Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

One trapped after car crashes right behind fire station.

Two men are lucky to be alive after they emergency landed a helicopter in rough terrain on the Southern Alps.

Preloading party-goers are causing the lion's share of trouble for police.

Driver involved in alleged hit and run in Queenstown has been located.

Police are looking for the driver of a silver station wagon after it was involved in a hit and run in Queenstown tonight.

A 400sq m bush blaze is burning beside a rural road near Ashburton.

A bounty to confirm the South Island kokako is still alive has led to 40 possible encounters.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

Engagement presents were stolen from the home of Tactix captain Jess Moulds.

The mum searching for her son's stolen ashes has been going to pawn shops in a bid to find clues.

A grateful community says thanks to the volunteer firefighters who fought the recent blazes in Christchurch.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

NBC television journalist and host has bought property near Queenstown.

A Dunedin man has been jailed for attempted murder.

Thousands have reported feeling the two big quakes in Canterbury.

Witnesses said the Givealittle recipient came close to hitting several children playing on the footpath.

Police are appealing for help to identify this man following a break-in at a liquor store in Invercargill.

A student caught with handwritten notes twice during the same examination was among 50 disciplined for dishonest practices by the University of Otago last year.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

A jetboater has gone viral on social media after posting a misadventure in his boat on Facebook.

Some parts of the country might feel hot season never arrived this time

A Christchurch couple have been the victims of a brutal attack after a music festival.

While autumn starts this week, summery weather is expected to continue for a while.

A crowd funding page has been set up to raise a reward, after a brutal horse death in Burwood.

Christchurch residents are being asked to conserve water while water levels are restored following the Port Hills fires.

A person was unloading goods when they were hit by another truck in Christchurch.

The Kiwi snowboarder, who died in a Japan avalanche is remembered as a caring man with infectious energy.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, near Kinloch, just after 1pm.

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