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Man hires helicopter, flies to Dunedin to hand himself in

Wanted criminal James Bryant hands himself in at Dunedin Police Station after encouragement from support person Arthur Taylor. Video / ODT

Wanted man hires helicopter, flies to Dunedin to hand himself in

Wanted criminal pays for a helicopter to fly him out of the bush to hand himself in.

Driver admits killing girlfriend in off-roading crash

Passenger Olivia Brown, who died in the crash, was told not to wear a seatbelt.

Scott Base makeover: PM gets sneak peek; vows to visit frozen continent

Ardern praises scientific work and reveals she is a Shackleton fan.

Marcus Lush slams Rio Tinto over goodie bags for Bluff school kids

'They basically could have just given all the kids a vaping kit or something.'

Accused uttered 'death row, do me a favour' when told victim had died

Mark Cowling died after an alleged dispute with a 'noisy neighbour'.

Blood supermoon: Best places to see rare eclipse

Cloud might block the view for some, but other parts of New Zealand are in for a treat.

Horrified partner recalls bloody scene after alleged stabbing

Harrowing 111 calls played: 'If I let go of him right now, he's going to die.'

Snow for South Island, 'risks' for rest of NZ, as 'big low' looms

The southeasterly will bring snow to the South Island and dry spells for the West Coast.

Historic $5.4m villa torched: Arsonist jailed for nearly five years

Jonathon Gary Brown says 'a feeling came over him' when he was inside the house.

Where is the best place to see Wednesday's blood supermoon?

See whether your region is among those best placed to witness the lunar display.

Frank: The Banks Peninsula Drought - Has Climate Change Arrived?. S3, E10

Parched paddocks – how Banks Peninsula farmers are adapting to the big dry. Frank Film heads to the hills. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Frank Film

Gloriavale: Former members react to leadership's court claims

Formers members are pushing for a change of leadership.

Budget 2021: KiwiRail the big transport winner with $810m

The extra money will go to replacing old locomotives in the South Island.

Racist rant in Farmers: Woman charged over abuse of mosque shooting victim's sister

The incident happened at Rangiora Farmers In December last year.

Senior Mongols MC gang member appears in court after year on the run

Serious allegations include drug dealing, firearms and money laundering.

$15m fraudster's wife speaks: I've lost everything too

Svetlana Spectra says finding out about her husband's thefts 'almost killed me'.

Crippled: Behind the scenes of Christchurch's cathedral rebuild

Work on track for cathedral to be reinstated - by middle of 2027.