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Student flat up in flames in Riccarton, Christchurch
A house fire is blazing on Wharenui Road in Riccarton.
Repeat offender threw victim like ‘rag doll’
A repeat offender who wanted to strangle a woman and see her come back to life is jailed.
Homeless abandoned in Dunedin’s houses of horror
Homeless people are being crammed into Dunedin horror houses without the care they need.
Teen mum fighting for life in hospital after horror crash
Gypsy-Rose Walker is on life support after a crash that killed one of her friends.
Revealed: ‘Damning’ review into mental health service reveals ‘toxic’ workplace, staff dread going to work
The union says Te Whatu Ora needs to either urgently hire more staff or close the unit.
Raging neighbour attacks contractors with nail-tipped plank
The neighbour took afront to the builders removing an old fence from a property next door.
Paralysed teen takes ACC fight to Court of Appeal
ACC and two courts have denied his claims. Now the case will go to the Court of Appeal.
Brief blue sky reprieve: Severe frosts for NI, new polar blast in wings
Sub-zero temperatures are expected for many parts of the country tomorrow.
'I want to go to jail': Death threats and assault get offender locked up
Gerald Davis has been sentenced to 14 months' jail for the assault.
Epidemiologist who allegedly tried to murder ex-partner took her own life: inquest
Christchurch woman was found dead by her son on May 9, 2018.
Paraglider airlifted to hospital after crashing in Cardrona Valley
Fire and Emergency NZ sent two crews from Wanaka. St John sent an ambulance and chopper.
No reparation for theft victims
An Invercargill man has been sentenced to 19 months’ jail for his crimes.
South Island wakes to winter wonderland
Snow has closed five of the country’s highways and a main North Island route is expected to be hit with more than a day’s worth of snow as a cold front creeps up the country. Vdeio / NZHerald
West Coast’s rental market 'worst it’s ever been'
'I’ve never seen it like this before - it’s the worst it’s ever been.'
'Desperation and necessity': 'Embarrassed' worker stole from till 165 times on CCTV
A former worker has been accused of selling thousands from the till of a Four Square.
'Severe mental distress': Woman climbed church tower
Judge urges woman to get help earlier.
'Deeply shocked': Woman killed in late-night Canterbury crash named
Christchurch woman Sandra Loveday was killed in the crash.
Winter is the new summer at Abel Tasman National Park
Experience a different side of this South Island coastal paradise.
Play tackles trauma of self-inflicted death
Queenstown Maori support whānau who’ve lost loved ones to suicide.
Weather: South Island gets more snow, roadfall warnings, Auckland in for showers
MetService issues heavy snow warnings, watches in South Island, Desert Rd to get flurries.
Head-on crash in Canterbury kills woman, leaves teen fighting for life
Rural area commander Pete Cooper said the road toll was 'just horrendous'.
Three people in court over $10,000 of protest damage
Three protesters accused of causing $10K worth of damage face jail time.
Police focus on farmland in search for Yanfei Bao
Nearly three weeks on from Yanfei Bao's disappearance, the search continues.
Woman denied licence after Internal Affairs spells her Māori name incorrectly
'Maori names have significance,' woman's mother says: clerical error to blame, says DIA
Missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao: Police search to focus on roads and farmland
Nearly three weeks on from Yanfei Bao's disappearance, the search continues.
Midwifery failings: Baby took 14 minutes to take her first breath
The newborn suffered a head injury that could have a profound impact on her life.
Woman arrested after car hits fence, catches fire after fleeing cops
The woman was signalled to stop but ignored police instructions.
Calls for cancer treatment aftercare to become recognised step of regimen
Otago research shows support for many cancer survivors is limited.
New helicopter technology could make big difference
IFR route allows pilots to fly without needing to see their surroundings.
Baseball bat-wielding attackers gag, beat pizza shop worker unconscious
'This senseless attack has left his family in distress'
Connor Whitehead death: Killer weeps in dock as dad says 'I take pity on you’
Connor Whitehead, 16, was shot dead in Christchurch in 2021.
Landfill worker critical after being ‘overcome by fumes’
Firefighters rescued the man in West Coast incident; he is critically ill in hospital.