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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.
Man plucked from life raft after boat capsizes
A fisherman has been plucked from a lift raft after his boat caught fire near Westport.
9km limp with torn ligaments in Coast to Coast
The team won their category in the Coast to Coast race last weekend.
Woman's unwanted bill from Lime after scooter crash
It was the worst $39.10 Renee Whitehouse has ever spent.
Notorious murderer's bid for freedom
A notorious Arrowtown murderer will make another bid for freedom next month.
Driver yelled at hit-and-run victim before speeding away: witness
"She yelled at him after she hit him and then drove away. It wasn't a slow accident."
Dust cloud from Australia could hit our shores
Strong northwest winds ahead of a cold front could sweep the dust over the country.
Five sea lions die in squid nets
Conservationists call for closure of commercial squid fishery after sea lions die
Southland: All-terrain mountain buddies
A 180km cycle with two young boys starts out stressful but turns into an amazing adventure
The multi-million-dollar 11-year-old school that needs to be rebuilt
On opening in 2008 the school had been called "the most modern in the country''.