
Kiwi rugby player arrested in Japan on suspicion of cocaine use: report
Police reportedly saw him behaving in an unusual manner at 4.30am in central Tokyo.
Police reportedly saw him behaving in an unusual manner at 4.30am in central Tokyo.
A man hunting for proof a moose still roams a deep south forest gets a surprise.
Ken Cochrane given until Friday to quit after his comments about whitebait working group.
Rafting incident south of Manapouri claims the life of father-of-two Joel Palmeira.
Three people have been taken to hospital by rescue helicopter.
The man was part of a group on the water in Southland.
Emergency services are rushing to the crash involving three people in Riverton.
Blyde, Brazier, Paul, Tui, Curry, Joass, McGarvey-Black, Ravouvou, Warbrick, Webber named.
Police say 16 LandSAR members and two dog teams will pick up search at daylight today.
Minister says company has 'outrageously' attempted to avoid cleaning up its own mess.
Emergency services called to crash about 5.30pm
Thermal imaging cameras to be used when search continues today for Stephanie Simpson.
Dibben had the measure of all but two of the superbikes at the Burt Munro Challenge.
Police will continue to search for the missing British tramper today.
Stephanie Simpson has not been seen or heard of since Friday.
Homes looted after devastating Southland floods.
When planning her wedding two years ago Khellsey-Anna Atley did not prepare for floods.
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.
Southland begins to enter recovery mode from a massive flooding event.
"It was a matter of wading through waist-high water to get to the end of the street."
The chemicals, stored at an old paper mill, sit right by the river.
Some families were forced to wade through waist-high water to safety.
'We were very afraid and freezing cold. There was no way of communicating with anyone.'
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
Rio Tinto would be better off paying someone $200m to take Tiwai Pt smelter off it.
Video footage shows large parts of Milford Road have been washed away.
New Zealand has lost more than 90 per cent of its wetlands to development.