Man had $12,000 of stolen tools but was no tradie
The items had all been stolen from building sites around Dunedin.
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Car and campervan roll, one person serious, three helicopters dispatched
'It's unknown if more people have been injured,' police say.
High July: Settled weather at last after month of wind, rain and snow
Thank you, weather gods.
One dead in light plane crash near Twizel
One person has died in a late plane crash in the South Island.
Russell Rawiri hangs up his badge after 41 years
Senior Constable Russell Rawiri looks back on an enforcement career with no regrets.
Student jailed for two years for acts inside courthouse
A student who tampered with a manhole inside the Dunedin Courthouse has been jailed.
FV Jubilee sinking tragedy: New revelations as operator prosecuted
All three fishermen aboard perished in the 2015 sinking.
KiwiRail worker who lost leg in horror accident gets $135k payout
KiwiRail had already paid an insurance payment of $95,000 to its worker.
Rat sneaks in, kills 30-year-old tuatara at Southland Museum
"This was one of the first breeding offspring we had at the museum, hatched in 1989."
'Wanted to kill': Knife tip bent in ferocious attack on woman
Tip of knife bent during frenzied stabbing.
The aliases, the cons, the elusive yacht trip: One of NZ's most wanted fugitives jailed
Conman Paul Bennett was arrested as he sailed into Sydney on a luxury yacht.
New 'world-class' airport mooted for Central Otago
Christchurch Airport has just unveiled a proposal for a new airport in the Tarras region.
'My head burst like a balloon': Assault victim speaks in court
Cory Ferguson's lawyer claims a Karitane man was assaulted because he went for a gun.
Quick-thinking teen saves her family from house fire
Oamaru family lucky to be alive after 14-year-old girl raises the alarm.
Curse of the south? MPs from the mainland plagued by scandals
Falloon, Walker, Dowie, Barclay, Gilmore, Clark, Curran and Turei among the fallen MPs.
Man allegedly breaks into home, beats resident with baseball bat
A court has heard how a Karitane resident was beaten and left with several fractures.
Revealed: The cost of finding trampers missing in dense bush for 3 weeks
The Defence Force and police have released information on costs to the Herald.
Kuia attacked at BP in Christchurch: 'It's ruined my life'
A Kuia who was badly beaten at a gas station two months ago wants her attacker to 'pay'.
Bryan Leyland: Smelter victim of broken promise in Muldoon era
COMMENT: Loss of Rio Tinto plant to the economy about $80m per year - $320m for 4 years.
Indecent act 10 years ago admitted but no conviction recorded
'It was gross in all regards,' Judge Smith said.
The $5 million PR bonanza: How NZ wooed TV star Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert's love of The Lord of the Rings helped secure public relations scoop.
American woman admits smuggling cocaine into NZ inside puffer jackets
Highly pure cocaine with a street value of $875,000 was hidden inside five puffer jackets.
Railway horror: Worker loses leg
KiwiRail and local contractor faces hefty fines after accident.
Severe thunderstorms threaten the Far North
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Far North.
WorkSafe response to Christchurch explosion 'grossly unjust'
Lack of info about investigation over gas explosion left residents feeling let down.
Black Widow poisoning: The case that gripped a nation
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer takes a look back at NZ's infamous Black Widow.
Weather: -5C in the south overnight, 14C in the north
It's a contrast rarely seen in New Zealand, but weather watches are in place for the North
GO NZ: Victorian punks and penguins make Ōamaru a 'must see'
Ōamaru has given its own twist to the solid stateliness of the Victorian era
Focus: Jacinda Ardern talks up 'huge' opportunities for Southland
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is playing up the "huge economic" opportunities that exist in Southland and has hinted the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point could stay open longer than previously announced. Video / ODT
Burwood house fire: Baby in the room where blaze most intense
Four children and father were inside the property when the fire started.
Navy dive squads fail to find fisherman
No sign has been found of the fisherman who went missing on Lake Wakatipu.