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Haast: The town where cellphones are silent
A South Island town in the middle of a 244km reception black spot are desperate for help.
A South Island town in the middle of a 244km reception black spot are desperate for help.
Where land can still be found for $60,000 and the closest city is almost 400km away.
$2.80 for a child, $5.50 for an adult. But there was no charge for Nismo.
Fire danger 'extremely high' warns MetService as south swelters in record-busting heat.
MetService says Dunedin Airport recorded a temperature of 35C today - a new record.
There is now a total fire ban across Otago and Southland.
A man has died after his truck rolled in the Clutha District.
Christchurch Police are seeking the help of the public in identifying an armed robber.
A man burst into Trevinos Bar and Restaurant on Riccarton Rd, carrying a gun.
Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.
The skydiver presumed to have died in an ill-fated tandem fall has been named by police.
People getting too close to blue penguins in Oamaru could be charged under Wildlife Act.
Christchurch man who went missing two years now believed to have been murdered.
This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.
The man who rescued a skydiver who plunged into Lake Wakatipu shares his account of events
Torrential rain scuttles the Kumara Racing Club's Gold Nuggets meeting for a second year.
Uh-oh. Higher than normal rainfall forecast for most of the country in the next two weeks.
More than 20 rescue vessels scoured Lake Wakatipu in vain hunt for skydiver.
Teenica Harrex suffered extensive injuries after a motorbike crash in Bali.
This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.
A Police co-ordinated response to a water rescue on Lake Wakatipu has been suspended.
Otago University excludes group after vomiting and head shaving occurred during initiation
Like a scene out of Minority Report, police down south are door-knocking offenders.
Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.
Affected farm and one other have been under controls since before Christmas.
A truck crash has closed SH63 between Kawatiri and Renwick in the Tasman district.
A priest had to "shimmy'' down a fire escape this morning.
This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.