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![Wheelie bad car thief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wheelie bad car thief
A would-be car thief in Invercargill met his downfall after crashing into a wheelie bin.
!['Terrible diagnosis' devastates family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Terrible diagnosis' devastates family
Opera star Anna Leese Guidi - a new mother for just over a month - is struggling with the news that her Italian husband Stefano has only two years to live.
![Watch: Dramatic rescue of kayaker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Dramatic rescue of kayaker
Jethro Nicholson feels afraid when he crosses the deadly Grey River Bar in an 18 metre fishing boat. This afternoon, he took on its power in a 1.5m kayak.
![NZ's most dangerous public places](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ's most dangerous public places
INTERACTIVE: Explore map of assaults, sexual assaults and robberies to see how your neighbourhood compares with the rest of the country.
![Two remain missing in river tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two remain missing in river tragedy
The search for two people whose vehicle plunged into a river near Hari Hari on the West Coast was suspended last night due to poor weather.
![$20.6m for 1080 drop to combat rats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$20.6m for 1080 drop to combat rats
A Greymouth pest controller says he is having to deal with double the number of rats around the district compared to two years ago.
![Mountaineers killed in avalanche 50 years ago honoured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mountaineers killed in avalanche 50 years ago honoured
Fifty years ago, Annie McGregor's husband died - along with four others - in one of NZ's worst mountaineering tragedies.
!['Suicidal' motorcyclist clocked at 214kmh](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Suicidal' motorcyclist clocked at 214kmh
Police have described the actions of a motorcyclist who drove at more than 200kmh as "suicidal'' and "unbelievable''.
![Two burnt in shed fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two burnt in shed fire
Two people suffered serious burns in a shed fire in Christchurch last night.
![Kea capture on cards after lead poisoning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kea capture on cards after lead poisoning
Attempts are being made to capture a flock of kea in Haast, after one was found to be suffering from lead poisoning.
![KFC robbed by gun-toting offender](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
KFC robbed by gun-toting offender
Police are appealing for any witnesses to the armed robbery at KFC Riccarton, about 8.07pm on Tuesday.
![Jail for pair after chase stopped by sheep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jail for pair after chase stopped by sheep
Two men involved in a high-speed car chase in Central Otago which was stopped by a flock of sheep on the road have each been sentenced to 10 months in prison.
![Four car collision closes lane on Russley Rd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Four car collision closes lane on Russley Rd
A four-car collision near Christchurch Airport has caused a lane of traffic on SH1 to close.
![Dairy robber dressed in formal clothes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dairy robber dressed in formal clothes
It might have been an out-take from Reservoir Dogs or Point Break, but facing a well-dressed masked robber was far from Hollywood make-believe for a teen dairy worker.
![Crash victim loved car in which he died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Crash victim loved car in which he died
First person to lose their life over holiday weekend was passionate about 1937 Ford Cabriolet convertible.
![Holiday road toll rises to seven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Holiday road toll rises to seven
The Queen's Birthday road toll is now up to seven following the death of a man involved in a crash yesterday.
![Farmer told to stop selling raw milk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Farmer told to stop selling raw milk
Alarm after tuberculosis-positive cow discovered at his farm.
![Bulldozer clears way for stranded 4WDs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bulldozer clears way for stranded 4WDs
A week of planning and two days of hard graft using a bulldozer was what it took to free 13 4WD vehicles stuck in the snow for a fortnight up the Old Man Range.
![Robber wearing formal pants and shoes runs off with till](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robber wearing formal pants and shoes runs off with till
A man wearing the odd combination of a hoodie, formal pants and shoes ran down a main Christchurch road with a till after robbing a dairy this evening.
![Stranded whale re-floated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Stranded whale re-floated
A false killer whale that had stranded north of New Brighton in Christchurch has now disappeared from sight - giving rescuers high hopes it will survive and rejoin its pod.
![Timaru bones identified](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Timaru bones identified
Timaru man Darryl McNee, 44, went missing at the beginning of May. The bones washed up on a beach have been identified as belonging to him.
![Bulldozer reaches snowbound 4WDs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bulldozer reaches snowbound 4WDs
A mission to recover the 13 4WD vehicles buried in snow on the Old Man Range looks to have been successful.
![Penguin colony at mercy of tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Penguin colony at mercy of tourists
Mainland New Zealand's largest yellow-eyed penguin colony is in "dire'' need of protection from crowds of tourists
![Greens give Little standing ovation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greens give Little standing ovation
Days after Labour and the Greens signed an agreement to work together, Little became the first Labour leader to speak at a Green Party conference.