Huge blaze at Canterbury property
Firefighters battle the blaze at a property on Weddons Rd in Rolleston. Video / @javascoutlink
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Thick, toxic smoke billowing from huge blaze of tyres
Fire contained but not extinguished; people are being warned to stay away.
Man jailed for cruel assault on disabled brother
Defendant argued his brother should take some of the blame for the beating.
Murder charge laid after woman found dead in Te Anau motel
Police found the body of a woman last night.
Channelling his Captain Tom, Kiwi grandfather's charity cycle bid
Tony Todd is using pedal power to raise money for local hospice.
Ashburton grandfather Tony Todd is cycling 73km on his 73rd birthday to raise money for his local hospice
Ashburton grandfather Tony Todd is cycling 73km on his 73rd birthday to raise money for his local hospice. Video / Kurt Bayer
Lockdown breach: Man unrepentant after spitting at supermarket worker, police
Dawson Taiaroa caused havoc during alert level 4, a court has heard.
Community work for shooting kererū
'It's just a bloody pigeon,' shooter's mother says. 'I don't care what you call it.'
Busier roads in level 2 sparks warning
After speeding continued during lockdown, police want to remind motorists to slow down.
Switched at birth: Two Kiwi girls were raised in the wrong lives, until they ended up with one set of parents
30 years ago two babies were swapped at Timaru Hospital. One of the mums finally speaks.
'It's breaking my heart': Kiwi in quarantine barred from seeing dying wife
A Christchurch man is pleading to see his dying wife one last time.
Benefit applications more than triple in Queenstown
Number of people applying for the unemployment benefit has tripled.
Cold case: Third Angela Blackmoore murder accused appears in court
Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in her house in 1995.
South Island educators welcome 'realistic' rules
Schools in the south are itching to go back to work under level 2 conditions.
Close to freezing: Icy snap hits North Island
Parts of the North Island dropped to the low single digits overnight.
3kg of P, thousands in cash recovered after warrants executed in Canterbury
Two men, aged 31 and 39, have been arrested and will appear in court today.
Chinese owners forced into selling NZ land were planning rollercoaster park near lake
The investors were forced to sell the properties or risk potential prosecution.
Weather: Brollies in the north, beanies in the south
Scattered showers this afternoon for the North Island.
Lockdown motorway racing incident 'just stupid'
Samuel Welsford was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle in an unauthorised race.
Wild weather surges north as wind gusts of over 100km/h batter centres
Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.
The hotel that remained open through lockdown - for a single guest
"They have really spoilt me," says treasured Belgian guest who'll stay on for winter.
Proposed mothballing of Hermitage Hotel a blow to Twizel, Mt Cook Village residents
Drop in tourism has put 170 jobs on the line at Mt Cook's Hermitage Hotel.
Man who beat best friend to death denied parole
Jason Karl Blackler has been refused parole at the first attempt.
'Politicising police': Top cop questioned over Clarke Gayford video
Clarke Gayford headlined a police video in mid-April.
Mystery smoke trail spotted over the Remarkables
No it wasn't an asteroid. If it was, Queenstown probably wouldn't exist anymore.
'We are hurting': Southern GPs feel financial strain
Lockdown period has seen many patients put off seeking healthcare.
Repeat drink-driver jailed after turning up to court drunk
Ravindra Singam Ganesan said he was driving because he was unable to walk.
Moderate earthquake shakes South Island
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has occurred in the South Island near Te Anau.
Police name man found dead in Clutha River
Police said a member of the public found the body in the river on Tuesday.
Police do not encourage community checkpoints
Police explain rules for iwi checkpoints after their right to stop people questioned.
Ashley Bloomfield apologises to family mourning Covid-19 victim
'No one wants to create any kind of extra additional stress for families ...'
Second Southland Covid-19 death after woman dies in hospital
She is the second person to die of Covid-19 in Southland.
Police treating man's death as 'unexplained'
Police say a post mortem will be conducted in the next few days.