'Hopeless task': Backfiring model plane sparks major blaze
Two helicopters called to help firefighters put out 25ha blaze.
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Car wreck displayed beside highway as warning
Smashed up car displayed alongside highway to reinforce road safety message.
'It's a tragedy': Battling Kiwi town loses major retailer
"We spent nearly $1 million ... making it the best possible retail space in the CBD."
White Boxing Day! Summer snow falls in New Zealand
Did someone ask for a white Christmas? The North Island is about to get a taste of winter.
Fatal crash: 'Men would still be alive if one wasn't speeding'
Men would still be alive if not for 'incredibly' high speed of driver, inspector says.
Name of woman who died in Clutha crash released
The woman who died in a crash in Clutha last week was 27-year-old Ebony Grace.
Six injured after 2-car smash blocks SH1
Horror day on Canterbury roads and second crash blocks highway.
Couple lose everything in devastating pre-Christmas blaze
Daryl and Salve Cross lost everything after a large fire in Canterbury.
Volunteer killed in fall was PhD student
Calvin Lim, 29, of Christchurch died in a fall near Pinnacles Hut at Mt Somers.
Body found in search for woman at falls
A young woman failed to resurface after jumping of a waterfall, police say.
'It all happened like a movie with no sound'
A driver has been critically injured after a truck and trailer unit crashed and rolled.
Dry, warm weather tipped for Christmas
Spoiler: You might want to head to the Boxing Day sales rather than the beach.
Woman injured after ute rolls in Queenstown
A video shows the vehicle flipped on its side at the bottom of a bank.
Mystery solved: WWI sub with missing Kiwi found
Sub vanished off the coast of New Guinea in 1914 with 35 crew aboard, including a Kiwi.
Man sexually abused his stepdaughter, three of her friends
Central Otago businessman who has been jailed for 12 years had previous convictions.
Big wet a brief relief from humid start to summer
Rain around the country will ease by the end of the day.
Revealed: Barclay refused to co-operate with police three times
Fresh details of Barclay's refusal are contained in newly released documents.
The next big one? Quake risks revealed
Three slow slips were triggered following the Kaikoura earthquake last November.
Missing Canterbury man Scott Lumsden found
A 41-year-old has been reported missing in the Selwyn area.
Calls for help turned out to be a goat
Member of the public said they "thought someone was yelling for help in the bush".
Crown asked to appeal judge's sentence for jealous husband
The Crown is looking to appeal a discharge without conviction granted to a Queenstown man
Oamaru crash: 'There were people injured everywhere'
Emergency were working frantically to rescue "screaming" people from "mangled" vehicles.
Bridge opening 'milestone' for Queenstown
Around 3000 people walked across the new Kawarau Falls Bridge in Queenstown yesterday.
Ten people injured following crash near Oamaru
Three helicopters were sent to the scene in Maheno, near Oamaru.
Rain won't cool off steaming hot summer days
Temperatures are set to hit 30C in parts of the country this weekend as rain spreads.
Student dodges conviction after filming girl in shower
He held his phone over the top of the woman's cubicle, angling it down to record her.
House in flames next door to school
A house is well involved in fire next to a school in Waipara north of Christchurch.
SH1 at Kaikoura finally reopens
The state highway north of Kaikoura reopens for the first time since last year's quake.
Top judge refuses to defend comments
The Chief District Court Judge has refused to 'defend' comments made by a colleague.
Warning sounds for NZ's charismatic kea
Our charismatic kea has just been reclassified to "endangered" by BirdLife International.
Long-awaited rainfall set to hit country
The dry weather is set to continue up until Christmas, the MetService says.
Jealous husband case: Police reviewing judge's decision
Police are reviewing decision to discharge a man who assaulted his wife without conviction