at campsite
UK couple 'lost everything' in freak explosion at a freedom camping spot.
UK couple 'lost everything' in freak explosion at a freedom camping spot.
Residents urged to keep hydrated and firefighters have helicopters at the ready.
The 66-year-old died after a tractor he was driving rolled.
At the height of the blaze, six fire engines battled the flames.
Rory Smyth sent to jail after wild and reckless flight from police in Audi Quattro.
Heavy rain and strong winds are set to put a dampener on summer in parts of NZ today.
A man who nearly died after assault says the attack 'destroyed all my dreams and plans'.
If sold at $450 an ounce, the crop in the flat could have scored the men $476,550.
Simple safety practices can prevent 'a potentially fatal ... infection', researcher says.
Damaging gales of up to 150km/h are expected this week, along with 13m waves.
Giant swells and 10m waves in southwest NZ possible amid bout of wild mid-week weather.
A front making its way up the country is expected to peter out as it moves north.
Sunday is set to be wet and even wild in some places, and the rain may stay much of week
Elsewhere, Blenheim and Hamilton are set to scorch, with highs of 29C and 27C.
Stock was pulled from supermarket shelves after a Dunedin man found a needle in banana.
Transmission talks continue even as smelter extracts enough on electricity to stay open.
But is there room for two huge power-sucks? How the numbers look.
Unless promised life support comes through, Franz Josef will flatline, councillor says.
Woman claims a box of cherries taken by airline's check-in staff were subsequently eaten.
Fake Spark employee told 69-year-old woman her Spark account had been hacked.
There may still be a chance for one last beach trip this weekend before returning to work.
The high-profile Dunedin inmate cleared his first hurdle to freedom on Thursday.
Aer you up to cycling, walking and kayaking across the South Island in four days?
There are 50,519 place names in New Zealand. Some are rather odd.
Ruairi Taylor chased officer along a road wielding a weapon and shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
'If they had waited much longer... it could have been a very different story.'
Summer stranding in harbour is reminiscent of lobsters washing up a decade ago.
The Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve campground has been at full capacity.
Firefighters cordoned off Baldwin St, in Dunedin, yesterday afternoon after a fuel spill. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT