'Brilliant' Chinese academic avoids driving conviction after crash
Judge said potential consequences of a conviction were out of proportion to the offending.
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Person injured in quad bike incident
A person was seriously injured in a quad bike accident near Wedderburn yesterday morning.
Canterbury police will no longer carry firearms after arrest of wanted man
The 20-year-old was sought by police in relation to a firearms incident.
Warm and clear weather to continue
Warm and clear conditions are set to continue late into the week for much of NZ.
Get out the sunscreen, it's sunshine for all
Thames, Alexandra and Wanaka are all expected to get to 28C today.
20 pupils stood down for drinking before school
Pupils drank alcohol before school and others drank during course of the day.
Pike River: Miners ready to recover mates
In just a few weeks, experts will chip off the concrete seal to the mine's entrance.
'Reckless' Airbnb operator's $12k fine for shipping containers
Owner "took risk with other people's lives" using shipping containers as accommodation.
Concrete company spotted washing equipment in Lake Wakatipu
The staff involved were spoken to and were going to face disciplinary action.
Gunman shot by police was on the run following alleged shooting days earlier
Gunman shot by police in Chch last night allegedly fired at officers just days earlier.
Farmer pleads not guilty to M. bovis charges
Alfons Zeestraten's charges include failure to comply with Biosecurity Act.
Christchurch gunman allegedly fired at police 'confidently'
The incident is the second police shooting in less than a week.
Plucky penguin escapes being shark snack three times
A yellow-eyed penguin has tussled with sharks three times and lived to squawk the tale.
Watch: Dramatic moment gunman trades shots with police in suburban street
A person has been shot by police in Christchurch tonight.
Winter wonderland: Up to 50cm summer snow at skifields
"It is definitely unusual to be contemplating the prospect of skiing in February."
Down the drain: NZ funeral home considers body liquifier machine
The boiling down process takes three to four hours.
'Get off the road': Couple's shock at NZ attitude to cyclists
Cyclist couple met with kindness in India and Vietnam - but sworn at in the South Island.
Dunedin chocolate factory wants to 'demystify' craft chocolate
Most people don't know about origins of chocolate and this company wants to change that.
Break out the blankets and brollies - cold snap hits NZ
Cyclone Oma is headed off north, but a cold southerly will bring rain and winds today.
Thai, Canadian tourists injured after jet boat crash
Police and St John crews are at the site in Skippers Canyon.
KiwiBuild sales give wrong idea about Wanaka market - developer
The confidence in the Wanaka housing market has been affected by KiwiBuild's sales.
Severe rain warning for Auckland, Northland as Cyclone Oma tail packs a sting
Cyclone predicted to slide past the country but we're not out of the firing line yet.
Pair arrested in Rotorua in connection with Dunedin killing
The dead man was known to the two people who have been arrested.
Invercargill man bags $1 million from scratchy
NZ's latest millionaire plans to buy a lifestyle block with his wife.
Man tries to skip country to avoid drink-driving charge
The man was arrested at Queenstown Airport as he tried to skip the country.
Feather in Collegiate's cricket cap
Whanganui Collegiate 1st X1 win the coveted Heathcote Williams Challenge Shield
Person dead when car crashes after medical event
A person has died in Golden Bay after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree
Invader possum was 'staring at me like I was Satan'
Home-invading possum sparked a police callout when it slunked into a Dunedin woman's room.
Stabbed 40 times: Miniature horse dies after five-hour surgery
A miniature horse stabbed 41 times in a vicious attack in Waitati has died.
Miniature horse stabbed over 40 times in vicious attack
The incident took place in a Waitati paddock at midnight on Sunday.
Man thrown out of bar for 'racist slurs'
Man claimed to police he was assaulted, but bar manager said he had yelled racist slurs.
Rape in a Waihola public toilet: Married father's descent into sex attack
Married with kids and with a clean criminal record, Daniel Moore was an average man.