Watch: Railway damaged after train derails
The freight service was carrying empty coal wagons when it came off the tracks.
The freight service was carrying empty coal wagons when it came off the tracks.
Sharon Lankshear said it was 'really sad' to find part of her family history broken.
A remote wilderness experience with hot showers and welcome creature comforts.
MetService switched on New Zealand's newest weather radar in early December.
A witness told police they saw three people get out of the crashed vehicle.
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
It's going to be a wild day for parts of NZ and the South Island is in for battering.
Parts of the South Island left sodden by yesterday's deluge are in for more rain today.
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.
Metservice has issued a heavy rain watch for parts of the South Island.
Kareen and Jim Malcolm had been to visit his parents' graves prior to the accident.
Three days of forecast heavy rain prompt police warning to holidaymakers.
The deaths bring the Christmas/New Year holiday road toll to six.
Kiwis urged to take precautions before entering the water this summer.
A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Gisborne and Wairoa.
'It's heartbreaking because we're trying to do something positive.'
The 55-year-old has lived in the south for 18 years.
Nobody injured in the incident, which police believe was targeted.
'I just called them and they have told me that they can't release any stock.'
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A vehicle collided with a police car on Stead St this evening.
A passenger said she could smell smoke in the cabin after the bang.
A fire investigator will head to the scene this morning.
Police at a routine Southland checkpoint operation got more than they bargained for.
A police spokesperson said the driver of the car died in Dunedin Hospital yesterday.
An independent report found Shadbolt's performance left a "leadership void".
Report highlighted a leadership void, but Sir Tim said he would not resign.
One person was flown to hospital with serious injuries.
The nor'wester is doing its thing in eastern parts of the South Island today.
It's a stunning day in Auckland and most of the North Island today.