Helicopter crashes in Fiordland
A helicopter carrying two people has crashed in Fiordland.
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Ulva Island, Southland
Ulva Island, in the centre of Stewart Island's Paterson Inlet, is a sanctuary for many of New Zealand's threatened bird species.
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Stewart Island whale stranding
The Department of Conservation said it had to put down 48 pilot whales after a pod of 107 stranded themselves on Stewart Island.
'No alternative' to putting down whales
A decision to kill 48 pilot whales found stranded on Stewart Island had been difficult but there was no alternative, DoC says.
'I thank my lucky stars I still have one'
Holding his only surviving daughter after a horror car crash, Donald Coulter says: "I thank my lucky stars I still have one. I still wish I had two."
Search continues for man swept away in river
A search will resume today for a missing man thought to have been swept away in a river in Central Otago.
Mower fight 'best damn show for years'
A fight during a ride-on lawn mower race at an A&P Show made it the 'best damn show' in years, a sponsor says.
Mower rage brawler unrepentent
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