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Light plane crash in Canterbury
A light plane crashed near Sheffield in Canterbury after the pilot misjudged the landing.
A light plane crashed near Sheffield in Canterbury after the pilot misjudged the landing.
Police are seeking witnesses of a hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist.
Police have raided two residential properties in Christchurch.
An 84-year-old man was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital yesterday following a collision on State highway 7.
A Greymouth woman was taken to hospital on Tuesday after her former partner allegedly poured boiling water on her.
The Australian woman who died after falling 300 metres on a peak near Mt Cook has now been named.
Two seriously injured young children crawled to safety as their father lay dead in their car after a crash on Ashburton Gorge Rd last night.
A Japanese restaurant has been fined $6000 for failing to keep employment records.
Fire danger remains high in many parts of the South Island because of high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds.
Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in relation to an assault of a female cyclist on a Dunedin street.
The off-duty police constable was with her partner and their children when she spotted a hand in the air in the ocean frantically waving for help.
A Chinese driver has been convicted and ordered to pay immediately to a motorcyclist he hit with his rental car near Wanaka, causing serious injuries.
Friends and family of a young soldier killed in a vehicle crash in South Otago have posted tributes following his death.
Police are seeking information about an aggravated robbery in Christchurch yesterday afternoon.
The community of Haast's sole police officer was assaulted and his car damaged before he was able to taser a man.
The Dunedin City Council has suspended its contract with a Black Power leader after his arrest for dangerous driving.
A facelift for Christchurch's landmark Bridge of Remembrance, damaged in the earthquakes, will be ready in time for next year's Anzac Day celebrations.
The deaths of three foreign tourists should act as a catalyst for an increased safety focus at known danger areas on Southern roads, a Coroner has recommended.
The streets of Christchurch have been painted white with hail. Met Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Christchurch and the surrounding areas just after 2pm this afternoon.
A man is being spoken to by police after a person was spotted filming up women's skirts in Christchurch today.
Around 1200ha of pine forest and grassland have been destroyed in a forest fire that continues to burn out of control in Marlborough.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her partner in Christchurch.
Colin Andrew Craig, a 65-year-old from Christchurch, died in hospital after the accident at GVI Logistics in Ivan Jamieson Place, near Christchurch Airport.
Trees are in flames in Brighton, near Dunedin, after a controlled burn spread. Source: ODT
A 20-year-old man accused of murdering Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross has been remanded in custody following a court appearance.
A man has suffered head injuries after being thrown from his vehicle in an early morning police chase in Queenstown.
Two paragliders carrying customers collided in mid-air above Queenstown yesterday before crashing into trees.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested with the murder of Dunedin woman Karin Ann Ross.
A man crushed between two trucks at a Christchurch work site this morning has died in hospital, police have confirmed.
Pixie Town is back at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, but in a slightly edgier format, partly inspired by American film director Tim Burton. The show, featuring mechanical pixies, started last Saturday and runs until January 3. Adding to the usual attractions this year are a five-minute-long musical composition by museum exhibitions designer Tim Cornelius, and a visual display, showing pixies in trees with a full moon above.