A bus has been pulled from a North Canterbury waterway after a fatal crash last night.

Some residents of Oxford St have been evacuated as a result of a gas leak.

Tina Weepu jailed for two years following attack that left 72-year-old blind in one eye.

A Christchurch cyclist has died in a riding accident on the French island of Corsica.

A cyclist almost killed in a Queenstown hit-and-run is still recovering from her ordeal.

Trans woman charged with three armed robberies has been remanded to a men's prison.

Beachgoers are being reminded to keep their distance from wildlife.

John Alexander Deans died when his ute collided with a tourist bus near Roxburgh this week

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.

Boy was standing near the edge of a narrow precipitous section of track when it gave way.

One person is dead and at least 10 people injured after a bus and 4WD crashed.

Man woke up find three of his sheep slaughtered for meat and lambs inside them discarded.

Woman trying to drive on a public walking track ended up in a ditch.

How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Sober drivers are plying teens with alcohol in Dunedin, say parents.

Man connected with the girls on social media via the Dunedin sober drivers Facebook page.

"We were a few hundred metres away from the finish line and they were just crossing it.

A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

One person has died and another badly injured after a plane crashed in Otago.

PM reveals Todd Barclay offered to play him tape of conversations last year.

Westland High School's students have declared a lack of confidence in senior leaders.

Showers will keep most of the country wet today, with snow expected in Canterbury.

A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition in at Waikato Hospital.

A derelict psychiatric hospital building has gone up in flames in Nelson.

Heavy rain continuing to lash the Bay of Plenty has caused a slip.

Maritime NZ considers logos on boats and social media use commercial gain.

A 24-year-old shot in the face by police is a convicted sex offender.

Steady rainfall is forecast as a low makes its way slowly down the North Island.

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